On Friday, Bellator announced a one-year deal with Sky Sports to air its events live in the U.K. and Ireland. The deal begins with Bellator 216 featuring Paul Daley and Michael Page. According to the agreement, Bellator will air via the European TV station a minimum of 20 U.S. and International events in the U.K. […]
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1.5M viewers watch Bader-Fedor on Paramount last Saturday
Last Saturday, 1.5 million viewers saw the main event of Bellator 214 with Ryan Bader taking care of Fedor in the very first round. According to Nielsen via Bellator, the entire telecast drew 784,000 viewers in its 2 hour and 44-minute airing on the Paramount Network including the DVR +3 ratings Bader won the Heavyweight […]
Bader-Fedor fight drew 1.2M viewers on Paramount Saturday night
Bellator 214 scored an overall rating of 697,000 viewers on Saturday night. The Fedor-Ryan Bader showdown drew 1.2 million viewers on the telecast. Bellator 214 took place at The Forum in Inglewood, California. It featured the finals of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix with the promotion’s Light Heavyweight Champion winning the Heavyweight Championship. Also on […]
Fedor atop Bellator 214 payouts
The California State Athletic Commission has disclosed the main card and preliminary payouts for Saturday’s Bellator 214. MMA Junkie reported the disclosed payouts it had requested and obtained from the commission. Bellator 214 takes place Saturday night at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Fedor Emelianenko: $300,000 (no win bonus) vs. Ryan Bader: $150,000 (no win bonus) […]
Bellator ends year with 212 show drawing just 285K viewers on Paramount
Bellator MMA Live 212 drew 285,000 on Friday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event was the first of two shows taking place in Honolulu with the first event airing on Paramount. The second event aired on DAZN exclusively. Friday’s event also aired on DAZN. On Friday night Michael Chandler regained the Bellator […]