Welcome to a special edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at last Saturday’s Fox Sports 1 taking place at the TD Garden in Boston. Sonnen subs Shogun Chalk another one up for the bad guy. Chael Sonnen looked good. Or, Shogun Rua looked bad. Sonnen scored a first round guillotine choke […]
UFC
UFC delivers on night of Fox Sports 1 debut
Figure Four Online (subscription required) reports that the UFC main card on Fox Sports 1 scored an impressive average of 1.78 million viewers. The card featuring Chael Sonnen-Shogun Rua in the main event received a 1.4 rating and defeated all 4 networks in the key demos The Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand tweeted that FS1 […]
UFC on Fox Sports 1 Fight Night Bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the bonuses for Fox Sports 1 on Saturday night. Chael Sonnen, Travis Browne, Matt Browne, Drew Pickett and Michael McDonald brought home bonuses of $50,000 each. Via MMA Junkie: Fight of the Night: Drew Pickett-Michael McDonald Submission of the Night: Michael McDonald and Chael Sonnen KO of the Night: Travis Browne and […]
Pricing out PPVs for rest of 2013
FS1 forges agreements with distributors
The LA Times reports that Fox Sports 1 will be seen by subscribers of DirecTV, Dish Network and Time Warner Cable. The Sports Business Journal also added Bright House Networks as a distributor that will carry Fox Sports 1. Although deals with Bright House Networks, DirecTV, Dish Network and Time Warner Cable have not been […]