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TUF 19 Episode 7: 424,000 viewers

May 30, 2014 by Jason Cruz 1 Comment

MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that this past Wednesday’s TUF episode received 424,000 viewers for the 10pm episode and 68,000 for the 1am replay on Fox Sports 1. The seventh episode drew the season average to roughly 460,000 viewers. This week’s episode featured the continued reaction after the last episode’s controversial decision. […]

UFC policy now requests background checks for fighters

May 29, 2014 by Jason Cruz 3 Comments

MMA Junkie reports on the UFC’s new policy of requesting its contracted fighters to sign a release of their personal information for background checks including details related to their medical, educational and criminal history. As pointed out by Stephen Marocco’s piece, the request includes a waiver of “doctor/patient confidentiality” which circumvents HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability […]

UFC 173 Prelims: 697,000 viewers

May 28, 2014 by Jason Cruz 2 Comments

MMA Payout has learned that UFC 173 Prelims received a rating of 697,000 viewers. The prelims on Saturday saw a 7% decrease in viewership from April’s UFC 172. UFC PPV Prelims on FS1 or FS2 UFC 164 809,000 UFC 165 722,000 UFC 166 628,000 UFC 167 […]

TUF Episode 6: 611,000 viewers

May 28, 2014 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

MMA Payout has learned that last week’s controversial TUF episode scored the highest ratings of the season with an average viewership of 611,000 viewers per a Nielsen source. It was 32% higher than its season average of 464,000. Last Wednesday’s episode was hyped up by the UFC and some MMA media for its controversial ending. […]

White on New York: “No hopes, no aspirations”

May 27, 2014 by Jason Cruz 7 Comments

Dana White did not hold out hope for the passage of a bill to legalize MMA in the state of New York this year. At the UFC 173 post-fight press conference, White stated he had “No hopes” and “No aspirations” on the possibility that the bill would be passed, let alone come to a vote this […]