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5thRound.com - UFC news, play-by-play results, video interviews, rumors · Feb 23, 2016

Bellator 149 Ratings: ‘Kimbo Slice’ Smash Hit For Spike Again

The official numbers are in, and it has been confirmed that Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson (pictured) is Bellator MMA’s cash cow.On Tuesday, Bellator reported Friday’s “Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie” event, where Ferguson served as the co-main event against Dhafir “Dada 5000” Harris, set a company record on Spike TV with 2 million viewers for the entire three-hour (9:00-12:04am ET/PT) fight card.

The event peaked at 2.5 million viewers (11:16pm-11:30pm) to watch the slow-motion slugfest between Ferguson and Harris.

Ferguson had set Spike TV’s live event number in his last outing with 1.6 million (peaking at 2.4 million) by blasting Ken Shamrock in June.

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