Bellator Japan on The Paramount Network drew 311,000 viewers according to Nielsen per ShowBuzz Daily. The event also aired on DAZN.
The event featured the showdown of Fedor-Rampage with Emelianenko knocking out a bloated Rampage in the very first round.
The event also saw Michael Chandler and Michael Page take care of their opponents with first and second round KO’s respectively.
Bellator 237: 311,000 viewers
Bellator 236: DAZN
Bellator 235: 228,000 viewers
Bellator 234: 318,000 viewers
Bellator 233: 314,000 viewers
Bellator 232: DAZN
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:
Bellator 237 did better than Bellator 235 in Hawaii but the ratings on Paramount have suffered since the company’s partnership with DAZN. The 2019 Bellator average on Paramount was just 324,000 viewers whereas 2018 was 448,000 and 2017 was 660,000. The trend of the decreasing ratings on the network has to concern Bellator and network executives. We will see how the promotion intends to reverse course in 2020.
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