Jake Paul and Ronda Rousey mock UFC White House viewing figures
ESPN • • sports
Key Points:
- Jake Paul and Ronda Rousey mocked the UFC and Dana White after the Freedom 250 event at the White House attracted fewer viewers than Most Valuable Promotions' (MVP) MMA record.
- The UFC White House event averaged 7 million U.S. viewers, 2.3 million less than the 9.3 million viewers for Rousey's 17-second armbar victory over Gina Carano, promoted by MVP.
- Jake Paul, co-founder of MVP, celebrated being the biggest MMA promoter, while Rousey taunted UFC's chief business officer Hunter Campbell on social media.
- MVP's Rousey vs. Carano event, their first MMA promotion, reportedly drew 12.4 million viewers and peaked at nearly 17 million, though Nielsen has not independently verified these numbers.
- Paramount reported total viewership for the UFC White House event across the U.S. and Latin America at 17 million, citing Nielsen and Adobe Analytics data.
