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Wilder-Fury III undercard draws 327K on ESPN2, 191K on FS1

October 12, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury Prelims on ESPN 2 drew 327,000 viewers on Saturday night.  Also, the PBC Prelims on FS1 drew 191,000 viewers for the same fights. The undercard fights aired on cable prior to the PPV telecast featuring the main card and the 3rd fight between Wilder and Fury.  The most notable fighter on […]

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Nick Diaz tells truth about why he’s back

September 23, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Many fans are excited about the return of Nick Diaz to the Octagon but one person may not be so thrilled – Nick Diaz. In a one-on-one interview with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto he indicated that he was being forced to come back to fight and held resentment to the sport of MMA.  He also questioned […]

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UFC on ESPN 30 draws 657K viewers Saturday

August 31, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC on ESPN 30 drew 657,000 viewers on the network Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  The telecast drew 303,000 in the A18-49 demo and a household rating of 0.39.  The main card ranked 7th in cable Saturday night.  It drew 0.23 in the A18-49, 0.17 in F18-49, 0.30 in M18-49, 0.16 in A18-34, […]

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UFC Vegas 34 draws 743K viewers

August 24, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC Vegas 34 on ESPN drew 743,000 per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  The prelims drew 508,000 viewers which preceded the main card on ESPN2. The main card drew 310,000 in the A18-49 demo and it drew a household rating of 0.45.  The prelims scored 5088,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo with 203,000 viewers in the […]

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UFC on ESPN 23 draws 538K, prelims 497K

May 4, 2021 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC Fight Night this past Saturday on ESPN2 drew 538,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  The 7pm PST airing drew 0.17 in the A18-49 demo, or 224,000 viewers. The Prelims which preceded it on ESPN2 drew 497,000 and 182,000 in the A18-49 demo. The main card drew 0.17 in the A18-49, 0.11 in F18-49, […]

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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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