Bellator 188 drew 444,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event was tape-delayed as it took place in Israel. In the main event of the card. Jeremiah Labiano defeated Noah Lahat via unanimous decision. The card was the second straight week of international cards on tape delay. Payout Perspective: […]
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Bellator files Statement on Ali Act for Congressional Hearing
Bellator MMA submitted a statement to last week’s Subcommittee Hearing on MMA. The Statement was written by Tracey Lesetar-Smith, Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs at Viacom Media Networks and supports the expansion of the Ali Act to combat sports. The statement, which becomes part of the Congressional record on MMA, gives a brief […]
Rampage Jackson re-signs with Bellator, enters into Grand Prix HW Tourney
Bellator announced that Quentin “Rampage” Jackson has re-signed an exclusive multi-fight deal with the company according to a company release. He is expected to return to the Bellator cage as part of a Heavyweight Grand Prix event ran by the company in 2018. Jackson was to return to the UFC as a part of a […]
Bellator 185 draws 476,000 viewers
Bellator 185 drew 476,000 viewers on Friday night on Spike TV according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured the debut of former UFC middleweight Gegard Mousasi as he defeated Alexander Shlemenko. Payout Perspective: The ratings are a modest boost from the last Bellator show but you would have expected a little more considering […]
Bellator’s Hardy allowed to box and fight in MMA
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator women’s flyweight Heather Hardy’s second fight in the Viacom-owned organization won’t preclude her from stepping into a boxing ring. Hardy revealed in an interview that her two-year contract with Bellator allows her to continue her boxing career. Currently, Hardy is working with boxing promoter Lou DiBella but states that there […]