Bellator 225 which took place on Saturday night drew just 285,000 viewers on Paramount according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.
The event, which also aired on DAZN, featured heavyweights Matt Mitrone and Sergei Kharitonov. The former Strikeforce fighter won via TKO via the former TUF competitor in the second round. The event drew an overall share of just 0.09.
Per Jed I. Goodman, here are the Paramount Network ratings for the 2019 events:
Bellator 224 325k
Bellator 223 386k
Bellator 222 DAZN
Bellator 221 DAZN
Bellator 220 DAZN
Bellator 219 307k
Bellator 218 255k
Bellator 217 349k
Bellator 216 DAZN
Bellator 215 365k
Bellator 214 697k
Bellator did go up against PBC on FS1 which drew 345,000 viewers. But the boxing telecast started after the MMA telecast.
Payout Perspective:
With a Bellator average on The Paramount Network at 325,000 viewers, one has to hope more viewers are on DAZN watching the events. Granted, it was the start of College Football and the end of NFL Preseason which has many sports fans interested in the sport than MMA. With this card having little interest, the ratings were likely expected.
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