Bellator 175 drew 907,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night per Sports TV Ratings. The main event featuring Rampage Jackson taking on King Mo Lawal in a rematch of their 2014 fight drew 1.2 million viewers.
The event took place at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.
Bellator MMA Live Ratings for 2017 (Live + SD)
Bellator 170: 1,374,000 viewers *tentpole
Bellator 171: 720,000
Bellator 172: 807,000 *Mitrione-Fedor cancelled
Bellator 173: 557,000
Bellator 174: 755,000
Bellator 175: 907,000
Payout Perspective:
Rampage-King Mo did not seem to evoke the spark you would anticipate however according to Nielsen, the main event drew 1.2 million viewers. While 907,000 viewers is a nice bump from the general Bellator events, it may show that Jackson is no longer the draw that Bellator would hope it shows that Jackson can still draw. Likely not helpful that in an ESPN interview hyping the fight he stated he regrets ever starting MMA. But, based on the information coming in about the ratings, his comments may not have mattered. MMA Payout will have more on the ratings tomorrow.
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