The Ultimate Fighter season 27 episode 6 drew 196,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It is the third episode this season under 200,000 viewers. In the fight of the episode, Team Cormier’s Ricky Steele defeated Team Miocic’s Suman Mokhtarian via unanimous decision. Payout Perspective: TUF 25’s episode 6 last […]
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Report: ESPN to pay for additional UFC media rights valuing overall deal at $1.5 Billion
Variety reports that ESPN has added additional events to its agreement with the UFC which now values the overall deal at $1.5 billion over the course of the multi-year pact. The latest news all but ensures that Fox, which secured the rights to WWE’s Smackdown on Monday, is done with the UFC after its 7 […]
UFC Fight Night 120 draws 870,000 viewers on FS1; Prelims on FS2 draw 254,000
UFC Fight Night 129 drew 870,000 viewers on Saturday night on FS1 according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims which aired on FS2 drew 254,000 viewers. The event, which featured Demian Maia taking on Kamaru Usman. Usman pulled out the 5-round victory over Maia as he was able to neutralize Maia’s ground game. The […]
Report: Fox pays 5 year, $1 Billion Dollars for WWE’s Smackdown
Fox and WWE are close to a 5-year $1 Billion Deal for the ‘Smackdown Live’ show currently airing Tuesday night’s on NBC Universal-owned USA Network. The deal may have ramifications with the future of the UFC’s TV deal. First reported by ESPN’s Darren Rovell and the details provided by a report on The Hollywood Reporter, […]