Bellator 214 draws best viewership numbers in one year

Saturday’s Bellator show, built around the heavyweight title tournament final with Fedor Emelianenko, the MMA debut of Jake Hager and the sixth fight of heavily promoted Aaron Pico was the company’s most-watched television show in one year.
The show averaged 697,000 viewers, finishing sixth in its time slot on cable in 18-49 demographic. The number was the best for a Bellator show since Jan. 20, 2018 a show headlined by a first-round heavyweight tournament fight headlined by Chael S