The LA Times did a feature in anticipation of this weekend’s MMA/Boxing doubleheader in Southern California this weekend. With Bellator having a show at the Honda Center in Anaheim Friday and PBC doing an event on Saturday, the story outlines the differences. Friday night’s card features former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson while Saturday features […]
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Report: UFC 202 trending to 1.2M to 1.5M PPV buys
UFC 202 is trending to be one of the top PPV buys in the history of the company as Dave Meltzer is reporting that the estimated buys are ranging from 1.2 million to 1.5 million buys. UFC 202 featured the Conor-Nate II with McGregor taking the majority decision in an epic 5-round battle. The estimated […]
PBC on NBC Sunday draws massive ratings
In case you missed it, PBC on NBC Sunday afternoon drew a huge rating for the Errol Spence, Jr.-Leonard Bundu fight. The event drew an overall average viewership of 4.8 million viewers and a peak of 6.34 million making it the highest-rated PBC fight since its inception. As noted by ESPN’s Dan Rafael, the fight […]
UFC 202 Prelims draws 1.3M viewers on FS1
The UFC 202 Prelims on FS1 drew 1.3M viewers on Saturday night per Sports TV Ratings. The event, which aired from 8-10pm ET drew 816,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. The event featured Cody Garbrandt and Takeya Mizugaki. The Alpha Male fighter stopped Mizugaki in the first round. The event peaked with 1.507M viewers […]
UFC 202: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective for UFC 202. This time we take a look at Diaz-McGregor II at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. McGregor gains revenge on Diaz It was a majority decision for Conor McGregor as 2 judges scored the bout for McGregor while the third judge determined it a […]