Bloody Elbow reports that the UFC threatened not to participate at a Congressional subcommittee hearing on MMA and the possible expansion of the Ali Act set for Thursday. The power play was due to Randy Couture’s participation as a witness at the hearing. According to the bill’s sponsor, Republican congressman Markwayne Mullin, the UFC attempted […]
TUF 24 Finale draws 1.032M viewers, Prelims 887K
The Ultimate Fighter Finale on FS1 Saturday drew 1.032 million viewers per Sports TV Ratings. The Prelims drew 887,000 viewers. The main card aired from 10:00-1:32am on FS1 and featured Demetrious Johnson successfully defending his title against TUF 24 winner Tim Elliott. The main card drew 531,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 category per Sports […]
UFC names new CFO
The UFC has announced that Andrew Schleimer will take over as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the company. He replaces Nakisa Bidarian who will be leaving at the end of December to join Frank Fertitta III and Lorenzo Fertitta in new investment vehicle for the Fertittas. Via UFC.com: Most recently, Schleimer served as EVP […]
Bellator 166 draws 613,000 viewers
Bellator 166 drew 613,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night per Sports TV Ratings. The event represents a modest increase over the last several televised events and the first one over 600,000 viewers since Bellator 161. Bellator 166 featured Eduardo Dantas as he defeated Joe Warren in the main event. Per Sports TV Ratings, the […]
TUF 24 Episode 12 DVR + 3 viewership: 628,000 viewers
Episode 12 of TUF 24 drew 628,000 viewers on FS1 per Nielsen when factoring in DVR +3 information. The DVR ratings represents a 41% bump from Live + SD viewership. The average viewership for DVR +3 ratings was approximately 564,000 viewers. The highest viewed episode this season was episode 3 which drew 441,000 viewers Live […]