Bellator 98 Struggles in the TV Ratings Game, Although Main Event Delivers

BAD MMA News — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 01:26:35 +0000

Bellator MMA kicked off its ninth season on Saturday night with Bellator 98: Shlemenko vs. Cooper . The season opener delivered an average of 437,000 viewers over the course of the three-hour broadcast on Spike TV. Bellator faced some stiff competition, launching Season 9 opposite college football and NASCAR, which was reflected in the ratings

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UFC middleweight Brian Stann retires from MMA to focus on broadcasting, family

BAD MMA News — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:15:00 +0000

UFC middleweight Brian Stann , a former WEC light heavyweight champion, has announced his retirement from the sport. Stann (12-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) exits the sport after a “Fight of the Night” loss to Wanderlei Silva in March in what will be his final fight. Stann confirmed his retirement to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com); he made his official announcement on ” The MMA Hour .” Stann will now focus his career on broadcasting and his family. On Wednesday, FOX Sports announced the Atlanta-area resident is part of the new Atlantic Coast Conference football crew for FOX Sports South. Since the UFC’s broadcast deal with FOX began in 2012, Stann has been active as an analyst for both FOX and FUEL TV’s pre- and post-fight UFC event coverage. “Yesterday, news broke that I’m going to be branching out and doing some college football,” Stann said on the show. “But a couple months ago, I had made the decision and just wasn’t sure when I would announce it, that I was no longer going to continue fighting

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Bellator 98 Struggles in the TV Ratings Game, Although Main Event Delivers

UFC middleweight Brian Stann retires from MMA to focus on broadcasting, family