UFC 105 Promo Reel, Interviews and Television Ratings
On the last trip to the UK, the UFC captured superb ratings for the Spike TV broadcast of UFC 95.
The promotion delivered more young men aged 18-34 (634,000) and 18-49 (1,244,000) than anything else on television on Saturday, February 21 from 9 p.m. to midnight.
UFC 95: “Sanchez vs. Stevenson” from The O2 Arena in London, England, averaged more than 2 million viewers and peaked with 3 million during the main event and drew 13,268 to the arena.
Even though it was a tape-delayed broadcast, it whipped on an NCAA collegiate basketball game up between Oklahoma and Texas on ESPN.
Those are some impressive numbers, and the UFC can only hope for the same kind of success across the pond this time around.
With a card that features a host of UK fighters, and the always popular Randy Couture as a headliner, the show is sure to do well at the gate, but it remains to be seen as to whether or not this incarnation of the road show will touch the success of UFC 95…
UFC 105
November 14, 2009
Manchester Evening News Arena
United Kingdom Manchester, England
Official fight card
Main card
- Light Heavyweight: Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera
- Welterweight: Mike Swick vs. Dan Hardy
- Middleweight: Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang
- Welterweight: James Wilks vs. Matt Brown
- Lightweight: Ross Pearson vs. Aaron Riley
Preliminary Card
- Lightweight: Terry Etim vs. Shannon Gugerty
- Welterweight: Paul Taylor vs. John Hathaway
- Welterweight: Nick Osipczak vs. Matthew Riddle
- Lightweight: Paul Kelly vs. Dennis Siver
- Light Heavyweight: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Jared Hamman
- Lightweight: Andre Winner vs. Rolando Delgado
- UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre may be Canada's premier mixed martial artist but England's Dan (The Outlaw) Hardy says he's getting plenty of love from Canadians ahead of their UFC 111 showdown. - Gone are the days when mixed martial arts star Georges St-Pierre was the undersized kid from Quebec with a giant heart and a champion’s will. - “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 9 runner-up Andre Winner will meet Rafaello Oliveira in a preliminary lightweight matchup at UFC Fight Night 21 on March 31 at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. Ten bouts are now official for the event. - Two of the sport’s top light heavyweight prospects will go toe-to-toe at UFC 112 “Invincible” on April 10, when Phil Davis collides with Alexander Gustafsson at the Ferrari World Concert Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Nine matches are now official for the event. - MANILA, Philippines – Filipino-American mixed martial artists Brandon “The Truth” Vera and Mark “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Muñoz are set to slug it out at The Octagon in the coming months in separate Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events. - Spike TV will telecast live undercard bouts from UFC 111: ST. PIERRE vs. HARDY on Saturday, March 27 at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The one-hour telecast will run with limited commercial interruption. UFC 111 will air on pay-per-view at 10:00 PM ET. - UFC 110 is LIVE on PPV Feb. 20! One thing is for sure about “The Count” Michael Bisping – he doesn’t want to talk about Dan Henderson anymore. - MANILA, Philippine – British MMA superstar Michael “The Count” Bisping thinks that he can upset Brazilian Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva when they meet in UFC 110 Sunday in Sydney, Australia. - “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 3 winner Kendall Grove will tangle with Mark Munoz in a middleweight matchup at UFC 112 “Invincible” on April 10 at the Ferrari World Concert Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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