MMA Junkie reports that World Series of Fighting ratings for its Saturday night debut as the company received an average of 198,000 viewers. The numbers are on par with boxing programming on the network. According to the Junkie article, the 198,000 viewers bested the UFC on Fuel TV series viewer average. Of course, NBC Sports […]
TUF Episode 8 and Bellator 79 ratings
MMA Junkie reports on the ratings from this past weekend’s TUF and Bellator episodes on Friday. Notably both received good ratings as TUF surpassed 1 million viewers and Bellator received a season high of 220,000 viewers. TUF Episode 8 TUF 16 Episode 1: 947,000 TUF 16 Episode 2: 872,000 TUF 16 Episode 3: 775,000 TUF […]
Rousey featured in Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports Network
Ronda Rousey is featured in this week’s edition of Sports Illustrated as well as a television feature for the NBC Sports Network. The article’s title, “Ronda Rousey lays the smack down,” appears to be a lean toward the WWE’s The Rock’s famous catch phrase. The SI article covers Rousey’s upbringing and how she became one […]
Payouts from WSOF and RFA this weekend
MMA Junkie reports on the payouts from this weekend’s World Series of Fighting and Resurrection Fighting Alliance cards. WSOF had a bigger payroll with $352,000 reported and Resurrection Fighting Alliance reported a payroll of $82,350. Via MMA Junkie: World Series of Fighting Andrei Arlovski: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Devin Cole: $10,000 Anthony Johnson: […]
Bellator offers fans choice of fights for premiere on Spike
MMA Junkie reports on Bellator’s “Vote for the Fight” promotion set for its debut on Spike TV in January. The first fight on the new network will feature the fight picked by its fans. Via MMA Junkie: “Vote for the Fight” is a “web series” that premieres Thursday at Spike.com. It will follow four of […]