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Read MoreHulk Hogan On WWE.com, How Old Is Paul Heyman?, More
– The official WWE website has ranked Hulk Hogan turning his back on millions of Hulkamaniacs to join Scott Hall and Kevin Nash in forming one of the most infamous groups in history, the New World Order, as No. 1 in their “List This: Legends of the Fall.”
– Former WWE talent Paul Heyman turns 46 years old today.
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Read MoreUFC on Fuel 1 “Ellenberger vs. Sanchez” draws 217,000 viewers; Spike TV’s counter-programming nets 678,000
By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
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Wednesday’s UFC on Fuel debut scored the highest ratings for a live event on the network, but still came in expectedly well below most UFC programming. According to multiple published reports, an average of 217,000 viewers tuned in for the card headlined by Jake Ellenberger vs. Diego Sanchez, up from the 148,000 and 144,000 averages of the UFC on FX 1 and UFC on Fox 2 prelims.
The card was counter-programmed by Spike TV, which drew an average of 678,000 viewers for replays of The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale and UFC Unleashed with Diego Sanchez fights. Of course, Fuel was only available in a little over 40 million homes, whereas Spike is available in over 90 million.
Wednesday’s three-hour broadcast provided plenty of action, with Ellenberger defeating Sanchez in the “Fight of the Night” by decision. Additionally, Stefan Struve stopped Dave Herman in the second round, Ronny Markes defeated Aaron Simpson by decision, Stipe Miocic knocked out Philip de Fries in the first round, T.J. Dillashaw defeated Walel Watson by decision, and Ivan Menjivar submitted John Albert.
Penick’s Analysis: Obviously the viewership for the Fuel cards is going to be severely lacking in comparison to what the UFC has done on any other network they’ve been on, but from Fuel’s perspective this is a fantastic number. They are increasing their viewership overall, and the live events are going to bring Fuel numbers they just haven’t seen yet. The UFC and Fox are hoping to build Fuel up with this partnership, and it’s going to take more time to build it up. For the first dedicated fight card, this is a good number for Fuel.
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Read MoreJosh Koscheck vs. Johny Hendricks on tap for UFC on Fox in May
When Johny Hendricks knocked out Jon Fitch in 12 seconds at UFC 141, he showed he was ready to be put in the elite of the UFC’s welterweight division. Now, he’ll have another shot at one of the division’s best. UFC president Dana White announced on Sunday Hendricks will take on Josh Koschek at the UFC’s May card on Fox.
Koscheck’s last two bouts were a tight split decision over Mike Pierce at UFC 143 and a knockout of Matt Hughes at UFC 135. Before that, he lost a championship bout to Georges St. Pierre.
Hendricks is riding a three-fight win streak, with the KO over Fitch, a TKO over T.J. Waldburger, and a split decision over Pierce. His last loss was a decision to Rick Story in December of 2010.
This is also a bout that will make college wrestling fans happy. Two former Division I champions will meet in the Octagon for the first time. Koscheck was a national champ and four-time All-American for Edinboro, while Hendricks won two national championships and four All-America honors for Oklahoma State.
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