‘Silva vs. Fedor’ breaks ratings records, peaks with 1.1 million viewers
Overall, the Feb. 12 event averaged 741,000 viewers and peaked with 1.1 million for the Antonio Silva vs. Fedor Emelianenko…
Overall, the Feb. 12 event averaged 741,000 viewers and peaked with 1.1 million for the Antonio Silva vs. Fedor Emelianenko headliner. Both broke Strikeforce’s previous bests.
MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the numbers with an industry source.
“Strikeforce: Silva vs. Fedor” took place at IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J., and kicked off the organization’s highly anticipated eight-man heavyweight grand prix. The event received perhaps the biggest pre-event publicity push in Strikeforce history.
The new ratings records break those previously held by “Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg,” an August 2009 event headlined by female fighters Gina Carano and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos that averaged 576,000 viewers and peaked with 856,000.