MMA Junkie reports that Mark Munoz is out of the UFC on Fox 2 co-main event with Chael Sonnen and Michael Bisping will step in. ESPN’s Josh Gross tweeted that Munoz injured his elbow and will require surgery. Originally, Bisping was set to face Demian Maia on the same card. Maia will now face Chris […]
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Fuel TV Boasts Ratings for New Year’s Day UFC Marathon & “UFC Tonight” Debut
Fuel TV officially kicked off the new year by airing a 24-hour UFC marathon on New Years Day, followed by airing the debut of “UFC Tonight” on January 3rd. The rating’s boost received by UFC programming was a much needed one for Fuel TV, as it embarks on a mission to increase it’s household reach, […]
11 for 11: No. 1 UFC-Fox television deal
The number one business story of the year was the UFC-Fox deal as mixed martial arts entered the mainstream with its 7 year, $90 million television rights deal. The deal was an upgrade from its $35 million a year deal with Spike TV. The longtime relationship between the UFC-Spike relationship deteriorated this year with passive […]
Countdown to UFC 141: 15,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that UFC 141 Countdown garnered just 15,000 viewers on FUEL TV. A replay of the show the same night at 1am ET/10pm PT garnered a dismal 1,000 viewers. The 15,000 viewers received a 0.03 household rating rating among men 18-49 and a 0.0 among men 18-34. UFC 141 aired the week of […]
Fuel TV Planning UFC Marathon On New Years, Spike Eager to Monetize UFC Library
Fuel TV will officially kick off the new year by airing a 24-hour marathon of UFC programming on New Years Day, which will feature five show premieres. This will also officially kickoff the partnership between Fuel TV and the UFC, which Fuel claims will air more UFC programming than any network ever. FUEL TV (http://www.fuel.tv), […]