UFC Fight Night 87 drew 656,000 viewers on FS1 Sunday afternoon according to Sports TV Ratings. The Prelims which preceded the main card drew 494,000 viewers. The main card featured Alistair Overeem taking on Andre Arlovski. Overeem, the crowd favorite, stopped Arlovski in the second round. The prelims were highlighted by Rustam Khabilov as he […]
Belfort compares Reebok deal to slavery
UFC middleweight Vitor Belfort compared the Reebok deal to slavery according to an interview he did with Sports TV Brazil. Translated by Bloody Elbow: “MMA is a lot closer to entertainment than sport these days. I’m not satisfied with the way the company is handling sponsorship. We are pretty much living in slavery. We can’t […]
UFC Fight Night 86 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC Fight Night 86 from Rotterdam in The Netherlands. The numbers were announced at the post-fight press conference. Alistair Overeem, Stefan Struve, Germaine de Randamie and Gunnar Nelson earned Performance of the Night Bonuses of $50,000 each. There was no Fight of the Night bonus. Notably, […]
Alvarez and Boxing PPV buys
As Canelo Alvarez takes on Amir Khan Saturday night on one of the busiest days in sports, we take a look at prior May boxing events and where this PPV can go. Per Sports Business Journal Research, these are the top-grossing boxing PPVs: Mayweather-Pacquiao – May 2015: 4.4M PPV buys Oscar de la Hoya-Mayweather – […]
TUF 23 Episode 3 draws 414,000 viewers
The Ultimate Fighter Season 23, Episode 3 drew an average rating of 414,000 viewers Nielsen. While it’s a modest increase from episode 2 it is a 23% decrease from last season. In the fight of the night, Tatiana Suarez of Team Claudia defeated J.J. Aldrich of Team Joanna via rear naked choke. Team Claudia is […]