MMA Fighting reports that UFC on FX 7 earned a record 1,857,000 million viewer average on Saturday night. Additionally, the prelims on Fuel TV received a record 255,000 viewer average. The 1.857 million average on FX was the highest average for a live MMA broadcast on the FX network. Via MMA Fighting: In the key […]
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Payout Perspective: Bellator MMA Makes Spike TV Debut
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at the Spike TV network debut of Bellator, which was headlined by the Bellator Lightweight title bout between champ Michael Chandler and tournament winner Rick Hawn. The co-main event featured a Featherweight title bout between Champ Pat Curran and tournament winner […]
UFC on FX 7 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC on FX 7. The attendance for the event in San Paulo, Brazil was a sellout with 9,116 fans. Bonuses were announced and each fighter received $50,000 for their efforts: KO of the Night: Vitor Belfort Submission of the Night: Ildemar Alcantra Fight of the Night: […]
Bellator 85: 938,000 viewer average
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator’s debut on Spike TV came through with an average of 938,000 viewers. The viewership was described as “fantastic” by Spike TV president Kevin Kay. The viewership numbers bested all previous showings of the MMA organization on MTV2. Bellator 85 was the centerpiece of the new Thursday night lineup which included […]
Bellator 360 ratings down to 350K average
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator’s original show, “Bellator 360” scored an average of 350,000 viewers for its two hour block of programming on Thursday. The first episode on January 10th aired at 10 p.m. ET and received an average of 397,000 viewers. The second episode aired at 11 p.m. ET and received just 303,000 viewers. […]