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UFC on Fox 4: Attendance, gate and bonuses

August 4, 2012 by Jason Cruz 3 Comments

MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and fight bonuses for tonight’s UFC on Fox 4 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. 16,080 fans were in attendance for a gate of $1.1 million. Saturday night’s event outdrew the past two UFC events at Staples Center. In addition, MMA Junkie had the bonuses for the […]

“Ref Cam” debuts this Saturday on Fox

August 1, 2012 by Jason Cruz 3 Comments

There will be a new camera angle for the nation when viewers tune into the UFC on Fox 4 this Saturday. Fox issued a press release Wednesday stating that it was introducing the “Ref Cam.” As many recall, the Pride organization in Japan had a “Ref Cam” which gave viewers at home a direct view […]

UFC reups with ESPN UK

August 1, 2012 by Jason Cruz 1 Comment

MMA Junkie reports that the UFC has extended its TV deal with ESPN UK through August 2013. The deal means that the live events will continue on the premium cable channel for viewers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Via MMA Junkie: The live fights should be welcome news for U.K. fans who have lobbed […]

Payout Perspective: UFC-FOX TV Deal Q2/2012 Performance Review

July 27, 2012 by MMAPayout Moderator 12 Comments

Last year, UFC and FOX announced a huge 7 year TV deal worth as much as $90-$100 million per year, which would move UFC programming from Spike TV to FOX, FX, FSN’s, and Fuel TV. Now that 2012 Q1 & Q2 are in the books, we look back and analyze what type of impact UFC […]

Bellator 72: 193,000 viewers

July 27, 2012 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

MMA Junkie reports that Bellator 72 ratings for its Summer Series scored an average of 193,000 viewers. It was the second highest ratings average since season 6. Bellator 71 was not on MTV2 as it was streamed online. Bellator 70 had an average of 119,000 after 68 and 69 had promising averages. Payout Perspective: It […]