The prelims for UFC 236 on ESPN drew 893,000 viewers according to Nielsen (via ShowBuzz Daily). The event drew 498,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a 0.60 share on Saturday. The prelims featured Matt Frevola and Jalin Turner with Frevola winning an impressive unanimous decision. The event served as the pre-cursor for the first […]
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UFC 236: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. In this edition, we take a look at UFC 236 which took place at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia where fans were witness to two of the best championship fights in recent history. Poirier earns lightweight title with win over Holloway Dustin Poirier was too big for […]
UFC Fight Night on ESPN 2 draws 828,000 viewers, Prelims draw 480,000
UFC Fight Night on ESPN 2 drew 828,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims which also aired on ESPN drew 480,000 viewers. The main card saw Justin Gaethje KO Edson Barboza in the first round of the main event. The event from Philadelphia drew 330,000 in the A18-49 demo and a 0.53 […]
Report: Endeavor wanted 65-35 split with DirecTV
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports that sources stated that Endeavor wanted a 65-35 split of the PPV revenue from DirecTV before deciding to sign a deal with ESPN+. On Monday, it was announced that the UFC and ESPN had entered into an agreement which would place ESPN+ as the exclusive provider of […]
ESPN+5 attendance, gate and bonuses
ESPN +5 took place on Saturday from London where Jorge Masvidal earned two bonuses in addition to a post-fight altercation with Leon Edwards. Masvidal KO’d Darren Till in the second-round of the main event of the night. The welterweights earned Fight of the Night and Masvidal drew a Performance Bonus for his win. He also […]