John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports that UFC 252 drew 500,000 worldwide PPV buys per his sources. An estimation of the U.S. figure is at 400,000 for the event featuring Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier. Saturday night Miocic and Cormier met in the trilogy with the champion retaining the belt and Cormier retiring. […]
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With hearing scheduled in September, Order on UFC Antitrust lawsuit is coming….soon?
Could the UFC Antitrust lawsuit finally come to an end…or will the parties be set for a showdown at trial? A minute order issued on Wednesday provided no clues as to whether the Court has determined it is certifying the case for class action status or not. The plaintiffs filed for Class Action status last […]
UFC 252 Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 252 at The Apex in Las Vegas as it featured Daniel Cormier challenging Stipe Miocic for the heavyweight title. Miocic successfully defends title against DC An eye poke may have changed the course of the fight as Daniel Cormier was […]
UFC 252 Prelims draw 831K, Top Rank Boxing 264K as lead-in on ESPN
The 3-hour UFC 252 Prelims drew 831,000 viewers on Saturday night on ESPN according to Nielsen Media Research via ShowBuzz Daily. The event drew 375,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The lead-in to UFC 252 was a Top Rank Boxing card featuring Carl Frampton. The event on Saturday afternoon drew 264,000 viewers and 83,000 in […]
Jon Jones vacates LHW title to move to heavyweight
Jon Jones has vacated the UFC Light Heavyweight title. Jones sent out a tweet stating he had told the UFC that he would relinquish the title. The good news is that he is moving to heavyweight. On the same day, the UFC announced a light heavyweight matchup between Dominick Reyes and Jan Blachowicz slated for […]