Spike TV has announced that it will continue a trend started in September by airing live preliminary fights from the undercard of UFC 106: New York, NY, November 11, 2009 – Spike TV will telecast live undercard bouts from UFC 106 on Saturday, November 21 at 9:00pm ET/PT from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in […]
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UFC 105 Countdown Viewership
Spike’s Countdown to UFC 105 – featuring a look at Randy Couture, Brandon Vera, Dan Hardy, Mike Swick, Michael Bisping, and Denis Kang – debuted on Monday to an average viewership of 547,000. While it’s the highest Countdown total since August, Couture is also the most marketable fighter the promotion has headlined over that time period. It’ll be […]
MMA Television Ratings Comparison (Spike vs. CBS)
Here’s a data release provided by Spike TV that compares the average Ultimate Fighter season 10 episode with last Saturday’s Strikeforce on CBS: TUF 10 (season-to-date = 8 episodes ) Men 18-34 — 3.52 rating Men 18-49 — 2.9 rating Men 18-24 – 3.7 rating Persons 18-34 – 2.4 rating Strikeforce/ CBS 11/6 Men 18-34 — 2.3 rating Men 18-49 — […]
SBJ’s High Tech Issue & Various Applications in MMA
The Sports Business Journal released its highly anticipated “High Tech, High Stakes” issue this week, and there were a couple of very interesting pieces that caught the attention of MMAPayout.com. In one of his articles, Eric Fischer looked at the potential for motion tracking technology to gain further acceptance and prevalence in sports television. Motion […]
Fedor vs. Rogers: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective: This week we’ll be taking a look at Strikeforce’s debut on CBS Primetime held this past Saturday, November 7th outside of Chicago, Illinois at the Sears Centre. The evening featured a heavyweight clash between Fedor Emelianenko and Brett Rogers, but also notable appearances from Jake Shields, Jason Miller, and Gegard Mousasi. […]