Justin Gaethje’s UFC debut was likely one of the best in the history of the company. Gaethje drew two bonuses for his main event stoppage of Michael Johnson at the TUF 25 Finale Friday night at the T-Mobile Arena. Gaethje drew a Performance bonus and along with Michael Johnson earned Fight of the Nihgt. Tecia […]
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Updated ratings for TUF 25 through Episode 11
The Ultimate Fighter 25 has improved in its DVR ratings in the last several episodes. Although Episode 12 ratings have yet to be reported, the adjusted ratings for the last two episodes show marked improvement. Episode 10 drew 705,000 viewers in adjusted viewership ratings to include DVR viewership. It exceeded TUF 24’s DVR #s for […]
Welcome to the Ratings Buffet – a quick list of combat sports ratings for the week
Welcome to the Ratings Buffet. MMA Payout gives you a roundup of ratings from combat sports for the week. If you missed ratings in our previous posts, we have them here for you. UPDATED: Thursday 6/8 Impact Wrestling on Pop TV drew 318,000 viewers for its 2 hour show from 8-10pm ET Wednesday 6/7 The […]
TUF 26 to feature new women’s flyweight division…or does it
According to a UFC press release sent on Wednesday, it announced another women’s division at flyweight with the new division being featured on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter. However, Ariel Helwani and Kevin Iole report that the announcement may have been premature. The UFC press release reads: Las Vegas – A new division will […]
Coaches for TUF 25 announced
The next season of The Ultimate Fighter will feature bantamweight coaches T.J. Dillashaw and newly crowned champ Cody Garbrandt according to a UFC press release. The long-running series will continue with former competitors from past seasons on the show. The new season begins on FS1 on April 19th with a two hour premiere. Payout Perspective: […]