Ratings for a replay of Bellator 98 on Thursday were up as compared to its live viewing last Saturday night. Thursday’s airing scored 556,000 viewers as opposed to 437,000 viewers for its live viewing. Bellator 98’s lead-in, TNA Impact Wrestling scored 1.3 million viewers for a 0.5 share. The numbers were impressive for a night […]
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Boston City Council issues non-binding ban on minors attending MMA events; UFC responds
MMA Junkie reports that the Boston City Council has banned minors from attending MMA events without being accompanied by an adult. The regulation comes after the UFC’s latest appearance in the city. The UFC issued a response to the council’s passing of the resolution pointing out that its a “non-binding and merely concluded that the […]
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 […]
Couture and others to star in “Fightmaster: Bellator MMA”
Spike TV announced its upcoming MMA reality show which will feature Randy Couture, Greg Jackson, Frank Shamrock and Joe Warren. Enitled, “Fightmaster: Bellator MMA,” the show will feature four fight camps with the winner getting a chance to fight in the Bellator tournament and receive a $100K price. Via Spike TV press release: The 32 […]
Payout Perspective: Bellator MMA Makes Spike TV Debut
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at the Spike TV network debut of Bellator, which was headlined by the Bellator Lightweight title bout between champ Michael Chandler and tournament winner Rick Hawn. The co-main event featured a Featherweight title bout between Champ Pat Curran and tournament winner […]