Joanna Jedrzejcyk topped the list of payouts for Friday’s TUF Finale in Vegas. The women’s strawweight champion made $210,000 for her title defense against Claudia Gadelha according to disclosed payouts released from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The rest of the payouts are here via MMA Junkie: Joanna Jedrzejczyk: $210,000 (includes $105,000 win bonus) def. […]
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TUF 23 Episode 11 draws 447,000 viewers
The Ultimate Fighter 23 episode 11 drew 447,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night. The viewership is higher than the season average. The 11th episode averaged 285,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo per Sports TV Ratings. In the women’s semifinal, Amanda Cooper defeated teammate Lanchana Green via rear naked choke. It should be noted that […]
TUF 23 Episode 3 DVR viewership up to 642,000
Last week’s TUF 23 Episode 3 saw another big increase in viewership factoring in the DVR ratings. This week saw a 55% increase from the Live viewership. Notably, its increase in DVR viewership fared better than last spring’s increase for TUF 21. Payout Perspective: It’s clear that TUF does best when recorded for later viewing. […]
UFC on Fox 19 final overnight rating and prelims
UFC on Fox 19 Saturday drew an average rating of 2.5 million viewers on Saturday according to Nielsen. The prelims which preceded the main card on Fox drew 1.4 million viewers. The main card peaked with 2.8 million viewers. The prelims which featured Michael Chiesa submitting Beneil Dariush drew a 0.9 rating in the adult […]
Liddell and Griffin to coach TUF Latin America
UFC Hall of Famers Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin will serve as coaches in the first season of The Ultimate Fighter Latin America to be shot in Latin America. The season will begin airing in Buenos Aires, Argentina this spring with the season 3 finale taking place November 5th in Mexico. The series will air […]