Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports provided his own thoughts on the UFC Fight Pass in a review that provided pros and cons on the new digital service. Iole concluded that the service is geared to the hardcore UFC fan and not a marketing tool to promote the casual or new-to-MMA fan. He sees the network […]
Bellator 111: 653,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned via Nielsen sources that the overnight ratings for Bellator 111 on Friday night received an average viewership of 653,000 viewers. The main event of Eduardo Dantas-Anthony Leone grabbed 793,000 viewers which was the highest quarter hour for the show. Bellator 110 Overnight rating 880,000 viewers DVR +3 1 million viewers […]
UFC Fight Pass goes global
Prior to UFC Fight Night 37 on Saturday, the UFC announced the launch of its digital network, Fight Pass internationally. The network can now be accessed in 178 countries giving it the opportunity to be seen in most parts of the world. UFCFightPass has GONE GLOBAL! Now in 178 countries and territories around the world. […]
UFC Fight Night 37 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC Fight Night 37 which occurred Saturday afternoon in London, England. Alexander Gustafsson scored two bonuses as he defeated Jimi Manuwa in the main event. Dana White announced attendance of 14,604 and a gate of $2,000,056 which occurred at London’s O2 Arena. It placed fourth out […]
Dana White slams ESPN for OTL piece
MMA Fighting reports that Dana White has unsurprisingly shot back at ESPN for its “Outside the Lines” piece on TRT. White denied claims that he “flip-flopped” on the TRT issue. White accused ESPN of embellishing the story by Mike Fish and Josh Gross which highlighted mainly UFC fighters applying for exemptions to use testosterone. The […]