Steven Marrocco of MMAWeekly has the latest on the resignation of Bellator Matchmaker Matt Stansell: Matt Stansell, matchmaker for tournament-based fight promotion Bellator Fighting Championships, resigned his post on Monday. Stansell and Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney said the split was amicable, though Rebney said Tuesday that Stansell stopped working with the company two weeks ago. […]
Report: Zuffa Bans Hoelzer Reich
Maggie Hendricks of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Zuffa will be banning Hoelzer Reich from the Octagon in both the UFC and WEC. World Extreme Cagefighting general manager Reed Harris told Cagewriter that Zuffa fighters will no longer be allowed to wear Hoelzer Reich clothing in their fights. (Zuffa owns both the UFC and WEC.) Payout […]
UFC 107: More than 10,000 Tickets Sold
Scott Cacciola of The Commercial Appeal writes that the UFC has sold over 10,000 tickets for Saturday’s UFC 107 to be held at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. The UFC is regarded as the top professional organization in MMA, a fast-growing sport that combines multiple fighting disciplines, including wrestling, boxing and martial arts. And it has […]
TUF 10 Finale: Ratings
Spike TV has released the ratings numbers for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, which aired live last Saturday from Las Vegas, Nevada. The event drew a 2.4 HH rating for an average viewership of 3.7 million. The event scored well in the M18-34 (4.6), and saw over 5 million viewers tune in to watch Kimbo […]
DVR & Online Viewership Up, TV Still Dominates
Bill Gorman of TVbytheNumbers sheds some light on the latest trends in video entertainment consumption: Here are the highlights of the most recent Nielsen A2/M2™ Three Screen Report: In 3Q09, the average American watched 31 hours of TV per week, with 31 minutes spent in playback mode with their DVR. In addition, each week […]