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Top Rank Boxing draws 470K for Pedraza/Comney telecast

August 31, 2022 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 470,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  It finished 13th overall in cable ratings for the day. The telecast featured Jose Pedraza and Richard Comney in a battle of 140 pounders.  The fight ended in a draw.   The telecast drew 0.15 A18-49 (195,000 viewers), 0.05 F18–49, 0.25 […]

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UFC on ESPN 41 (San Diego) draws 797K viewers

August 17, 2022 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC San Diego this past Saturday drew 797,000 viewers on ESPN with it getting 356,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The main card on ESPN finished 5th overall on cable Saturday after the 4 NFL Preseason games on the NFL Network.  The Prelims finished 9th overall.  The main card which […]

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PFL on ESPN draws 281K viewers

August 9, 2022 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The Professional Fighters League on Friday night on ESPN drew 281,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  The telecast drew 115,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a household rating of 0.16 for the playoffs in the lightweight and light heavyweight division.  The feature bout saw Stevie Ray once again defeat Anthony Pettis this season […]

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UFC on ESPN 40 draws 734K for main card, 490K for prelims

August 9, 2022 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC on ESPN 40 drew 734,000 viewers on ESPN Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  It took second in the ratings for Saturday night.  The prelims drew 490,000 viewers preceding the main card on the network and were good enough for 5th overall.   The main card drew 310,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and […]

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ESPN+ raises prices starting in August

July 15, 2022 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

ESPN+ will now cost $9.99 per month or $99.99 annually as the Disney company made the announcement on Friday.  Next month the 43% rise from $6.99 per month/$69.99 annually will be reflected on subscribers’ bills.  If you account for the rise in UFC PPVs (which raised its PPV price point to $74.99 recently) the UFC […]

Filed Under: ESPN, pay-per-view

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Disclosed Purses for all fighters on the #ShieldsScott event

Again, only what was disclosed to the commission:

Claressa Shields: $500,000
Kaye Scott: $54,320

Joseph Hicks: $23,125
Troy Isley: $30,000

Bernice Ferreira: $20,000
Caroline Veyre: $20,300

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