Bellator MMA Live 195 on Friday night on Paramount drew 465,000 viewers according to Nielsen. The event featured Darrion Caldwell as he faced Leandro Higo. Caldwell successfully defended his Bellator bantamweight belt against Higo with a guillotine choke submission in the very first round. It’s the third straight Bellator telecast drawing less than 500,000 viewers. […]
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Bellator 194 draws 476,000 viewers on Paramount
Bellator MMA Live 194 on the Paramount Network drew 476,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured the second fight in the Bellator MMA World Grand Prix with Matt Mitrione defeating Roy Nelson. The telecast also featured Patricky Friere as he stopped Derek Campos in the first round. Bellator Event Rating DVR […]
Bellator 193 draws 470,000 viewers on Paramount
Bellator 193 drew 470,000 viewers on Paramount Television Friday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured Lorenz Larkin as he picked up a win over Fernando Gonzalez. The event drew 0.16 in the A18-49 demo. Last week Bellator’s tentpole event drew 770,000 viewers on Paramount. The ratings are the lowest since last […]
Bellator 192 DVR ratings bump event average to 1M total viewers
Bellator 192 averaged 1 million viewers peaking with 1.5 million during the Chael Sonnen-Rampage Jackson fight according to Nielsen in DVR + 3 ratings. The numbers reflect the combination of Paramount and CMT. The average viewership for the Sonnen-Jackson fight drew 1.4 million viewers while the Rory MacDonald-Douglas Lima fight drew 1.2 million viewers. Payout […]
Rampage, Sonnen top Bellator 192 payouts
MMA Fighting reports the salaries from this past Saturday’s Bellator 192. Four fighters made six figures including the main event competitors, Chael Sonnen and Rampage Jackson. Both Sonnen and Jackson earned $300,000 each. Sonnen, who defeated Jackson did not receive a win bonus. Rory MacDonald earned $100,000 in defeating Douglas Lima who also made $100,000. […]