MMA Fighting reports that Jeremy Stephens was arrested this morning on a Felony charge that has yet to be disclosed. Despite the arrest, Stephens will fight his scheduled fight tonight as part of the undercard bout on FUEL. Although no word has come out yet on the charges, Dana White confirmed to Ariel Helwani that […]
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UFC sponsor MetroPCS merges with T-Mobile
Forbes reports that pre-paid wireless company and UFC sponsor MetroPCS has agreed to merge with telecommunications provider Deutsche Telekom’s (DT) T-Mobile. According to the article, the newly merged company will keep the T-Mobile name. MetroPCS became an official UFC sponsor late last year. The sponsor has been present in the Octagon during UFC events and […]
UFC on Fuel TV 5 ratings reflect night replay did better than live broadcast
MMA Fighting reports that UFC on Fuel TV 5 ratings for Saturday afternoon garnered a 111,000 viewers and a 0.25 rating. But, the Saturday night replay ratings did better than the live broadcast. According to MMA Fighting the Saturday night replay which aired from 10pm-1am in the east and 7pm-10pm on the west coast scored […]
Bellator 74: 190,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports the ratings for Bellator 74 on MTV2 recorded an average viewership of 190,000 viewers. The ratings reflect an increase in viewership over the past three seasons. Via MMA Junkie: Bellator 74’s audience topped the season average for the recently concluded “Summer Series” (180,000 viewers), as well as Season 6 (155,000) and Season […]
TUF 16 Ep 3: 775,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that the third episode of The Ultimate Fighter 16 ratings dipped again to an average of 775,000 viewers. TV By Numbers indicates that this past Friday’s episode scored a 0.5 rating for viewers 18-49. TUF 16 Episode 1: 947,000 TUF 16 Episode 2: 872,000 TUF 16 Episode 3: 775,000 Payout Perspective: This […]