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The ratings for the latest 'The Ultimate Fighter' premiere came out Monday and they weren't pretty for the UFC or FX.

In what could be a great sign for the UFC 145 buyrate, ratings for the latest UFC Primetime were up while The Ultimate Fighter numbers stayed consistent.

The ratings from week three of 'The Ultimate Fighter Live' are out and are slightly up, a positive for the UFC and FX.

FX released the ratings for The Ultimate Fighter on Monday, starting a debate about whether they were good, bad or indifferent for both the UFC and the network.

Spike continued their anti-UFC campaign Monday with a release comparing the ratings of UFC's FX debut to their Fight Night events from last year.

The UFC/Spike relationship may be at its end, but both sides benefited from huge numbers for The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale Saturday.

Ratings for the Ultimate Fighter 13 hold steady in week 3 with a 0.9 household rating.

Strikeforce drew an average of 528,000 viewers for Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley on Saturday night. Overall the recent show appears to have done the fourth highest MMA rating in Showtime history.

Tired of The Ultimate Fighter? Wish the UFC would do something different with their weekly slot on Spike TV? Dana White doesn't seem to care. He took to the UG to respond to fans and critics complaining about the stale TUF format and commenting on the weak ratings for the Season 13 premiere