MMAPayout will be covering in detail the FOX – UFC TV deal, quarterly and weekly, in order to analyze the performance of both properties throughout the lifespan of the TV deal. In this week’s edition, we will be looking at the UFC on FOX sports network ratings for the week of 11/25 – 12/01. […]
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TUF 18 Finale attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses from Saturday night’s TUF 18 Finale from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The event drew 4,346 for a gate of $322,742.50. TUF 17’s Finale which featured Urijah Faber defeating Scott Jorgensen and Cat Zingano defeating Miesha Tate drew 5,549 for a live gate of […]
TUF 18 ep 10: 583,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from industry sources that the Wednesday’s TUF episode 10 received an average viewership of 583,000. The viewership was up from last week’s episode. TUF 18 Episodes Episode 1: 762,000 viewers Episode 2: 870,000 viewers Episode 3: 639,000 viewers Episode 4: 778,000 viewers Episode 5: 640,000 viewers Episode 6: 725,000 viewers Episode 7: 672,000 viewers Episode 8: 476,000 viewers Episode 9: 452,000 […]
Sonnen-Wandy announced as coaches for TUF Brazil
Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva will coach the next season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil. The announcement was made during a much-hyped edition of Fox Sports Live. Dana White was interviewed by Sonnen on a segment of Fox Sports Live in which White revealed that Sonnen and Silva would be the coaches for TUF Brazil. […]
BJ Penn returns to coach next season of TUF versus Frankie Edgar
Dana White announced today on UFC Tonight on FS1 that Frankie Edgar and BJ Penn would be the coaches for the next season of The Ultimate Fighter. Edgar and Penn will fight in their third fight but this time at Featherweight. In perhaps bigger news, White indicated that Penn has re-signed with the UFC. Via […]