The Professional Fighter’s League is back with NBC Sports Network as part of a one year revenue sharing deal according to John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal. Previously the World Series of Fighting, the organization went through a regime change and renamed itself the PFL. This year it will offer a league setup with […]
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Bellator 192 DVR ratings bump event average to 1M total viewers
Bellator 192 averaged 1 million viewers peaking with 1.5 million during the Chael Sonnen-Rampage Jackson fight according to Nielsen in DVR + 3 ratings. The numbers reflect the combination of Paramount and CMT. The average viewership for the Sonnen-Jackson fight drew 1.4 million viewers while the Rory MacDonald-Douglas Lima fight drew 1.2 million viewers. Payout […]
Bellator 192 peaks with 1.34M viewers
Bellator MMA averaged 931,000 total viewers on the Paramount Network and CMT. It peaked with 1,340,000 million during the Chael Sonnen-Rampage Jackson fight. The first round between Sonnen and Rampage averaged 1.2 million viewers. The Rory MacDonald-Douglas Lima bout drew 1.1 million viewers. According to the release, Bellator 192 was the most watched event for […]
UFC 220 Prelims draw 905,000 on FS1, Bellator 192 770,00 viewers on Paramount
The UFC 220 Prelims on FS1 drew 905,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims overlapped with Bellator 192 on Paramount which drew 770,000 viewers. UPDATED: Bellator 192 was also on CMT network. Thanks to a reader who pointed this out. Based on the combined ratings Bellator 192 drew 931,000 viewers (CMT chipped […]
UFC 220: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time, we take a look at UFC 220 taking place at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Miocic handles Ngannou Stipe Miocic defeated Francis Ngannou via unanimous decision in what was an easy win for the defending champion. Despite Ngannou’s punching power, he did not have any […]