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Bellator MMA sued for wrongful termination

May 25, 2016 by Jason Cruz 8 Comments

Zachery Light has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Bellator MMA and Viacom citing wrongful termination based on public policy.  Light, a former MMA fighter and employee of Bellator, claims various wrongdoings while working under Scott Coker. The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday by Light’s attorney, William Crosby. Light, a former amateur […]

Filed Under: Ali Act, Bellator, contracts, Featured, legal, Promoters, Spike, TV, UFC

Bellator 155 draws 653,000 viewers

May 23, 2016 by Jason Cruz 1 Comment

Bellator 155 drew 653,000 viewers on Friday night on Spike TV according to Sports TV Ratings.  The ratings represent a slight decrease from Bellator 154. Among the 653,000 viewers, it drew 301,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 category.  Bellator 154 drew 356,000 in the adult 18-49 category. In the main event of the show, Rafael […]

Filed Under: Bellator, Bellator MMA, ratings, Spike, TV

PBC on Spike TV draws 513,000 viewers

May 2, 2016 by Jason Cruz 51 Comments

PBC on Spike TV this past Friday night drew 513,000 viewers a cording to Sports TV Ratings.  The ratings show a 40% drop from its April 1 event. In the main event, Andre Dirrell defeated Blake Caparello despite Direll being knocked down in the fight. According to Sports TV Ratings, it registered just 180,000 viewers […]

Filed Under: boxing, Premier Boxing Champions, Spike, TV

Bellator Kickboxing’s debut draws 346,000 on SpikeTV

April 29, 2016 by Jason Cruz 3 Comments

Bellator Kickboxing last Friday drew an average rating of 346,000 on Spike TV per Nielsen.  The debut of the promotion’s kickboxing followed Bellator 153. Notably, per Nielsen the first hour of Bellator Kickboxing averaged 464,000 viewers and peaked with 730,000. Payout Perspective: The debut of Bellator’s foray into kickboxing promotion did well considering it was […]

Filed Under: Bellator, Bellator MMA, Glory, kickboxing, Promoters, ratings, Spike, TV

Update on Bellator 153 ratings

April 28, 2016 by Jason Cruz 3 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Bellator, Bellator MMA, ratings, Spike, TV

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