Showtime’s Executive Vice President Stephen Espinoza reported that last week’s Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana on the network did 1.3 million viewers. ESPN’s Dan Rafael reported the ratings via twitter. The fight which featured the undefeated, brash Broner versus the brawler Maidana was a slugfest. Maidana put Broner down on the canvas twice although Broner […]
13 for 13: No. 11 World Series of Fighting sustains in first full year
UFC offers closed-circuit option for 168
The UFC has announced that UFC 168 set for Saturday, December 28th will now be available via closed-circuit telecast at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. Tickets for closed-circuit will be $60 each. The card is nearing a sellout with scattered single tickets left in the highest price bracket ($1,038.35 per ticket according to Ticketmaster […]
13 for 13: No. 12 The State of Sponsorships
Sponsorships remained an elusive unknown in MMA. While top stars received notable deals, there were many fighters that were left on the outside of sponsorship payouts. 2013 began with Rampage Jackson mad at the UFC that he could not wear his sponsor Reebok in his last fight in the UFC at UFC on Fox 6. […]
UFC on Fox 9: 2.8 million viewers
MMA Fighting reports UFC on Fox 9 did a 1.8 national rating and received a total of 2.8 million viewers after further calibration to include overrun and west coast viewership. The overnight ratings received an average viewership of 2.41 million viewers. According to MMA Fighting, the show’s strongest markets were Tulsa, which did a 3.7, […]