Bellator MMA live shows will move to Friday nights on Spike TV this fall to avoid competing directly with the NFL and UFC. Is this a wise move for a company trying to become the number one MMA organization in the world? Read More »
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson made his Impact Wrestling debut Thursday night on Spike TV. Take a look as Bellator MMA's newest signee has a face to face with one of Impact Wrestling's biggest stars, Mr. Kurt Angle, who at one time had his own MMA aspirations. Read More »
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Bellator MMA front man Bjorn Rebney, TNA President Dixie Carter and Spike TV President Kevin Kay took part in a media conference call Wednesday to announce the former UFC light heavyweight champion's signing. Read More »
We got the news today that Quinton "Rampage" Jackson has now signed a deal with Bellator MMA, which includes work with TNA Wrestling and a new Spike TV reality show focusing on the superstar's promotional debut with the MMA organization. When I first heard the news, one of the first questions that sprung into my mind was "How will Quinton do as a pro wrestler?". Read More »
Former Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez made some bold statements earlier this week regarding the Bellator MMA promotion that he's currently battling in court. Alvarez told Ariel Helwani on "The MMA Hour" that he believes Viacom and Spike TV are now pretty much running Bellator, not Bjorn Rebney. Read More »
The inaugural season of Spike TV’s “Fight Master: Bellator MMA” brings together 32 welterweight (170 lbs) fighters to compete for a spot in the Bellator MMA Tournament for a $100,000 prize. The series premieres on Wednesday, June 19 at 10:00 ... Read More »
Forty-two-year-old former IFL light heavyweight champ and UFC veteran Vladimir "The Janitor" Matyushenko (26-7) will continue his pro mixed martial arts career with Bellator MMA. Bellator announced the signing of "The Janitor" to their light heavyweight division via press release on Thursday. Read More »
Spike TV’s debut season of Bellator MMA was a ratings success for the network, delivering an average of 861,000 viewers, culminating with 952,000 viewers for its finale event this past Thursday, April 4. Read More »
As The Toughest Tournament in Sports prepares for its final three weeks of the season, Spike TV will air a special Bellator 360 – Road To The Championships on Thursday, March 14th at 11pm EST/10pm CST. Read More »
Bellator MMA for iPad, iPhone, and iTouch Gives Fans A New Way to Experience MMA Newport Beach, CA. (February 28, 2013) – Spike TV is launching “Bellator MMA” for iPad, iPhone, and iTouch, as fans can experience mixed martial arts like never before with ... Read More »
Bellator Returns To The University of South Florida March 28th With Two Tournament Finals Plus the Return of World’s #1 Ranked & Florida’s Own Jessica Aguilar Live on Spike TV Newport Beach, CA. (February 15, 2013) – Bellator MMA will ... Read More »
ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) reporter Daniel Theodore was on the scene in Santa Monica Tuesday for the Spike TV / Bellator press conference and spoke with UFC Hall of Famer Randy "The Natural" Couture about his decision to sign-on as a coach on their upcoming reality series "Fight Master: Bellator MMA". Read More »
We reported a few days ago that former UFC champion and UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture had inked a deal with Spike TV. A press conference was held today to officially announce a part of the deal, and below are details on how the partnership will work. Read More »
The Bellator MMA promotion will finally launch their MMA based reality show entitled "Fight Master: Bellator MMA" which will premiere this summer on Spike TV. Randy Couture, Greg Jackson, Frank Shamrock, and Joe Warren will helm four separate fight camps for 32 up-and-coming fighters looking to fight their way into the Bellator tournament and a $100,000 cash prize. Read More »
Deal Between Network and Mixed Martial Arts Legend Includes Upcoming “Fight Master: Bellator MMA” Reality Show and “MMA Rescue” New York, NY, February 5, 2013 – Randy Couture, a legend in the sport of mixed martial arts and rising film star, ... Read More »
New Spike Series Showcases the Quest of 32 Fighters in Pursuit of a Slot In a Bellator MMA Tournament New York, NY, February 5, 2013 – Spike TV and Bellator MMA have gathered together some of the biggest names in ... Read More »
Spike TV and Bellator Fighting Championships are holding a press conference in Santa Monica, Calif. today announcing the signing of UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture as a coach on Bellator's upcoming reality series. In addition to Couture, Coach Greg Jackson, Joe Warren, Frank Shamrock, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney and others are in attendance. Read More »
When it was announced earlier this week UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture had signed with Spike and will be coaching on Bellator's upcoming reality series, it came as a surprise to many who had long associated Couture as being part of the UFC. Even though he had retired from active competition, Couture had recently been doing UFC fight analysis during Fox broadcasts, and according to UFC President Dana White, was still under contract. Read More »
UFC President Dana White was interviewed in the "UFC Tonight" show that airs on FUEL TV, and was asked by analyst Kenny Florian to provide an update on the Eddie Alvarez situation. White went on an epic rant about how Bellator's lawyer is a moron and why Spike and FOX are not comparable networks. Read More »
Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (9-1, 1 NC) will return to action February 21 when he faces Emanuel Newton (19-7) at Bellator 90 in the Season 8 light heavyweight tournament semifinals. Read More »
Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White hung around after the UFC on FOX 6 press conference Saturday night to answer questions from the media in a smaller more intimate setting. White discussed Rampage Jackson's decision to leave the UFC, Eddie Alvarez's contract situation with Bellator and the deeper issues behind it, Strikeforce fighters coming to the UFC, Josh Barnett coming to the UFC and much much more. Read More »
Bellator 86 goes down tomorrow night from the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville Oklahoma and tonight the weigh-ins took place in that very spot. The welterweight title is up for grabs when Ben Askren defends his title against Karl Amoussou Read More »
