Fox Sports sent out a press release Tuesday announcing record viewership for the UFC 168 Prelims on Saturday which aired on FS1. The 1.5 million viewer average exceeded any other prelims that aired on the network so far. It also revealed record numbers for programming related to the event. Via Fox Sports Press Release: The UFC 168 […]
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13 for 13: No. 1 Ronda Rousey leads women’s MMA to the UFC
This time last year there was no women in the UFC and Dana White famously swore off women from entering the Octagon. Yet, with the acquisition of Strikeforce, the rumblings were there and at UFC 157 in February 2013, women’s MMA in the UFC became a reality as Ronda Rousey defeated Liz Carmouche via armbar […]
13 for 13: No. 2 UFC moves to Fox Sports 1
The UFC-Fox relationship entered into a new venture as Fox unveiled two new sports networks: Fox Sports 1 (FS1) and Fox Sports 2 (FS2). The UFC was pegged to play a big role in providing the networks, especially FS1 with its content. So far, the network has not lived up to its lofty expectations, but […]
UFC PPV 2013 Review + Updates
Now that thirteen UFC PPV’s are in the books for 2013, we can start to analyze UFC’s performance this year in terms of their most important revenue stream, PPV purchases. Although PPV buys were estimated throughout the year, many are quietly adjusted and made more accurate throughout the year. Here is an updated list, which […]
13 for 13: No. 4 GSP and Silva gone from UFC
When this list was first compiled, No. 4 was “GSP gone from UFC. “ With Saturday’s fight, we added Silva as Anderson Silva’s absence from the UFC will take a toll on the company as well. Georges St. Pierre’s announcement that he would take an indefinite leave from the UFC and relinquish the title left […]