Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 248 which took place on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Adesanya outpoints Romero It was one of the ugliest fights in UFC main event history as Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero fought a 5-round disappointment. Both fighters […]
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UFC Fight Night Portland sent to UFC Apex
TSN’s Aaron Bronsteter reports that the UFC is moving the April 11th Fight Night in Portland to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The move to the UFC’s new production and office space located next to the UFC headquarters in Las Vegas is a preventative measure with the concerns over the spread of the Coronavirus. […]
PBC on Fox peaks with 1.68M viewers Saturday night
PBC on Fox this past Saturday night drew 1.443 million viewers on Saturday night per Nielsen. The event peaked with 1.681 million viewers from 10:15-10:30pm ET. The main event which featured Robert Helenius’ 4th round TKO over Adam Kownacki occurred after the 8-10pm ET time slot. The event was 21% better than ESPN’s UFC Prelims […]
UFC 248 Prelims on ESPN draw 1.195M viewers
The prelims for UFC 248 drew 1.195 million viewers on Saturday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The Prelims were second in overall cable ratings only to its lead-in, the college basketball game between UNC-Duke. The game between the two rivals drew 2.232 million viewers. Once again, there was an overrun but a slight one […]
UFC 248 salaries: Adesanya heads list with $500K
The Nevada Athletic Commission disclosed salaries for tonight’s UFC 248 event in Las Vegas. Middleweight champ Israel Adesanya led the salary roster with $500,000. Yoel Romero, the challenger, will earn $350,000 but neither main eventer will earn a win bonus. In the co-main event, Weili Zhang will earn $100,000 plus another $100,000 if she successfully […]