UFC 198 Prelims on FS1 drew an average viewership of 768,000 per Nielsen. It was the highest rated sports program on cable TV on Saturday. The Prelims featured Matt Brown taking on Demian Maia. Viewership for the fight was at its peak as it drew 985,000 viewers in the last quarter hour of the 2-hour […]
UFC 198: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 198 taking place from Curitiba, Brazil where Fabricio Werdum took on Stipe Miocic for the Heavyweight title. Miocic crowned Heavyweight Champ Despite the massive crowd in favor of Fabricio Werdum, Stipe Miocic knocked him out in the first round. The […]
WWE shows increase in revenues in Q1 of 2016
Last week the WWE announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2016. The company increased its revenue by 13% on a pro-forma basis to $171.1 from $151.3 million in the prior year quarter. The WWE Network averaged 1.29 million paid subscribers over the first quarter 2016 which is a 39% increase from the […]
McGregor vs. Mayweather – could it happen?
Can Conor McGregor fight Floyd Mayweather without the UFC’s ok? The question is almost as silly as whether Ronda Rousey should fight a man. Despite the ridiculousness of it, we take a look. As Bloody Elbow points out, there is a scenario in which its plausible that McGregor could find his way out of his […]
Bellator releases Brooks, strips HW champ
Bellator announced two roster moves prior to its event Saturday. The most notable move was outright releasing lightweight champ Will Brooks. It also stripped its heavyweight champ Vitaly Minakov for inactivity. The big news is that Brooks, who was 9-1 in Bellator, was shown the door and is now a free agent. Brooks had been […]