Bellator MMA will return to ESPN Deportes per company announcement earlier this week. The agreement is a “multi-year, multi-platform agreement” which starts with Bellator’s next tent pole event this Saturday, “Bellator MMA: Dynamite 1” Via Bellator: ESPN will be streaming preliminary matches in Spanish starting at 7 p.m. on ESPN3 and ESPNDeportes+. As part of […]
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Bellator announces famous PRIDE announcer for Bellator: Dynamite 1
Bellator MMA teased the addition of a legendary MMA figure to the Bellator: Dynamite 1 event a few weeks back. Yesterday, they announced the addition of former PRIDE announcer and MMA legend Lenne Hardt via the apropos usage of SoundCloud. Bellator: Dynamite 1 is scheduled to take place on September 19th from SAP Center in San […]
Bellator 141 draws 666,000 viewers
Bellator MMA Live on Spike TV drew an average viewership of 666,000 viewers per Sports TV Ratings. It was second only to PGA Golf on the Golf Channel Friday night when it comes to cable sports TV ratings this past Friday. UPDATED: The event peaked at 929,000 viewers per Nielsen source. Overnight Peak Bellator 132 […]
Guillard hears Reebok deal discontent from teammates
Bellator lightweight Melvin Guillard had some interesting things to say about his previous employer in light of the Reebok apparel deal. Guillard, who was cut by the company, states that it will likely lose fighters due to the lost revenue by fighters from sponsors. Guillard has not been with the company since his last fight […]
Bellator MMA announces November tentpole event
MMA Fighting reports that Bellator MMA has announced a November tentpole event set for Saturday November 6th in Saint Louis. It will be the fourth quarterly event since Scott Coker took over. The event will feature a featherweight title fight between Patricio Freire and Daniel Straus. Will Brooks will defend his lightweight championship against Marcin […]