UFC on ESPN drew 536,000 viewers according to Nielsen Media Research via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims drew 434,000 viewers on ESPN. The event featured Calvin Kattar as he faced Dan Ige. The prelims featured some good action as for a mid-week event. The prelims drew 0.17 in the A18-49 and 0.27 in the M18-49 demo. […]
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UFC 251 Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at Fight Island and UFC 251 on Yas Island. Usman dominates Masvidal Despite the fact that everyone was excited to see this matchup, for Masvidal to take the fight on 6 days’ notice, the result seemed natural. Kamaru Usman used his superior […]
Marlon Moraes tests positive for COVID-19
ESPN reports that UFC bantamweight Marlon Moraes has tested positive for COVID-19. Despite his diagnosis and suffering from symptoms he has agreed to a fight with Cody Garbrandt. Moraes, who challenged for the belt against Henry Cejudo last year, is at home recovering and quarantining. The Brazilian agreed to the fight with Garbrandt and stated […]
UFC 251 Prelims tops cable ratings Saturday
The UFC 251 Prelims on ESPN topped cable rankings on Saturday drawing 809,000 viewers for its four-hour block on the network according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It drew 397,000 in the A18-49 demo as well as topping most of the other demos. The UFC 251 Prelims took place on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi […]