Nielsen has provided some additional ratings from this past weekend’s Mayweather-McGregor fight. Notably, the prelims drew 2,568,000 viewers across Fox, Fox Deportes and Fox Sports Go. The show peaked at 3,110,000 viewers. The Prelims on Fox drew 2,438,000 from 7-9pm ET. In the A18-49 category, it drew 1,156,000 viewers and was up over 150% versus […]
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UFC and Showtime face issuing refunds after technical difficulties for Mayweather-McGregor
After The Money Fight technical difficulty situation, the UFC and vendor NeuLion must determine how to address the situation. A lawsuit has been filed related to the technical difficulties which angered many that paid $99.95 to watch the much-hyped Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight. ESPN reports that Showtime has issued a “limited number” of refunds to […]
Report: UFC 214 draws 850,000 PPV buys
ESPN’s Darren Rovell reports that the UFC 214 held July 29th featuring Jon Jones-Daniel Cormier drew 850,000 PPV buys per sources. The number includes US, Canada, Australia and digital platforms like UFC.TV. The 850,000 PPV buys bests Jones-Cormier I at UFC 182 in January 2015. UFC 182 drew 800,000 on PPV. Sources: Current estimate for […]
UFC 213 and Bellator NYC underwhelm in PPV returns
MMA Fighting reports the estimated buy rates for UFC 213 and Bellator NYC. Both shows did not do well with each not getting close to 200,000 PPV buys. UFC 213 earlier this month drew in the range between 125-150,000 PPV buys. Due to a late scratch by Amanda Nunes, the main event was Robert Whittaker […]
Mayweather-McGregor Press Conference in LA draws 124,000 viewers on FS2
Tuesday’s Mayweather-McGregor Press Conference on FS2 drew 124,000 live viewers according to Nielsen. A re-air of the World Tour on FS1 drew 133,000 viewers. The launch of the World Tour at the Staples Center in Los Angeles aired live on FS2 at 2:30pm. It peaked with 176,000 viewers. The re-air on FS1 at 8:00pm peaked […]