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Kimbo vs. Shamrock Smashes Bellator Ratings Record by 27 Percent

Bellator 138 featured a 51-year-old UFC Hall of Famer fighting against a 41-year-old street fighter turned MMA fighter. The end result was ridiculously underwhelming. Seriously, the fight was so bad it has caused many in the sports community to contemplate whether or not it was fixed.

Check out this burn from Fox Sports 1’s Garbage Time host Katie Nolan.

Congrats, Ken Shamrock. I imagine the money you won with that dive was enough to buy you running water for your trailer.

— Katie Nolan (@katienolan) June 20, 2015

But despite a sloppy performance, Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock took the Bellator promotion to new heights last Friday by breaking its all-time viewership record by 27 percent.