Bellator and Spike.com announced today that Bellator undercard fights will be streamed live on Spike.com. Bellator’s 5th season will continue to be broadcast on MTV2. Via Bellator press release: Spike.com, a leading destination for men on the web, will stream LIVE undercard fights throughout the 12-week season of Bellator Fighting Championship that begins Saturday, September […]
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SoCal Promoter expresses interest in Spike TV opening
Who will replace the UFC when it leaves for the Fox Family? Fight Club OC promoter Roy Englebrecht recently announced that he will be pursuing Spike TV in pitching his company to replace the UFC on the channel. Via Fight Club OC: In all due respect to Bellator and Bjorn Rebney, ProElite, and Shark Fights, […]
Jon Jones featured in Yahoo! Sport’s Elite Athlete Workout series
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones is featured in Yahoo! Sport’s Elite Athlete Workout series. You might recall that Rashad Evans was a featured athlete a couple weeks ago. The web series also included the workouts of Maurice Jones-Drew, Larry Fitzgerald and Apolo Anton Ohno. Similar to the Evans feature, Summer Sanders follows Jones through a […]
Bellator remains committed to MTV2
Despite Thursday’s news of the UFC-Fox deal and its departure from Spike TV, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney indicated that he remains committed to MTV2. MMA Junkie reports that while Rebney admits the UFC deal has “shifted the landscape,” he is not clear if it has a direct impact on Bellator’s business. Viacom owns Spike TV and […]
The Hispanic market and MMA
This past week’s issue of the Sports Business Journal focused on the increasing importance of the Hispanic market. The numbers reveal that MMA is one of the most watched sports by the demographic. Research compiled by ESPN shows that households that speak Spanish, or mostly Spanish, are fans of MMA. MMA and wrestling (the study […]