The return of former lightweight champion Michael Chandler helped push Bellator 243 to the best ratings of the year for the Viacom-owned promotion.
According to the Nielsen Ratings System, Bellator 243 averaged 403,000 viewers with the main card broadcast kicking off at 10 p.m. ET. The show did a .12 in the coveted 18-49 demographic, which helped Bellator 243 land at No. 48 overall for cable ratings on Friday.
It must also be noted that Bellator 243 was simulcast on DAZN, which is a subscription-based service and those viewership figures are not made available publicly.