Former Bellator Middleweight Champion Gegard Mousasi has filed a lawsuit against Bellator and the PFL for breach of contract. Mousasi’s lawsuit argues that he was “warehoused” (the term used for not being used by the promotion) and had to take his last fight injured. Mousasi lost the Bellator Middleweight Championship to Johnny Eblen in June […]
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Bellator to stream events on Max
On Tuesday, Bellator announced that it would stream all of its live events on Max in 2024. Donn Davis made the announcement via social media. BIG NEWS MMA FANS!@BellatorMMA now on @StreamOnMax ALL U.S. MAX subscribers enjoy ALL Bellator Champions Series fight events in 2024 at no extra cost Bellator from @PFLMMA joins @NBA and […]
PFL launching Bellator MMA Champion Series
The PFL announced on Monday the first of 8 Bellator Champions Series events which will being with an event in Belfast on March 22nd. The event will feature a Light Heavyweight fight between Corey Anderson taking on Karl Moore and a women’s featherweight matchup between Leah McCourt and Sinead Kavanagh. Via press release: Bellator Champions Series events […]
PFL v. Bellator event in Saudi Arabia
The Professional Fighters League announced a PFL versus Bellator Champions event scheduled for ESPN+ PPV and DAZN on February 24 from Saudi Arabia. In conjunction with the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), the PFL will feature 7 bouts including the PFL champions from 2024 facing the Bellator Champions. The telecast will begin at 3pm ET with […]
Top 10 MMA Business Stories of 2023 – No. 2 PFL purchases Bellator
The second biggest MMA Business Story of the year saw the end of Bellator and the potential rise of the Professional Fighters League as the second biggest MMA promotion in the industry. Bellator, long thought of as the silver medal in pro MMA to the UFC, became a victim of finances, budget cuts and poor […]