MMA Payout has learned through Nielsen sources that Saturday’s UFC 170 Prelims received an average viewership of 936,000. The ratings for the 2 hour prelims on FS1 are up slightly from the UFC 169 Prelims. UFC Prelims on FS1 UFC 164 809,000 UFC 165 722,000 UFC 166 628,000 UFC 167 998,000 UFC 168 1,554,000 UFC […]
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UFC 170: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 170 held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Knee, not armbar, stops McMann Ronda Rousey didn’t need her patented armbar to stop Sara McMann, but a knee to the liver downed the former Olympian. While there […]
Bellator to air in Latin American market via Fox Sports
Bellator will be available in Latin America starting this Friday, February 28th via Fox Sports. The company was originally scheduled to begin airing in 2015, but a new agreement has it available this Friday. Via Bellator press release: Through this new agreement, FOX Sports has acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast all 2014 Bellator live […]
UFC 170 pre-fight presser scrum focuses on fighter pay & sponsorships
UFC President Dana White discussed several topics during the UFC 170 pre-fight presser scrum, notably an update on the current status of Gilbert Melendez and recent fighter complains about fighter pay and sponsorships. “It’s not my f— problem,” White told Iole and the media. “Getting sponsorship is a problem. It’s tough. It’s hard to […]
Who is to blame in Gil-UFC contract impasse?
Dana White has expressed his discontent with the current negotiations with UFC Lightweight Gilbert Melendez and has all but told the former Strikeforce Champion to look elsewhere for work. On Wednesday’s “UFC Tonight” on FS1, White spoke out about the contract negotiations with Melendez’s representation as the parties are at an impasse with a new […]