MMA Junkie reports that Bellator will air its pay per view on the Armed Forces Network. The network airs in over 175 countries and to over 1 million viewers in the armed services. The logistics of how the PPV will be shown (live vs. taped delay) on the network have not been ironed out. The […]
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Bellator responds to Attila Vegh’s claims he was not hurt
MMA Fighting reports Bellator’s response to light heavyweight champion Attila Vegh’s report that he was not injured and could fight on the Bellator PPV card. Bellator produced Vegh’s medical report to rebut the claim that it misrepresented that Vegh was injured. The theory was that Bellator wanted an Emanuel Newton-King Mo rematch. In order to […]
Fight Master Episode 10: 558,000 viewers
The overnight ratings for the 10th episode of Fight Master did an average viewership of 558,000 according to The Wrestling Observer (subscription required). The season average on SpikeTV is at 615,000 with DVR +3 excluding the last episode. The last episode of the season received a 0.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic. Episode 1: 432,000 […]
Rampage and Tito promote Bellator PPV on ESPN
MMA Junkie reports that Tito Ortiz and Rampage Jackson participated in the ESPN car wash. The appearances by the two give Bellator some mainstream exposure outside of Spike TV. Ortiz and Jackson appeared on an ESPN “chat” where fans could log in and ask questions of the two. They also appeared on MMA Live Extra […]
Fight Master Episode 9: 539,000 viewers
The Fight Master overnight ratings this week were down slightly to 539,000 average viewers. Last week its DVR +3 ratings were at 648,000 which was an increase of 9% from the previous week. Episode 1: 432,000 viewers Episode 2: 545,000 viewers Episode 3: 676,000 viewers – DVR + 3; 810,000 viewers Episode 4: 505,000 viewers […]