Television By Numbers reports that Saturday night’s UFC on Fox 6 won key demos Saturday night on Fox. The fights featuring a Flyweight title match earned a viewer average of 3.766 million viewers. UFC on Fox 6: Dodson v. Johnson earned a 1.8 rating in the 18-49 demo which was up 13% from December 9th’s […]
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Bellator files opposition for Friday hearing in Alvarez lawsuit
Bellator has filed its opposition briefing for Eddie Alvarez’s preliminary injunction. It includes two declarations which supports the contention that the organization had matched Zuffa’s offer. On Friday, January 25th, the Court will hear Alvarez’s Order to Show Cause regarding a preliminary injunction sought by the lightweight so that he may seek a contract with […]
Fuel TV to become Fox Sports 2
The Sports Business Journal* reports that Fox is restructuring its channels as it plans to unveil two new sports networks later in 2013. In addition, FX will no longer carry sports programming. The news of a Fox Sports 1 was known for a while but it was not until Fox filed a trademark application for […]
More on the Bellator v. Alvarez lawsuit
MMA Payout has obtained a copy of the Bellator-Eddie Alvarez lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey. The Complaint and Exhibits are interesting pieces which reveal the negotiations between the two sides as well as the inference that the UFC may be pulled in as well. The Complaint pleads two causes of […]
Top 10 of 2012: No. 7 the UFC-Fox relationship
MMA Payout’s No. 7 business story of 2012 is the first full year of the UFC-Fox relationship. In late 2011, the UFC signed a 7 year deal with Fox leaving longtime network Spike TV. While there was great anticipation for the UFC on Fox networks, the ratings have been less than anticipated. Despite a huge […]