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Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) was an American mixed martial arts promotion founded in 2008 by Bjorn Rebney and operated until 2025. The promotion takes its name from bellātor, the Latin word for "warrior". Bellator's first event was in 2009, and the promotion held 313 "numbered" events.
Bellator MMA (formerly known as "Bellator Fighting Championships") was an American mixed martial arts promotion, and the following is a history of its champions in each weight class. At the time of its inception in 2008, CEO Bjorn Rebney founded Bellator Fighting Championships as a tournament based organization. The inaugural champion for each ...
This is a list of events held and scheduled by Bellator MMA (formerly known as "Bellator Fighting Championships"), a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States. The first event, Bellator 1 , took place on April 3, 2009. [ 1 ]
Bellator MMA, president Scott Coker (born October 3, 1962) is an American mixed martial artist , Taekwondoin , former movie stuntman, [ 2 ] and combat sports promoter. He is the founder and former CEO of MMA promotion Strikeforce , former president of Bellator MMA , and founder of Fight Night at the Tech.
WWE alum Jake Hager did not train at ATT, but he is an integral part of AEW and still under contract with Bellator MMA. Family Ties Her father, Francisco, has owned and operated Master Frank’s ...
In October 2011, television and media conglomerate Viacom (now Paramount Global) purchased majority ownership of Bellator. [5] Despite the company no longer being under Rebney's ownership, he remained Bellator Chairman and CEO until June 18, 2014, when Rebney's immediate exit from the company was announced by Viacom.
Jackson made his Bellator MMA debut against Jordon Larson on August 17, 2018, at Bellator 204. He won the fight via TKO in round one. [12] After picking up two wins in the Legacy Fighting Alliance promotion, [13] [14] Jackson returned to Bellator, facing Ed Ruth on October 25, 2019, at Bellator 231. He lost the fight via controversial split ...
Freire was scheduled to face A.J. McKee in the Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix Quarter-Final as part of Bellator MMA x Rizin 2 on July 30, 2023. [57] However, on July 26, it was announced McKee had pulled out of the bout due to an injury, and that he was replaced by Rizin Lightweight Champion Roberto de Souza . [ 58 ]