2019 was a big year for the business of MMA as the industry changed in many ways. While I’ve given you an extended look at the year’s events, I’ve had other things going on. Thus, here is a truncated version of some of the top business stories in MMA. Brock Lesnar out after thoughts of […]
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Davis-Gamboa fight tops Showtime Boxing telecast with 577K viewers
Showtime Boxing Saturday night drew 577,000 viewers for the main event of Gervonta Davis and Yuriokis Gamboa. Davis stopped Gamboa in Round 12 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georga Saturday night. It was the first time that the undefeated Davis went past round 9. In addition on the card, Jean Pascal defeated Badou […]
Bellator 237 on Paramount draws 311,000 viewers
Bellator Japan on The Paramount Network drew 311,000 viewers according to Nielsen per ShowBuzz Daily. The event also aired on DAZN. The event featured the showdown of Fedor-Rampage with Emelianenko knocking out a bloated Rampage in the very first round. The event also saw Michael Chandler and Michael Page take care of their opponents with […]
NXT draws 831,000 viewers on Christmas night
NXT on the USA Network Christmas night drew 831,000 viewers unopposed as AEW Dynamite on TNT was preempted. The ratings reflect an increase from its 795,000 viewers last week up against AEW. TNT aired a 24-hour special of the move A Christmas Story all day. NXT on USA drew 0.22 in the A18-49 demo and […]
PBC on Fox draws 1.65M viewers Saturday night
PBC Fight Night on Fox drew a 1.65M viewers average according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The ratings include the overrun which featured the main event of Jermell Charlo and Tony Harrison. The telecast drew 1.42M viewers in fast nationals. The increase reflects the addition of the overrun to its calculation. The event drew 859,000 […]