Bellator 185 drew 476,000 viewers on Friday night on Spike TV according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured the debut of former UFC middleweight Gegard Mousasi as he defeated Alexander Shlemenko. Payout Perspective: The ratings are a modest boost from the last Bellator show but you would have expected a little more considering […]
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Bellator 184 draws 437,000 viewers on SpikeTV
Bellator 184 drew 437,000 viewers on Friday night on Spike TV according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The ratings are the lowest for 2017 on Spike TV. According to Nielsen, the telecast drew 0.16 in the A18-49 demo. The event was headlined by Darrion Caldwell taking the bantamweight title away from Eduardo Dantas. Payout Perspective: […]
Ratings Buffet for week ending September 29th
The Ratings Buffet for the week ending September 29th. Friday ESPN: Top Rank Boxing 11:42pm-1:22 am ET : 706,000 viewers, 0.25 A18-49 ESPN 2: Top Rank Boxing 11:29pm-11:42 pm ET: 455,000 viewers, 0.17 A18-49 FXX: UFC Fight Night Prelims 7:00pm-8:00pm ET: 139,000 viewers, 0.06 A18-49 FXX: UFC Fight Night Prelims 8:00pm-10:00pm ET: 416,000 viewers, 0.15 […]
Bellator 183 draws 598,000 viewers on Spike TV
Bellator MMA 183 drew 598,000 viewers on Spike TV Saturday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured Benson Henderson as he took on Patricky “Pitbull” Freire. Pitbull defeated Bendo via split decision dropping Henderson to 1-3 in Bellator. Henderson’s only win was against Freire in August 2016 when Pitbull suffered a leg […]
Frank Mir signs with Bellator
Frank Mir has announced that he has signed a deal to fight for Bellator MMA. The former UFC Heavyweight Champion announced his plans via his podcast. Mir was issued a two-year suspension by USADA after testing positive for a banned substance. Mir claims the positive test may have been a result of eating kangaroo meat […]