Bellator 149 on February 21st averaged 1.964M viewers on Spike TV. This surpasses their previous record set by Bellator 138 with 1.58M.
Bellator 149 took place at the Toyota Center in Houston, and aired on prime time on Spike TV with prelims on Spike.com. The show was headlined by the rubber match between Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie, with Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000 serving as co-main event.
Despite the company having more eyes on it’s product than ever, the event was heavily criticized for the quality of the headlining fights. You can read the full results from Bellator 149 here and watch the post-fight press conference here.
- John McCarthy On Bellator 149: “MMA Is Not Just About Laying On Somebody Because You’re Tired”
