MMA Junkie reports that UFC 157 from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California was a sellout with a reported 15,525 in attendance for a $1.4 million gate. In addition, UFC head Dana White announced the bonuses which were $50,000 each. The winners of the bonuses were as follows: Fight of the Night: Dennis Bermudez v. […]
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A look into the past ratings of UFC 157 main event fighters
The marketing of Liz Carmouche
UFC 157 will go down as a historical night for the company regardless of the PPV buys. For the first time the UFC has put its faith in women behind Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche. While we all know about Rousey, Carmouche is a compelling story that complements the company’s first foray into women’s MMA. […]
TUF 17 episode 5: 1.13 million viewers
Television By Numbers reports that TUF on FX this past week received an average viewership of 1.13 million viewers. The rating was good for a 0.6 rating. Via MMA Fighting: The show did healthy demographic numbers, doing a 1.45 in Males 18-34, the group the FOX family contracted with UFC to super serve. It also […]
UFC trims fighter roster by 16
MMA Fighting reports that the UFC has let go of 16 fighters including welterweight Jon Fitch. Each fighter released were coming off of a loss. Fitch is the most notable fighter released as he was once thought of as a welterweight contender until he was KO’d by Johny Hendricks and most recently lost to Demian […]