The UFC 229 Prelims drew 1.3 million viewers on FS1 Saturday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prefight show drew 373,000 viewers on FS1 preceding the Prelims. The Prelims featured Sergio Pettis taking on Jussier Formiga. Formiga won via unanimous decision. The event drew 754,000 in the A18-49 demo. The prefight show drew […]
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UFC 229: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time it was one of the biggest events in company history with UFC 229 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Khabib submits Conor, brawl ensues You’ve likely read all about the post-fight brawl. Despite MMA fan that like to downplay the incident, this was not how […]
TUF 28 Episode 5 draws 174,000 viewers on FS1
The Ultimate Fighter 28 episode 5 drew 174,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night via Nielsen according to ShowBuzz Daily. The fight of the telecast saw Michel Batista dominate Josh Parisian for a two round unanimous decision. Episode 5 is the lowest-rated TUF 28 episode to date coming off of the highest-rated Live +SD TUF 28 […]
UFC Fight Night 137 draws 607,000 viewers, Prelims 243,000
UFC Fight Night 137 drew 607,000 viewers on FS1 Saturday night while the Prelims on FS2 drew 243,000 according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The main card featured Eryck Anders taking on Thiago Santos. Anders was unable to continue and Santos won via TKO after Round 3. The prelims airing on FS2 featured Charles Oliveira […]
Bellator 205 draws 346,000 viewers on Paramount Network
Bellator MMA Live on the Paramount Network Friday night drew 346,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured A.J. McKee as he defeated John Macapa in the first round of their matchup via KO. Bellator 205 took plaice at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. Payout Perspective: The event did better than Bellator […]