Wanderlei Silva has signed with Bellator MMA according to a company release sent out on Wednesday. Via the Bellator press release: Bellator MMA is pleased to announce that one of the most popular, recognizable and beloved fighters in the sport of mixed martial arts, Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva (35-12-1), has signed an exclusive multi-year, multi-fight contract […]
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Each Bellator 149 fight drew at least 1.9M viewers
Every Bellator fight at Bellator 149 drew over 1 million average viewers according to Spike TV. The Kimbo Slice-Dada 5,000 drew the highest rating with 2.9 million viewers. The breakdown is as follows: Emmanuel Sanchez-Daniel Pineda: 1.9 million viewers Linton Vassell-Emmanuel Newton: 1.9 million Derek Campos-Melvin Guillard: 2.4 million Kimbo Slice-Dada 5K: 2.9 million Royce […]
Kimbo-Dada fight ratings up to 2.9M viewers
The DVR numbers for Bellator 149 this past Friday reflect higher ratings for the Kimbo Slice-Dada 5000 fight as the fight between the two drew 2.9 million viewers. The Royce Gracie-Ken Shamrock fight drew 2.7 million viewers. Overall, Bellator 149 drew 2.2 million viewers for the 3 hour fight card. Kimbo-Dada drew 2.9 million from […]
Bellator MMA 149: Payout Perspective
Welcome to a special edition of Payout Perspective with a look at the latest Bellator tentpole event from Houston, Texas. The event was a spectacle to say the least about Friday night’s event. Gracie stops Shamrock in Round 1 The intros for this fight were well done as Bellator invested a lot into the production […]
Dada 5000 recovering after Kimbo fight
Dada 5000 was hospitalized after his fight with Kimbo Slice at Bellator 149. A statement from his representatives stated that the cause was due to the need to cut 40 pounds to make the 265 pound heavyweight limit. The fight between Dada and Slice was the worst case scenario for Bellator as both fighters proved […]