Bellator 161 peaked with 966,000 viewers on Friday per Nielsen. The adjusted viewership with DVR +3 ratings brought the event up to 758,000 viewers. The Spike telecast was the #3 live sporting event on cable on Friday behind college football. The event featured Cheick Kongo and Tony Johnson with Kongo taking the victory. The event […]
Nevada Athletic Commission files complaints against Diaz, McGregor
MMA Junkie has obtained the NSAC complaints against Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor as it relates to the dustup between the two and Diaz’s camp at the UFC 203 pre-fight press conference. As you may recall, the press conference ended abruptly after McGregor showed up late and Diaz left soon thereafter. Verbal exchanges were made […]
UFC Fight Night 94 draws 826,000, Prelims 637,000
UFC Fight Night 94 held on Saturday night drew 826,000 for the main card on FS1 according to Sports TV Ratings. The prelims drew 637,000 viewers and the post-coverage drew another 280,000 viewers. The prelims were delayed slightly due to an overrun from an extra innings baseball game on FS1. The main card peaked at […]
AXS TV ANNOUNCES LONG-TERM AGREEMENT WITH LEGACY FIGHTING ALLIANCE AS PART OF EXPANDED MMA LINEUP
Los Angeles – Monday, Sept. 19, 2016 – AXS TV FIGHTS and the LEGACY FIGHTING ALLIANCE (LFA) today announced an exclusive, long-term broadcasting agreement. The multi-year pact will see AXS TV FIGHTS broadcast 30 live LFA events in 2017. The newly formed LFA is the result of a merger between Legacy Fighting Championship and Resurrection […]
UFC 203 PPV buys estimated between 425K-475K
MMA Fighting reports that UFC 203 early projections have it between 425,000-475,000 PPV buys. The numbers would make it the best UFC PPV not featuring Conor McGregor or UFC 200 which brings up the question of whether the CM Punk experiment helped boost the buy rate. The event’s main event featured Stipe Miocic defending his […]