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5 Cross-Promotional Events That Will Never Happen
It’s been about two weeks since Bellator shot down the hopes of MMA fans everywhere by not accepting the challenge served by the World Series of Fighting. Yes its true, none of us honestly expected it to happen, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t want it to Bjorn! That tiny part of our brains […]
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WSOF calls Rebney a Candyass for turning down challenge
By Evan Stoumbels A short while ago WSOF President Ray Sefo and executive Vice President as well a matchmaker Ali Abdelaziz issued a winner take all card against their rival promotion Bellator. Bellator had not responded to the challenge until recently when President Bjorn Rebney spoke on a Bellator conference call recently, saying: “Look, and […]
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Bjorn Rebney discusses Tito Ortiz’s return to MMA & DUI
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz hasn’t fought since 2012, where he lost to Forrest Griffin by unanimous decision. Following that loss, Ortiz retired from MMA only to come out of retirement about a year later to fight former training partner Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in the Bellator cage. Unfortunately Ortiz pulled out of that […]
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Bellator Responds to World Series of Fighting’s Challenge
The World Series of Fighting laid down a challenge to Bellator. The challenge was this: A cross-promotional pay-per-view event where fighters from both organizations would fight each other, winner-takes-all. Finally after no response from Bellator and a deadline given by WSOF, we have our answer. On Monday, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney spoke with MMAFighting.com […]
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Bjorn Rebney: UFC’s comments about GSP are “Most Tasteless They’ve Made”
By Evan Stoumbelis Georges St. Pierre’s departure from the UFC has been anything but quiet. The former welterweight kingpin has made several comments about the UFC’s lack of a desire to clean up the sport and crack down on performance enhancing drug users. St. Pierre said their lack of a desire to help clean up […]
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WSOF President Believes They’d ‘Do Very Well’ In Proposed Bellator vs. WSOF Card
By Evan Stoumbelis Several days ago talks emerged of a winner take all profits, World Series of Fighting vs. Bellator card. Now WSoF matchmaker Ali Abdelaziz has put together proposed bouts for the card, the matchups are as follows: Tyrone Spong vs. Quinton Jackson Anthony Johnson vs. Attila Vegh Andrei Arlovski vs. Vitaly Minakov Marlon […]
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Askren Making Move To Singapore, Rumors Of OneFC Signing
The hottest free-agent on the MMA Market right now has got to be undefeated former Bellator champion, Ben Askren. The man they call ‘Funky’ had hoped to get signed by the UFC but after failed negotiations the future of the former Olympic wrestler has been in doubt. Overnight news spread of his move to Singapore […]
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POLL RESULTS: Should The UFC Sign Ben Askren?
With the world’s top free agent set to sit down with the UFC this afternoon, the MMA world has been wondering if Ben Askren will get signed to MMA’s leading promotion. When Bellator gave their welterweight champion an unconditional release from the promotion, UFC President Dana White expressed zero interest in the acquisition. However, his […]
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Weekend Poll | Should The UFC Sign Ben Askren?
Undefeated welterweight fighter and recently released Bellator champion, Ben Askren finds himself in an odd state of career limbo as of late. Having expressed his desires to fight for the UFC, when finally released from his Bellator obligations, the UFC boss, Dana White said he had no interest. Still, Askren and company are set have a […]
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Bellator Releases Welterweight Champion, Promotion Gives Up All Rights To Match
It looks like there will be no ugly contract negotiations between Bellator and welterweight fighter Ben Askren. Bellator boss, Bjorn Rebney, tweeted to announce the release of Askren. I’ve made the decision to release Ben Askren. After speaking with Ben, it was clear it was a good time for both parties to move on. I've […]
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VIDEO | Dana White Smashes Bellator On Tommy Toe Hold
The popular Tommy Toe Hold show is back with a new and fun episode highlighting the Mayhem Miller vs. Uriah Hall clash and Dana White’s reaction to Bellator 106. Enjoy!
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Report: Comp’d Ticket Percentage High For Bellator 106 Event
By Evan Stoumbelis Bellator 106 took place last Saturday in California where fans saw Eddie Alvarez defeat Michael Chandler to win back his lightweight title in their rematch. The card became the biggest show Bellator has put on to date, and the most watched card in Bellator history with an average of 1.1 million viewers […]
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Dana White & Bjorn Rebney Trade Barbs On Twitter, Explain Recent Comments
The Bellator promotion has ushered itself in as America’s second leading Mixed Martial Arts promotion. In what many consider a distant second place behind the UFC, Bellator has secured a slot on Spike TV, acquired some of the UFC’s most recognizable faces and has made a valiant push towards becoming a competitor in the space […]
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Eddie Alvarez isn’t mad at Bjorn Rebney or Bellator
By Evan Stoumbelis Newly crowned Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez made his successful return to action this past Saturday at Bellator 106 after a year-long layoff to reclaim his 155-pound strap from then undefeated champion Michael Chandler. For those who don’t know, Bellator sued Alvarez after the UFC offered him a contract and Bellator exercised […]
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Bellator Not Interested In Rousimar Palhares
In just 31-seconds Rousimar Palhares completely destroyed his career as a prize-fighter. The 33-year old Brazilian has cranked one-too-many leg locks beyond the acceptable limit and now he’s lost his job and according to Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney, a shot with the emerging second best MMA promotion in the world. “Risks already exist for the […]
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Bjorn Rebney Expects ‘Crazy Fight’ Between Tito Ortiz and Rampage Jackson; Talks PPV Plans for Future
Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney will be in the MMA spotlight in the coming months as Bellator not only makes their first foray in to the PPV market but also in the return of Eddie Alvarez to the Bellator cage. After the Bellator 98 post-fight Press Conference, Rebney discussed all things Bellator MMA including Alvarez’s rematch […]
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Dana White Says His Vlogs Do More Hits Than Bellator TV Programming & The Stats Show He Is Right!!
“They have no f—-ing clue what they’re doing… I saw Bjork was talking some smack, I’m like, dude, just shut up and run your business. That’s what you should have done when you started and you had some legs to stand on. They’re hurting. I’m sure you guys saw… when they did their press conference, […]
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Eddie Alvarez vs. Michael Chandler Rematch Set for Co-main Event on PPV Card After Alvarez Re-signs with Bellator MMA
It will be almost two years since Eddie Alvarez (24-3) lost his belt to Michael Chandler (12-0) in a title losing effort that was dubbed by many, the fight of the year. Now, the two premier lightweights in Bellator’s ranks and two of the best in the world will finally have their rematch. The bout […]
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Bellator President Rebney takes shot at Sonnen/UFC
Bellator President Bjorn Rebney spoke to the media on Monday and defended the way his company did business in regards to title fights, and at the same time took a shot at Chael Sonnen and the UFC: “Our point of difference is that we’re real sports competition, and when it boils down to world title […]
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Bellator Boss Confirms Multiple Title Fights For Rampage vs. Ortiz PPV, Talks Pricing For Event & More
The Bellator promotion is set to make their debut on pay-per-view November 2nd. The promotion will be depending on the star power of Tito Ortiz and Rampage Jackson to create a buzz and make this risky shift into the PPV market a success. This will be by far the biggest event in the promotions history […]
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Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson Discloses Details on TNA, Movies, and 4-Part Reality Show
Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson has gone through what appears to be his own fountain of youth, revitalizing a career that he had stated was on its way out. A new deal with Bellator FC has opened up a number of doors for the 34-year old former UFC light-heavyweight champ and Rampage fully intends on opening every […]
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Eddie Alvarez Reveals Details on Bellator Blocking UFC Deal
In an interview with the Bleacher Report, former Bellator lightweight champion, Eddie Alvarez (24-3) revealed details on the deal between the UFC, Bellator, and Bellator parent company, Viacom that was blocked, prohibiting Alvarez from joining the UFC roster. Alvarez had quite a lot to say and covered several topics including the differences between what […]
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Vladimir Matyushenko Signs Deal With Bellator MMA
After a streaky few years and two disappointing, consecutive losses in the UFC, Vladimir Matyushenko has sought a new stage to perform. He has now found that stage after signing a deal with Bellator MMA. Matyushenko was cut along with a slew of other fighters earlier this year. His last UFC outing saw him […]
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Sunday March 03, 2013 Manny “Mean Bean” Rodriguez joins BJPenn.com’s FIST-ta-CUFF Radio Show 178 to talk Bellator FC and this seasons’ madness.
The man wrapping up the show this week has seen all the madness that has happened inside the Bellator FC cage this year. Manny Rodriguez is back in the shop and that means you are in for a treat. Manny “Mean Bean” Rodriguez is one of the men who holds it down on the mic […]
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Bellator Not Interested in Signing Fitch | MMA News
The recent release of arguably one of the best welterweights in MMA history to never hold a title in the UFC, Jon Fitch, shocked the MMA community and left UFC fighters out in the cold in the way of job security as the prospect of being released became very real. The UFC stated that […]
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Dollar For Dollar, Word For Word: Bellator Boss Says They Matched UFC’s Offer To Alvarez | MMA NEWS
“I’ve got wild respect for Ed. In our contract with Ed, exactly like the UFC has in their contracts, we have the right to match. Ed went out and got an offer from the UFC, and we took a look at that offer, reviewed it for about eight days, and decided to match it dollar […]
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Still Awaiting a UFC offer, Eddie Alvarez’s Future Remains in Limbo | MMA News
Former Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is still in the midst of negotiating his next contract, but right now he is playing the waiting game with the UFC. Alvarez became a free agent following his last fight, a knockout victory over Patricky “Pitbull” Freire, and has since been fielding offers from both his last employer […]
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Bellator Implements Championship Bout Rematch Clause To Contracts | MMA NEWS
In a creative twist to the standard fight contract, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney announced today that his fight promotion will start implementing a championship rematch clause in their bout agreements. What this means is that at their discretion they can grant an automatic rematch to any champion dethroned by his title challenger. Here’s the letter […]