The UFC announced Vitor Belfort as its latest member of the UFC Hall of Fame Class of 2025. The former UFC light heavyweight champion will be inducted into the Pioneer Wing of the UFC Hall of Fame Wing. Belfort was signed by the UFC at the age of 19 at became the youngest athlete to […]
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WWE economic impact study touts $320M to Vegas region
In all of the information Mark Shapiro informed investors at the JP Morgan conference earlier this week, one of the notable things he brought up was a forthcoming economic impact study that stated it brought $320M to Las Vegas for this year’s Wrestlemania. The economic impact study tends to be commissioned by WWE. And while […]
UFC 315 PPV Prelims draw 685K viewers
The UFC 315 PPV Prelims on ESPN drew 685,000 viewers per Programming Insider. The telecast was only 80 minutes on the main ESPN Network as there was an overrun. The telecast drew 0.24 (~324K) viewers in the A18-49 category. The rating was good enough for 5th overall for a crowded day of sports. The top […]
Live sports is “antidote to churn” boasts Shapiro
TKO Group Chief Operating Officer spoke at the J.P. Morgan’s Global Technology, Media & Communications conference in Boston on Tuesday in which he touted the value of WWE and UFC noting that live sports is the “antidote to churn.” “Sports is truly the last unifying conversation we all have,” Shapiro proclaimed at the investor conference. […]
UFC 315 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 315 took place on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The event drew 19,786 for a gate of $6 million. The bonuses went to Marc-Andre Barriault, Jasmine Jasudavicius and Jack Della Maddelena and Belal Muhammad for Fight of the Night. All received $50K for their efforts. MAB KO’d Bruno Silva […]