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Top Rank Boxing on ESPN draws 388,000 viewers Saturday night

January 15, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 388,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  The event went up against the NFL Playoffs on Saturday night. The event from Atlantic City, New Jersey featured Joe Smith, Jr. as he faced Jesse Hart.  Smith, Jr. won a split decision. During the fight, a massive brawl broke […]

Filed Under: boxing, ESPN, ratings, Top Rank

PFL’s New Year’s Eve Finale draws 361,000 viewers on ESPN2

January 2, 2020 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The PFL Championships on New Years Eve on ESPN2 Tuesday drew 361,000 viewers.  The event featured the conclusion of the promotion’s second season with its tournament format for a $1 million prize. Notably, it outdrew the NBA game between Denver and Houston on NBA TV at the same time.  The PFL Championship aired from New […]

Filed Under: ESPN, Professional Fighters League, Promoters, TV

A review of some of the top MMA business stories of 2019

December 31, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

2019 was a big year for the business of MMA as the industry changed in many ways.  While I’ve given you an extended look at the year’s events, I’ve had other things going on.  Thus, here is a truncated version of some of the top business stories in MMA. Brock Lesnar out after thoughts of […]

Filed Under: ESPN, Featured, ONE Championshp, publishing, ratings, TV, UFC, Zuffa

UFC 245 draws 865,000 viewers on ESPN2

December 17, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The UFC 245 Prelims on ESPN2 this past Saturday drew 865,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast featured the hard-hitting matchup between Geoff Neal and Mike Perry.  Neal won via stoppage in the first round.  The short timeframe of the feature as well as the preceding fight KO by Irena Aldana of […]

Filed Under: ESPN, TV, UFC

Top Rank draws 1.35M viewers for Crawford event

December 17, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Top Rank Boxing on ESPN drew 1.35 million viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  The event featured the title defense of Terrence Crawford. Crawford faced Egidijus Kavaliauskas in a mandatory title defense of his WBO welterweight title.  The event drew 0.43 in the Adults 18-49 demo and 0.66 among Males in the A18-49 demo.  It […]

Filed Under: boxing, ESPN, ratings, Top Rank, TV

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