The New York Times reports on Bellator 149 tonight mainly focusing on Kimbo Slice’s return to the television. Regardless of his ability, the former street fighter has produced ratings and Friday night should not be any different. The brief NYT article characterizes Bellator as a “smaller mixed martial arts organization” that uses “card attention-grabbing fights […]
TUF
UFC announces next TUF season on FS1
The UFC announced the next season of The Ultimate Fighter franchise on Sunday with UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejcyk coaching opposite Claudia Gadelha. The season will coach light heavyweight and strawweights with the season starting April 20th on FS1. The series will culminate on July 8th in Las Vegas as part of International Fight Week […]
UPDATED TUF 22 Finale draws 883,000; Prelims 809,000
The TUF 22 Finale Friday night on FS1 drew an average viewership of 883,000 viewers via Sports TV Ratings. The prelims which preceded the main card drew an average viewership of 809,000 viewers. UPDATED: via Nielsen the FS1 UFC 194 Weigh-Ins drew 149,000 in the A18-49 category more than doubled last December’s event (145,000 and […]
TUF 22 Finale gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the gate and bonuses from the TUF 22 Finale held on Friday night at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas. Tony Ferguson earned two performances bonuses for his win against Edson Barboza. Ferguson and Barboza earned Fight of the Night while Frankie Edgar earned a performance bonus for his first round […]
TUF 22 Episode 12 draws 595K viewers
The last episode of TUF 22 drew 595,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night in its first showing on the network. It is the second highest rating for the season. The rating reflects the third consecutive week in which it has gained viewership. The season-ending episode is also the best rating in three seasons for the […]