MMA Junkie reports that World Series of Fighting ratings for its Saturday night debut as the company received an average of 198,000 viewers. The numbers are on par with boxing programming on the network. According to the Junkie article, the 198,000 viewers bested the UFC on Fuel TV series viewer average. Of course, NBC Sports […]
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TUF Episode 8 and Bellator 79 ratings
MMA Junkie reports on the ratings from this past weekend’s TUF and Bellator episodes on Friday. Notably both received good ratings as TUF surpassed 1 million viewers and Bellator received a season high of 220,000 viewers. TUF Episode 8 TUF 16 Episode 1: 947,000 TUF 16 Episode 2: 872,000 TUF 16 Episode 3: 775,000 TUF […]
Rousey featured in Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports Network
Ronda Rousey is featured in this week’s edition of Sports Illustrated as well as a television feature for the NBC Sports Network. The article’s title, “Ronda Rousey lays the smack down,” appears to be a lean toward the WWE’s The Rock’s famous catch phrase. The SI article covers Rousey’s upbringing and how she became one […]
Bellator offers fans choice of fights for premiere on Spike
MMA Junkie reports on Bellator’s “Vote for the Fight” promotion set for its debut on Spike TV in January. The first fight on the new network will feature the fight picked by its fans. Via MMA Junkie: “Vote for the Fight” is a “web series” that premieres Thursday at Spike.com. It will follow four of […]
Bellator 78: 154,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator 78 received an average of 154,000 viewers this past Friday. The ratings reflect a slight increase from Bellator 77. Bellator 74: 190,000 viewers Bellator 75: 145,000 Bellator 76: 175,000 Bellator 77: 149,000 Bellator 78: 154,000 Payout Perspective: The Bellator average for its seventh season is at 162,600. Despite the […]