Rousey and Paul taunt UFC over White House viewing figures
Summary
Ronda Rousey and Jake Paul criticized the UFC for not beating the viewing numbers of a recent MMA event promoted by Most Valuable Promotions (MVP). The UFC held a White House event that had 7 to 8.2 million viewers, but MVP’s earlier event with Rousey drew higher numbers, according to reports.Key Facts
- MVP’s MMA event featuring Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano had an average US audience of 9.3 million on Netflix.
- UFC’s White House event averaged 8.2 million viewers across the US and Latin America.
- Paramount said 7 million people watched UFC 250 Freedom on Paramount+ in the US.
- 17 million people watched at least one minute of the UFC White House event in the US and Latin America.
- Viewing data for the UFC event was verified by Nielsen and Adobe Analytics.
- Jake Paul, an MVP co-founder and boxing promoter, claimed MVP is now the biggest MMA promoter.
- UFC title fights took place on the south lawn of President Donald Trump’s home.
- American fighter Justin Gaethje won the UFC lightweight title at the White House event on President Trump’s 80th birthday.
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