UFC 261 Prelims drew 951,000 viewers on Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It drew 465,000 in the A18-49 demo. The early Prelims which appeared on ESPN2 drew 616,000 viewers and 290,000 in the A18-49 demo. The UFC 261 Prelims saw Randy Brown submit Alex Oliveira in the very first round of the featured […]
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Report: UFC 261 draws 700K buys on ESPN+
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports that UFC 261 held this past Saturday drew more than 700,000 PPV buys on ESPN+. The event was the first in front of a live arena at the VyStar Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. It was a triple-header of title fights with Kamaru Usman defending his welterweight title […]
Paul addresses Dana White
Jake Paul made an appearance at UFC 261 on Saturday night. He stirred the pot with Daniel Cormier and talked about him during the post-fight press conference. Although he praised the YouTube star, he also said that his PPV numbers were inflated. Paul responded. . @danawhite pic.twitter.com/SI48eGkoaO — Jake Paul (@jakepaul) April 25, 2021 Paul […]
UFC 261 bonuses
UFC 261 took place on Saturday night from the VyStar arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The Performances bonuses went to Kamaru Usman and Rose Namajunas while the Fight of the Night went to Jeffrey Molina and Qileng Aori. Usman knocked out Jorge Masvidal in the second round of his welterweight title defense while Namajunas won the […]
Face coverings, check-ins part of safe return to crowds at upcoming UFC events
The UFC announced earlier this week that O2 Industries will provide face coverings to fans attending UFC 261 and 262. The events will be the first to have capacity crowds in the arena. The masks will be free of charge. This is in addition to the company partnering with Clear for use at this Saturday’s […]