Welcome to a special edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at last Saturday’s Fox Sports 1 taking place at the TD Garden in Boston. Sonnen subs Shogun Chalk another one up for the bad guy. Chael Sonnen looked good. Or, Shogun Rua looked bad. Sonnen scored a first round guillotine choke […]
Fight Master Episode 8 bounces back: 595,000 viewers
Ratings for the 8th episode of Fight Master are back up to 595,00 viewers according to Spike TV. The show debuted in its new timeslot and night. Episode 1: 432,000 viewers Episode 2: 545,000 viewers Episode 3: 676,000 viewers – DVR + 3; 810,000 viewers Episode 4: 505,000 viewers – DVR + 3; 607,000 viewers […]
UFC delivers on night of Fox Sports 1 debut
Figure Four Online (subscription required) reports that the UFC main card on Fox Sports 1 scored an impressive average of 1.78 million viewers. The card featuring Chael Sonnen-Shogun Rua in the main event received a 1.4 rating and defeated all 4 networks in the key demos The Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand tweeted that FS1 […]
UFC on Fox Sports 1 Fight Night Bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the bonuses for Fox Sports 1 on Saturday night. Chael Sonnen, Travis Browne, Matt Browne, Drew Pickett and Michael McDonald brought home bonuses of $50,000 each. Via MMA Junkie: Fight of the Night: Drew Pickett-Michael McDonald Submission of the Night: Michael McDonald and Chael Sonnen KO of the Night: Travis Browne and […]