On June 19, Bellator will try to get itself back into the consciousness of MMA fans by presenting a match that isn't likely to make purists happy, and for very good reason. That's when 51-year-old Ken Shamrock faces 41-year-old Kimbo Slice, seven years after CBS tried putting on the exact same fight. Slice's last MMA competition was in 2010. Shamrock's was the same year.
But when the goal is ratings, that's often what you're left with. For arguments to the contrary, just refer back to November, when far more people were talking about (and watching) Bellator than ever before, or since.