Saturday’s head-to-head battle, with the UFC and Bellator both airing shows on paid streaming services, saw no clear-cut or decisive winner.
The UFC put on the more exciting main card, with four of the six fights being bouts that could win Fight of the Night honors on many, if not most shows.
Bellator, on the other hand, had the more newsworthy show with two championship fights.
Saturday night looks to be more of the norm going forward, with fights on streaming services that will service the hardcore existing fan, but do little to make new fans and hurt the creation of new stars because they aren’t seen by large numbers of fans.