The UFC has responded to claims that Georges St-Pierre is a free agent. Not surprisingly, the UFC denies claims that GSP is free from his contractual obligations from the UFC. On The MMA Hour on Monday, GSP declared that he was a free agent per his attorney. His claim was that the UFC did not […]
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Bellator Kickboxing draws 287,000 viewers on Spike TV
Bellator Kickboxing drew 287,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night according to Sports TV Ratings. Friday’s event was live from Budapest, Hungary. In addition, the event which aired from 9:00pm-10:51pm ET drew 105,000 in the adult 18-49 demo. Previously, Bellator Kickboxing drew 346,000 viewers in its debut this past April. In June it improved to […]
Bellator 161 peaks at 966,000 viewers
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 […]
Bellator 161 draws 686,000 viewers
Bellator 161 drew an average rating of 686,000 viewers on Friday night on Spike TV per Sports TV Ratings. The event ratings represent a slight decrease from last month’s event. The event which featured Cheick Kongo taking on Tony Johnson drew 330,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. Kongo earned the majority decision over Johnson. […]
Bellator 160 peaks at 1.1M viewers
Bellator 160 this past Friday peaked at 1.1 million viewers on Spike TV. It drew another 833,000 viewers in DVR + 3 ratings. Bellator 160 featured Benson Henderson taking on Patricio “Pitbull” Friere. Henderson won via TKO although the stoppage occurred due to a broken fibula sustained by Pitbull. The overnight viewership for the event […]