Strikeforce: 'Miami' ratings draw 517,000 viewers on Showtime
by James Kimball on Feb 2, 2010 3:55 PM EST
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The numbers are in for Strikeforce: "Miami," and they're pretty impressive.
USA Today passes along a report that last weekend's card drew 517,000 viewers, coming within 60,000 pairs of eyes from setting the all-time high for an MMA event on Showtime. The Gina Carano vs. Chris "Cyborg" Santos headlined Strikeforce event last summer brought in 576,000 viewers.
The last event that Strikeforce had prior to the Miami card, "Evolution," which was held last December, drew far less viewers ... 341,000 to be exact.
This event will no doubt be deemed a success, but much of the viewership can and should be attributed to the hype and buzz that NFL star Herschel Walker brought over, including a lot of love from the mother of all sports media outlets, ESPN.
And while it's nice for a growing MMA promotion to have big name attractions like Walker under contract, we all know that he's not someone that they can use to help build their brand going forward. It's still not known if Herschel will ever step inside the cage again.
But with top guys like Fedor Emelianenko, Gegard Mousasi, Dan Henderson, and Jake Shields all lined up for a big show in April on CBS, you can bet that Scott Coker and company will be happy to have those ratings used as Strikeforce's true measuring stick.
For complete play-by-play coverage and results from Strikeforce: "Miami" click here and here.
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and now Jose Canseco is calling pout Walker on his twitter
Please strikeforce don’t go down that path. If Walker fights again (and hopefully against a quality fighter) I won’t blame them if they put him on a cbs card. I was kinda surprised they didn’t with his first fight…
"When they took away headbutts, I had to learn some skills." Mark Coleman
by DrewMoney$$$ on Feb 2, 2010 4:19 PM EST via mobile reply actions
*out
"When they took away headbutts, I had to learn some skills." Mark Coleman
by DrewMoney$$$ on Feb 2, 2010 4:20 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Can't even link to the original source?
This “no linking to MMA Junkie” policy of yours is awfully silly.
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong...
But this article states it got the figures from USA Today. Why would they link to mmajunkie? Correct me if I’m wrong, but any site has the right to create a story based on public information. Nice way to try to create traffic to another site though.
"You can observe a lot just by watching."-Yogi Berra
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We’re being troll-attacked by Junkie!
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They did link the original source - USA TODAY
If you weren’t a biased idiot trying to drive traffic to your 2nd rate site, you would have seen that.
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Looking at the SF champions list...
In six months, the SF champs could EASILY be…
Fedor (when he beat’s whoever)
Gegard
Henderson (when he Bisping’s Sheilds)
Diaz
Aoki (if they get that fight to happen)
…and Cyborg
Thats a VERY legit set of champs. While fighter for fighter the UFC has the advantage, the SF champs could beat any of the UFC champs…it’s within the realm of reality. It’ not like King of the Cage or Ring of Fire or even Dream and Sengoku ’s champs against the UFC champs.
In six months SF can have a really competative group.
I’m just saying….
Exactly why I hate strikefirce, their divisions are top heavy and weak as piss under one dominant fighter and we don’t get to see best v best, like aoki Penn. Mousassi shogun, hendo Nate, fedor Brock, Diaz alves etc…
You could also argue that every one of those potential champs are on short contracts and could quite easily be signed with the ufc by this time next year, leaving strikefirce high and dry
Paniczoo reincarnated.
by ziiiiing on Feb 2, 2010 5:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
so you hate them b/c they're trying to build?
having a few elite fighters is better than having none. give em some time to build. a couple years ago, urijah faber had NO ONE to fight in WEC.
In fact ...
Other than the top, I think SF has better middleweights…
UFC
A SIlva
Nate
Vitor
Sonnen, I guess
Maia, I guess
then nobody
StrikeForce
Shields (I know BFD)
Henderson (competative with Anderson)
Lalwer
Manhoeff
Scott Smith
Cung Le
Jacare
Miller
Other the the top three, I think SF has a better division at 185. At least more interesting to me.
155 is also up for grabs after Penn, Guida, and Florian. 170 is the UFC’s as is HW. 205 is kind of empty now…in both. If Machida beats Shogun (realistic) and Rampage (very realistic) who will the UFC have? Randy, yawn. Rashad, yawn. It gets almost as thin as SF. Tossup after two fights.
Ummm
You forgot Franklin, wand, okami, akiyama, who on any given day could beat the best at strikeforce 185 div. Not to mention miller and shields should be fighting at 170 and manhoof is on loan only.
At lhw to campare sf to ufc is a bit mad, sf has maybe 5 of the top 25 and all the rest are in ufc, Jon jones, t silva, lutl nog, luiz cane, Franklin, a silva, Vera are all legit not to mention the old scool guys like tito, belfort if he chose to and chuck. It’s a stretch to compare the 2.
Hw they got a golden goose and a couple of fringe top 10s in werdum and Rogers, and Diaz is a diomond on the rough who may never be ufc champ at 170 but Dana and Joe silva need to get this guy back asap. Melendes and Thompson are strong and I believe both top10 but the ufc lw division is a shark tank with BJ “Jaws” Penn ripping holes in legit contenders. I’ve got time to kill today so I’m rambling but point is that ufc has strength in depth with very dominant champs on top and a huge developing talent pool underneath. Strikeforce has done well to sign a handful of top names but I think they take more away from the sport than give to it. I would rather have seen strikeforce stick to muay Thai and kickboxing shows, a sport that is sorely under represented in the west and that is a complimentary product and talent pool to the ufc instead of a competitive promotion that I see as stunting the growth of the sport in an attempt at bandwagon jumping. Also I would love to see a US version of K1 instead of muay Thai events being promoted ( poorly) by boxing promoters in the states.
Paniczoo reincarnated.
by ziiiiing on Feb 2, 2010 9:40 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I didn't
forget those guys….
185
Franklin is in a weird limbo state. Until Anderson leaves Franklin will fight at 205, catch weights, and weird pointless fights.
Okami is out of the UFC…coming soon to bolster the SF 185 division near you.
Akiyama, okaaaay. He’s fine but not a world beater.
Wandy, a shell of his former self. In fact I believe he has won only one out of his last 6. I like the guy but he is nowhere near what he used to be.
“miller and shields should be fighting at 170” but there are fighting @ 185 for a few fights now. Moot point.
205
I see your point. But I am still not convinced of J Jones. He is exciting and mixes it up but hasn’t really beaten anybody very good yet. He may be great, I just am not giving him the HOF yet. T Silva, beats the bums, loses to the top tier, I forgot about little nog; nice one, Luiz; eh, he is pretty good but I’m not anxiously waiting for his next fight, Franklin, good, not going to get a title bout ever, Vera, a great gatekeeper now.Chuck – I can see him losing to even Tito this time, like Wandy, a shell of his former self.
HW
I agree that after Fedor, the UFC owns HW
170
I think Diaz is underrated but the UFC owns 170
155
Penn is the god but I can see Aoki giving him trouble. After that only Florian and Guida are a cut above SF. Good 155rs are a dime a dozen. SF will be pretty competitive shortly.
I acknowledge that the UFC is the top promotion but I’m just pointing out that gap is closer than it has been in years. I think the 185 division is comparable and the champs are pretty legit in SF.
ziiiing
What are you going on about? What viable contenders are there to GSP Penn Brock Anderson? Its nonodies fault and its definitely not SF’s. You are simply bias to the UFC machine brand.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Feb 2, 2010 6:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Oh Danny boy, that’s my whole point, why are you so keen to see the top talent pool split in half, no question strikefirce has some great fighters, if they had all the best fighters at strikefirce I would be happy, if they had all the best at ufc I would be happy, but ufc is Breyer poised to acheive that position and has a more polished product. Do you really enjoy having the talent pool split down the middle? And if so why?
Paniczoo reincarnated.
by ziiiiing on Feb 2, 2010 7:47 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
split supporter because
I think SF is better for the fighters and the sport then UFC is. So since UFC is currently bigger I’m all for the 2 organizations. If SF becomes bigger down the road then I hope they take em all. Coker is doing a better job. If they were all at SF then they could fight the Japan guys as well and have truly all the fighters fighting. If ufc simply gets some of these guys from SF folding (which it won’t), half them would still just go to Japan anyways. Only TRUE way to see the best fight the best is cross promoting like ALL the major organizations do except UFC.
And yes I know and understand the argument of why the UFC shouldn’t do that.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Feb 3, 2010 10:30 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
For some reason people think if SF folds, the UFC will sign ALL the top ranked fighters....
PRIDE, Bodog, Affliction, etc….all of the top fighters will never be in the UFC because of some of the UFC’s policies. Whether we like it or not.
"You can observe a lot just by watching."-Yogi Berra
Fedor: Yes
Gegard; Possibility
Henderson: unhopeful
Diaz: no way
Aoki: no way (and this is counting your chickens a little early)
But still, aside from the UFC that’s the best list of Champions, I agree though, I’d almost prefer to see them in the UFC, especially Gegard and Fedor
Shogun lost a close decision! Everyone get crazy!
ShaiZ
You count Diaz as a ‘no way’ for coming back to the UFC but say fedor is a ‘yes’ for a possibility? Ha ha what? FEDOR will never be in UFC. I’m cool with it time to come to terms man.
And Diaz is far from not able to come back. Dana will want him if he wins 1 or 2 more and proves to potentially be a force for GSP.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Feb 2, 2010 6:17 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
u misunderstood me
I meant whether they could beat the potential champions from the UFC in those divisions.
Shogun lost a close decision! Everyone get crazy!
Shaiz
Sorry ya sometimes these threads get all jumbled around from the repliers in the midst of comments.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Feb 3, 2010 10:43 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
WAR STRIKEFORCE!!!
I enjoyed all fights I think they were all gud! I hope SF keeps putting on these sick ass shows for free!
by d*locc on Feb 2, 2010 6:03 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Hope SF Pays
Walker accordingly because he was the real reason for this shows success. Good to see the numbers doing so well.
he got paid "6 figures"
which he donated to charity
is that true Wandwagon?
That’s simply incredible if that’s correct. That man is an inspiration to all.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Feb 2, 2010 7:18 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
see for yourself
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Walker-to-Donate-Strikeforce-Purse-to-Charity-22043
it’s pretty obvious that he’s a standup type guy from his interviews and stuff. and, i’d be shocked if he’s not a multi millionaire considering his success in the nfl. kudos to him.
Well If thats true
What a kind man. I am not sure if i’d be able to donate it all considering he probably still has to pay AKA.
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