The UFC 241 PPV Prelims drew 817,000 viewers on Saturday night on ESPN according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event was the 5th most-watched telecast on cable and did better than two NFL Preseason game in the A18-49 demo. The UFC PPV Prelims drew a 0.33 share in the A18-49 demo which ranked better […]
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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 […]
Spence-Garcia draws a reported 300,000 buys
The Errol Spence-Mikey Garcia PPV drew a reported 300,000 PPV buys in initial reports and could rise to as much as 400,000 buys per Mike Coppinger. The PPV event was the first Fox boxing PPV which took place at Jerry Jones’ Cowboys Stadium. The PBC event was heavily promoted throughout Fox’s various platforms. Spence defeated […]
ESPN+ becomes exclusive provider of UFC PPVs
ESPN+ will be the new home for UFC PPV according to an announcement made Monday. Starting with UFC 236 in April, ESPN+ will become the exclusive distributor in the United States of all PPV events. The deal will run in the United States through 2025. The move comes as the UFC attempted to seek lower […]
1 million buys for Spence-Garcia? Not out of question according to Schaefer
1 million PPV buys? Richard Schaefer claims that it’s possible for this Saturday’s Errol Spence-Mikey Garcia fight at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas. In a piece by Yahoo! Sports’ Kevin Iole, he indicated that the fight has sold over 35,000 tickets as of Thursday. Spence-Garcia will be the first PPV for both fighters. It has received […]