MMA Junkie reports that Bellator 37 ratings dropped down to 173,000 viewers on MTV2 last Saturday night. Although the lowest ratings of the three showings on MTV2, it faced stiff competition against NCAA tournament basketball and the UFC 128 PPV. Via MMA Junkie: Bellator’s season-four first-run ratings include: Bellator 35 ratings: 200,000 viewers Bellator 36 […]
Dana White web chat with Seattletimes.com
Dana White participated in a web chat Wednesday on the Seattle Times web site. The chat was a part of promoting this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night in Seattle. White discussed many topics including some interesting business issues: – White expected the Seattle show to be about 8,000 in attendance but now about 14,000 tickets have […]
Heavy.com introduces Fight Day Live
Heavy.com has produced a pre-event UFC show that will air prior to all UFC PPVs. In collaboration with the UFC, Fight Day Live aspires to be the ESPN College Gameday prior to UFC PPVs. The next pre-show will occur an hour before the first Facebook prelim fight at UFC 129. Via Crunchgear.com: Heavy.com’s Fight Day Live […]
UFC to gain during NFL lockout?
A recent op-ed on CBSNews.com believes that the UFC will be able to gain mainstream acceptance as the NFL muddles in labor uncertainty. It also takes aim at lawmakers that don’t see the sport as a source of revenue for a stumbling economy. Via CBSNews.com: The UFC may appear like an upstart against the NFL […]
Pettis signs sponsorship deal with Toyo Tires
Toyo Tires, U.S.A. announced the signing of Anthony “Showtime” Pettis as a sponsor. Pettis will face Clay Guida in June in his UFC debut. Via Toyo Tires press release: Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. announces the sponsorship of UFC® Lightweight fighter, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis as a Team Toyo® Athlete for 2011. “We are excited to have […]