Bellator 192 ‘Rampage vs Sonnen’ tops 1.3 million viewers for the main event

Bellator 192 ‘Rampage vs Sonnen’ took place Jan. 20, 2018 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The night’s main event proved to be a nice draw for the newly christened Paramount Network (formerly Spike). Bellator 192 “Rampage vs. Sonnen” took p…

Bellator 192 ‘Rampage vs Sonnen’ took place Jan. 20, 2018 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The night’s main event proved to be a nice draw for the newly christened Paramount Network (formerly Spike).

Bellator 192 “Rampage vs. Sonnen” took place Jan. 20, 2018 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The first fight of the Heavyweight Grand Prix took center stage as former UFC stars Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Chael Sonnen squared off with Sonnen taking home the decision.

The first mixed martial arts card of the newly christened Paramount Network (formerly Spike) proved to be a success both at home base and via the simulcast on CMT.

The show drew a combined average of 931,000 viewers for the three hour broadcast, peaking at 1.34 million during the “Rampage vs. Sonnen” main event.

The lead in set the table as the Welterweight title bout between Douglas Lima and Rory MacDonald averaged 1.1 million viewers, with the opening round for “Rampage vs. Sonnen” starting at 1.2 million viewers immediately afterward.

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