Glory Kickboxing: Dubai on SpikeTV which aired last Friday drew an average of 359,000 viewers according to Nielsen sources. The event, a part of Spike TV’s new Friday night rebranding for combat sports aired from 10:00pm to 12:07am on the east coast. It featured two world title fights. Glory Ratings on Spike TV: Glory 11: […]
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UFC Fight Night 63: 389K viewers; prelims 304K viewers
MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that UFC Fight Night 63: Mendes vs. Lamas on Fox Sports 1 on Saturday drew 389,000 viewers for its main card which aired Saturday afternoon from 1:00pm ET to 4:00pm ET. The event peaked with 489,000 viewers from 1:30pm to 1:45 pm ET. The Saturday night replay (8:00pm […]
Bellator 135 DVR bumps rating up to 670K viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the Bellator 135 adjusted viewership drew an additional 70,000 viewers for a total of 677,000 viewers. In addition, the peak for the show went up from the original 922,000 viewers to 984,000. Payout Perspective: The adjusted viewership average is approximately 740,000. The gains from the DVR […]
WSOF 19: 216,000
MMA Payout has learned via Nielsen sources that World Series of Fighting 19 on Saturday drew 216,000 viewers on NBC Sports Network. The ratings slightly improve on its last event in February. The event featured an exciting bout between WSOF lightweight champion Justin Gaethje and Luis Palomino. Gaethje stopped Palomino in the third round. The […]
Bellator 135: 607,000 viewers
Bellator 135 drew an average viewership of 607,000 viewers on Friday night according to Nielsen sources. It was the lowest output for a Bellator event this year. In the main event, Marcos Galvao won the Bellator bantamweight title making Joe Warren submit to a knee bar. There was also an exciting undercard fight with Hideo […]