The Professional Fighters League announced it drew its largest online audience ever for its card last Thursday. The online streams provided 238,000 unique views. The four-bout card was on a Thursday and went up against NFL Thursday night football, NBA and NHL on television. The event was headlined by Blagoy Ivanov vs. Caio Alencar. It […]
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PFL: Everett draws 153,000 viewers on NBC Sports Network
The Professional Fighters League put on its second event in Everett, Washington on Saturday night. The main card which aired on NBC Sports Network drew 153,000 viewers per Nielsen. The event featured undefeated Andre Harrison as he soundly defeated Stephen Rodriguez in the main event. The telecast also featured Jake Shields and Yushin Okami. Both […]
UFC 214: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take you to the Honda Center in Anaheim, California for UFC 214. Jones returns to win back the UFC Light Heavyweight Title The matchup finally happened and DC looked much better than their initial fight. However, a headkick in the third round undid any momentum […]
PFL Everett: Shields tops salaries; slightly over 3K in attendance
MMA Payout has obtained the attendance, gate and payouts from PFL Everett held in Everett, Washington on Saturday night. Jake Shields led the roster of salaries with $100,000. Shields soundly defeated Danny Davis, Jr. and earned $50,000 to show and a $50,000 win bonus. UFC veteran Yushin Okami earned $50,000 total ($25,000 plus $25,000 win) […]
Payout Exclusive: PFL’s Ray Sefo and Carlos Silva
MMA Payout had the opportunity to speak with Professional Fighters League (“PFL”) President Ray Sefo and PFL CEO Carlos Silva right before weigh-ins on Friday afternoon ahead of its Saturday night event: PFL Everett. The main card from the Xfinity Arena in Everett, Washington includes MMA veterans Jake Shields and Yushin Okami. In addition, former […]