MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that Bellator MMA Live’s season 11 premiere on Friday received a viewership of 777,000 viewers including Live + 3 Day data. Including the additional numbers, the peak of the telecast was 1.193 million viewers. Previously, the peak was reported at 979,000 viewers at 8:34pm of the telecast […]
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Ortiz-Bonnar promo launches fight announcement
Bellator MMA announced its first big event under the Scott Coker regime with Tito Ortiz facing Stephan Bonnar on Saturday, November 15th. The event was promoted on Friday’s Bellator 123 telecast with an in ring promo that was reminiscent of pro wrestling. The Bonnar-Ortiz segment can be seen here. It features a man in a […]
King Mo signs long term pact with Bellator
Bellator MMA has announced that “King” Mo Lawal has signed a long-term extension with the company. In a press release issued by Bellator MMA, Lawal called it, “one of the easiest decisions I could have made.” Despite a 4-3 record since coming over from Strikeforce, Lawal will continue on with the company. His last fight […]
Alvarez given unconditional release from Bellator
Bellator has released Eddie Alvarez from his contract with the organization per a company Media Alert. The media advisory also includes a statement from Alvarez. Via Bellator media advisory: Bellator President Scott Coker has released a statement regarding Eddie Alvarez: “We’ve granted Eddie his unconditional release. Eddie is free to explore the free agent market, […]
Coker says Bellator going month to month in 2015
New Bellator head Scott Coker stated that Bellator is going to focus on a monthly event in addition to four major shows which will likely feature the bigger stars for Bellator. Coker revealed the news Monday which means that the upcoming 11th season will be the last with tournament formatting…for now. Coker indicated that he […]