Dana White announced today on UFC Tonight on FS1 that Frankie Edgar and BJ Penn would be the coaches for the next season of The Ultimate Fighter. Edgar and Penn will fight in their third fight but this time at Featherweight. In perhaps bigger news, White indicated that Penn has re-signed with the UFC. Via […]
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‘Reem, Rua top UFC Fight Night 26 payroll
MMA Junkie reports the payouts from UFC Fight Night 26 which took place in Boston, Massachusetts. Despite losses, Alistair Overeem and Shogun Rua came out as financial winners topping the official salary report. Via MMA Junkie: Chael Sonnen: $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Mauricio Rua: $175,000 Travis Browne: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Alistair […]
Rousey stars in another commercial for Insureon
Ronda Rousey stars in her second commercial for small business insurer Insureon. Rousey plays “The Insureon Protector” in this video series. H/t: MMA Mania As an added bonus, she had a “behind the scenes video” for the first commercial where she talks about her involvement with the company. You can see the first commercial here. Payout Perspective: […]
Fight Master Episode 10 DVR +3: 668,000
The final Fight Master Episode DVR +3 came in at 668,000 which is up from the initial report of 558,000 viewers. The DVR +3 rating brought up the season average to 626,000 viewers. Fight Master Ratings Episode Fightmaster Overnight DVR +3 Date Ep 1 432,000 489,000 6/19/2013 Ep 2 545,000 635,000 6/26/2013 Ep 3 676,000 […]
Wednesday’s UFC Ratings highlighted by new TUF low
The Wrestling Observer (subscription required) reports the UFC ratings from Wednesday. The 2 hour debut of TUF received an average of 762,000 viewers while the main card of UFC Fight Night 28 received 539,000 viewers. According to Television By the Numbers, The Ultimate Fighter featuring Team Rousey vs. Team Tate scored an average of 762K […]