MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses for UFC Fight Night 29 which aired on Fox Sports 1 on Wednesday. Notably, Rousimar Palhares was left off the bonus list for his ankle lock submission of Mike Pierce due to his “unsportsmanlike conduct.” Palhares held onto the submission despite Pierce’s repeated taps and the ref attempting […]
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After a month, Fox pleased with FS1 performance
Sports Business Daily reports that a review of the first month of FS1 has shown that its doing well among the second-tier sports networks. Overall, the network ratings are up 29% as compared to a year ago and viewership for males 18-49 is up 49 percent. The article, which was originally in AdWeek, shows that […]
UFC 165 Prelims: 722,000 viewers
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports that the UFC 165 Prelims on FS1 scored only 722,000 viewers. This is a decrease from UFC 164 fo 809,000. UFC PPV Prelims on FS1 UFC 164 Prelims 809,000 viewers UFC 165 Prelims 722,000 viewers UFC Fight Night Prelims on Fox Sports UFC Fight Night 27 Prelims […]
Bellator signs partnership deal with Fox Sports Latin America
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator has brokered a deal with Fox Sports Latin America. The international deal grants the promotion access to 50 million homes in 19 Latin American countries including Brazil. The partnership will begin with Bellator’s first PPV broadcast November 2nd: “Bellator MMA: Rampage vs. Ortiz.” The deal includes 15 live events in […]
Looking at the PPV History of UFC 165’s main eventers
Welcome to another edition of PPV History. This time we take a look at the main eventers for UFC 165. Jon Jones Event Opponent Date Buy Rate Rating UFC 159 Chael Sonnen (TKO-1)) April 27, 2013 550,000 UFC 152 Vitor Belfort (Submission- 4) September 22, 2012 450,000 UFC 145 Rashad Evans (UD) April 21, 2012 […]