Tag: Declining

Lorenzo Fertitta Isn’t Worried About Declining FOX Ratings

The UFC’s steeply declining ratings for their FOX network specials have been one of the hottest topics going this week.  The first FOX show in November, featuring a heavyweight title fight between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, did 5….

The UFC’s steeply declining ratings for their FOX network specials have been one of the hottest topics going this week.  The first FOX show in November, featuring a heavyweight title fight between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, did 5.6 million viewers according to Nielsen ratings. The show was heavily promoted during all FOX broadcasts, […]

Is the UFC’s Entertainment Value Declining?

Monetarily, the UFC is among the fastest-growing sports in the world.  With the best fighters in mixed martial arts currently manning the promotion’s eight divisions, along with the TV shows, month-to-month PPV events and broadcast deals wit…

Monetarily, the UFC is among the fastest-growing sports in the world.  With the best fighters in mixed martial arts currently manning the promotion’s eight divisions, along with the TV shows, month-to-month PPV events and broadcast deals with FOX and FX, the UFC has the world at its fingertips.  But while the company seeks profits at […]

UFC: Is the Excitement of UFC Events Declining? Is MMA in Crisis?

This past Saturday the finale for the 13th season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) reality show concluded. Although the season went out with more of a whimper rather than a bang, many in the MMA community are making it seem far worse than that. Much criti…

This past Saturday the finale for the 13th season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) reality show concluded. Although the season went out with more of a whimper rather than a bang, many in the MMA community are making it seem far worse than that. Much criticism has been directed towards the way MMA is judged […]

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UFC: Is the Excitement of UFC Events Declining? Is MMA in Crisis?