After reading Kelsey’s “No Need to Panic” posts, I thought I would weigh-in with some of my own opinions and thoughts regarding the current MMA scene and why it is the way it is. Where does the market for MMA really stand? I disagree with the notion that the MMA market is healthy. It’s one-sided. […]
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Predicting the Business of UFC 117
Damon Martin of MMAWeekly reports on yesterday’s UFC 117 media conference call in which Chael Sonnen tore into Anderson Silva yet again. In one of the most memorable conference calls since Rashad Evans and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson took over the UFC 114 call a few months ago, Sonnen let everyone know how he felt about […]
ESPN Should Be UFC’s First Choice
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal explains why Monday Night Football has been so successful on ESPN: Howard Katz, the NFL’s senior vice president of broadcasting and media operations, is the executive tasked with creating the broadcasters’ schedules. He said the best “Monday Night Football” games on ESPN are the ones that allow the […]
Spike TV to Broadcast Select UFC 104 Prelims
SpikeTV announced today that it will televise a select number of fights from the UFC 104 undercard – including Bader vs. Schaeffer and Hardonk vs. Barry – prior to the PPV. New York, NY, October 12, 2009 – Spike TV will telecast live undercard bouts from UFC 104 on Saturday, October 24 at 9:00pm ET/PT […]
TUF 10 Ratings Present Conversion Problem
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer details TUF 10’s dominance of the male 18-34 year-old demographic: About 2.28 million Males 18-34 watched the fight (Kimbo vs. Nelson) on the first broadcast, a 7.86 rating in that demographic, and a new record. Another 450,000 watched the replay. For the show itself, the 6.86 rating in Males 18-34 and […]