Rebroadcast of UFC 84 Draws More Young Men Than EliteXC on CBS
Spike TV has issued a press release announcing that the channel’s rebroadcast of UFC 84 “Ill Will” featuring BJ Penn vs. Sean Sherk, which took place on May 24th and aired on pay-per-view, topped EliteXC’s “Saturday Night Fights” event on CBS in the key young men demographic.
Need proof the UFC is the preeminent mixed martial arts brand in the world? On Saturday, July 26, more men 18-34 watched a repeat…a repeat…of a UFC event on Spike TV than a LIVE telecast of a Pro EliteXC championship card on CBS. Despite being available in over 17 million less homes, Spike TV drew 27% more Men 18-34 for a re-broadcast of “UFC 84: Penn vs. Sherk†from (9:00-12:00am ET/PT) than CBS’s live show (9:00-11:00pm). Spike TV’s telecast tallied 433,000 Men 18-34 to CBS’s 341,000.
Overall, “UFC 84: Penn vs. Sherk†drew higher ratings than Pro EliteXC in Men 18-49 (1.5 to 1.3) and Men 18-34 (1.5 and 1.0).
Reminiscent of the XFL’s rating collapse years ago, the CBS telecast was 69% lower in Men 18-34 and 57% lower with Men 18-49 than its initial broadcast on CBS in May featuring the “He Hate Me†of MMA, Kimbo Slice.
Compared to last week’s live Spike TV UFC telecast featuring arguably the best pound for pound fighter in the world, Anderson Silva, the UFC outdrew CBS by 165% with Men 18-34, 82% with Men 18-49, and 21% with total viewers.
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This shows the power the UFC really has over the other organizations. Taped show vs live show should go to the live show, but not in this case. As long as the Elite XC is putting on subpar cards they will continue to get beat up by the MMA powerhouse.
America knows it was hosed with the first card. I can’t wait to see what Dana uses for a nail in the coffin.
what can you say the ufc is top dog and made a statement to these other organizations letting them know their place in MMA the minor leages we should call their fighters semi pro
wow Dana pretty much just b*tch slapped the elite xc….
No sh*t
WELL SAID COLE. WELL SAID.. I LOVE IT
this isn’t necessarily a good thing though. I mean I love the UFC just as much as the next guy but competition benefits us, the consumer.
Everybody says competition benefits us….which it does…but when it comes to professional sports…theres a reason there is only one promotion…I mean who watched the xfl?? that was pretty much the elite xc of football…I don’t understand why everyone is so against only have one big promotion…I wanna see all the best fighters in one league…you get better competition and better fights…think about the ufc back in the day…now look at the ufc when they combined the fighters from pride…see what Im saying? I say have one major promotion…then have one below that…kinda like the minors in baseball…so when the fighters lose 3 in a row or if you have some newbies that wanna get started…and then ofcourse all these small promotions to get fighters started….
Is anyone surprised by this? I mean come on. “b*tch slapped’? Give me a break… It’s like you guys expect Affliction and EliteXC to top their numbers in their first YEAR. I don’t expect it for 3 years or more. EliteXC has the best chance with Showtime and network coverage… but they need top quality & name fighters that they just don’t have right now.
You UFC nuthuggers just don’t cut anyone any slack do you? Let me know the next time you all arrange your gang bang with Dana… He has the “i have a girl’s name” complex so I’m sure he’d welcome it.
Cole I can comment on your comment quite easily. You used Football as an example. Well guess what… Football is comprised of Teams from different states AND the AFC/NFC. That’s the way I’d love to see MMA in the future. Not necessarily with the states…but with solid competition all over the country and a battle to be the best in a “superbowl” between promotions. I think 3 major promotions is a good number.
Stop the hate! Feel the love…
Oh and I might agree with you Cole…except for Dana White. He does not deserve that kind of power. EVER.
Long live WAMMA! I look forward to the day the UFC is forced to join them.
DANNYBOY YOUR FULL OF IT. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR UP ON ELITEXC AND AFFLICTION. I DIDN’T WATCH AFFLICTION SO I CAN’T SAY ANTHING THERE. AND IM GLAD I DIDN’T WASTE THE MONEY TO SEE THAT GARBAGE. BUT FROM WHAT IVE SEEN WITH ELITE. THERE NOT EVEN TRYING. THEY DID GET RID OF THE DANCING GIRLS WHICH WAS HORRIBLE. THERE IS JUST NOTHING THERE. AND IM GLAD DANA AND THE UFC IS DOING WHAT THERE DOING. THERE SHOWING EVERYONE THAT THE UFC IS THE PLACE TO BE.
Dannyboy,
You are the liberal hippy loving peace keeper of MMA. Live and let live man….
XFl was a bad idea because of the capital requirements and the NFL stranglehold and the nature of the game. WWE could have made alot more inroads and money if the chose basketball instead. Street game is cheaper to produce and allowed all the trash talk one could muster which would have made stars. Mic time and character development is what makes Vince money not the performance…Best example Hulk Hogan and his what 5 moves of performance art wrestling. The mic made him not the ring…
Well I am voting for Obama…so if that makes me a liberal hippy so be it.
And YZF you should really read all my comments before bashing me. I’m for ALL MMA promotions… including the UFC… I can’t help it I don’t like how Dana has treated fighters with lack of health coverage, crappy salary and just plain ridiculous contracts. I’d love to see a board of directors run the UFC instead of 1 man. If the UFC ever goes public Dana will be the one who is “b*tch slapped.”
BTW. UFC ticker symbol hasn’t been taken yet.
Eventually some of you will grow up and realize that the more of these promotions we have the more FIGHTS you get to see. I’m totally addicted to MMA. I even watch every single promotion played on HDNet with Kenny & Bas. Thank God I found a woman who is willing to suffer through some of the REALLY bad ones with me. But that’s why I have Fast Forward. mwahaha
Dannyboy…
the liberal, hippy, WAMMA nuthugger…
Dietrich,
The NFL is a f-n machine! There is no competing with it or stopping it. The basketball route may have been a tough road traveled because of AND1 and others. Don’t diss the Hulkster….he has enough going on right now. In case you didn’t know, his wife is divorcing him and dating a 19yr old. His son wrecked his car, injured his friend to the point of being a human vegetable, is now serving time and his daughter is making an airheaded slut of herself on VH-1. The guys life sucks. Let’s leave the Hulkster’s 5 moves out of this.
Yea but the NFL is still one promotion…how would you like to see randy moss playing in a different league than the nfl…then there would be all of these blogs about whos the best wr in the world and no one would know since he doesn’t play against the best…and for the elite xc gettin quality fighters..thats not going to happen if they can’t put out good tv rating, especially when the the ufc re-runs are beating out there live shows on regular tv…sponsors will start drop, they’ll lose money…
Dannyboy,
If you vote for Obama then I know for 100% you are a terrorist supporting Karo Parisyan fan. I’m afraid to find out the disturbing things you are capable of…….terrorist hippy.
Cole,
Good point….very true and proven. The best are in the UFC. I’m aware of other great fighters in other promotions and can only hope timing works out right and we get to see the best match ups. That leaves it up to the UFC to have scouts worldwide to soak up the talent. Elite is in trouble. When I was being sneaky and nosey at a strikeforce event some business suit homos were talking about Elite going under…..sounded like they had inside info.
Okay Cole and Kouch. The NFL is run by a GROUP not one person. That eliminates your entire argument. Dana White does NOT DESERVE that kind of power. EVER EVER EVER EVER!!!!
KOUCH YOUR A FUNNY MOTHERF*CKER MAN
Oh and I hate Karo Parisyan and just blew up the grocery store next to where I work because one of the clerks was a sunni.
DANNYBOY IS A ARGUING MOOD… HE JUST NEVER GOES AWAY
KOuch,
Never diss the Hulk he was just a great tv talent not a catchwrestler like all those guys MattFurey uses to sell his product….Basketball would have worked fine…Dump N1 think NBA street without primadonnas…The product would have ran itself…Every hood or barrio in America has 12 guys who can light it up..Fuse World rules and the street game and the NBA dies in three…
NFl is too corporate to beat. Mcmahon saw dollars not his strengths…Even billionaires foul up…
I’m in an arguing mood and you’re still using CAPS LOCK FOR EVERY DAMN POST.
I win.
I hope they pute elite xc fighters on the new UFC game so when I play Dannyboy, he can choose from those fighters….although I might be in trouble if he chooses guyborg…
The only really bad thing with Dana is the ownership of likeness. I think there is middle ground. Otherwise its monopoly versus everyone…He is just doing what he is supposed to do in a business sense…
I DO USE CAPS FOR EVERY POST… SO WHAT GET USED TO IT….
I’d happily choose Guyborg Cole… and I’d even do a tourney where you pick different fresh fighters for each round and I’d just use Guyborg the entire time. She might break a sweat after the 4th or 5th fight…but she’d still be good to go for the championship.
Dietrich, I totally agree that he’s doing what he thinks is best for the UFC to be a monopoly…but being a liberal, hippie, wamma nuthugger I just don’t like that approach.
EVERYONE START TYPING IN ALL CAPS…THIS BOARD IS HILARIOUS!
GINA WILL BEAT GUYBORG!
I didn’t plan on watching the re-air of UFC 84 because I had already seen it 4 times, but I turned it on and before the Jardine-Wandy fight they showed different clips for a pre-interview. That got me interested so I kept watching and they mixed in some cool behind the scenes footage that you would only get to see if you bought the DVD.
They show Wandy back stage after his win with tears of joy streaming down his face. LOL, it was kinda heart-warming for a sport known for it’s brutality. They also showed Jardine backstage and I had already felt sorry for him for going down in 36 seconds. They showed his team mates giving him support. Jardine also had a tear streaming down his face. I like to see a few tears because it shows that these guys have big hearts. It’s not the same as breaking down and crying like a baby the way Forrest did after he lost to Jardine.
Does anyone know why the UFC bleeds out the entrance music for the fightes on these re-airs and on the DVDs? Does it have to do with copy right issues?
i must say i dont like it when guys cry it makes me think f*cking **** get on with it, dont cry infront of millions of people, most americans prob wont no this guy but when john terry missed that pen in the champions leauge final an cryed like a big f*cking baby i lost all respect for the so called hard man, only way hes guna win me back is if he breaks ronaldo’s leg when they play.
Dannyboy,
I think we are brothers from different mothers…If I ever figure out how to balance reading the Wall Street Journal and Mother Earth news I will let you know…
Crying is acceptable only when Gordon Ramsay or Vinne Jones break down for Barbara Walters till then suck it up or get off the camera .
What about when Joe stevenson was ballin after Penn totoally destroyed him…I kinda felt bad for the dude…
i felt bad for stevenson in that bj made him look like a rookie
My remark was a joke… Joe Stephenson’s situation was karma as he has done the same to a lot of others wheither we saw them cry or not. If you don’t feel something for a person in distress that’s on you…
Haha I’m going to have to rewatch that Forrest/Jardine fight again tonight. I can’t believe he retained his popularity after that god awful show of emotion. I started liking Jardine from that moment on.
Those weren’t tears that was eyesweat…:)
I felt bad for Joe too. But the Forrest outbreak was uncalled for.
Nothing wrong with Wandy sheading a few tears of joy. How would you feel if you just came of a 3 fight losing streak and then knock out a top contender in 36 seconds?
Or maybe he should be a cocky prick like Bisping and say everyone else “better watch their F-in’ back”
i dont like to admit it because i hate bisping but bisping has a chance at beating silva….bisping is probably the most well rounded fighter and the fastest fighter silva would face if they end up fighting
Bisbing has the tools I don’t know if he has put his best fight together yet…
I don’t think Bisbing would make it out of the 2nd round with Anderson. Maybe not even the 1st.