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UFC On Fox Dominates Primetime In Key Demos

February 1, 2012 · 0 comments

UFC on FOX event from the United Center in Chicago on Saturday posted a 2.6/5 national rating/share, according to figures released by Nielsen Media Research. As expected, FOX dominated the night on the important younger demographics. FOX’s 2.4 among Adults 18-49 nearly beat the combined ratings of ABC, CBS, and NBC (2.5 combined) and FOX’s [...]

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Fox Sports kicks off ‘UFC on FOX’ coverage with a two-hour tripleheader broadcast on Saturday, Jan. 28 (8:00-10:00 PM ET), live from the United Center in Chicago. In the night’s main event, former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans (21-1-1) takes on undefeated former national champion wrestler Phil Davis (9-0-0) to determine the next challenger to [...]

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ESPN Deportes will present the next two seasons of Brazil’s Jungle Fight Championship to U.S. viewers beginning Saturday, January 21 at 9:00 p.m. ET. In addition, ESPN3 will offer Spanish-language coverage of each event, also starting this Saturday with live coverage at 6:00 p.m. ET.  As Latin America’s biggest MMA promotion, Jungle Fight comes to [...]

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Union Square Agency and HDE have announced that the first ever San Do fight will take place in Miami on December 16th and 17th, 2011. USSE will handle all aspects of the show’s production including post production. USSE continues to add to its already extensive portfolio including recent productions, “Go Healthy New York” for NBC, [...]

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EPIX, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Lionsgate will simulcast MTV2’s live coverage of the new season of Bellator Fighting Championships live in high definition, beginning Saturday, September 10 at 9:00pm ET/PT. Entering its second year as the cable television home of Bellator, MTV2 will televise all the action for the upcoming 12-week season featuring single [...]

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FOX Sports Media Group has reached a multi-year, multi-media rights agreement with Zuffa, LLC, owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) brand. The landmark agreement, which puts UFC on par with many of the country’s professional sports organizations, delivers four live events in prime time or late night each year to the FOX broadcast network, [...]

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The Kiley Group, Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, Buff Water, is one of the In Ring Sponsors of the televised XKO MMA Fights in Arlington, Texas on September 3, 2011. Buff Water will be present at the fights as the official water for the event. Both patrons and fighters will be able to purchase [...]

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The Promise Outside the Lines (Sunday, 9 a.m. ET, ESPN; re-air 10 a.m. ESPN2) SportsCenter (Sunday, 10 a.m. and 11 p.m., ESPN) Rad Martinez is a 32-year-old Mixed Martial Arts fighter who has been told he must train 24/7 to reach the sport’s highest stage — the UFC. However, five years ago, he committed virtually [...]

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HDNet debut “HDNet Fights: It’s Showtime Lyon” on Friday, May 20 at 11:00 p.m. ET. HDNet has signed a long term deal with Europe’s leading kickboxing promotion provided by Fighting Spirit, the international fight sport programming distributor “It’s Showtime.” “HDNet Fights: It’s Showtime Lyon” on HDNet follows the network’s broadcast of “The Voice vs. Hulk [...]

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Fuel TV has announced the production of the exciting new six-part original series “Bruce Lee Lives!” premiering on FUEL TV, Sunday, July 17 at 10:00PM ET/PT. “Bruce Lee Lives!” on Fuel TV will be each half-hour episode -  a contemporary and provocative examination of the greatest martial artist of all time as told through the [...]

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