UFC Primetime explained

Genre:Reality, Sports
Runtime:30 minutes
Creator:Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White
Starring:various MMA fighters
Country:United States
Network:Spike (2009–2011)
FX (2012–2013)

UFC Primetime is a television series that aired on FX in the United States. The show chronicles the training regimens of two UFC fighters prior to their next upcoming main event bout.

Premise

Each season consists of three episodes with 30-minute running times (including commercials) that showcase opposing UFC mixed martial artists in their training camps as they make final preparations in getting ready—both mentally and physically—leading up to their big match.

UFC Primetime has drawn comparisons to HBO Sport's 24/7 highly acclaimed TV series, which shows the preparations of two boxers before a big event.

List of seasons

No.TitleEventBoutOriginally aired
1UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. PennUFC 94[1] Georges St-Pierre vs. B.J. Penn 2January 14–28, 2009
2UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. HardyUFC 111[2] Georges St-Pierre vs. Dan HardyMarch 10–24, 2010
3UFC Primetime: Jackson vs. EvansUFC 114[3] Quinton Jackson vs. Rashad EvansMay 12–26, 2010
4UFC Primetime: Lesnar vs. VelasquezUFC 121[4] Brock Lesnar vs. Cain VelasquezOctober 6–20, 2010
5UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. ShieldsUFC 129[5] Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake ShieldsApril 13–28, 2011
6UFC Primetime: Velasquez vs. Dos SantosUFC on Fox 1[6] Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos SantosOctober 30, 2011 (one-hour special)
7UFC Primetime: Diaz vs. ConditUFC 143[7] Nick Diaz vs. Carlos ConditJanuary 20–February 3, 2012
8UFC Primetime: Jones vs. EvansUFC 145[8] Jon Jones vs. Rashad EvansApril 6–20, 2012
9UFC Primetime: Dos Santos vs. MirUFC 146[9] Junior dos Santos vs. Frank MirMay 11–25, 2012
10UFC Primetime: Silva vs. Sonnen UFC 148[10] Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen 2June 30, 2012
11UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Condit UFC 154[11] November 6–16, 2012
12UFC Primetime: Rousey vs. Carmouche UFC 157[12] February 7–20, 2013
13UFC Primetime: Velasquez vs. dos Santos 3 UFC 166October 2–16, 2013
14UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. HendricksUFC 167Georges St-Pierre vs. Johny HendricksNovember 1–9, 2013

TV Ratings

An industry source told MMAjunkie ESPN2 scored 144,000 viewers for the 11 p.m. replay and 105,000 viewers for the 11:30 p.m. airing. The debut episode of "UFC Primetime" scored 610,000 viewers on Spike TV. In addition to ESPN2, replays have aired on ION Television, Fuel TV and Versus.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "UFC Primetime: St. Pierre vs. Penn" debuts Jan. 14 on Spike TV. mmajunkie.com. December 1, 2008. dead. https://archive.today/20120717063310/http://mmajunkie.com/news/13365/ufc-primetime-st-pierre-vs-penn-debuts-jan-14-on-spike-tv.mma. July 17, 2012.
  2. Web site: Spike TV brings back "UFC Primetime" series for UFC 111's GSP vs. Hardy headliner. mmajunkie.com. January 19, 2010. dead. https://archive.today/20120711163048/http://mmajunkie.com/news/17611/spike-tv-brings-back-ufc-primetime-for-ufc-111s-gsp-vs-hardy-headliner.mma. July 11, 2012.
  3. Web site: Spike TV confirms three-part "UFC Primetime: Rampage vs. Evans" special for UFC 114. mmajunkie.com. April 16, 2010. dead. https://archive.today/20120714054627/http://mmajunkie.com/news/18749/spike-tv-confirms-three-part-ufc-primetime-rampage-vs-evans-special-for-ufc-114.mma. July 14, 2012.
  4. Web site: "UFC Primetime" returns to Spike TV for "UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez". mmajunkie.com. September 3, 2010. dead. https://archive.today/20120713104602/http://mmajunkie.com/news/20523/ufc-primetime-returns-to-spike-tv-for-ufc-121-lesnar-vs-velasquez.mma. July 13, 2012.
  5. Web site: "UFC Primetime" for UFC 129's GSP vs. Shields debuts Wednesday on Spike TV. mmajunkie.com. April 11, 2011. dead. https://archive.today/20120710161406/http://mmajunkie.com/news/23192/ufc-primetime-for-ufc-129s-gsp-vs-shields-debuts-thursday-on-spike-tv.mma. July 10, 2012.
  6. Web site: Reminder: FOX airs "UFC Primetime" on Oct. 30 in lead-up to first UFC on FOX event. mmajunkie.com. October 25, 2011. dead. https://archive.today/20120710225118/http://mmajunkie.com/news/25789/reminder-fox-airs-ufc-primetime-on-oct-30-in-lead-up-to-first-ufc-on-fox-event.mma. July 10, 2012.
  7. Web site: 'UFC Primetime' debuts on FX for 'UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit'. mmajunkie.com. January 2, 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20120711010739/http://mmajunkie.com/news/26775/ufc-primetime-debuts-on-fx-for-ufc-143-diaz-vs-condit.mma. July 11, 2012.
  8. Web site: 'UFC Primetime' returns to FX for 'UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans'. mmajunkie.com. March 9, 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20120726170012/http://mmajunkie.com/news/27788/ufc-primetime-returns-to-fx-for-ufc-145-jones-vs-evans.mma. July 26, 2012.
  9. Web site: 'UFC Primetime' returns to FX for 'UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir'. mmajunkie.com. May 2, 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20120719213512/http://mmajunkie.com/news/28502/ufc-primetime-returns-to-fx-for-ufc-146-dos-santos-vs-mir.mma. July 19, 2012.
  10. Web site: Reminder: 'UFC 148 Primetime' debuts tonight on FUEL TV. mmajunkie.com. June 30, 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130111051155/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/06/reminder-ufc-148-primetime-debuts-tonight-on-fuel-tv. January 11, 2013.
  11. Web site: UFC 154 gets 'Primetime' special for Georges St-Pierre vs. Carlos Condit. mmajunkie.com. October 23, 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130103203808/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/10/ufc-154-gets-primetime-special-for-georges-st-pierre-vs-carlos-condit. January 3, 2013.
  12. Web site: UFC 157 Rousey vs Carmouche Primetime details.

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