Gennady Golovkin has signed a three-year, six fight contract with sports streaming service DAZN early Thursday morning according to Mike Coppinger. According to Coppinger’s sources, GGG will be paid 8 figures per fight and twice a year. The deal will be announced on Monday with GGG intending to fight in June. ESPN reports that ESPN, […]
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1.5M viewers watch Bader-Fedor on Paramount last Saturday
Last Saturday, 1.5 million viewers saw the main event of Bellator 214 with Ryan Bader taking care of Fedor in the very first round. According to Nielsen via Bellator, the entire telecast drew 784,000 viewers in its 2 hour and 44-minute airing on the Paramount Network including the DVR +3 ratings Bader won the Heavyweight […]
Canelo-Jacobs set for DAZN on May 4th
Canelo Alvarez will be fighting Daniel Jacobs on May 4, 2019. The event will be streamed on DAZN. Mark Your Damn Calendar 🔥#CaneloJacobs 👉 https://t.co/j4BIUf4XnH pic.twitter.com/U0ykRHwe88 — DAZN USA (@DAZN_USA) January 17, 2019 The fight will unify the WBA, IBF, and WBC middleweight titles. The Jacobs fight is one that boxing fans wanted despite it […]
MMA Payout Year in Review: No. 7 – DAZN enters sports streaming market
This past June, Bellator MMA announced a deal with sport streaming service DAZN. The late September 2018 launch in the U.S. of the $9.99 per month service was another challenge on the traditional way we watch sports. Perhaps bigger than the Bellator deal, and securing another deal with Combates America, it signed Canelo Alvarez to […]
Tape-delayed Bellator 209 on Paramount draws 381,000 viewers
Bellator MMA Live 209 drew 381,000 viewers on the Paramount Network according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast was also available via digital streaming service DAZN. The event was tape-delayed from Israel and featured Patricio Freire as he defeated Emmanuel Sanchez for Friere’s Featherweight title. The event drew 0.13 in the A18-49 demo. Payout […]