The Sports Business Journal revealed its annual reader survey on various topics related to sports business. This year included questions about the UFC, WWE and boxing. In a survey related to over the top networks, readers indicated that the UFC is the “Fight sport” that will see the biggest growth over the next five years. […]
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UFC offers Fight Pass deal as part of Cyber Monday
UFC Fight Pass is offering a Cyber Monday deal which began Friday and ends on Monday, December 1st. It’s offering UFC Fight Pass for $6.99 per month and a free one-year subscription of UFC: The Official Magazine. UFC had previous offers for its digital network for $7.99 plus the 1 year magazine subscription as recent […]
TUF 20 Episode 9 up to 637,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that the adjusted viewership ratings for last Wednesday’s TUF 20 episode 9 drew the viewership to 637,000. The adjusted viewership is a 67% increase from the Live + SD rating of 381,000. The Live + 3 rating average for this season is793,000. The average increase from the […]
UFC Fight Night 57: 903,000 viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night 57’s main card drew an average of 903,000 viewers. In addition, the prelims had a considerable jump to 777,000 viewers. The main card featured a Frankie Edgar-Cub Swanson feature with Edgar getting the submission in the 5th round. The event peaked […]
UFC Fight Night 57 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the UFC Fight Night 57 attendance, gate and bonuses. Frankie Edgar, Oleksiy Oliynyk, Paige VanZant and Kailin Curran all earned $50,000 bonuses for their work on Saturday. VanZant and Curran earned Fight of the Night while Edgar and Oliynyk earned Performance of the Night bonuses. Edgar won for his late 5th round […]