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TUF Live Ep. 5: 947,000 viewers

April 9, 2012 by Jason Cruz 12 Comments

It was not a good Friday for TUF Live last Friday as the series scored its lowest ratings ever with 947,000 viewers. Its the first time the series has dipped below a million average. It was not a good night for the rest of the UFC programming either as the first episode of UFC Primetime: […]

Toyo Tires reups with the UFC

April 6, 2012 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Toyo Tires announced yesterday that it would return as the official Tire sponsor of the UFC. Its logo will be present during 6 UFC PPVs this year as well as other events on FX and Fuel. Via press release: As the Official Tire of the UFC, Toyo Tires will also have an increased presence on […]

UFC agrees to TV deal in India

April 5, 2012 by Jason Cruz 3 Comments

The UFC and Multi Screen Media announced a four year deal to broadcast UFC programming in India. Multi Screen Media is a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Television and its new sports channel, SIX, will air UFC events, taped special and fights from the UFC library. Via UFC press release: “When we went to India over […]

Payout Perspective: UFC-FOX TV Deal Q1/2012 Performance Review

April 5, 2012 by MMAPayout Moderator

Last year, UFC and FOX announced a huge 7 year TV deal worth as much as $90-$100 million per year, which would move UFC programming from Spike TV to FOX, FX, FSN’s, and Fuel TV. Now that Q1 of 2012 has passed, we look back and analyze what type of impact UFC programming had on […]

Overeem-JDS fight in jeopardy after drug test

April 4, 2012 by Jason Cruz 7 Comments

Heavy MMA reports that Alistair Overeem has tested positive for increased levels of testosterone. The test was taken after a press conference to hype Overeem’s title shot against JDS Memorial Day weekend. Several fighters were tested March 27th with Overeem being the only positive test. The test puts Overeem’s fight May 26th against Junior dos […]