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 […]
Investors file lawsuit over PBC investment
Earlier this week, it was reported that a lawsuit had been filed in Kansas by two investors that claimed that it was misled about investments made by a fund which helped Premier Boxing Champions with seed money. Despite the fact that he lawsuit filed in federal court was voluntarily dismissed and filed in state court, […]
TUF 23 Ep 2 DVR rating boost rating up 63%
Before we report on last night’s TUF 23 rating, we have learned the adjusted ratings from Episode 2 last week. Despite a very low overnight version, the Live+3 rating boosted the episode viewership up 63%. UPDATED: Per Nielsen, the debut episode of TUF 23 drew 703,000 viewers in adjusted ratings from DVR viewership. The rating […]