The television ratings are in for this past weekends events.
The three top mixed martial arts promotions all put on events this past weekend with Strikeforce Challengers 16 taking place on Friday, Bellator 46 going down Saturday night, and UFC on Versus 4 happening on Sunday evening.
MMAjunkie.com requested, and received, the ratings for all three events from industry sources showing average ratings for all three shows on Showtime, MTV2, and Versus.
Strikeforce Challengers 16 (aka Strikeforce Challengers: Fodor vs. Terry) took place on Friday, June 24, at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington. The main card aired on Showtime, drawing an average audience of 210,000 which was slightly lower than the average number of 211,750 for past events. The event was headlined by a lightweight bout between Caros Fodor and James Terry.
Bellator 46, the first event of Bellator Fighting Championships “Summer Series” went down at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida on Saturday, June 25, with the main card airing live on MTV2. The event featured the opening quarterfinal bouts of the “Summer Series” Featherweight tournament. The event averaged an audience of 185,000 viewers, which was slightly higher than average ratings for the past two shows.
Sunday night, June 26, featured the UFC on Versus 4 (aka UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry) event from the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The entire preliminary card was streamed live on Facebook, while the main card was shown live on Versus. The event, which saw Cheick Kongo’s come from behind knockout win over Pat Barry, brought in an average rating of 744,000 viewers. Ratings ranked third among the four Versus events, with the first show, UFC Live: Vera vs Jones earned the top ratings with an average of 1,240,000 viewers.