Bellator 191 drew 511,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured the debuts of former UFC fighters Michael McDonald and Valerie Letourneau. McDonald’s debut at bantamweight saw him defeat Peter Ligier in the main event. The event drew 0.15 in the A18-49 demo according to ShowBuzz. The ratings […]
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HBO Boxing After Dark draws 576,000 opposite ESPN Top Rank event
HBO Boxing After Dark event Saturday drew 576,000 for its main event featuring Miguel Roman and Orlando Salido. The event was opposite the big Lomachenko-Rigondeaux ESPN telecast. Roman won via TKO in the 9th round over Salido. The fight peaked at 618,000 viewers. According to ShowBuzz Daily, Roman’s win over Salido garnered 0.20 in the […]
Bellator 190 draws 394,000 on a busy Saturday night of televised combat sports
Bellator 190 from Florence, Italy drew the lowest-rating of the promotion’s time on Spike TV with only 394,000 viewers on Saturday night. There was stiff competition Saturday night with a UFC Fight Night and ESPN showing Top Rank’s card of Vasiliy Lomachenko taking on Guiellermo Rigondeaux. In addition, there was another boxing card on HBO. […]
Loma-Rigo draw 1.73M viewers on ESPN Saturday night
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN Saturday night drew 1,730,000 million viewers. It is the second-highest rating for Top Rank since partnering the network in July. The event featured Vasiliy Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeux in the main event. Loma easily earned the victory when the Cuban challenger quit on the stool due to a hand injury. […]
UFC Fight Night 123 draws 870K viewers, Prelims draw 707,000
UFC Fight Night 123 drew 870,000 viewers on FS1 Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The Prelims which preceded the main card drew 707,000 viewers. The main card featured Brian Ortega and Cub Swanson in the main event. The 185-minute UFC Fight Night 123 drew 0.32 in the A18-49 demo. The two-hour prelim card […]