I suppose it depends on who you actually believe as viewership numbers can be manipulated to a degree, but according to M-1 Global and Strikeforce, 25 million worldwide viewed the Fedor Emelianenko-Brett Rogers main event that took place on November 7 at Hoffman Estates, IL.

The event, viewed mainly through CBS (United States, 5.46 million viewers) and Russia’s Channel 1 (16 million viewers), was also televised to some degree in China, Latin America, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ukraine, Finland, Africa, Turkey, Israel, Indonesia, Bulgaria, Romania and Malta, according to the promotion.

M-1 Global also stated that with the help of its numerous television agreements, the Fedor-Rogers bout “delivered worldwide more than any other MMA show in the history of the sport.” Added M-1 Global CEO Joost Raimond:

“We are extremely happy with the preliminary broadcast reports. The demographics of these numbers were very promising as our network broadcasting partners in the U.S., Russia, and Korea reach an enormous audience alone.”

Perhaps it is just me, but I would like to see who put these viewership numbers as there are certain MMA organizations that oftentimes will inflate their numbers in order to pump up their company.