Showtime Boxing Saturday featuring the Claressa Shields-Christina Hammer fight peaked at 369,000 viewers for the much-anticipated fight. Overall, the fight unifying the middleweight title drew 339,000 viewers on the network according to Nielsen. The event went up against the UFC PPV on ESPN+. Shields had an easy time with Hammer winning a unanimous decision. Payout […]
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UFC 236 prelims draw 893,000 viewers
The prelims for UFC 236 on ESPN drew 893,000 viewers according to Nielsen (via ShowBuzz Daily). The event drew 498,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a 0.60 share on Saturday. The prelims featured Matt Frevola and Jalin Turner with Frevola winning an impressive unanimous decision. The event served as the pre-cursor for the first […]
UFC 236: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. In this edition, we take a look at UFC 236 which took place at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia where fans were witness to two of the best championship fights in recent history. Poirier earns lightweight title with win over Holloway Dustin Poirier was too big for […]
ONE Championship debut draws 176,000 on TNT
ONE Championship MMA: A New Era drew 176,000 viewers Monday night on TNT for the replay of its Tokyo event this past weekend per Nielsen. The event was also available live on the B/R App live. Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez made their promotional debuts on the card. Johnson earned a second round submission over […]
UFC Fight Night on ESPN 2 draws 828,000 viewers, Prelims draw 480,000
UFC Fight Night on ESPN 2 drew 828,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims which also aired on ESPN drew 480,000 viewers. The main card saw Justin Gaethje KO Edson Barboza in the first round of the main event. The event from Philadelphia drew 330,000 in the A18-49 demo and a 0.53 […]