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UFC on ESPN 53 draws 745K viewers

March 27, 2024 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC on ESPN 53 drew 745,000 viewers on ESPN Saturday night per the web site SpoilerTV. It was 10th overall in cable ratings for the night. UFC on ESPN 53 drew 0.30 in the A18-49 demo. The telecast featured a women’s flyweight bout between former champ Rose Namajunas and Amanda Ribas. Namajunas won the fight […]

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UFC 298 Prelims on ESPN draw 1.146M viewers

February 21, 2024 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC 298 PPV Prelims on ESPN drew 1.146 million viewers per Sports Media Watch. The telecast drew 601,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The telecast started 39 minutes late due to a college basketball overrun. The telecast featured what became the Fight of the Night as Amanda Lemos outlasted Mackenzie Dern in an action-packed fight. […]

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Lopez-Ortiz draws 451K viewers for Thursday bout

February 15, 2024 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Teofimo Lopez’s return to the ring was not inspiring and drew just 451K viewers on Thursday night. Lopez’s victory against Jamaine Ortiz was not fan friendly and drew 0.13 in the A18-49 demo. The Top Rank event was aired on Thursday as part of Super Bowl LVIII lead-up. But, for the second straight time on […]

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UFC 297 Prelims draw 1.026M viewers

January 25, 2024 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

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

December 22, 2023 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Dana White, Endeavor, ESPN, Featured, Power Slap, UFC

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Were all four satisfied in the Senate version? #TKO #AliAct #Zuffa #ZuffaBoxing #Boxing

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Nico Ali Walsh breaks down the four major changes he wants included in the revised Zuffa Boxing Revival Act:

"In layman's terms, financial transparency is absolutely essential—UBO disclosures, fighter pay. You've got to be able to show what money is being made.

Free agency.

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Re: Haney/Davis

The WBO congratulates Top Rank, Inc. on securing the promotional rights for the WBO Welterweight Championship contest between Devin Haney and Keyshawn Davis with a winning purse bid of $8,550,000.

Purse Distribution:
• Devin Haney: $6,412,500 (75%)
• Keyshawn

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@MMAPayout “Sad to see once great publication like NYT become yellow pages.”

A little too on the nose while tweeting from the official Ring account

The Trumpification of the press

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