Despite Thursday’s news of the UFC-Fox deal and its departure from Spike TV, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney indicated that he remains committed to MTV2. MMA Junkie reports that while Rebney admits the UFC deal has “shifted the landscape,” he is not clear if it has a direct impact on Bellator’s business. Viacom owns Spike TV and […]
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UFC Signs TV Deal With Fox
Last week, MMAPayout reported that FOX had emerged as the front-runner in landing a TV deal with the UFC, which was first rumored on ESPN’s MMA Rumor Insider account. Today, Sports Business Daily announced that UFC and FOX have agreed on a seven or eight year deal worth as much as $90 million per year, […]
UFC 133 Prelims on Spike TV – 1.4 million viewers
MMA Junkie reports that the UFC Prelims for UFC 133 scored an average of 1.4 million viewers. It earned a 1.0 rating and was the highest rated show on Saturday among key demos of men 18-49 and 18-34. The UFC Prelims featured Chad Mendes defeating Rani Yahya and Alexander Gustafsson knocked out Matt Hammill. The […]
UFC 133: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we look at the much-maligned UFC 133 event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the main event, Rashad Evans took out Tito Ortiz to cement his spot as the number one contender in the Light Heavyweight division. Evans knees Ortiz for win Rashad Evans looked phenomenal and displayed […]
ESPN Reports Fox As New Front-runner For UFC TV Deal
ESPN’s MMA Rumor Insider account reported on Friday that Fox was the new front-runner for the UFC TV deal, claiming that talks between the UFC and NBC/G4 may have broken down. ESPN.com has learned that the UFC’s rumored 2012 broadcast deal with NBC and takeover of the company’s G4 network may not happen now, as […]