MMA Junkie reports the salaries from this past Saturday’s Bellator 142. Tito Ortiz received $300,000 in a loss to light-heavyweight champion Liam McGeary. The disclosed payouts were provided by the California State Athletic Commission. The payouts do not include the Glory Kickboxing fights held the same evening. Liam McGeary: $50,000 (no win bonus) def. Tito […]
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Bellator MMA Dynamite 1 draws 800K viewers
Bellator MMA’s Dynamite 1 drew an average viewership of 800,000 viewers on Spike TV Saturday night. The third “tent pole” event for Bellator was ranked #2 in the timeslot in the coveted male 25-54 and 35-49 demos on cable behind ESPN’s college football per Nielsen sources. The event aired from 9-12:42am ET and then replayed […]
Bellator 141 draws 666,000 viewers
Bellator MMA Live on Spike TV drew an average viewership of 666,000 viewers per Sports TV Ratings. It was second only to PGA Golf on the Golf Channel Friday night when it comes to cable sports TV ratings this past Friday. UPDATED: The event peaked at 929,000 viewers per Nielsen source. Overnight Peak Bellator 132 […]
Guillard hears Reebok deal discontent from teammates
Bellator lightweight Melvin Guillard had some interesting things to say about his previous employer in light of the Reebok apparel deal. Guillard, who was cut by the company, states that it will likely lose fighters due to the lost revenue by fighters from sponsors. Guillard has not been with the company since his last fight […]
Bellator 140 DVR + 3 increases to 774K
As an update to Bellator 140 ratings from last Friday, the adjusted viewership from DVR +3 numbers grew the viewership to 774,000 and a peak of 1,041,000. Last 3 Bellator events on Spike TV Bellator 138: 1,580,000 overnight, 2,100,000 peak; DVR +3: 1,700,000, 2,900,000 peak Bellator 139: 764,000 overnight, 988,000 peak; DVR +3: 819,000, 1,200,000 […]