Bellator MMA 183 drew 598,000 viewers on Spike TV Saturday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured Benson Henderson as he took on Patricky “Pitbull” Freire. Pitbull defeated Bendo via split decision dropping Henderson to 1-3 in Bellator. Henderson’s only win was against Freire in August 2016 when Pitbull suffered a leg […]
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Bellator introduces Flying Cage Saturday
Bellator announced that it is revealing the Flying Cage” at this Saturday’s show in San Jose according to a press release. Via Bellator press release: A must-see spectacle, the steel structure is suspended from above and lowered to the platform beneath allowing the Bellator Kickboxing ring to completely transform into the Bellator MMA cage in […]
Bellator 182 peaks at 825,000 viewers
Bellator 182 on Spike TV Friday night drew 481,000 in the overnight ratings and increased to 565,000 in the DVR +3 adjusted viewership. The peak viewership for the Friday night live event was 825,000 viewers during the main event. The live telecast featured Andrey Koreshkov defeating Chidi Njokuani via TKO. Payout Perspective: With the hype […]
UFC 213 and Bellator NYC underwhelm in PPV returns
MMA Fighting reports the estimated buy rates for UFC 213 and Bellator NYC. Both shows did not do well with each not getting close to 200,000 PPV buys. UFC 213 earlier this month drew in the range between 125-150,000 PPV buys. Due to a late scratch by Amanda Nunes, the main event was Robert Whittaker […]
Gegard Mousasi signs multi-fight deal with Bellator
Gegard Mousasi has signed a multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA according to a company press release issued on Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The former UFC fighter was a top middleweight and now supplies the Viacom-owned company with another quality fighter. “I’m thrilled to welcome Gegard to the growing Bellator family,” said Bellator President […]