Roy Nelson vs. Kimbo Slice Shatters Records On Spike TV

In what came as little surprise since it was announced that the first episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights drew the highest rating in the program’s history, last evening’s episode featuring a bout between Roy Nelson and Kimbo Slice surpassed all previous records in the successful cable channel’s six year history. In total the broadcast drew a household rating of 3.7, with... [Read More...]

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Spike TV will air UFC 103 prelims free of charge

In addition to the PPV event, the UFC has turned it up a notch with UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort, going head to head with HBO’s PPV Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez on Sept. 19th. Spike TV has officially announced it will broadcast some of the undercard, commercial free, leading up to the pay-per-view telecast. The UFC 103 telecast live from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas,... [Read More...]

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War between Sanchez and Guida watched by 2.8 million viewers

The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale that aired live on Spike TV on Saturday evening, June 20 peaked out at 2.8 million viewers according to a recent press release issued through Spike. The broadcast was the most watched show of the day with men between the ages of 18-34 and 18-49. The fact that the series finale was the most watched since season six and the entire season was the most viewed by males between... [Read More...]

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TUF 8 debuts number one in timeslot; UFN 15 beats ESPN and ESPN2 combined in the ratings

Spike TV issued a press release Friday afternoon to trumpet the ratings success of Wednesday’s MMA lineup of two-hour live UFC Fight Night 15 telecast from Omaha, Nebraska as well as the season premiere for the eighth season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” UFN 15 served as a lead-in for the TUF premiere and aired live from 8-10 p.m. ET. Competing against ESPN’s telecast of Major... [Read More...]

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Ninth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” to feature USA vs. the UK

The UFC revealed several details regarding the upcoming taping for the ninth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” during Wednesday’s live airing of UFC Fight Night 15. TUF 9 will utilize a USA vs. UK concept and will feature both welterweight and middleweight hopefuls. The inclusion of welterweights on TUF 9 had been rumored for quite some time but the revelation that middleweights will... [Read More...]

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