MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that Friday night’s replay of Bellator 120, the company’s first PPV from May scored an average viewership of 890,000 viewers. The 3 hour event starting at 9pm ET/PT peaked at 1,334,000 viewers at 11:39pm. The peak occurred at the beginning of the King Mo-Rampage fight. Bellator 120 […]
The New Yorker features Rousey
Ronda Rousey is featured in the current issue of The New Yorker. The piece entitled, “Mean Girl: Why the world’s best female fighter loves to be hated” doesn’t break new ground but gives the UFC bantamweight champ more mainstream exposure. The piece written by Kalefa Sanneh gives non-MMA fans a long-form profile of Rousey. It […]
Showtime halts releasing PPV buy rates
Showtime’s Stephen Espinoza has announced that it will withhold upcoming PPV buy rates due to the controversy surrounding the Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana PPV. Espinoza told BoxingScene.com that the buy rates will only be released if the event sets a PPV record. The Mayweather-Maidana PPV reportedly received 900,000 PPV buys although ESPN’s Dan Rafael reported it […]
Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 46 biggest event on Fight Pass
MMA Junkie reports that Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 46 was the ‘biggest’ event on UFC Fight Pass. Dana White stated this in the post-fight press conference after Conor McGregor’s successful stoppage in the main event. The UFC does not release digital network numbers for viewership or the number of its subscribers but White stated Saturday’s […]