The UFC 221 on FS1 drew 697,000 viewers Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast featured Dong Hyun Kim earned a split decision over Damien Brown. Also on the telecast, Israel Adesanya stopped Rob Wilkinson, Alex Volkanovski stopped Jeremy Kennedy and Justin Formiga submitted Ben Nguyen. The two-hour telecast drew 0.21 in the […]
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Top Rank Boxing on ESPN draws 741,000 viewers Saturday night
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 741,000 viewers according to Nielsen (via ShowBuzz Daily). The event drew 0.21 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The event featured Zurdo Ramirez as he defeated Habib Ahmed in the 6th round to successfully defend his World Boxing Organization super middleweight title. In addition, Jerwin Ancajas, dubbed as […]
UFC Fight Night 125 draws 839,000 on FS1; Prelims on FS2 361,000
UFC Fight Night 125 on FS1 drew 839,000 viewers on Saturday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The Prelims, which aired on FS2, drew 361,000 viewers. The main card was highlighted by Lyoto Machida defeating Eryk Anders via split decision in the main event. The prelims feature bout saw Sergio Moraes defeat Tim Means […]
Showtime lands Joshua-Parker rights in U.S.
ESPN reports that Showtime has secured the U.S. rights to the Anthony Joshua-Joseph Parker heavyweight title fight on March 31st. The fight will unify three world title belts. The fight will take place at Principality Stadium in Wales where its anticipated that 80,000 will be in attendance. The event will air 2pm PT/5pm ET. The […]
Bellator 193 draws 470,000 viewers on Paramount
Bellator 193 drew 470,000 viewers on Paramount Television Friday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured Lorenz Larkin as he picked up a win over Fernando Gonzalez. The event drew 0.16 in the A18-49 demo. Last week Bellator’s tentpole event drew 770,000 viewers on Paramount. The ratings are the lowest since last […]