After attracting just 109,000 viewers last week, Bellator Fighting Championships reeled in an average of 165,000 observers for last Friday’s Bellator 67 broadcast on MTV2.
Meanwhile, the UFC on Fox 3 prelims pulled just 86,000 average viewers the following night on Fuel TV, setting a new low for the promotion’s live event broadcasts on the Fox-owned cable station. The previous low had been set by the UFC on FX 2 prelims, which earned 113,000 viewers in March.
The downturn in viewership held true for the evening’s main draw as well. The four-fight lineup broadcast on Fox’s flagship network attracted 2.4 million viewers, whereas UFC on Fox 2 netted 4.7 million viewers for the main card and 144,000 viewers for the prelims back in January.
UFC on Fox 3 took place at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J., and was highlighted by Nate Diaz’s slick second-round submission of the highly-regarded Jim Miller in the evening’s lightweight main event. The Fuel TV broadcast showcased six fights in total, including two action-packed flyweight affairs pitting John Dodson against Tim Elliott and Louis Gaudinot against John Lineker. The telecast also saw Dennis Bermudez, Danny Castillo, John Hathaway and Michael Johnson earn victories, outpointing Pablo Garza, John Cholish, Pascal Krauss and Tony Ferguson, respectively.