Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 174 from Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada where Demetrious Johnson showed why he is the pound for pound best fighter in the UFC. Mighty Mouse outclasses Bagautinov Rousey may be the biggest draw, Jones may be the face, […]
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TUF 19 Episode 9: 445,000
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that Wednesday’s 9th episode of TUF 19 received a viewership of 445,000. The rating is a slight decrease from the prior week. The same night replay at 1pm ET received a viewership of 162,000 viewers which doubled the average audience from the prior week’s replay. Episode 1 […]
Bellator 121: 668,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned that Bellator 121 which aired on Friday night received an average viewership of 668,000 viewers with a peak of 904,000 viewers according to Nielsen sources. In the main event of the night, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou submitted Terry Davinney. In addition, James Thompson KO’d Eric Prindle Bellator 121 marks the start of […]
UFC Fight Night 42: 1.2 million viewers
UFC Fight Night 42 received an average viewership of 1.2 million viewers on Saturday night. It was the third-most watched UFC Fight Night on FS1 so far. The Prelims also pulled an impressive number with an average viewership of 812,000. In addition, the UFC Postfight Show edition of Fox Sports live drew 608,000 viewers which […]
TUF 19 Episode 8: 497,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that Episode 8 of TUF 19 received an average viewership of 497,000 viewers. This week was slightly up from the prior week despite going up against the Stanley Cup. Episode 8 featured the “Coaches’ Challenge” sponsored by Autozone which actually was a kayak race between the coaches. […]