New Bellator head Scott Coker stated that Bellator is going to focus on a monthly event in addition to four major shows which will likely feature the bigger stars for Bellator. Coker revealed the news Monday which means that the upcoming 11th season will be the last with tournament formatting…for now. Coker indicated that he […]
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Women’s MMA comes to Bellator
Bellator has announced that it is re-establishing its women’s division and announced the signing of Marloes Coenen and Julia Budd. Via Bellator press release: Bellator MMA has reestablished the women’s division with two of MMA’s top featherweights leading the forefront. Finding previous success in the female MMA game, Bellator President Scott Coker has added Marloes […]
War Machine terminated by Bellator after incident
Bellator acted swiftly in terminating the contract of War Machine (FKA Jon Koppenhaver) after he is being identified as the prime suspect which found his girlfriend and another severely beaten. Bellator President Scott Coker has issued a statement regarding Jon Koppenhaver, War Machine: “We have a zero tolerance policy here at Bellator when it relates […]
Bellator 120 re-air on SpikeTV: 890K viewers
MMA Payout has learned from a Nielsen source that Friday night’s replay of Bellator 120, the company’s first PPV from May scored an average viewership of 890,000 viewers. The 3 hour event starting at 9pm ET/PT peaked at 1,334,000 viewers at 11:39pm. The peak occurred at the beginning of the King Mo-Rampage fight. Bellator 120 […]
Lawal, Lashley and Kongo added to 9/5 Bellator card
MMA Junkie reports that King Mo Lawal, Cheick Kongo and Bobby Lashley have been added to Bellator 123 which takes place on September 5th in Connecticut. Lashley is a pro wrestler with TNA Wrestling and is currently its Heavyweight champion. In addition to his pro wrestling experience, Lashley has competed in MMA. The move attempts […]