The UFC 287 Prelims drew 1.115 million viewers on ESPN Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The viewership was good enough for first overall in cable ratings. The telecast emanating from Miami was a precursor to the PPV event featuring a rematch for the UFC middleweight title. The telecast scored 0.43 (555K viewers) 18-49, […]
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UFC announces Lawler-MacDonald2 into HOF Fight Wing
The UFC announced on Saturday that the 2015 fight between Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald will be introduced into the fight wing of the UFC Hall of Fame. The fight, which took place at UFC 189, was the co-main event which featured Conor McGregor fighting Chad Mendes. It was a classic fight which saw the […]
UFC 289 heads to Vancouver, Canada
Dana White announced on Friday that June’s UFC PPV event will be at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. The last time the UFC went to Vancouver was in September 2019 as it hosted a Fight Night featuring Justin Gaethje and Donald Cerrone. Although no main event has been announced for the June 10th PPV, […]
WWE-UFC combine for NewCo
A night after the WWE’s biggest event, the company announced that it would be acquired by the UFC’s parent company Endeavor. The WWE and UFC will merge into a publicly traded company with the moniker TKO. The acquisition is an all-stock transaction that list the enterprise value of WWE at $9.3 billion. In comparison, the […]
UFC on ESPN 43 draws 976K viewers
UFC on ESPN 43 took place this past Saturday in San Antonio, Texas. The telecast on ESPN drew 976,000 viewers per Nielsen why the prelims drew 640,000. The main card which featured Marlon Vera taking on Cory Sandhagen. The telecast drew 439,000 viewers in the 18-49 demo while the prelims scored 279,000 viewers in the […]