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 […]
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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 […]
UFC Fight Night St. Louis draws 1.285 million viewers; prelims 1.079 million
UFC Fight Night St. Louis drew 1.285 million viewers on FS1 Sunday per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims drew 1.079 million viewers on FS1. The event surpassed last year’s event which took place on the same Sunday of the MLK Holiday weekend in January. The event, which featured BJ Penn-Yair Rodriguez drew slightly over […]
2017: The year in boxing
2017 was a great year for boxing which saw some great fights and the spectacle that was Mayweather-McGregor. The year started off with the talk about Mayweather-McGregor as the UFC’s lightweight champion stirred the pot by going on a rant on Instagram where he wrote “F*** the UFC.” Dana White warned that if Conor went […]
UFC 219 Prelims draw 914,000 viewers
The UFC 219 Prelims on FS1 drew 914,000 viewers Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims featured Khalil Rountree against Michal Oleksiejczuk with the Polish light heavyweight picking up the victory. The event drew 0.32 in the A18-49 demo. The prelims scored the 4th highest rating for 2017 out of 12 aired prelims. […]