Jon Jones Doesn?t See Progressions In Rashad Evans? Game; Jones Huge Favorite In Opening Lines
“I think [Rashad Evans'] top control looked a little tighter. I think his guard passes looked pretty decent. With that being said, Phil, man, I don’t know what got into him. He did not look like a lion. I think with fighters, no matter how tough you are, there’s just lions and there’s wolves and [...]
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Rad Martinez Makes Ultimate MMA Sacrifice (Video)
“When I say I’m gonna do something, I’m gonna do it. That’s the kind of person I am.” When aspiring mixed martial artist Rad Martinez was only 11-years-old, his father was involved in a horrific car accident that nearly cost him his life. Although Richard Martinez was able to survive the incident, he suffered severe [...]
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UFC on Fox 2 final ratings in just under 4.7 million viewers, tied for 3rd most-watched event in U.S. MMA history (UPDATE)
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
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Saturday’s UFC on Fox 2 broadcast didn’t garner the same ratings that the UFC’s network debut garnered in November, but it still registers as the third most-watched MMA event in the U.S. ever.
TVByTheNumbers.com has adjusted their initial overnight ratings, and the event averaged just under 4.7 million viewers for the two hour timeslot. According to an additional report from MMAJunkie.com adding in the extra 20 minute overrun, the event averaged that 4.7 million viewers, tying it with UFC 75 on Spike TV for the third most-watched MMA event ever in the U.S.
Above both of those was the EliteXC debut on CBS, which averaged 4.85 million viewers for the Kimbo Slice headlined event.
Saturday’s broadcast, which featured three fights from the United Center in Chicago, Ill., scored a 3.21 in both key demographics of men 18-49 and men 18-34.
Penick’s Analysis: They were probably hoping for a better number, and three relatively lackluster fights during the broadcast certainly didn’t help things. Still, this was by far the most viewed network television broadcast of the night, and Saturday nights are not typically home to massive numbers. The UFC will need to figure out the right balance of major fights and exciting matchups for their Fox cards, but they will probably be consistently getting these types of numbers, with occasional bumps up depending on the fights put together.
[Updated with peak number and correction with EliteXC's numbers]
UPDATE #2: A new report from MMAJunkie.com has updated numbers from Fox Sports. The headlining bout between Phil Davis and Rashad Evans averaged 6.1 million viewers, meaning the peak number for the event will still come in somewhat higher than that. The opening bout between Demian Maia and Chris Weidman was seen by an average of four million viewers, while the co-main between Chael Sonnen and Michael Bisping averaged 4.9 million viewers.
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UFC 129: Jake Ellenberger Knocks Out Sean Pierson
by Michael David Smith
At UFC 129, the Knockout of the Night bonus will be worth an all-time high $129,000. Jake Ellenberger may have just earned the biggest payday of his MMA career.
Ellenberger knocked out Sean Pierson with a brutal counter left hook in the first round of their fight in front of a record crowd estimated at 55,000 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
After that counter left hook knocked Pierson wobbly, Ellenberger landed another right hand on Pierson’s way to the floor, and one more on the ground. Those two shots, however, were unnecessary: It was the left hook that finished Pierson.
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Tony Ferguson-Dennis Hallman set for UFC on FOX 3
According to an official announcement from the UFC, Ultimate Fighter winner Tony Ferguson will meet Dennis Hallman at UFC on FOX 3 card. The show is set for May 5 from the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Ferguson is 13-3 overall, having won his last two UFC fights after capturing the TUF 13 [...]
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