The Mohegan Tribe Athletic Department of Athletic Regulation suspended Sanford MMA coaches Henri Hooft and Greg Jones after they broke COVID-19 protocol. The regulator body overseeing Bellator 253 fined Jason Jackson $1,000 for the breach of his coaches. The punishment came as a result of a video of them breaking quarantine and training with Jackson. […]
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Bobby Voelker finally gets back into cage
Bobby Voelker makes his Bellator debut this Thursday against Sabah Homasi in a matchup of welterweights. The Strikeforce and UFC veteran has been juggling his MMA career with his construction business as well as making appearances reffing amateur fights. To say he’s a veteran of the sport is an understatement. The Kansas City native started […]
Bellator 246 draws 325,000 viewers
The final Bellator of the SpikeTV/Paramount era took place Saturday night and drew 325,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event featured Juan Archuleta and Patchy Mix in a battle between 135 pounders. Bellator ran an event the night before at the same venue – the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. The […]
Bellator 245 draws 300K viewers for Friday telecast on Paramount
The second to the last telecast of Bellator on the Paramount Network drew 300,000 viewers on Friday night. Bellator 245 featured Phil Davis and Lyoto Machida II. Bellator on Paramount 2020 Bellator 239: 296,000 Bellator 240: 310,000 Bellator 242: 277,000 Bellator 243: 403,000 Bellator 244: 275,000 Bellator 245: 300,000 The telecast was the first of two […]
Bellator MMA announces CBS Sports Network as new broadcast partner
Scott Coker announced that Bellator MMA will air on CBS Sports Network starting Thursday October 1st. The news comes on the weekend that it will be ending its relationship with SpikeTV/Paramount this weekend with a pair of shows. Coker indicated that the events will take place live in all U.S. markets with preliminary matchups streaming […]