The 2 hour season debut of The Ultimate Fighter 22 featuring coaches Conor McGregor and Urijah Faber drew 622,000 viewers according to Sports TV Ratings. It’s the best start to a TUF season since TUF 18: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate. This season, Team McGregor vs. Team Faber, will feature European fighters facing American fighters. […]
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UFC 191 Prelims draw 663K viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the UFC 191 Prelims drew 663,000 viewers on FS1 Saturday night. The Prelim card featured Ross Pearson taking on Paul Felder with Pearson getting the win. The Prelims aired from 8-10pm ET prior to the UFC 191 PPV. The peak audience occurred from 9:30-9:45pm with 807,000 […]
UFC 191: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another addition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 191 held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena where John Dodson had his second crack at Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson. Mighty Mouse dominates Dodson Demetrious Johnson showed his skills in taking a 5 round unanimous decision from John Dodson. Dodson […]
UFC 191 attendance, gate and bonuses
The Wrestling Observer tweeted out the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC 191. UFC 191 at the MGM Grand Arena drew 10,783 fans for a gate of $1.367 million. Performance of the night went to Anthony Johnson and Raquel Pennington. Of course, the Fight of the Night went to Francisco Rivera and John Lineker. Payout […]
WSOF hires Sonnen for on-air work
Chael Sonnen will be doing color commentary for the World Series of Fighting according to a press release from the company. Sonnen will begin his new duties starting Friday, September 18th on NBC Sports Network. Via WSOF press release: “I am stoked to join the powerhouse team at World Series of Fighting, and call their […]