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 […]
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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 […]
ShoBox telecast (3/2) draws 487,000 viewers for main event
Showtime Boxing Saturday night drew 487,000 viewers for its main event featuring Erislandy Lara and Brian Castano fighting to a draw according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The co-main event of the telecast saw Luis Ortiz win a unanimous decision over Christian Hammer in a battle of middleweights. The fight averaged 427,000 viewers. The opening […]
UFC 235 PPV Prelims score 1.480M viewers
The UFC 235 Prelims aired Saturday on ESPN and drew one of the highest-rated telecasts in promotion history. The telecast drew 1.480M viewers and another 815,000 in the A18-49 demo according to Nielsen. The prelims aired prior to Saturday’s UFC 235 PPV taking place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card featured […]