Bellator 219 took place Friday night in Temecula, California and drew 307,000 viewers on the Paramount Network per Nielsen. The main event saw a good scrap between Brandon Girtz and Saad Awad. Girtz defeated Awad in the lightweight matchup. The event also saw the return of Daniel Straus as he submitted Shane Kruchten via first-round […]
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PBC on FS1 Prelims score 421,000 viewers
The PBC on FS1 Prelims this past Saturday drew 421,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The PBC Prefight show which supported the Spence-Garcia PPV drew 404,000 on FS1. The prelims on FS1 aired just one fight with heavyweight champion Charles Martin taking on Gregory Corbin. Martin won via DQ over Corbin. The prefight […]
Report: Endeavor wanted 65-35 split with DirecTV
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports that sources stated that Endeavor wanted a 65-35 split of the PPV revenue from DirecTV before deciding to sign a deal with ESPN+. On Monday, it was announced that the UFC and ESPN had entered into an agreement which would place ESPN+ as the exclusive provider of […]
ESPN+5 attendance, gate and bonuses
ESPN +5 took place on Saturday from London where Jorge Masvidal earned two bonuses in addition to a post-fight altercation with Leon Edwards. Masvidal KO’d Darren Till in the second-round of the main event of the night. The welterweights earned Fight of the Night and Masvidal drew a Performance Bonus for his win. He also […]
PBC on Fox (3/9) draw 1.34M viewers in fast overnights
PBC on Fox Saturday night drew 1.34 million viewers in fast overnights per Television By Numbers. The event drew 0.3 in the A18-49 demo and a 2 share overall. The event which featured Shawn Porter beating Yordenis Ugas in a controversial decision was the latest event for PBC on the network. It went up against […]