MMA Junkie reports the attendance and performance bonuses from the first event held Saturday, UFC Fight Night 41 from Berlin, Germany. No Fight of the Night bonus was awarded although 4 performance bonuses were handed out at $50K each. Gegard Mousasi, C.B. Dolloway, Niklas Backstrom and Magnus Cedenblad were the recipients as announced by UFC […]
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TUF 19 Episode 7: 424,000 viewers
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
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
TUF Episode 6: 611,000 viewers
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. […]