Bellator MMA Friday night on Paramount drew 405,000 viewers per Nielsen according to ShowBuzz Daily. In the main event of the telecast, Julia Budd defeated Talita Nogueira via TKO to retain her Bellator Featherweight title. Notably, Budd has not lost an MMA fight since a 2011 bout to Ronda Rousey in Strikeforce. The event drew […]
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UFC Fight Night 133 draws 754,000 viewers and prelims drew 572,000
UFC Fight Night 133 drew 754,000 viewers on FS1 Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims which preceded the main card on Saturday on FS1 drew 572,000 viewers. The main card which featured the return of Junior dos Santos in a unanimous decision victory over Blagoy Ivanov drew 383,000 viewers in the A18-49 […]
TUF 27 Episode 11 draws 156,000 viewers on FS1
The penultimate episode of The Ultimate Fighter 27 drew 156,000 viewers on Friday on Wednesday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The 11th episode featured the coaches challenge which featured Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic in a hockey shootout. The fight of the episode saw Team Cormier’s Joe Giannetti submit Team Miocic’s Allan Zuniga. […]
WWE announces SmackDown Live deal with Fox Sports
The WWE announced its upcoming rights deal with Fox Sports with SmackDown Live starting on FOX Friday night October 4, 2019 according to a company press release. The deal with Fox Sports more than triples the fees it was receiving in its prior deal with NBC Universal. The show, which currently airs on the USA […]
UFC 225 Prelims draw 667,000 on FS1
The UFC 225 Prelims drew 667,000 viewers on FS1 Saturday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The featured prelim bout of the telecast saw Curtis Blaydes stop Alistair Overeem with a vicious elbow while in Overeem’s guard in the third round of the fight. According to ShowBuzz Daily, the event drew 323,000 viewers in […]