Zachery Light is dismissing his lawsuit against Bellator. Light’s attorney filed a Request for Dismissal on December 20, 2016. The Request was signed by Light’s attorney, William Crosby, and Bellator’s counsel Richard Kendall. The dismissal is “with prejudice” which would end both Light’s lawsuit against Bellator and Bellator’s cross-claim against Light. The details can be found […]
Bellator
Coker invites Streep to Bellator 170
Jumping on the possibility of receiving mainstream possibility from an off-hand remark made by Meryl Streep during her acceptance speech at The Golden Globes Sunday night, Scott Coker sent out an invitation for her to attend Bellator’s event on January 21st. Streep, making a statement with her speech on immigration, made a flippant remark that […]
16 for 16: No. 7 Bellator signings includes Fedor, Sonnen, amateur wrestlers
Benson Henderson, Rory MacDonald and Chael Sonnen signed with Bellator MMA this year reflecting a new age of free agency for MMA. Fedor Emelianenko was also signed by the Viacom-owned company in 2016. Wanderlei Silva also joined Bellator in March 2016 but would not be able to fight until 2017 as he is still serving […]
Update on Bellator 169 ratings
Bellator 169 drew 699,000 viewers in DVR +3 ratings per Nielsen. The event peaked with 965,000 viewers. The event, which aired on Friday on tape delay drew 965,000 viewers. The event featured King Mo Lawal as he defeated Satoshi Ishii in Dublin, Ireland. It was the most-watched international Bellator MMA event to date. The event […]
16 for 16: No. 14 Bellator 149
In match-ups that reflect the organization’s penchant for odd attractions, Bellator 149 featured former street fighters Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000 and fighters past their prime Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie. Actually, you could argue that all four of the featured fighters should not have been in the cage on February 19th. Yet, it was […]