Even the allure of a Fedor Emelianenko-Frank Mir headliner wasn’t enough to give Bellator a major ratings boost for its most recent card.
According to ShowBuzz Daily, Bellator 198 drew an average audience of 581,000 viewers to Paramount Network for its event held at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., this past Saturday night. The card also aired on CMT, drawing 169,000 viewers to that network.
That is a higher figure than the promotion’s last five offerings of 2018, none of which exceeded 476,000 viewers on Paramount. Bellator 198 is not, however, the highest rated card of the year.