Variety reports on the UFC’s newest broadcast contract in Latin America. As we reported, the deal allows Televisa the right to exclusively distribute UFC programming in 20 Spanish speaking countries. The launch of the channel comes at a time when it is reported that 12 million viewers in Latin America watched Cain Velasquez fight Bigfoot […]
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UFC brokers new TV deal
MMA Junkie reports that the UFC has a new television deal with Televisa Networks which will give it an exclusive distribution agreement to air UFC programming in 20 Spanish speaking countries in Latin America. A subscription channel with UFC content will be available later in the year. Additionally, Four events will be shown live on […]
Tate replaces Zingano as TUF coach opposite Rousey
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reports that Miesha Tate will replace an injured Cat Zingano to coach opposite Ronda Rousey on the next edition of The Ultimate Fighter. The announcement on Tuesday came as a surprise to Rousey as she was unaware Zingano was injured. Tate appeared as the replacement coach as filming of the […]
UFC 160: Payout Perpective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 160 at The MGM Grand where Cain Velasquez made quick work of Bigfoot Silva. Same time this year 364 days before Saturday Bigfoot Silva wore the crimson mask and bloodied the Octagon canvas at the hands of Cain. This time, […]
UFC on FX 8: 1.3 million viewer average
MMA Fighting reports ratings for UFC on FX 8 were down from last event’s high as Saturday’s event from Brazil scored 1.3 million viewers. The 1.3M figure is on average with ratings for UFC on FX shows. Saturday’s main event on FX saw Vitor Belfort KO Luke Rockhold with a highlight reel reverse head kick. […]