MMA Payout has learned that the second episode of the three part #Rampage4Real documentary received a 559,000 viewer average which is up from its first episode. The episode came a day before the big news that Tito Ortiz was injured and could not fight Rampage on November 2nd. #Rampage4Real Episode 1: 404,000 viewers, 473,000 viewers DVR […]
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UFC Fight Night 30 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 30. Lyoto Machida heads the list of bonus winners receiving $50,000 each. The event from Phone4u Arena in Manchester, England had 10,355 fans for a gate of $1.5 million. The arena’s capacity is 21,000 although we do not know the actual arena […]
Bellator 104 and Rampage 4 Real DVR +3 numbers
MMA Payout has learned that the DVR +3 ratings for Bellator 104 was 684,000 viewers which is an 11% increase from the overnight ratings. In addition, the DVR +3 ratings for the second episode of Rampage 4 Real earned an average of 473,000 viewers. Bellator 98 – 437,000 viewers Bellator 99 – 660,000 viewers, 704,000 DVR+3 Bellator […]
TUF 18 mid-season recap: 476,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned that Wednesday night’s TUF 18 received 476,000 viewers on FS1. It was the lowest rating this year but the episode was a recap of the season thus far and featured clips from this season’s shows. TUF 18 Episodes Episode 1: 762,000 viewers Episode 2: 870,000 viewers Episode 3: 639,000 viewers Episode 4: 778,000 viewers Episode 5: 640,000 viewers Episode 6: 725,000 […]
SBJ chronicles UFC’s road to FS1
The Sports Business Journal reports on the UFC’s obstacles it has had with shuffling its schedule between networks and channels and its eventual home on FS1. The article which ran in last week’s edition of SBJ (subscription recommended) addressed the declining ratings since it left Spike TV and moved to Fox. Notably, the article highlighted […]