Every Bellator fight at Bellator 149 drew over 1 million average viewers according to Spike TV. The Kimbo Slice-Dada 5,000 drew the highest rating with 2.9 million viewers. The breakdown is as follows: Emmanuel Sanchez-Daniel Pineda: 1.9 million viewers Linton Vassell-Emmanuel Newton: 1.9 million Derek Campos-Melvin Guillard: 2.4 million Kimbo Slice-Dada 5K: 2.9 million Royce […]
McGregor on SI cover next week
Conor McGregor will be on the February 29th cover of Sports Illustrated. McGregor is the third UFC fighter to make the cover of Sports Illustrated. In addition, SI featured McGregor in a video short which promotes him and includes the background on the news of Rafael dos Anjos pulling out of the March 5, 206 fight […]
Kimbo-Dada fight ratings up to 2.9M viewers
The DVR numbers for Bellator 149 this past Friday reflect higher ratings for the Kimbo Slice-Dada 5000 fight as the fight between the two drew 2.9 million viewers. The Royce Gracie-Ken Shamrock fight drew 2.7 million viewers. Overall, Bellator 149 drew 2.2 million viewers for the 3 hour fight card. Kimbo-Dada drew 2.9 million from […]
Diaz replaces RDA at UFC 196, Edgar upset
Dana White announced on ESPN’s SportsCenter Tuesday night that Nate Diaz would face Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 196. The fight will be contested at the welterweight limit of 170 pounds due to the short notice for Diaz. White indicated that it would be the most exciting fight that they could make. […]
Bellator MMA 149: Payout Perspective
Welcome to a special edition of Payout Perspective with a look at the latest Bellator tentpole event from Houston, Texas. The event was a spectacle to say the least about Friday night’s event. Gracie stops Shamrock in Round 1 The intros for this fight were well done as Bellator invested a lot into the production […]