Earlier this week, the Las Vegas Review Journal reported that the Nevada Athletic Commission will require all licensed fighters to undergo regular brain health testing. Arizona senator John McCain, Spike TV President Kevin Kay and Bellator MMA President Scott Coker were present with an announcement occurring on Capitol Hill. The Cleveland Clinic will assess the […]
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Update on Bellator 153 ratings
We have an update on the ratings from Bellator 153 last Friday night. According to Nielsen, the Benson Henderson’s promotional debut against Andrey Koreshkov drew 973,000 viewers peaking at over 1 million. The fight, which aired between 10:13-11:00pm ET, on Spike TV Friday night drew 973,000 peaking with 1.1 million viewers at 10:57pm. It should […]
Bellator 153: 618,000 viewers
Bellator 153 drew 618,000 viewers on Friday night on Spike TV according to Sports TV Ratings. The rating is a modest 6% increase from last week’s tape delayed show Saturday night from Italy. The main event was the highly anticipated promotional debut of Benson Henderson. Unfortunately, the former UFC lightweight champion was dominated by current […]
Bellator 152 on Spike TV draws 580,000 viewers
Bellator 152 drew an average of 580,000 viewers on Spike TV Saturday according to Sports TV Ratings. It was the first Bellator event overseas as the card took place in Turin, Italy. In the main event of the broadcast, Patricky Frieire defeated Eimilson Souza. The event, which lasted from 8:00-10:02pm PT, drew 271,000 viewers in […]
Evans tops UFC on Fox 19 salaries
MMA Junkie reports the salaries from UFC on Fox 19 this past Saturday. Glover Teixeira and Rashad Evans topped the roster. The Florida State Boxing Commission released the disclosed payouts from this weekend’s fights. Via MMA Junkie: Glover Teixeira: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Rashad Evans: $150,000 Rose Namajunas: $86,000 (includes $43,000 win bonus) […]