Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 231 taking place from Toronto, Ontario, Canada where Max Holloway reminded people he is still one of the greatest in the UFC today. Holloway forces doctor stoppage Returning to form, Max Holloway successfully defended his Featherweight title by stopping Brian […]
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UFC 231 Prelims draw 786,000 viewers on FS1
The UFC 231 Prelims on FS1 drew 786,000 viewers on Saturday night. The event featured the strawweight matchup between Nina Ansaroff and Claudia Gadelha with Ansaroff pulling off the upset victory. The event drew 394,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a 0.46 share per ShowBuzz Daily. The UFC 231 prefight show drew 211,000 viewers […]
Lomachenko fight draws over 2M viewers on ESPN Saturday night
The Vasiliy Lomachenko-Jose Pedraza fight on ESPN on Saturday night drew 1.865 million viewers on the network for its two-hour broadcast which was preceded by the Heisman Trophy telecast. The lead-in likely helped the Top Rank Boxing ratings but Lomachenko is becoming destiny television for many fans. The event drew 0.63 in the A18-49 demo […]
ONE signs television deal with Turner Sports
ESPN reports that ONE Championship has signed a three-year broadcast deal with Turner Sports. According to the report by Ariel Helwani, the deal for the Singapore-based company begins on January 1, 2019. The company will have 24 events to air live on TNT beginning next year and on its digital platforms including B/R Live. Financial […]
UFC renews deal with TSN to air programming in Canada
TSN and the UFC have signed a multi-year deal to extend the television rights of the Canadian network. Aaron Bronster of TSN spoke with Senior VP of International Content David Shaw of the deal: Senior VP of International and Content David Shaw explains what Canadians can expect in terms of UFC events on TSN starting […]