Jason Cruz

UFC on FX 1: 1.3 million viewers

January 23, 2012 by Jason Cruz 9 Comments

MMA Junkie reports that the UFC on FX’s debut scored 1.3 million viewers on Friday night. The prelim bouts on Fuel, which preceded the FX show, received 148,000 viewers. In comparison, Spike TV ran UFC counterprogramming at the same time as UFC on FX which garnered an average of 700,000 viewers. According to MMA Junkie […]

UFC.com hacked but White indifferent

January 23, 2012 by Jason Cruz 4 Comments

USA Today reported that UFC.com was hacked yesterday as a result of its position on SOPA. However, Dana White did not seem to be concerned with the web site’s security breach. MMA Mania reports that the group that hacked the site did this in part as retaliation for the shutdown of file sharing web site Megaupload.What […]

Pro-SOPA editorial may have led to hacking of UFC.com

January 22, 2012 by Jason Cruz 2 Comments

The UFC’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence Epstein wrote an op-ed in Sunday’s Las Vegas Review Journal in defense of the UFC’s position in favor of SOPA. On the same day, the UFC web site was hacked in what is believed to be a response to the UFC’s position on the bill. In […]

UFC on FX 1: gate, attendance and bonuses

January 21, 2012 by Jason Cruz 3 Comments

MMA Junkie reports that UFC on FX 1 drew 7,728 fans for a gate of $334,860. The event took place Friday night at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. According to Junkie, a late sales and media push had most of the lower bowl in the 19,000 seat venue full. The last time the UFC […]

NBC Sports Network Fight Night debuts Saturday night

January 21, 2012 by Jason Cruz 1 Comment

The Sports Business Journal reports on the return to the ring of NBC on the rebranded NBC Sports Network formerly known as Versus. Saturday night is the debut of “NBC Sports Network Fight Night,” which will appear quarterly in 2012 on the network. NBCSN will work with Main Events as its promotional company to produce […]