I think it was good for Bellator - their investment (however large or small) in these over-the-hill fighters seems to have not been a waste. Sokoudjou and Thompson didn't really derail any Bellator-bred fighter's hype (like Tito did to Shlemenko), nor did they turn in a forgettable snoozefest like Matyshenko-H.AlexanderIs4Real. Neither Sokoudjou nor Thompson are going to make any waves in their respective divisions, but my interest was piqued, and it paid off - I watched the other fights, and didn't skip through all the commercials, which should make Viacom happy. It's not a sustainable long-term strategy (that is, having Pride has-beens fight local semi-pros), but then again, this was Bellator's (successful) attempt at salvaging a card that was potentially going to be wrecked by injuries. Respect.