Ronda Rousey and Jake Paul have taunted the UFC and Dana White for failing to interrupt Most Useful Promotions’ MMA document viewers determine with the White Home occasion final week.
US broadcaster Paramount mentioned UFC 250 Freedom on Sunday reached 7m folks within the US on Paramount+.
Netflix mentioned Rousey’s 15-second demolition of Gina Carano in Might had a US common viewers of 9.3m and a US “peak viewers” of 11.6m.
Paul, who co-founded MVP with Nakisa Bidarian, wrote on X: “As a boxing promoter it feels good waking up at present being the most important MMA promoter.”
Paul has a historical past of taunting UFC president White, and the MVP-promoted Rousey v Carano occasion was positioned as a “takeover” of MMA by boxer Paul.
Rousey, who selected to struggle on an MVP card quite than the UFC due to struggle purse calls for, reacted to information of the viewing figures by concentrating on UFC chief enterprise officer Hunter Campbell.
“Lmao [laughing my ass off]! Kiss my ass, Hunter Campbell,” Rousey mentioned.
UFC White Home, which had two title fights and was held on the south garden of US President Donald Trump’s house, averaged 8.2m viewers throughout the US and Latin America.
Paramount mentioned 17m folks watched not less than one minute of the occasion in these nations, together with 15.3m within the US.
It mentioned the dwell viewers figures have been verified by Nielsen, the business customary in reporting TV viewership metrics, and Adobe Analytics.
Streaming giants Netflix didn’t launch any figures apart from for the US and didn’t say whether or not the numbers have been verified by Nielsen or another social gathering.
Paramount steered the UFC would launch additional world figures for the White Home occasion.
American Justin Gaethje gave the Trump-fronted occasion a fairytale ending on the president’s eightieth birthday by upsetting the chances to beat Ilia Topuria in the principle occasion.
Gaethje, a Trump supporter, claimed the UFC light-weight title for the primary time on the age of 37.
