Last week, Top Rank Boxing ranked ahead of UFC in ratings, according to combat sports reporter Kevin Iole.
The Combats sports reporter took to Twitter reported that Top Rank outperformed UFC in the viewership on Saturday, June 18.
According to cable ratings, Top Rank boxing finished first, ahead of UFC that finished second.
Top Rank was first and UFC was second in cable ratings on Saturday. It’s more proof if you give people good fights, they’ll watch. Demographics were very strong for both, too.
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) June 21, 2022
Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr. was one of the headliners in the Top Rank Boxing event.
On the other hand, Calvin Kattar and Josh Emmett headlined a UFC Fight Night Event.
Top Rank Boxing historically has produced some of the biggest names in the history of sports like Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. Nowadays, their top names include Devin Haney and Shakur Stevenson.
If we talk about UFC and Dana White, the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion has increased the popularity of combat sports in recent years.
However, most of the big superstars within the combat sports have come from UFC, such as Khabib Nurmagomedov and Connor McGregor.