The staff at MMAJunkie are reporting that WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz drew an average household audience of 373,000 last Saturday on the Versus Network. This past weekend’s WEC 47 event on Versus scored a 0.46 household rating and 373,000 viewers, MMAjunkie.com today confirmed. The ratings were down sharply – 42 percent in all […]
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UFC Signs Distribution Agreement with Asia’s ASN HD
Today, the UFC announced via press release the signing of a new television distribution agreement with Asia’s ASN HD sports channel that will put the promotion’s product into markets like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Cambodia. UFC® SIGNS DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH ASIA’S ASN HD SPORTS CHANNEL Las Vegas, NV (USA) – UFC® today announced […]
MMA’s April Chess Match
Mike Chiappetta of MMAFighting.com discusses the latest news regarding a possible UFC on Spike event for April 17th, designed to counter-program the Strikeforce on CBS card on the same day. The UFC is in the process of laying the groundwork for an April 17 show to counter the Strikeforce on CBS offering, MMA Fighting has […]
Strikeforce-CBS Partnership May Depend on 4/17
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer divulges that Strikeforce: Nashville may determine the fate of MMA – or at the very least Strikeforce – on CBS Primetime. The history of MMA on CBS has been two successes on the backs of Kimbo Slice and Gina Carano; a lukewarm success on a show built around Emelianenko; […]
MMAterial Facts (03/04/10): UFC and Strikeforce on Collision Course
UFC and Strikeforce Gearing for 4/17 Collision DirecTV deal report ‘not true’ according to Versus Canadian Update: MFC Event Canceled, Kaufman Celebrated, Armageddon FC Lands TV Deal Coker: Relationship with M-1 Global strong, Emelianenko news expected “in a couple of days” Herschel Walker’s network static UFC Helping State with Census Count UFC and Strikeforce Gearing […]