MMA Payout has learned that Saturday night’s World Series of Fighting 5 on NBC Sports Network received an average viewership of 227,000 viewers. WSOF aired the same night as “The One.” WSOF featured Andrei Arlovski defeating Mike Kyle in the main event. The event was held at the Revel Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New […]
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PTI claims Boxing dead
Want to raise passion among combat sport fans? Advise the world the death of a sport. This happened with ESPN Pardon The Interruption recently as Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, the Stadler and Waldorf of the network talking heads decried that boxing was dead. Certainly, a part of this proclamation was to ignite a fire. […]
WSOF 4 grabs 264,000 viewers
MMA Fighting reports that last Saturday’s World Series of Fighting 4 shown on NBC Sports Network received its best rating of the 4 with an average of 264,000 viewers for a 0.23 rating. According to MMA Fighting, it did 0.18 among viewers 18-49 and 0.30 for males 18-49. WSOF 1 – 198,000 viewers WSOF 2 […]
ESPN ratings down as Fox Sports 1 prepares for launch
Sports Business Daily reports that ESPN ratings averaged 1.3 million viewers in prime time during the Second Quarter of this year. The ratings reveal a substantial drop in ratings from the same time last year. Earlier this year, ESPN laid off a portion of its staff and ESPN’s parent company, Disney, was downgraded by Goldman […]
WSOF 3 gate improves
World Series of Fighting 3 posted its attendance and gate figures for last Friday night from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, there were 2,501 in attendance to see Fitch vs. Burkman 2. for a gate of $106, 573 There were 1,107 tickets sold […]