The UFC 297 Prelims on ESPN drew 1.026 million viewers per Sports Media Watch. The telecast scored 542,000 viewers (0.54 in the 18-49). The NFL Playoff game between the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens served as a lead-in for the UFC. The UFC Prelims featured Garrett Armfield winning a decision over home country favorite Brad […]
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Top 10 MMA Business Stories of 2023 – No. 8 Dana White selects his own punishment
Ironically, the debut of Power Slap started with a video from TMZ showing Dana White and his wife engaged in an argument in which they exchange slapping one another. In a pop culture where everyone complains about being cancelled, White suffered no consequences for his actions. First, the TMZ video was not produced immediately which […]
UFC 296 Prelims draw average of 925K viewers
UFC 296 on ESPN2 drew 925,000 viewers this past Saturday per Sports Media Watch. The telecast drew 565,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. UFC 296 prelims aired on ESPN2 due to College Football on ESPN. The featured event saw Alonzo Menifield defeat Dustin Jacoby via unanimous decision. However, the fight prior to the feature drew […]
UFC 292 Prelims draw 1.235M viewers average
The UFC 292 Prelims drew 1.235M viewers on ESPN Saturday night per Sports Media Watch. The telecast was the second most-watched prelim event this year. The combined telecast of UFC 291 on ABC and ESPN drew almost 2 million viewers. This past Saturday’s prelims came in second this year. The prelims featured the return of […]
Top Rank Boxing Navarrete-Valdez draws 669K viewers
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN drew 669,000 viewers per Sports Media Watch. The telecast which followed UFC programming drew 0.22 in the 18-49 demo. The feature fight saw Navarrete win a unanimous decision over Valdez. According to BoxingScene.com the peak viewership for the telecast was 884,000 viewers. The UFC main card overran its time slot […]
