The UFC 218 Prelims drew 694,000 viewers Saturday night on FS1 according to Nielsen. According to ShowBuzz Daily, it drew 0.26 in A18-49 demo. The event fetured Charles Oliviera and Paul Felder. The Irish Dragon defeated DoBronx via tap to strikes. The event also featured one of the fights of the year as Yancy Medeiros […]
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As of now, no takers for UFC’s new media right deal
The Sports Business Journal reports the UFC’s current state of negotiating a new media rights package once its deal with FOX is up. Currently, the new asking price of $450M per year is a stiff increase that is not garnering a lot of interest at this point. The current deal with FOX is worth $120 […]
PBC on Fox draws 1.3 million viewers
PBC on Fox Saturday night drew 1.3 million viewers on Saturday night per Television By Numbers. The event went up against stiff competition with the MLB Playoffs featuring the Cubs and Dodgers on cable TV. Also, USC played Utah on ABC opposite the Fox broadcast. The event featured Abner Mares as he defeated Andres Gutierrez […]
UFC 214 Prelims draws 418,000 for an hour on FS1
The UFC 214 Prelims drew 418,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims on Fox Sports 1 were pre-empted for the first hour due to golf. The main event on the FS1 prelims featured Sara McMann and Ketlen Vieira. The Brazilian surprised McMann with an arm-triangle choke in the second round. Payout Perspective: Opposite […]
Mayweather-McGregor Prelims draw 3.22 million on Fox
The Mayweather-McGregor Prelims on Fox scored 3.22 million viewers on Fox Saturday night. It won the overall ratings in its time slot per TV By Numbers. The Prelims featured Yordenis Ugás and Thomas Dulorme. Ugas defeated Dulorme via unanimous decision. The prelims which aired from 5pm-7pm on Saturday night drew a 1.1 rating in the […]