The fourth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 23 drew a live plus same day rating of 336,000 viewers. It’s one of the lowest viewership ratings for a TUF episode. In the fight of the show, Andrew Sanchez defeated Myron Dennis via unanimous decision. Per Sports TV Ratings, the episode drew 226,000 viewers in the adult […]
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Rousey clears potential defamation claim from former manager
Ronda Rousey has agreed to change a portion of her autobiography to avoid a potential defamation lawsuit from former manager Darin Harvey. Rousey’s autobiography which was released last year included a section which describes Harvey. The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion agreed to change the section for the second release when it comes out in […]
TUF 23 Episode 3 DVR viewership up to 642,000
Last week’s TUF 23 Episode 3 saw another big increase in viewership factoring in the DVR ratings. This week saw a 55% increase from the Live viewership. Notably, its increase in DVR viewership fared better than last spring’s increase for TUF 21. Payout Perspective: It’s clear that TUF does best when recorded for later viewing. […]
UFC not for sale per Dana White
Zuffa in advanced talks to sell UFC
Zuffa is in advanced talks to sell the UFC according to ESPN’s Darren Rovell. The transaction could land the current owners $4 billion. John Nash of Bloody Elbow and Jonathan Snowden of Bleacher Report had reported the possibility of the sale earlier this year. There are at least four bids to purchase the organization including […]