The Sports Business Journal (subscription required) reported the ratings of this past season’s Ultimate Fighter and addressed the reasons for its 22 percent viewership drop in its first season on FS1. But Fox execs are not worried as it is assessing the overall consumption of the reality show. According to the article, the overall consumption […]
UFC
UFC Fight Night 33 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses from Friday night’s event in Brisbane, Australia. Mark Hunt, Bigfoot Silva and Shogun Rua won the bonuses for this event. The attendance drew 11,393 for a live gate of $1.785 million as announced at the post-fight press conference. UFC Fight Night 33 occurred at the Brisbane Entertainment […]
UFC on Fox Sports Ratings (11/25 – 12/01)
Time Magazine chooses Rousey to “30 People Under 30 Changing the World”
MMA Junkie reports that Ronda Rousey has been named to Time magazine’s list of “30 People Under 30 Changing the World.” Rousey joins a list of entrepreneurs, policy makers, inventors and humanitarians. The only other person on the list related to sports is Parker Liautaud, a Yale student that skied to the North Pole to […]