The 5th episode of TUF 24 on FS1 drew 492,000 in DVR + 3 ratings according to Nielsen. Last Wednesday’s episode was the lowest rated of the season. Likely due to the low Live + SD rating, we get the lowest DVR rating of the season. The rise in the DVR rating is actually more […]
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Marquardt leads UFC Fight Night 96 Payouts
MMA Junkie reports the salaries from UFC Fight Night 96. The official payouts were disclosed by the Oregon State Athletic Commission. Via MMA Junkie: John Lineker: $72,000 (Lineker forfeited 20 percent of his original $40,000 show money to Dodson for missing weight) def. John Dodson: $38,000 (includes 8,000 from Lineker’s show money) Alex Oliveira: $43,200 (includes […]
White states Rousey is biggest UFC star
In a recent radio interview, Dana White stated that Ronda Rousey is the biggest star in UFC history. The proclamation would seemingly go against the numbers (PPV, attendance, gate) which would show Conor McGregor as the biggest star. White was emphatic with his praise of Rousey stating that she was, “by far the biggest star […]
UFC Fight Night 96 draws 657,000 viewers
UFC Fight Night 96 drew 657,000 viewers on FS1 Saturday night according to Sports TV Ratings. It’s the lowest-rated Fight Night since May’s UFC Fight Night 87. The event started an hour later than most, 11pm ET, due to college football and ran until 1:26 am ET. The main event featured John Lineker and John […]
UFC Fight Night 96 Reebok Payouts
MMA Junkie reports the Reebok payouts from this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 96. John Lineker (12th fight): $10,000 def. John Dodson (10th fight): $5,000 Alex Oliveira (7th fight): $5,000 def. Will Brooks (2nd fight): $2,500 Zak Ottow (1st fight): $2,500 def. Josh Burkman (16th fight): $15,000 Brandon Moreno (1st fight): $2,500 def. Louis Smolka (7th fight): $5,000 Luis Henrique da Silva (2nd fight): $2,500 def. Joachim Christensen (1st fight): […]