Bellator 145 drew the California-based promotion’s third-highest ratings figure of 2015, attracting an average of 814,000 viewers to Spike TV on Nov. 6.
The organization’s third tent-pole event of the year peaked at 1.048 million viewers for the heavyweight showdown between Bobby Lashley and James Thompson, which was the second bout on the evening’s main card. Lashley, who is also a pro-wrestling star, stopped Thompson via technical knockout 54 seconds into the opening stanza of their fight. Thompson defeated Lashley by split decision in their first meeting at Super Fight League 3 in May 2012.