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Thursday, June 25, 2009
MMA Live Recaps TUF9 Finale, Bellator XII, and Strikeforce
ESPN's MMALive recaps The Ultimate Fighter Season Nine Finale, Bellator's season ending event featuring Eddie Alvarez and Hector Lombard, and Strikeforce in Washington, plus the political situation subverting MMA legislation in New York.Labels: Bellator FC, ESPN, MMA Live, New York, Strikeforce, The Ultimate Fighter
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 4:19 PM
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Bellator XII Fight Highlight Videos
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 6:31 PM
Bellator XII Post-Fight Interviews: Champs Alvarez & Lombard
Highlights of the post fight interview with CEO Bjorn Rebney, Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez, Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard and others following Bellator XII on June 19th, 2009 in Hollywood, Fla.Labels: Bellator FC, Eddie Alvarez, Hector Lombard
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 4:21 PM
Thursday, June 18, 2009
MMA Live Looks Back at UFC 99, Ahead to TUF Finale and more...
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 6:14 PM
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Bellator Welterweight Championship Highlights - Lyman Good vs Omar De La Cruz
Taped June 12, 2009 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. Highlights from the Lyman Good vs. Omar De La Cruz Welterweight Championship title bout. Lyman Good scores a dominating victory.Labels: Bellator FC, Lyman Good, Omar De La Cruz
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 2:38 AM
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Bellator X Fight of the Night - Diego Garijo vs Saad Awad
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 1:45 PM
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Bellator IX Highlight: Chad Leonhardt KOs Dan Keenan
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 2:51 PM
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Kerry Vera vs Leslie Smith - Full Bellator Fight Video
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 1:58 PM
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Highlights from the Bellator VII Welterweight Semi-Finals
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 10:25 PM
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Bellator VI Highlight - Yahir Reyes' Spinning Backfist KOs Estevan Payan
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 4:23 AM
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Toby Imada vs. Jorge Masvidal: Submission of the Year?
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 12:49 AM
Friday, April 10, 2009
Bellator Takes A Week Off
 Bellator IV, Bellator FC's fourth stop on a twelve-week run of tournament based action, was canceled by the promotion on Thursday.
The show was booked for the World Arena in Colorado Springs, Co.
The format was an extremely ambitious concept for any promotion, let alone a new one.
"We're doing what the WEC does in one year in twelve weeks," Bellator matchmaker Matt Stansell recently told MMAInsider.
Instead of a fourth consecutive date, the heavyweights will fill out the undercard of the promotion's third show, and lightweight winners from the show's first round will be given an extra week to prepare.
"(It was) an effort to give all the Lightweight fighters more time to get back into top conditioning shape for the semi-finals," said Caroline Rubenstein, a spokesperson for Bellator.
Rubenstein said the promotion's broadcast schedule was locked in place, but could not say whether its event schedule would remain unchanged.Labels: Bellator FC
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 11:00 PM
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Bellator Upcoming TV Start Times
According to information from TV Guide Interactive, Tivo's listings, and Bellator.com's "TV Airtimes" page (http://www.bellator.com/schedule/espn-deportes.html), there will be a different start time just about every week for Bellator Fighting Championships on ESPN Deportes, due to various live sporting events (mostly soccer matches). It was originally listed as though each Saturday's broadcast would start at 9:00 PM, but that is no longer the case.
According to the aforementioned listings, here are the premiere times for each of the upcoming episodes of Bellator FC on ESPN Deportes:
Saturday, April 11: Start time of 8:30 PM
Saturday, April 18: Start time of 10:00 PM
Saturday, April 25: Start time of 8:30 PMLabels: Bellator FC, ESPN Deportes
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 8:20 PM
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
MMA Live on Dana White's Rant, WEC, Bellator, Strikeforce, and More
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 11:42 PM
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Bellator I Salaries and Medical Suspensions
 Fighter salaries and medical suspensions For Bellator Fighting Championships I were released on Tuesday by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
True to their pay structure, all tournament participants in last Friday's show were paid $10,000 to win with a $15,000 win bonus.
The winners from the evening, Eddie Alvarez, Jorge Masvidal, Yahir Reyes, Estevan Payan, Joe Soto, and Toby Imada all picked up the full purses and will move on to the tournament's second round, where the potential purse goes up to $50,000.
Undercard salaries:
Jonathan Brookins ($4,000/win bonus was $2,000) def. Stephen Ledbetter (2,000)
Lorenzo Borgomeo ($4,000/win bonus was $2,000) def. Daniel Morales ($3,000)
James Brasco (3,000/win bonus was $1,500) def. Kevin Abrante ($1,500)
Moyses Gabin ($2,000/win bonus was $1,000) def. Chris Decaro ($1,500)
Gary Padilla ($4,000/win bonus was $2,000) def. Daniel Sarafien ($2,000)
Total Disclosed Payroll: $237,000
Medical Suspensions
Only three participants were put on the bench following Friday's Bellator I in Hollywood, Florida, and to the promotion's sigh of relief, no winners from the first round of competition were amongst the wounded.
Nick Agallar is suspended 30 days following his TKO loss to Jorge Masvidal.
Ben Greer is suspended 30 days following his TKO loss to Joe Soto.
Daniel Sarafian is suspended 30 days following his TKO loss to Gary Padilla.Labels: Bellator FC
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 2:10 PM
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Bellator Announces Broadcast Team
Jon Anik and Jason Chambers will call the plays for Bellator Fighting Championships' English language broadcast, the promotion announced in a press release on Thursday.
Anik's lead anchor duties ESPN's "MMA Live" have made him a recognizable face on the MMA scene, while Chambers was the host of "The Human Weapon" on the History Channel. Chambers also carries an 18-5 professional record as a welterweight.
On the Spanish language side of the broadcast--the Latino market has been a main target of Bellator from the beginning--commentators George X and Manny Rodriguez will announce the action.
X writes for Latino MMA publication Extreme Fighting and has called the NBA finals, Winter Olympics, and Super Bowl in addition to hosting the Spanish broadcast of the X Games.
Rodriguez is a former King of the Cage heavyweight champion and has commentated for several Latino MMA promotions.
“We could not be happier with both of our on-air broadcast teams," said Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney in the release. "Jon, Jason, Manny and George bring a wealth of legitimate MMA experience and in-depth MMA reporting backgrounds to our English and Spanish language announcing booths. Each one of these guys knows the game inside and out and will bring that expertise and excitement to our viewers."
The promotion kicks off its twelve-week tournament series tomorrow at the Seminole Hard Rock and Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Broadcast partner ESPN Deportes will air the event the following day.Labels: Bellator FC, Jason Chambers, Jon Anik
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 4:38 PM
Friday, March 20, 2009
Bellator Nabs Troy Gerhart in Open Tryouts
Troy Gerhart has been inked to Bellator Fighting Championships after a strong showing at the tournament based promotion's open tryouts on March 17 in Florida.
Gerhart, 4-0, fights out of Gracie Tampa alongside UFC vets Matt Arroyo, and Corey Hill. The Floridian wowed Bellator matchmaker Matt Stansell.
"Troy is an extremely explosive wrestler with great technical grappling, and his record shows that he has very heavy hands," said Stansell. "We are excited to give him a chance to show what he can do in Bellator's Lightweight division."
Gerhart will not enter Bellator's lightweight tournament, but will be featured in a non-tournament bout in the coming weeks.
Bellator's first event kicks off April 3 at the Seminole Hard Rock and Casino, featuring the first bracket of featherweight and lightweight tournament match-ups. The 12-week series will air in primetime on Saturdays for ESPN Deportes.Labels: Bellator FC
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 4:47 PM
Monday, March 16, 2009
Cage Warriors Champ Rosi Sexton Signs with Bellator
 Current Cage Warriors Female World Champion, and one of the top female fighters in the world, Rosi Sexton has signed a four-fight deal with Bellator Fighting Championships.
Sexton will compete on Bellator's inaugural event on April 3 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla. She will face American Top Team fighter Jessica Aguilar at 120 pounds. The bout marks Sexton's first time in this weight class.
The event is scheduled to air the next day on ESPN Desportes, the sports network's Spanish-language channel, as part of the Bellator's broadcast deal with the network.Labels: Bellator FC, Rosi Sexton
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 9:16 PM
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Thomas Schulte Signs With Bellator FC
Submission specialist Thomas Schulte is the latest veteran to sign with burgeoning fight promotion Bellator Fighting Championships.
The signing was announced in a press release on Wednesday.
Schulte trains out of Fit NHB in Albuquerque, N.M., and carries a professional record of 18-6, with most of his wins coming via submission. He joins seven other 155er's scheduled to compete in Bellator's tournament-style events. The first bracket of the tournament is set to do battle on Apr. 4 for ESPN's Deportes channel.
"Thomas' world-class submission skills make him a very tough match up for anyone in our 155 tournament," said Bjorn Rebney, CEO of Bellator Fighting Championships. "His training at NHB with Tom Vaughn over the last 3 months has been focused on our April premiere, so he should be well prepared to threaten in our Lightweight division."Labels: Bellator FC, Thomas Schulte
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 4:18 PM
Monday, January 19, 2009
Reis Official with Bellator FC
Former Elite XC bantamweight champion Wilson Reis is bound for Bellator Fighting Championships, the emerging MMA promotion announced in a press release on Monday.
The Brazilian grappling standout was first rumored to join Bellator at its public inception, but the release confirmed his exclusive participation.
Stranded by the fall of Pro Elite, Reis is the first of its former champions to make a formal break for another MMA organization.
Reis will be one of eight 145 lb. fighters in Bellator's featherweight division. He will compete in the first round of a multi-weight class tournament taking place on Apr. 4 in a located to be announced. ESPN Deportes, the Spanish arm of American sports channel ESPN, will broadcast the event as the first of twelve specials in 2009.
The promotion also promises superfights along with the tournament format.
"Wilson has unlimited potential at 145," said Bjorn Rebney, CEO of Bellator Fighting Championships. "He has a terrific grappling pedigree, an unbelievable work ethic and he's getting better every time he fights. He's exactly the kind of fighter we're looking to showcase at Bellator Fighting Championships."Labels: Bellator FC, EliteXC, Wilson Reis
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 7:33 PM
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