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ProMMAnow is live on scene at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. for tonight’s Bellator 110 action. The main card will featured five tournament battles including three in the featherweight division as well as two in the light heavyweight category.
The weigh-ins for Bellator 110 are in the books and all but one fighter was on-point. Light heavyweight headliner Quinton “Rampage” Jackson tipped the scale at 206 pounds, while his opponent, Christian M’Pumbu, weighed in at a very light 199.75 pounds.
The UFC has taken a lot of heat since they implemented their discretionary sponsor tax, which can reportedly run as high as $100,000. This means if the UFC wants to they will charge a company for the right to sponsor any of their fighters. Needless to say, MMA fighter sponsorship opportunities have taken a hit because of this.
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson was vocal about his displeasure with the UFC after leaving and traditionally hasn’t been the easiest guy to work with. However, it seems the former UFC light heavyweight champ is right at home in Bellator (at least for now) — so much so that he agreed to enter their tournament — and even fight two men at once if it came down to that.
What MMA fan doesn’t want to see Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and King Mo Lawal throw down? It’s the biggest fight Bellator could currently make and on Feb. 28, both Rampage and King Mo will move one step closer to making that fight a reality.
The Toughest Tournament in Sports will debut the opening rounds of the Bellator Season 10 Featherweight Tournament from Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun on Friday, February 28th live on Spike TV. The night will also feature the Bellator Light Heavyweight Semifinals as MMA superstar Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and former champion Christian M’Pumbu clash while King Mo Lawal takes on Russian powerhouse Mikhail Zayats.
Bellator MMA returns to Spike TV with a bang as the promotion kicks off its tenth season Friday, February 28 at 9pm ET/PT. The star-studded card includes the tournament debut of MMA superstar Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
“We haven’t really made substantive moves on guys that have been part of the recent UFC cuts. It’s just not our focus.” -Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney Since Rebney made that statement in a March interview with MMAFighting.com’s Mike Chiappetta, Bellator has gone on an absolute rampage of UFC reject acquisition… see what I did there. … Read more
Bellator MMA 99 will mark the second fight card of the promotion’s ninth season and is headlined with a light heavyweight match-up between former Bellator 205 pound champ Christian M’Pumbu (18-5-1) and UFC veteran Vladimir “The Janitor” Matyushenko (26-7), in what will be his Bellator debut. The card will also feature the opening round of the season nine featherweight tournament.
Bellator 91 takes place this evening at Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., and features a Bellator light heavyweight championship between title-holder Christian M’Pumbu and 205-pound tournament winner Attila Vegh. In addition, both Season 8 lightweight tournament semifinals bouts will take place.