On Thursday morning, UFC president Dana White was a featured guest at the NeuLion Sports Media & Technology Conference. The conference which centered on the future of sports media technology had White as one of its key speakers to talk about the company. Notably, White addressed the issue of low PPV numbers. He acknowledged the […]
TUF 20 Episode 7: 494,000
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the seventh episode of TUF 20 scored an average viewership of 494,000. It was the second lowest of this season and the fourth straight week with a decline in viewership. In the episode’s fight of the night, Rose Namajunas defeated Alex Chambers via RNC in round […]
CSAC issues penalties for Bellator 127 fighters
MMA Mania reports that the California State Athletic Commission has handed out fines and suspensions for the four fighters that failed post-fight drug tests at Bellator 127. The event took place in Temecula, California. The punishments are as follows: Rob Emerson (use of Modafinil): 9 month suspension and $2,500 fine Fernando Gonzalez (marijuana): 1 month […]
New poll asks sports execs about relevancy of sports
A new sports poll posted in the Sports Business Journal (subscription required) last week lists boxing and mixed martial arts as sports that some senior-level sports industry executives in pro and college sports thought may slip into irrelevance. The poll, which was a part of bigger feature on horse racing in last week’s issue named the […]
TUF 20 Episode 6 Live + 3 gains 225K viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the Live +3 rating for last week’s TUF 20 Episode 6 drew an additional 225,000 viewers which drew the average viewership up to 725,000 viewers from the initial 500,000 average. As previously pointed out, last week’s episode went up against Game 7 of the World Series […]