TMZ broke the news that Brock Lesnar would be a character in the new WWE video game, WWE ‘12. Dana White told TMZ that he was “fine” with Lesnar being in the game. Lesnar indicated that he would not have agreed to the WWE video game unless gave him the ok. In addition to the […]
Bellator 53 hits low of 103,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator 53 bottomed out with an average of 103,000 viewers Saturday night. The numbers reflect the lowest ratings on MTV2 since it began broadcasting on the network. Via MMA Junkie: The latest ratings continue the organization’s wildly inconsistent season-five numbers; two events have scored at least 235,000 viewers, and three have […]
UFC 136 Prelims on Spike disappoint with 1 million viewers
MMA Junkie reports that UFC Prelims for 136 received a Spike TV low 1 million viewers. The two prelim fights featured Anthony Pettis and Demian Maia getting wins via decision. Via MMA Junkie: Of the 23 “UFC Prelims” specials Spike TV has aired to date, UFC 136’s ranked last. The event opened with 920,000 viewers […]
UFC moving back PPVs start time starting with UFC 141
Dave Metzler at F4Wonline.com is reporting that the UFC is returning its PPVs back to the 7pm/10pm start time starting with December 30th’s UFC 141. The UFC moved up the start time starting with UFC 129 in Toronto to accommodate its east coast viewers. As we noted when the announcement to move the PPVs up one […]
Bellator sues Arizona promotion Desert Rage
MMA Fighting reports that Bellator has filed a lawsuit against Arizona promotion Desert Rage Full Contact Fighting (“Desert Rage”) claiming the local Arizona promotion interfered with its upcoming show October 22nd in Yuma, Arizona. The lawsuit filed in the US District Court in Illinois (where Bellator’s principal place of business is located) states that Chance […]