Bellator MMA Live 239 drew 296,000 viewers on The Paramount Network Friday night according to Nielsen per ShowBuzz Daily. On Saturday, a tape-delayed show from Dublin, Ireland drew 310,000 viewers.
On Friday from Thackervill, Oklahoma, the event featured Yaroslov Amasov defeating Ed Ruth to move to 23-0 professionally. Also, in the co-featured Timothy Johnson knocked out promising heavyweight prospect Tyrell Fortune.
The Saturday event featured Brent Primus as he defeated Chris Bunguard.
The event aired Saturday night opposite the big Wilder-Fury fight. The
The last time Bellator was on The Paramount Network for its Japan show featuring Rampage Jackson and Fedor Emelianenko. The event drew 311,000.
Bellator 240: 310,000
Bellator 239: 296,000
Bellator 238: DAZN
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:
Saturday’s tape-delayed show fared well against the Wilder-Fury 2 prelims which aired on ESPN2 and FS1. The ESPN feed drew 862,000 viewers while the FS1 showing drew 441,000. Friday’s event aired on DAZN which may have detracted viewers from the linear offering.
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