MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the UFC 181 Prelims on Saturday drew an average viewership of 840,000 viewers. In addition, the UFC 181 Prefight Show drew its best rating ever on FS1 with an average viewership of 606,000 viewers according to Nielsen. The one hour Prefight show preceded the Prelims. The […]
UFC 181: Payout Perspective
Lawler, Pettis, Gil top UFC 181 salaries
MMA Junkie reports the salaries for UFC 181. With his win bonus, Robbie Lawler was the top earner for the card. The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the fight purses for the event: Robbie Lawler: $220,000 (includes $110,000 win bonus) def. Johny Hendricks: $150,000 Anthony Pettis: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Gilbert Melendez: $200,000 […]
TUF 20 Episode 11: 532,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned that the penultimate episode of TUF 20 drew an average viewership of 532,000 viewers in its first showing (7pmPT/10pmET) on Wednesday on FS1 per a Nielsen source. The episode brought the season 20 average to 514,000 viewers. There were two fights on the 11th episode. First, Carla Esparza defeated Tecia Torres […]
Phil Brooks aka CM Punk signs with the UFC
In a surprise announcement during Saturday’s UFC 181 PPV, former WWE pro wrestler Phil Brooks (aka CM Punk) announced that he has signed with the UFC. He indicated that he would have his first in 2015. Unlike WWE pro wrestler and former UFC fighter Brock Lesnar, Brooks does not have a pedigree in a combat […]