MMA Fighting reports the PPV buys for UFC 173 is in the 200K to 215K range. UFC 173 was the Memorial Day weekend show which saw TJ Dillashaw upset Renan Barao. According to Dave Meltzer’s report, the PPV buy rates are based on independent sources. Last 5 Memorial Day Weekend UFC PPVs 5/29/10 – UFC […]
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Rebney out as Bellator head, Coker to step in
Bjorn Rebney and Tim Danaher have left Bellator as Scott Coker is slated to replace Rebney as the head of the promotion. Viacom announced that Rebney and former president and CEO Danaher are done with the promotion effective immediately. UPDATE 06/18/14: Viacom and Bellator have made it official: Scott Coker is your new president of […]
Cotto-Martinez replay on HBO does 954K viewers
ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports that the replay of the Miguel Cotto-Sergio Martinez fight on HBO drew 970,000 viewers and peaked at 1.126 million. It was the opening of the HBO Boxing After Dark telecast which drew 954,000 viewers overall and was the most-watched BAD card of the year. The live main event which featured Ruslan […]
UFC 174 Prelims on FX: 784,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned that the UFC 174 Prelims on FX received an average viewership of 784,000 viewers. Saturday’s prelims aired on FX due to conflicts on FS1 and FS2. Saturday’s prelims featured Kiichi Kunimoto and Daniel Safarian in the last match before the start of the PPV. Kunimoto pulled off the upset here and […]