As we get ready for Saturday’s fights, we take a look at how well the top of the card did in its recent fights with respect to ratings. Ronda Rousey Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman – 529K viewers Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey – 431K viewers No PPVs to go on here but Rousey’s fights have been […]
Bellator MMA Live (90): 737,000 viewers
The Wrestling Observer (subscription required) reports that Bellator MMA Live (90) received 737,000 viewers and received 473,000 viewers for its replay. As TWO reports, the replay was up substantially due to word of the King Mo KO. UPDATED: Bellator 360 aired immediately after Bellator MMA Live. The replay for Bellator MMA Live is not correct. […]
The marketing of Liz Carmouche
UFC 157 will go down as a historical night for the company regardless of the PPV buys. For the first time the UFC has put its faith in women behind Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche. While we all know about Rousey, Carmouche is a compelling story that complements the company’s first foray into women’s MMA. […]
TUF 17 episode 5: 1.13 million viewers
Television By Numbers reports that TUF on FX this past week received an average viewership of 1.13 million viewers. The rating was good for a 0.6 rating. Via MMA Fighting: The show did healthy demographic numbers, doing a 1.45 in Males 18-34, the group the FOX family contracted with UFC to super serve. It also […]
UFC trims fighter roster by 16
MMA Fighting reports that the UFC has let go of 16 fighters including welterweight Jon Fitch. Each fighter released were coming off of a loss. Fitch is the most notable fighter released as he was once thought of as a welterweight contender until he was KO’d by Johny Hendricks and most recently lost to Demian […]