Bellator MMA Live 231 drew 265,000 viewers on The Paramount Network according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.
Bellator 231 was the first of two nights of MMA action from The Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. Friday night featured veteran heavyweights Frank Mir and Roy Nelson. Mir won the bout albeit not very entertaining.
The event aired on The Paramount Network as well as DAZN. The prelims of Friday’s event aired on the Bellator App.
Bellator 231: 265,000 viewers
Bellator 230: 202,000 viewers
Bellator 229: 301,000 viewers
Bellator 227: 276,000 viewers
Bellator 226: DAZN
Bellator 225: 285,000 viewers
Bellator 224: 325,000 viewers
Bellator 223: 386,000 viewers
Bellator 222: DAZN
Bellator 221: DAZN
Bellator 220: DAZN
Bellator 219: 307,000 viewers
Bellator 218: 255,000 viewers
Bellator 217: 349,000 viewers
Bellator 216: DAZN
Bellator 215: 365,000 viewers
Bellator 214: 697,000 viewers
Payout Perspective:
I’ll be honest, I did not know that Friday’s event aired on DAZN only. Based on the ratings, it appears that everyone else is tuning in on the app and not the network which doesn’t bode well for the network ratings. While Friday’s event did better ratings than Bellator 230, it doesn’t say much. With the main event being between two former UFC heavyweights, one might have though you would get more of a viewership audience. Alas, it seems that most casuals that knew of the fight, did not want to tune in.
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