The overnight audience numbers from Friday’s UFC and Bellator shows have come in and are in line with the initial ratings we brought to you on Saturday. The UFC drew 911,000 viewers for its main card while Bellator MMA drew 667,000 viewers. In addition, the 3 hour UFC Prelims preceding the UFC Fight Night 50 […]
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UFC edges Bellator on Friday night
MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that the main card for UFC Fight Night 50 outdrew Bellator 123’s main card this past Friday. The two promotions held events in Connecticut and were virtually competing head to head against each other on their respective home networks. UFC Fight Night 50 drew 0.54 rating on FS1 […]
Glory appoints new CEO, returns to Spike for ’15
Glory Sports International announced that it has appointed Jon J. Franklin as Global Chief Executive via company press release. It also announced that it has extended its agreement with Spike TV to provide original kickboxing programming through 2015. Via Glory press release: GLORY Sports International and its board of directors today [August 19, 2014] appointed Jon J. […]
Spike TV to air Glory 17 PPV this Friday
Spike TV will air Glory’s PPV from this past June on Friday, August 8th per a Glory press release. “Last Man Standing,” Glory’s inaugural PPV will air at 10/9c on Spike TV. The replay will get people ready for the live Glory event, Glory 18:Chicago, which will be held on Saturday, August 9th on Spike […]
Bellator 122: 582,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that Friday night’s Bellator MMA Summer Series on Spike TV drew an average viewership of 582,000 total viewers. The peak for Bellator 122 occurred during the co-main event of Brandon Halsey defeating Brett Cooper which drew 807,000 viewers. The overnight rating is down from last Friday’s re-air […]