▁respective ▁primary ▁partners hips ▁with ▁cable ▁television ▁channels , ▁Vers us ▁and ▁S pi ke , ▁Fight ▁Magazine ▁reported . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁D ana ▁White ▁announced ▁the ▁mer ger ▁with ▁the ▁U FC . ▁ ▁Media ▁coverage ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁U FC ▁parent - company , ▁Z uff a ▁formal ized ▁plans ▁to ▁buy ▁World ▁Ext reme ▁C age f ight ing , ▁to ▁be ▁run ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁promotion ▁from ▁the ▁U FC . ▁Following ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁W EC , ▁Z uff a ▁made ▁several ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁promotion . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁not ew orth y ▁changes ▁included ▁added ▁media ▁expos ure ▁when ▁W EC ▁signed ▁a ▁deal ▁to ▁air ▁events ▁on ▁Vers us ▁beginning ▁with ▁W EC ▁ 2 8 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁this ▁W EC ▁had ▁broadcast ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁events ▁on ▁HD Net . ▁ ▁While ▁on ▁Vers us , ▁W EC ▁drew ▁good ▁ratings ▁that ▁aver aged ▁around ▁ 5 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁average ▁view ers ▁per ▁event . ▁However ▁ratings ▁r anged ▁from ▁ 2 4 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁biggest ▁ratings ▁draw ▁for ▁W EC ▁was ▁U rij ah ▁Fab er . ▁When ▁Fab er ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁a ▁main ▁event ▁he ▁drew ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 8 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁view ers .