Regardless of the debate about the worthiness of the Bellator 138 main event bout between Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock, the fight delivered exactly what was expected of it by company officials… record television ratings.
There were a lot of questions about whether or not a fight between two men that hadn’t competed in mixed martial arts for the past five years should headline over Bellator featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire putting his belt on the line against Daniel Weichel. While Kimbo vs. Shamrock may not have much relevance in the upper echelon of the heavyweight division, the fight garnered a tremendous amount of attention and viewers.