The Sports Business Journal revealed its annual reader survey on various topics related to sports business. This year included questions about the UFC, WWE and boxing. In a survey related to over the top networks, readers indicated that the UFC is the “Fight sport” that will see the biggest growth over the next five years. […]
UFC offers Fight Pass deal as part of Cyber Monday
UFC Fight Pass is offering a Cyber Monday deal which began Friday and ends on Monday, December 1st. It’s offering UFC Fight Pass for $6.99 per month and a free one-year subscription of UFC: The Official Magazine. UFC had previous offers for its digital network for $7.99 plus the 1 year magazine subscription as recent […]
Payout Perspect: Pacquiao-Algieri Perspective
Welcome to a special edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at Manny Pacquiao’s latest fight this past Saturday against Chris Algieri at the Venetian Macao off of mainland China. Pacquiao posts 6 knockdowns in rout of Algieri Maybe 2 of the knockdowns were due to slipping in Pacquiao’s corner. Yet, the […]
TUF 20 Episode 9 up to 637,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the adjusted viewership ratings for last Wednesday’s TUF 20 episode 9 drew the viewership to 637,000. The adjusted viewership is a 67% increase from the Live + SD rating of 381,000. The Live + 3 rating average for this season is793,000. The average increase from the […]
Bellator 131 replay: 617,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that Friday night’s encore presentation of Bellator 131 drew an average viewership of 617,000 viewers peaking with 821,000 viewers. Bellator 131 featured Tito Ortiz narrowly defeating Stephan Bonnar in the main event. The event was the largest for the promotion as it drew the highest attendance in […]