MMA Junkie reports that episode 7 of TUF 14 scored an average of 1.6 million viewers. The ratings for this week received a household rating of 1.2. Via MMA Junkie: Wednesday’s two-fight episode scored an overall 1.2 household rating, as well as a 1.5 rating among men ages 18-49 and a 1.7 among men 18-34. […]
CageHero rebrands itself
MMA Payout had the opportunity to speak with the owners of CageHero, Mark Mastrandrea and Ian Parker as it recently re-branded itself focusing its business to target kids. Once a sponsor of fighters in the octagon, it has a new web site, a new clothing line and its CageHero Kids Team. “We feel we can […]
Bellator 55: 168,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator 55’s ratings this past Saturday night received an average of 168,000 viewers on Saturday night. The numbers show a decrease from Bellator 54 which posted an 185,000 viewer average. An immediate replay of the broadcast received a lowly 45,000 viewer average. Via MMA Junkie: Once again, the latest ratings continue […]
Report: Wrestlemania gave Atlanta $62 million economic boost
The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports that this year’s Wrestlemania brought a $62 million economic impact to the area according to an economic research study by the WWE. This is a record for the WWE and a $17 million increase in economic impact from last year’s Wrestlemania in Glendale/Phoenix, Arizona. This year’s Wrestlemania, which featured the return […]
Fightmetric introduces new Fantasy MMA game
Fightmetric, the UFC’s official statistics provider, recently developed a new fantasy MMA game. The game, MMA Salary Cap Challenge, is similar to fantasy football and baseball as it uses statistics to determine winners. Via its press release: The game works just like other salary cap style fantasy games. Players are given a budget for each […]