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All is forgiven? Mitrione back in UFC

April 24, 2013 by Jason Cruz 5 Comments

MMA Junkie reports that Matt Mitrione will be fighting Brendan Schaub at UFC on Fox 8 this July. After the UFC announced his suspension on April 8th for his comments on transgender fighter Fallon Fox, it appears he is no longer suspended. As you recall, Mitrione’s comments on The MMA Hour which were directed at Fox […]

Updated UFC on Fox 7 ratings: 3.7 million

April 23, 2013 by Jason Cruz 3 Comments

MMA Fighting reports that the final UFC on Fox 7 ratings from this past Saturday scored a 3.7 million viewer average for a 2.2 rating. The overnight ratings indicated a 3.31 million viewer average. The ratings are less than December’s UFC on Fox 6 which featured Henderson in the main event. The Seattle show received […]

UFC on Fox 7: 3.31 million viewer average in fast overnights

April 21, 2013 by Jason Cruz 16 Comments

MMA Fighting reports the ratings for UFC on Fox 7 were down slightly from UFC on Fox 6 as it received an average of 3.31 million fans for a 1.5 rating in the 18-49 demo. The fast national ratings gages the 8-10pm timeslot and does not cover the overrun in which most of the main […]

UFC on Fox 7 attendance, gate and bonuses

April 20, 2013 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

MMA Junkie reports the attendance and gate for the UFC on Fox 7 was 13,506 for a gate of $1.333 million. In addition, $50,000 bonuses were given for Fight of the Night and two KOs as there were plenty of knockouts but no submissions. The bonuses were as follows: Fight of the Night: Matt Brown […]

HBO’s Donaire-Rigondeaux scores 1.1 million viewers

April 20, 2013 by Jason Cruz 3 Comments

Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reports that HBO’s showing of Nonito Donaire versus Guillermo Rigondeaux scored an average of 1.1 million viewers last Saturday night. ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports that Nonito Donaire’s purse was $1.32 million while Guillermo Rigondeaux made $750,000. The event took place at New York’s Radio City Music Hall in an interesting […]