Bellator MMA officially announced that it will replay its inaugural PPV from May on Friday, July 18th according to a press release. Via Bellator press release: Spike TV will telecast an encore presentation of one of MMA’s most memorable events of 2014, “BELLATOR MMA: RAMPAGE vs KING MO” on Friday, July 18 at 9:00pm ET/PT. For […]
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Bellator nixes tournament format
During the press conference on Wednesday announcing the appointment of Scott Coker as Bellator’s president, Spike TV President Kevin Kay made the initial comment that Bellator would be moving away from the tournament structure to a more “traditional format.” Coker also reiterated the move as he described evolving the league from tournament to a more […]
Rebney out as Bellator head, Coker to step in
Bjorn Rebney and Tim Danaher have left Bellator as Scott Coker is slated to replace Rebney as the head of the promotion. Viacom announced that Rebney and former president and CEO Danaher are done with the promotion effective immediately. UPDATE 06/18/14: Viacom and Bellator have made it official: Scott Coker is your new president of […]
Bellator makes rule change
Bellator announced that it will now allow former Bellator Tournament winners the opportunity to fight in a world title fight without the need to fight in its tournament according to a company release this morning. Via Bellator press release: “Just like we’ve done since day one, any fighter who wins The Toughest Tournament in Sports […]
Bellator PPV exceeds 100K PPV buys
MMA Fighting reports that Bellator 120’s PPV has surpassed 100,000 buys. Despite losing its main event, Bellator exceeded most expectations with the amount of buys. Greg Savage of Sherdog first reported the buy rate. The initial buy rate floated out there was 65,000 buys according to Dave Meltzer on his Wrestling Observer podcast with Bryan […]