UFC Fight Night 71 on Saturday morning drew an average viewership of 508,000 with the prelims drawing 292,000 according to Nielsen sources. Fight Night 71 featured Michael Bisping taking over Thales Leites. The event which started at 10am PT on FS1 drew 508,000 viewers. The prelims which preceded the event at 8am PT drew 292,000. […]
Mir, Thomson sit atop UFC Fight Night 71 salaries
MMA Junkie reports the disclosed salaries from Wednesday’s UFC Fight Night 71. Frank Mir headed the list of fighters making $200,000. Mir defeated Todd Duffee in the first round. Mir did not receive a win bonus. Duffee made $20,000 for his part in the main event. Via MMA Junkie: Frank Mir: $200,000 (no win bonus) […]
PBC on CBS Saturday posts 0.8 rating
Sports Business Daily (subscription required) reports that Saturday afternoon’s Premier Boxing Champions on CBS drew an overnight rating of 0.8 in the 4:00-6:00pm ET time slot. According to Sports Media Watch, 3 of the 4 PBC events on CBS have failed to earn at least a 1.0 overnight average. Saturday night’s fight on CBS featured […]
Bellator MMA 140 draws 722,000 viewers
Sport TV Ratings reports that Friday’s Bellator MMA event on Spike TV drew an average viewership of 722,000. The event airing from 9:00pm ET to 11:51pm ET featured a title change with Andrey Koreshkov defeating Douglas Lima for the welterweight championship. Bellator 132 – 767,000 Bellator 133 – 565,000 Bellator 134 – 872,000 Bellator 135 […]
Aldo set to defy USADA IV rules
MMA Fighting reports that Jose Aldo may ignore new USADA protocol and continue to use IVs to rehydrate after cutting weight. In October, under the new UFC-USADA program, fighters will no longer be able to utilize intravenous fluids to rehydrate after weigh-ins. The use of IVs occur after fighters dramatically cut weight to make the contracted […]