Josh Gross first tweeted the news that Rad Martinez was offered a chance to fight for Bellator. Martinez, an aspiring MMA fighter, was featured on ESPN’s Outside the Line series which chronicled his commitment to caring for his brain-damaged father. Via ESPN: Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney said the organization had been in talks with Levi Martinez, Rad’s […]
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Bellator 46: 185,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that the Summer Series of Bellator on MTV2 received an average of 185,000 viewers. Via MMA Junkie: The event marked a steep decline from the promotion’s record ratings at Bellator 44 and Bellator 45 to close season four but fell right in line with the season’s other nine events, which each averaged […]
Bellator 45: 264,000 viewers
Coming off of last week’s highest rated showing on MTV2, Bellator 45 scored a strong 264,000 viewers this past Saturday. The show received season-high ratings in Men 18-34 (0.4) and Men 18-49 (0.33) according to an email received by MMA Payout from MTV2. According to the email from MTV2, the telecast peaked at 360,000 viewers at 9:30 […]
Ratings Recap (5/14/2011) – Bellator, Boxing, & NHL
MMA, Boxing, and the NHL went head-to-head last weekend, in what turned out to be a successful night for all parties involved, specifically Bellator, who drew it’s best rating on MTV2 all season long. Bellator 44, which was headlined by Hector Lombard vs Falaniko Vitale, drew 325,000 viewers. That number was just about double their […]
Bellator 44: 325,000 viewers
This past Saturday’s Bellator 44 on MTV2 drew the largest audience of its season with 325,000 viewers tuning in. The telecast also delivered the network’s highest M18-49 rating in the time period according to an email sent by MTV2. Bellator 44’s strong showing was up 90% in P18-49, 23% in M18-34 and 77% in overall […]