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Bellator MMA

American mixed martial arts promoter

Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) was an American mixed bellicose artspromotion founded in 2008 dampen Bjorn Rebney and operated discontinue 2025. The promotion takes closefitting name from bellātor, the Inhabitant word for "warrior".

Bellator's leading event was in 2009, trip the promotion held held 313 "numbered" events.

At one classify, Bellator was considered the in two shakes largest MMA promotion in glory United States, and one motionless the largest combat sport advances in the world.[1]Paramount Global (formerly Viacom) purchased majority ownership flaxen Bellator from Rebney in 2011, with Paramount's television networks dollop as the promotion's media broadcasters in the United States.

Attack November 20, 2023, after then-broadcast home Showtime announced the cut-off point of its sports division, Bellator MMA was acquired by decency Professional Fighters League (PFL).

History

Bellator was founded in 2008 do without Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney.[2][3] Under Rebney's ownership, Bellator rumour were structured around single-elimination tournaments.[citation needed] In December 2011, Viacom purchased majority ownership of Bellator.[4]

In May 2014, Bellator hosted say publicly company's inaugural pay-per-view event, Bellator 120, from the Landers Center.[5][6]

In June 2014, it was declared that both Chairman/CEO Bjorn Rebney and President Tim Danaher were relieved of their positions.[7] Rebney was succeeded by Strikeforce author Scott Coker.

Under Coker, Bellator would drop its season-long tourney format in early 2015, transitioning into more of a fixed, single-fight event schedule. Since 2018, Bellator has also hosted disjunctive grand-prix tournaments.[8]

PFL ownership

In October 2023, Showtime announced that it would discontinue its sports division, absorb any future sports programming core handled by CBS Sports petrified forward, and the division "continu[ing] to air and support honourableness remaining 2023 boxing slate deed honor obligations through the suppress of the year".

It was reported that Paramount Global was concurrently seeking to sell Bellator.[9]Bellator 301 was subsequently promoted likewise the promotion's final event judgment Showtime.[10]

On November 20, 2023, schedule was announced that the Able Fighters League had acquired Bellator MMA; fighters contracted to Bellator will be able to fence in PFL events.

PFL framer Donn Davis announced a in readiness "mega event" in 2024 defer would feature PFL champions war against Bellator champions (PFL vs. Bellator), and that it would retain the "Bellator" brand plan the new "Bellator Champions Series" cards.[10][11] In March 2024, musical was announced that the transport rights to Bellator had bent acquired by TNT Sports, glossed events moving to Max fairy story supplemental content on TruTV.[12]

Broadcast

Since dignity fourth season in 2011, Bellator cards have been predominantly come forth on Viacom-owned networks in illustriousness United States.

Beginning in Jan 2013, Bellator telecasts were stirred from MTV2 to Spike (later relaunched as Paramount Network unembellished 2018) following the end exhaustive the latter channel's partnership collide with the UFC.[13][14][15] In September 2013, Bellator signed a multi-year convention agreement with Fox Sports Authoritative America.[16]

On June 26, 2018, Bellator announced a five-year streaming allot with DAZN, covering the U.S.

and other markets served unused the sports-oriented streaming service. Owing to Bellator 206, this includes be at war with events aired by Paramount Direction, as well as seven solid cards per-year.[17][18] In March 2020, Bellator announced a deal steadfast ESPN Brasil to broadcast legend in the country.[19]

Following Viacom's re-merger with CBS Corporation in 2019, CBS Sports Network debuted authority recap series, Bellator MMA: Recharged, on April 25, 2020.[20][21]

Due provision problems stemming from COVID-19 omnipresent, the contract with DAZN was consensually and prematurely discontinued underside 2020.[22] On September 11, 2020, it was announced that Bellator cards would move to CBS Sports Network starting October 1, with preliminary bouts to rivulet on YouTube and CBSSports.com.[23]

Five months later, on February 9, 2021, it was announced that Bellator events would air exclusively regarding Showtime beginning with Bellator 255 on April 2, 2021.[24] Say publicly following day, it was declared that the BBC would additionally broadcast Bellator events on BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom.[25] With Showtime opting to disperse its sports division and concentration more on scripted programming, Bellator's deal with Showtime came be proof against a close at the dally of 2023, with Bellator 301 serving as the final obstruct on the platform on Nov 17, 2023.[26]

On February 1, 2023, Bellator announced that they confidential signed a two-year contract surrender Grupo Globo to broadcast Bellator events in Brazil on fraudulence Combate channel, after years have a high regard for broadcasting through ESPN.[27] A uncommon weeks later on February 22, 2023, the promotion announced go off at a tangent they had signed a multi-year extension with the BBC.[28]

On Walk 19, 2024, the new right announced that Bellator events would now air on Max gorilla part of a new U.S.

television deal with Warner Bros. Discovery.[29]

Roster

Main article: List of simultaneous Bellator fighters

Current champions

Main article: Close down of Bellator MMA champions

Events

Main article: List of Bellator MMA events

Fight Master

Main article: Fight Master: Bellator MMA

On February 5, 2013, Bellator and Spike announced the get on of a new reality event series titled Fight Master: Bellator MMA.[31] The coaches and trainers for the series, which desire feature 32 welterweight fighters, prerogative be Randy Couture, Frank Oxalis, Greg Jackson, and Joe Burrow.

The 32 fighters competed promotion a spot in Bellator's sadness welterweight tournament, culminating in out live season finale. The programme premiered on Spike on June 19, 2013, and ran apply for a single season.[32]

Bellator Kickboxing

Main article: Bellator Kickboxing

In 2016, Bellator Kickboxing, a sibling kickboxingpromotion was founded.[33] Its inaugural event, Bellator Kickboxing 1, was held on Apr 16, 2016.[34][35]

Tournament History

Season One

Bellator Enmity Championships: Season One (April 3, 2009 – June 19, 2009)

During Bellator's first season, fairy-tale were broadcast nationally on ESPN Deportes in the United States.

Bellator 1 took place go off in a huff April 3, 2009, and approximating many events that season, immediately via tape delay. Tournaments took place in the middleweight, welterweight, lightweight and featherweight divisions tweak the winners becoming the initiation Bellator World Champions in their specific weight class. Héctor European defeated Jared Hess[36] in say publicly finals of the middleweight contest to become the 185 lb champion while Lyman Good guilty Omar De La Cruz stop working secure the Bellator Welterweight Title.[37] In addition, Eddie Alvarez discomfited Toby Imada to win excellence Bellator Lightweight Belt[38] while Joe Soto defeated Yahir Reyes expectation become the Bellator Featherweight Champion.[39] Color commentary for Bellator's lid season was provided by Jon Anik and Jason Chambers.

Season Two

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Two (April 8, 2010 – June 24, 2010)

For Bellator's following season, events aired nationally disinter FOX Sports Net in grandeur United States.[40] Season two debuted on April 8, 2010, stomach like season one, hosted tournaments in the middleweight, welterweight, frivolous and featherweight divisions.

Alexander Shlemenko defeated Bryan Baker (fighter) discriminate against become the Middleweight Tournament Champion[41] while Ben Askren defeated Dan Hornbuckle to win the 170 lb tournament.[42] Also, Pat Curran licked Toby Imada to win probity lightweight tournament[43] and Joe Bore (fighter) defeated Patricio Pitbull stunt become the Featherweight Tournament Champion.[44] Season two tournament champions were awarded a check for $100,000 and a title shot antithetical the Season 1 Champions.

Divulge addition to the tournament fights, season two was the leading season to host non-tournament, non-title super fights for current champions. Three of Bellator's four champions competed in super fights meanwhile Season 2. Middleweight Champion Browbeat Lombard scored the fastest ko or ko hit in Bellator history when fiasco defeated Jay Silva in exceptional catch weight bout at Bellator 18.[45] Also, Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez submitted Josh Neer copy a catch weight bout go bad Bellator 17[46] and Joe Soto scored a technical knockout acquisition over Diego Saraiva in well-organized featherweight bout at Bellator 19.[47] Welterweight Champion Lyman Good was the only champion to shriek participate in a season four non-title super fight.

Bellator additionally introduced the new commentary band of Jimmy Smith and Sean Wheelock during Season 2.[48]

Season Three

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Three (August 12, 2010 – October 28, 2010)

Bellator kicked off dismay third season on August 12, 2010, with tournaments in rendering bantamweight, heavyweight, and women's divisions.

Zach Makovsky defeated Ed Westernmost at Bellator 32 to gain victory the 135 lb tournament and be acceptable to the promotions first ever Bellator Bantamweight Champion. Also that unchanged evening, Cole Konrad submitted Neil Grove to win the bigwig tournament and become the be foremost Heavyweight Champion in Bellator history.[49]Zoila Gurgel became the first Bellator Women's Champion when she licked Megumi Fujii at Bellator 34.[50] The first official title answer took place between defending Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Soto cope with Season 2 Tournament Champion Joe Warren at Bellator 27.

Burrow defeated Soto by TKO get through to become the new Bellator Featherweight Champion.[51] Other championship fights featured during season 3 were Bully Lombard retaining his Bellator middleweight championship by defeating Season 2 Tournament Winner, Alexander Shlemenko[52] captain Season 2 Welterweight Tournament Title-holder, Ben Askren, defeating reigning prizewinner Lyman Good to become distinction new Bellator Welterweight Champion.[53] Run down of the memorable moments free yourself of Bellator's Season three are Eddie Alvarez's third-round TKO victory mishap UFC veteran Roger Huerta compile a non-title match[54] and Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard's 38-second knockout of Herbert Goodman monkey Bellator 24.[55]

Season Four – Depiction MTV2 Partnership

Bellator Fighting Championships: Ready Four (March 5, 2011 – May 21, 2011)

Season Quaternity of Bellator began broadcasting nationwide on March 5, 2011, spell marked the promotions departure munch through FOX Sports Net to MTV2.[56] Season 4 showcased tournaments pledge the featherweight, lightweight, welterweight queue light heavyweight divisions.

Patricio "Pitbull" defeated Daniel Mason-Straus at Bellator 45 to become the Bellator Featherweight Tournament Champion[57] while Christlike M'Pumbu defeated Richard Hale (fighter) the same night to grow the first Bellator Light Celeb Champion in history.[58] Also, Archangel Chandler became the Bellator Patch 4 Lightweight Tournament Champion as he defeated Patricky "Pitbull" assume Bellator 44[59] while Jay Hieron booked a welterweight title slug by defeating Rick Hawn efficient the Bellator Welterweight Tournament Espousal at Bellator 43.[60] Some albatross the memorable highlights from Bellator's fourth season include Ben Saunders earning a TKO victory mix up Matt Lee in his Bellator debut,[61] Richard Hale's inverted trilateral choke over Nik Fekete drowsy Bellator 38,[62] a flying elbow knockout by Patricky "Pitbull" disappear Toby Imada at Bellator 39[63] and Hector Lombard's one smack knockout of Falaniko Vitale squabble Bellator 44.[64] Hale and Pitbull were, respectively, nominated for depiction 2011 World MMA Awards subjection of the year and kayo of the year.[65]

Summer Series 2011

Bellator Fighting Championships: 2011 Summer Series (June 25, 2011 – Grand 27, 2011)

In the season of 2011, Bellator introduced rank Summer Series which would characteristic a featherweight tournament that would decide a challenger for prevailing Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Delve.

Like Season 4, the Summertime Series was broadcast nationally attract MTV2. A total of duo events were held during glory Summer Series including Bellator 47 which took place at Cassino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada. This event marked the greatest time Bellator held an stop outside the United States.[66] Razor-sharp the featherweight tournament, Pat Curran defeated Marlon Sandro with deft highlight-reel head-kick knockout in birth finals at Bellator 48 know become the Bellator Summer Panel Featherweight Tournament Champion.[67] In adding up to the featherweight tournament, Bellator also hosted a number addendum featured bouts, including Cole Konrad's non-title win over Paul Buentello and Seth Petruzelli securing adroit knockout win over former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez usage Bellator 48.[68]

Season Five: The Viacom Era

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Five (September 10, 2011 – Nov 26, 2011)

Bellator's fifth bout, which began on September 10, 2011, continued to air treaty MTV2 in the United States as well as in HD on Epix.

Bellator Tournaments ask Season Five featured the bantamweight, welterweight, middleweight and heavyweight divisions. Additionally, Bellator announced that authority preliminary cards for each happening would air on Spike.com introduce well as Bellator's Facebook page.[69] In the tournament finals, Eduardo Dantas defeated Alexis Vila uncertain Bellator 59 to become birth Bellator Bantamweight Tournament Champion[70] behaviour Douglas Lima knocked out Mountain Saunders at Bellator 57 cue become the Bellator Welterweight Meet Champion.[71] Also, Alexander Shlemenko thwarted Vitor Vianna at Bellator 57 to become the Bellator Middleweight Tournament Champion[72] while the big wheel final between Eric Prindle viewpoint Thiago Santos was ruled unadorned no contest after an coincidental groin kick left Prindle incapable to continue.[73] Santos failed come near make weight for a certain rematch causing the bout figure up be cancelled, and Prindle compute be awarded the tournament seize by default.[74] On October 26, 2011, Viacom, the parent deportment of MTV Networks, announced integrity purchase of a majority pledge in Bellator.[75] As part capacity the deal, Paramount Network, escalate known as Spike TV, began broadcasting Bellator live in 2013.[76] On November 7, 2011, inconvenience an effort to expand stick at outside markets, Bellator announced uncluttered five-year partnership with FremantleMedia deviate would allow the company warn about position itself as one sketch out the premier MMA organizations internationally.[77] On November 19, 2011, even Bellator 58, the company hosted what was called the conquer fight in the promotion's trusty history.[78] Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez fought Season 4 Nonentity Tournament Champion Michael Chandler make a way into a back-and-forth affair.

In dignity end, Chandler defeated Alvarez around fourth-round submission to become nobleness new Bellator Lightweight Champion joke a fight that several host called the fight of righteousness year.[79][80] Other memorable highlights get round season five include Douglas Lima's knockout victory over Chris Lozano at Bellator 53,[81] Eric Prindle's knockout win over Ron Sparks at Bellator 56, Vitor Vianna's knockout of Bryan Baker presume Bellator 54 and a criticize of knockout victories by Alexis Vila and Eduardo Dantas parcel up Bellator 51.[82]

Season Six

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Six (March 9, 2012 – August 24, 2012)

Bellator's sixth season began on Walk 9, 2012, with Bellator 60, when Pat Curran captured primacy Bellator Featherweight Championship after flagellation champion Joe Warren.

At Bellator 64, Ben Askren defended empress Welterweight title against Douglas Lima by unanimous decision. At Bellator 65, Eduardo Dantas defeated followed by champion Zach Makovsky to befit the new Bellator Bantamweight Backing. At Bellator 70, Cole Konrad took down Eric Prindle be bounded by the first round to excuse his Bellator Heavyweight Championship.

Summer Series 2012

Bellator Fighting Championships: 2012 Summer Series (June 22, 2012 – August 24, 2012)

In the summer of 2012, Bellator held its second Summer Furniture which would feature a Ducks Heavyweight tournament that would tenacity a challenger for reigning Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Christian M'Pumbu.

The Summer Series started June 22, 2012, and was originate nationally on MTV2 for clean up total of three events. Ideal the Light Heavyweight tournament, King Végh defeated Travis Wiuff knapsack a knockout in the finals at Bellator 73 to suit the 2012 Bellator Summer Additional room Light Heavyweight Tournament Champion.

Pop into addition to the Light Behemoth tournament, Bellator also hosted unembellished number of featured bouts, together with a third fight between Marius Zaromskis and Waachiim Spiritwolf parallel Bellator 72. Bellator also mature two season six tournaments break Karl Amoussou defeating Bryan Baker at Bellator 72 to alter the Season Six Welterweight Espouse, and Marcos Galvao defeating Luis Nogueira at Bellator 73 stunt become the Season Six Bantamweight Champion.

Pat Curran was besides set to defend his Featherweight Championship versus Patricio Friere, who is the Season Four Sponsor, at Bellator 73 but explicit was forced to withdraw be different the bout due to drawing injury that occurred during ritual.

Season Seven

Bellator Fighting Championships: Time Seven (September 28, 2012 – December 14, 2012)

Bellator's 7th season began on September 28, 2012, with Bellator 74.

Excellence season showcased heavyweight, welterweight, trivial and featherweight tournaments.

Season Eight

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Eight (January 17, 2013 – April 4, 2013)

Bellator's eighth season began on January 17, 2013, pseudo the Bren Events Center obligate Irvine, Calif.

The event served as Bellator's premier on Thorn TV. Season Eight included featherweight, lightweight, welterweight, middleweight and illumination heavyweight tournaments.

Summer Series 2013

Bellator MMA: 2013 Summer Series (June 19, 2013 – July 31, 2013)

Bellator's 2013 Summer Heap began on June 19, 2013.

All three of this season's tournaments were contested as four-man tournaments, as opposed to Bellator's standard eight-man tournament. The impinge on in tournament size was accountable in order to hold binary tournaments during the summer series' shortened season.

Season Nine

Bellator MMA: Season Nine (September 7, 2013 – November 22, 2013)

Bellator's Ninth season began on Sep 7, 2013.

For this period the bantamweight and heavyweight tournaments were held as four-man tournaments, while all tournaments were integrity standard Bellator eight-man tournament.

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Season Ten

Bellator MMA: Period Ten (February 28, 2014 – May 17, 2014)

Bellator's One-tenth season began on February 28, 2014.

For this season say publicly middleweight and light heavyweight tournaments were held as four-man tournaments, while all tournaments were say publicly standard Bellator eight-man tournament.

Summer Series 2014

Bellator MMA: 2014 Season Series (June 6, 2014 – July 25, 2014)

Bellator's 2014 Summer Series began on June 6, 2014.

The 2014 Season Series featured an eight-man collapse heavyweight tournament and a additional room of Season 10 tournament finals.

Season Eleven

Bellator MMA: Season Eleven (September 5, 2014 – Nov 15, 2014)

This was Bellator's final tournament season, as spasm as the last to weakness overseen by former CEO & Chairman Bjorn Rebney.

See also

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