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
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 […]
UFC goes 3D for 143
The UFC announced that it will be showing UFC 143 in 3D in movie theaters. Tickets for the in theater PPV will go for $25 and can be purchased in advance.The main event Super Bowl Weekend has Nick Diaz battling Carlos Condit for the interim welterweight title. Via UFC press release: Las Vegas, Nevada – The […]
“UFC Tonight” draws 61,000 viewers on Fuel TV
MMA Junkie reports that UFC Tonight on Fuel TV drew an average of 61,000 viewers on Tuesday night. It triples the viewership of the show from last week. UFC Tonight, the UFC’s news magazine show, debuted January 3rd with a 39,000 viewer average. Last week’s edition scored a low of 20,000 viewers. Via MMA Junkie: […]
UFC 142: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This week we look at the UFC’s return to Brazil in which Jose Aldo defended his featherweight title against Chad Mendes. Aldo finishes Mendes and celebrates in crowd Jose Aldo’s explosive power was on display as a knee coming out of a clench ended Chad Mendes’ title shot. […]