FUEL TV has already sketched out a schedule for three remaining UFC on FUEL TV events.
According to FUEL TV executive vice president and general manager George Greenberg, here's the rundown: UFC on FUEL TV 4 in July, UFC on FUEL TV 5 on Sept. 4, and UFC on FUEL TV 6 in November.
Host cities and venues haven't been determined.
The fledgling cable station picked up six events with the UFC's new broadcast partnership with parent company FOX, which began this year. However, Greenberg anticipates FUEL's live-event schedule will pick up next year.
Of course, the network is already over the moon about UFC ratings. The first live fight-night event, UFC on FUEL TV 1, bolstered the most-watched day in the channel's history and broke records in key demographics back in February. The event averaged 217,000 viewers and peaked with 315,000.
Although he declined to speculate on expectations for Saturday's UFC on FUEL TV 2 event, which takes place Saturday at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Greenberg told MMAjunkie.com (
UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com) he expects another strong showing.
"We learn as we go, and we've had a five-week lull, so this will be the first live UFC event in about four-and-a-half, five weeks," he said. "We're glad to be hosting it. We expect very positive numbers. Everything we've seen when viewership is up 100 percent, 200 percent in males 18-49 demographics, is very positive."
"UFC on FUEL TV 3: Korean Zombie vs. Poirer" is already scheduled for May 15 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. As with the first two UFC on FUEL TV events, main-card action airs live on FUEL TV while prelims stream on Facebook.
For the latest on UFC on FUEL TV 4, UFC on FUEL TV 5 and UFC on FUEL TV 6, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
