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Are You Approaching Retirement Age? Then You Probably Watched UFC on FS1 Last Saturday

On Saturday, UFC drew their best viewership for a Fox Sports 1 (FS1) special since last year.  Even more impressive, the show featured a main event of The Korean Zombie vs. Dennis Bermudez, two fighters not known for their star power. Unfortunately for UFC (and FS1, for that matter),  the underlying numbers weren't so good.  Compared to the previous FS1 show (BJ Penn vs. Yair Rodriguez on a Sunday night), ratings in the 18-34 year-old demographic fell by nearly one-third.  Compared to last year's pre- Super Bowl special on FS1 (a show originally scheduled for pay-per-view, headlined by Johnny Hendricks vs. Wonderboy) fewer than half as many 18-34 year-olds watched. This is not good for UFC or FS1.  Both organizations want viewers, but they want those viewers to be relatively young.  Last Saturday's telecast pulled a strong audience among people over 50 years-old (roughly even with a year ago; up over one-third compared to last month).  Soon-to-be-unfortunately for Your

UFC's Version of an All-Star Indy Show Is This Sunday

With the 'Heat and Shine' blog only recently moving to a daily format, several things are still being tinkered with.  The plan, at least for now, is to have UFC be the focus of the blog on Fridays, with Monday through Thursday primarily dedicated to pro wrestling.   Feedback on the blog's format, schedule, content, layout and anything else you can think of is appreciated.  You can email me , tweet at me or leave a comment below.  Thank you. UFC has a ' Fight Night ' show (airing on Fox Sports 1 in the United States) on Sunday at 6 pm PDT/9 pm EDT, and this blog could scarcely be more excited. Cody Garbrandt vs. Thomas Almeida is the main event.  Both fighters are unbeaten, 24 year-old studs.  Both fighters are expected to have long careers in the upper echelons of UFC's lighter weight classes (Sunday's fight is at 135 pounds), but only one will enter the Championship picture with a flawless record. The undercard for 'Fight Night: Almeida vs. Ga