MMA Junkie reports that Wanderlei Silva will not participate at a pre-party Friday to promote Bellator 131 due to a contractual issue with the UFC. The announcement comes just a day after Bellator sent a press release announcing his appearance. Due to prior contractual obligations, Wanderlei Silva will not be able to participate in #Bellator131‘s […]
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Wanderlei Silva joins Bellator 131 kickoff party
Wanderlei Silva will be a part of the Bellator 131 “Pre-Party Kickoff” as he will appear at Dave & Buster’s this Friday, November 14th according to a Bellator press release. Via Bellator press release: The festivities surrounding Saturday’s #Bellator131 continue to grow as Bellator will host a pre-party kickoff event from San Diego’s Dave & Buster’s on Friday, […]
Bellator announces UK TV deal for Bellator 131
Bellator announced on Thursday that it has landed a television deal with U.K. broadcast network, Viacom-owned 5*. It will air next week’s card, Bellator 131, which will feature Tito Ortiz facing Stephan Bonnar. Via Bellator press release: The highly-anticipated “Bellator 131: Tito vs. Bonnar” fight card will air in the U.K. on Sunday, November 16 at 9pm on […]
CSAC issues penalties for Bellator 127 fighters
MMA Mania reports that the California State Athletic Commission has handed out fines and suspensions for the four fighters that failed post-fight drug tests at Bellator 127. The event took place in Temecula, California. The punishments are as follows: Rob Emerson (use of Modafinil): 9 month suspension and $2,500 fine Fernando Gonzalez (marijuana): 1 month […]
More future crossover promotion for Bellator-Monster Energy?
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator MMA and Monster Energy may be doing more combo events together in the future. A couple weeks ago, Bellator held fights outside a Monster Energy motorcross event at Sam Boyd Stadium. According to a recent report, the two companies could plan more collaborations in the future. Bellator head, Scott Coker […]