UFC Fight Night 94 held on Saturday night drew 826,000 for the main card on FS1 according to Sports TV Ratings. The prelims drew 637,000 viewers and the post-coverage drew another 280,000 viewers. The prelims were delayed slightly due to an overrun from an extra innings baseball game on FS1. The main card peaked at […]
Archives for September 2016
AXS TV ANNOUNCES LONG-TERM AGREEMENT WITH LEGACY FIGHTING ALLIANCE AS PART OF EXPANDED MMA LINEUP
Los Angeles – Monday, Sept. 19, 2016 – AXS TV FIGHTS and the LEGACY FIGHTING ALLIANCE (LFA) today announced an exclusive, long-term broadcasting agreement. The multi-year pact will see AXS TV FIGHTS broadcast 30 live LFA events in 2017. The newly formed LFA is the result of a merger between Legacy Fighting Championship and Resurrection […]
UFC 203 PPV buys estimated between 425K-475K
MMA Fighting reports that UFC 203 early projections have it between 425,000-475,000 PPV buys. The numbers would make it the best UFC PPV not featuring Conor McGregor or UFC 200 which brings up the question of whether the CM Punk experiment helped boost the buy rate. The event’s main event featured Stipe Miocic defending his […]
Iaquinta off of UFC 205 due to dispute over pay
Bellator 161 draws 686,000 viewers
Bellator 161 drew an average rating of 686,000 viewers on Friday night on Spike TV per Sports TV Ratings. The event ratings represent a slight decrease from last month’s event. The event which featured Cheick Kongo taking on Tony Johnson drew 330,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. Kongo earned the majority decision over Johnson. […]