MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that Saturday’s UFC on Fox 12 main card received a Live plus Same Day rating of 2.5 million viewers. The rating falls in line with Fox shows during the summer and is better than UFC on Fox 11’s rating this past April. UFC on Fox 1: 5.7 […]
UFC on Fox 12 Prelims on FOX: 1.3 million viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the UFC on Fox 12 Prelims drew an average viewership of 1.3 million. It was the first time that Fox had aired the prelims on its network. The network exposure helped the prelims which preceded the main card. The last fight before the main card had […]
Bellator 122: 582,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that Friday night’s Bellator MMA Summer Series on Spike TV drew an average viewership of 582,000 total viewers. The peak for Bellator 122 occurred during the co-main event of Brandon Halsey defeating Brett Cooper which drew 807,000 viewers. The overnight rating is down from last Friday’s re-air […]
UFC apparel deal likely to feature Rousey
UFC Senior Vice President Mike Mossholder states that Ronda Rousey will likely be the face of the UFC’s first official outfitting deal according to reports on FoxSports.com and AdWeek. Although Mossholder did not indicate the clothier, he stated that the UFC were in active negotiations with a “premium apparel line” per the AdWeek article. But, […]
The Wrestling Post: Spike TV does not renew TNA Impact Wrestling
TMZ Sports first reported that TNA Impact Wrestling on Spike TV will not be renewed by the network. The company has been with Spike TV since October 2005. While ratings usually hover around 1.2 million viewers on Thursday nights and once served as lead-in for Bellator, the promotion has fallen on hard times. Attendance and […]