Bloody Elbow's Three Amigos Podcast recently sat down with Bellator lead commentator, Jimmy Smith, who discussed the frustrating phenomenon of fights like Kimbo v. Dada getting more attention than more legitimate fights.
Bellator MMA has flourished over the last couple years under the careful guidance of Scott Coker and his team. Their tentpole events, while oft times playing up the entertainment angles, have been pretty successful, setting the stage for the more important, more relevant fights. The problem is, getting fans to tune in to those important fights. When you have 2.5 million people tuning in to watch Royce Gracie kick Ken Shamrock in the pills, but you do less than half that for Henderson vs.