UFC Fight Night 85 drew an average rating of 1.149M viewers on FS1 Saturday night. The UFC Prelims which preceded the main card drew 776,000 viewers. Sports TV Ratings reports that UFC Fight Night 85 drew 1.149M viewers in the 10-1:00am ET time slot on Saturday Night. The NCAA Basketball game between UNC and Providence […]
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WSOF 29 draws 208,000 viewers
World Series of Fighting 29 on NBC Sports Network Saturday night drew 208,000 viewers per Sports TV Ratings. The rating reflects a 23 percent boost from last month’s WSOF 28 Notably, the live event which aired from 10-12pm ET drew 88,000 in the adult 18-49 demo. In an immediate replay, the event which featured Justin […]
Shamrock and Slice fail drug tests at Bellator 149
MMA Fighting reports that Ken Shamrock and Kimbo Slice have failed drug tests according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The results relate to their featured fights at Bellator 149 last month. The exact substances taken by each fighter have not been revealed “due to potential pending litigation” according to the MMA Fighting […]
Bellator 151 DVR+3 numbers reflect peak viewership of 1.1M
Bellator 151 drew 838,000 viewers on Spike TV last Friday in DVR +3 adjusted viewership numbers. The show peaked with 1.1 million viewers during the Darrion Caldwell-Joe Warren fight. The Caldwell-Warren fight averaged 861,000 viewers. The event averaged 768,000 viewers in overnight viewership. Bellator live events in 2016 are averaging 1.2 million viewers thanks to […]
Mauro Ranallo joins “Inside MMA” on AXS TV
Long-time combat sports commentator Mauro Ranallo has joined AXS TV as the new host of “Inside MMA” starting later this month according to a company press release. Ranallo, who is currently the voice of WWE’s Smackdown will join Bas Rutten for the weekly show on AXS TV. He has also called play-by-play for Showtime Boxing […]