A pair of Bellator events make it to the top 3. First, Bellator 131 has its best ratings. Bellator 131 on SpikeTV November 15, 2014 was the biggest event in Bellator history to date. As we know, Bellator 131 took place in San Diego, California with Tito Ortiz taking on Stephan Bonnar in the main […]
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14 for 14: No. 6 Rebney replaced by Coker
Bjorn Rebney was relieved of his duties as the head of Bellator in June of this year. He was replaced by former Strikeforce head Scott Coker. In addition, Bellator president and COO Tim Danaher was let go by Viacom. According to MMA Fighting, the replacement of Rebney was dependent on waiting out Coker’s Zuffa’s non-compete […]
14 for 14: No. 10 WSOF airs on NBC
The World Series of Fighting debuted on NBC on Saturday afternoon July 5th in the first of two airings on network television in 2014. The second airing on NBC occurs today, December 27th with a “Best of” show. The debut show on NBC in July drew 781,000 average viewers for its Saturday afternoon card. The […]
UFC Fight Night 58 draws 966,000 viewers
Per Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand, UFC Fight Night 58 drew an average viewership of 966,000 on Saturday night which was the top FS1 show last week. The Prelims which preceded the event drew 626,000 viewers. The 2 hour main card featured Lyoto Machida and C.B. Dolloway. Machida stopped Dolloway in the first round. Saturday’s […]
Bell Media’s TSN and RDS officially become new Canadian home for UFC
TSN, RDS and Fight Network are the official new home for the UFC in Canada according to a joint press release on Tuesday. The deal is multi-year agreement for Canadian media rights. Prior to the deal, the UFC had called Rogers Sportsnet its home. The recent release of January network scheduling on TSN revealed UFC […]