Bellator announced a 9-figure, multi-year deal with sport stream service DAZN on Tuesday. The deal will feature 7 exclusive stacked fight cards per year on DAZN and another 15 that will be simulcast on Paramount Network and DAZN. DAZN will launch in the U.S. and Italy in 2018 according a press release. It is already […]
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Bellator 199 payouts: 3 earn $150K
The California State Athletic Commission released the purses from Saturday night’s Bellator 199 in San Jose, Caliornia. Three fighters earned $150,000 each. The breakdown by MMA Junkie: Ryan Bader $150,000 (no win bonus) Muhammed Lawal: $150,000 (no win bonus) Jon Fitch $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) Paul Daley $30,000 Aaron Pico $70,000 (includes $35,000 win […]
Cro Cop’s end around his USADA drug suspension
Should Cro Cop have served his USADA suspension in full? Bellator announced that Mirko Cro Cop would be facing Roy Nelson at Bellator 200 in London on May 25th. Cro Cop “retired” in November 2015 in lieu of serving a two-year ban for violations of the UFC’s anti-doping program. Cro Cop admitted to the use, […]
Bellator 195 peaked at 745,00 viewers
Bellator 195 peaked with 745,000 viewers on Friday night on the Paramount Network. The event featured Darrion Caldwell’s defense of his featherweight title as he submitted Leonard Higo in the very first round. The ratings are on par with the past three Bellator telecasts, none of which surpassed 500,000 viewers. The peak viewership is on […]
Bellator 195 draws 465,000 viewers
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. […]