According to ticket search engine, SeatGeek, the average resale price for UFC 168 was $536 per ticket which is the fourth-highest for a UFC event since the company began tracking the sport in 2009. Despite the fact that UFC 168 will surpass UFC 167 in all facets of revenue production, it still was the most […]
Prelims and other UFC 168 FS1 programming score big
Fox Sports sent out a press release Tuesday announcing record viewership for the UFC 168 Prelims on Saturday which aired on FS1. The 1.5 million viewer average exceeded any other prelims that aired on the network so far. It also revealed record numbers for programming related to the event. Via Fox Sports Press Release: The UFC 168 […]
13 for 13: No. 1 Ronda Rousey leads women’s MMA to the UFC
This time last year there was no women in the UFC and Dana White famously swore off women from entering the Octagon. Yet, with the acquisition of Strikeforce, the rumblings were there and at UFC 157 in February 2013, women’s MMA in the UFC became a reality as Ronda Rousey defeated Liz Carmouche via armbar […]
13 for 13: No. 2 UFC moves to Fox Sports 1
The UFC-Fox relationship entered into a new venture as Fox unveiled two new sports networks: Fox Sports 1 (FS1) and Fox Sports 2 (FS2). The UFC was pegged to play a big role in providing the networks, especially FS1 with its content. So far, the network has not lived up to its lofty expectations, but […]
13 for 13: No. 3 Bellator MMA moves to Spike TV
Bellator made its debut on Spike TV in 2013. The move brought much anticipation on how the MMA organization would do on a stable network available to a broader viewing audience and focused on its key demos. Bellator MMA Live’s first season drew an average of 861,000 viewers. The switch from MTV2 to SpikeTV was […]