MMA Payout has learned from Nielsen sources that Bellator 113 on Friday night received an average viewership of 507,000. However, it did peak at 871,000 viewers. The main event featured Emmanuel Newton winning a split decision over Attila Vegh to unify the Bellator light heavyweight championship. Bellator MMA – 110 880,000, […]
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Bellator 112 DVR +3: 748,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned through a Nielsen source that the DVR plus 3 ratings for Bellator 112 last Friday raised the overall viewership to 748,000 viewers. The additional numbers drew the peak viewership up to 1,220,000 viewers. The peak occurred twice according to the Nielsen source, both (10:57pm and 11:01pm) during the Curran-Straus main event. […]
UFC 171 Prelims: 305,000 on FS2
MMA Payout has learned that the UFC 171 Prelims on Fox Sports 2 received an average viewership of 305,000. The prelims were moved to FS2 to compensate for the Pac 12 and Big East tournament Finals which were held during the same time as the event. The prelims on Saturdays received a 0.56 rating in […]
UFC 171: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time well be taking a look at UFC 171 at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas. Hendricks wins vacant title A scare with not making weight did not matter for Johny Hendricks as he defeated Robbie Lawler in the Fight of the Night. For Hendricks, it […]
Bellator MMA 112: 699,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the third event of Bellator MMA’s 10th season scored an average viewership of 699,000 viewers. Its peak viewership remains impressive this season with a peak of 1,037,000 during the show’s overrun and 1,035,000 during the last quarter hour. In the main event, where the show peak […]