As we get ready for Saturday’s fights, we take a look at how well the top of the card did in its recent fights with respect to ratings. Ronda Rousey Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman – 529K viewers Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey – 431K viewers No PPVs to go on here but Rousey’s fights have been […]
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The marketing of Liz Carmouche
UFC 157 will go down as a historical night for the company regardless of the PPV buys. For the first time the UFC has put its faith in women behind Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche. While we all know about Rousey, Carmouche is a compelling story that complements the company’s first foray into women’s MMA. […]
TUF 17 episode 5: 1.13 million viewers
Television By Numbers reports that TUF on FX this past week received an average viewership of 1.13 million viewers. The rating was good for a 0.6 rating. Via MMA Fighting: The show did healthy demographic numbers, doing a 1.45 in Males 18-34, the group the FOX family contracted with UFC to super serve. It also […]
UFC trims fighter roster by 16
MMA Fighting reports that the UFC has let go of 16 fighters including welterweight Jon Fitch. Each fighter released were coming off of a loss. Fitch is the most notable fighter released as he was once thought of as a welterweight contender until he was KO’d by Johny Hendricks and most recently lost to Demian […]
Diaz petition for judicial review of Nevada suspension, fine denied
A Nevada Court has denied Nick Diaz’s request for a judicial review of his drug suspension. Diaz was seeking review of his drug suspension for not disclosing his marijuana use and fine fo $79,500. The order which recites the Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law found substantial evidence that Diaz used marijuana, a banned […]