Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at the UFC’s first event in Perth for UFC 221. Romero misses weight but KO’s Rockhold Yoel Romero missed weight which threw the main event into question. Romero was fined 30% of his fight purse which was given to Rockhold. The awkward […]
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UFC 221 Prelims on FS1 draw 697,000 viewers
The UFC 221 on FS1 drew 697,000 viewers Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast featured Dong Hyun Kim earned a split decision over Damien Brown. Also on the telecast, Israel Adesanya stopped Rob Wilkinson, Alex Volkanovski stopped Jeremy Kennedy and Justin Formiga submitted Ben Nguyen. The two-hour telecast drew 0.21 in the […]
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN draws 741,000 viewers Saturday night
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 741,000 viewers according to Nielsen (via ShowBuzz Daily). The event drew 0.21 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The event featured Zurdo Ramirez as he defeated Habib Ahmed in the 6th round to successfully defend his World Boxing Organization super middleweight title. In addition, Jerwin Ancajas, dubbed as […]
HBO Boxing After Dark draws 719,000 for Matthysse fight
HBO’s Boxing After Dark drew an average of 719,000 viewers on Saturday night for the main event featuring Lucas Matthysse and Tewa Kiram according to Nielsen. The fight peaked with 769,000 viewers. Mathysse stopped Kiram in the 8th round. The event drew a 0.26 in the A18-49 demo. The opening bout of the night saw […]
Bellator 193 draws 470,000 viewers on Paramount
Bellator 193 drew 470,000 viewers on Paramount Television Friday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured Lorenz Larkin as he picked up a win over Fernando Gonzalez. The event drew 0.16 in the A18-49 demo. Last week Bellator’s tentpole event drew 770,000 viewers on Paramount. The ratings are the lowest since last […]