Bellator MMA Live 223 drew 386,000 on The Paramount Network Saturday night. The event was a tape-delayed telecast as the show took place earlier in London.
The event saw an upset as Rafael Lovato, Jr. defeated Gegard Mousasi to win the Bellator MMA middleweight world championship.
The telecast aired on digital streaming service DAZN as well as Paramount.
The last three Bellator events have been exclusively on DAZN. The last event airing on Paramount was Bellator 219 which drew 307,000 viewers.
Payout Perspective:
It’s hard to gage how much Bellator viewership has dropped off since the event also airs on DAZN and we are not privy to the digital platform’s viewership. With tape-delayed card, you can expect a lower viewership number since most of the hardcore fans will find ways to watch the event live.
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