Interest in Russian MMA fighters surged in November following Fedor Emelianenko’s knockout performance over Brett Rogers in a CBS-televised Strikeforce event. Similarly, U.K. fighters received an increased share of the fan spotlight due to the UFC 105 event which took place in Manchester, England. Impressive victories from British fighters Michael Bisping and Dan Hardy helped reinforce the emergence of U.K. talent into the highest levels of MMA competition. Still, while U.S. fans increased their attention on overseas fighters in November, the majority of their interest remains on American fighters.
Promotional fan interest for recent months:
- October 2009
- September 2009
| November Share of Fan Interest |
Fighter Nationality | Change from October |
|---|---|---|
| 59.2% | United States | up 2.3% |
| 14.9% | Brazil | down 3.6% |
| 5.3% | Russia | up 3.1% |
| 3.5% | United Kingdom | up 1.8% |
| 3.5% | Japan | down 2.6% |
| 2.1% | Netherlands | - |
| 2.0% | Canada | - |
| 1.6% | Bahamas | down 1.8% |
| 1.2% | Armenia | up 0.5% |
| 0.8% | Belarus | - |
| 0.7% | Australia | - |
| 0.7% | Vietnam | - |
| 0.6% | Croatia | - |
| 0.5% | Cameroon | - |
| 3.4% | Other |
Tapology’s buzz rankings are a measure of fan interest and activity. Tapology uses data from Compete, Inc. to measure the level of internet users checking out over 800 of the biggest names in MMA. Activity is aggregated across multiple websites and represents United States fans only.
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