MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for Saturday night’s Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale. In the main event, a Roy Nelson upper-cut was the beginning of the end for Matt Mitrione. The event held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas drew 2,500 fans for a gate of $318,525 which averages […]
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Dana White interviewed on UFC’s social media use
Mashable.com conducted an interview with UFC head Dana White on the company’s social media presence. The interview was done in lead-up to the BusinessNextSocial conference next month in Las Vegas where White will be the keynote speaker. The article/interview talks about how White transformed the public perception of the UFC with help from social media. […]
TUF 16 episode 12: 678,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that TUF 16’s final taped episode garnered an average of 678,000 viewers. The 12th episode was down from the prior week and the season ended with an 829,250 viewer average. TUF 16 Episode 1: 947,000 TUF 16 Episode 2: 872,000 TUF 16 Episode 3: 775,000 TUF 16 Episode 4: 1.1 million TUF 16 Episode 5: 624,000 TUF […]
UFC on Fox 5 Prelims: 1.2 million
Payouts and updated ratings for UFC on Fox 5
MMA Mania reports updated ratings for Saturday’s UFC on Fox 5 which reveals it doing much better than originally reported. In addition, payouts for Saturday have been released with Shogun Rua and B.J. Penn leading the list. The final numbers show that the UFC pulled 4.4 million viewers with the main event receiving an average […]