The 5th episode of TUF 21 on FS1 from last week drew the third-largest DVR +3 rating of the season with a gain of 172,000 viewers drawing the viewership for last week’s show to 512,000 viewers. The Live + 3 rating average is at 560,200 viewers with an average gain of 173,500 viewers. Episode 1 […]
UFC 187 Prelims draw 780,000 veiwers
The UFC 187 Prelims on FS1 drew a viewership rating of 780,000 per Nielsen sources. The ratings reflect a modest increase from last month’s UFC 187. The Prelims featured John Dodson taking on Zach Makovsky with Dodson getting the win. The viewership from the adult 18-49 demo was up from last May as it drew […]
McMann believes gender inequity in Reebok deal
MMA Fighting reports UFC women’s bantamweight Sara McMann is speaking out about the UFC’s new uniform deal and is considering legal action because she believes that the policy may be unfair to female fighters. McMann was interviewed by Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour and believes that the pay structure based on the number of […]
Johnson, Weidman top UFC 187 salaries
The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the salaries from Saturday’s UFC 187. Notably, Chris Weidman and Anthony Johnson received $500,000 each for their respective fights. Via MMA Junkie: Daniel Cormier: $180,000 (includes $90,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Johnson: $500,000 Chris Weidman: $500,000 (includes $250,000 win bonus) def. Vitor Belfort: $300,000 Donald Cerrone: $152,000 (includes $76,000 […]
UFC 187: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 187 taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with two title fights on the card. Cormier wins Light Heavyweight title Despite getting knocked down in the first round, Daniel Cormier dominated Anthony Johnson eventually getting a submission over the […]