Welcome to another week of The Ratings Buffet. Saturday Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN2 11:00pm-1:00am ET: 232,000 viewers Monday Raw on USA WWE Raw 9:00pm ET: 3.201 million viewers; 1.09 rating A18-49 WWE Raw 10:00pm ET: 3.029 million viewers; 1.07 rating A18-49 WWE Raw 8:00pm ET: 3.075 million viewers; 1.05 rating A18-49 Bellator: Fedor Returns […]
UFC
Bleacher Report’s CEO opines UFC has tapped out from audience standpoint
Believe it or not, eSports and MMA are similar. They both are emerging sports compared to traditional sports, they have niche audiences, cater to younger male audiences and have issues with the burgeoning infrastructure. At a sports tech conference held in Seattle on Thursday, Bleacher Report’s CEO Dave Finocchio saw parallels with the growth of […]
TUF 25 Episode 10 draws 456,000 viewers
The 10th episode of the TUF 25 drew the best ratings this season with 456,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night. There were two fights on the show as Jesse Taylor submitted Hayder Hasaan in the first round and James Krause edged out Ramsey Nijem in three rounds. The ratings are the best for the season […]
Parties request further clarification over discovery in UFC Antitrust case
After a June 1, 2017 conference with the Judge Peggy Leen to discuss outstanding discovery issues, the attorneys for the fighters and the UFC are at it again over what was said at the hearing. On June 20th, Plaintiffs’ attorneys sent a letter to the Court requesting clarification on “a number of issues arising out […]
Nate Diaz, Leslie Smith sued by former agency
TMZ Sports first reported that Nate Diaz and Leslie Smith are being sued by their former management group for nonpayment of commissions and conspiring with an attorney to break management agreements. The lawsuit claims that the defendants owe them more than $1 million in damages and that they were never paid for their work on […]