For anyone interested in Mixed Martial Arts, there is a new league that’s going to be awesome! Bellator events will showcase highly competitive fights between top competitors with each tournament bout winner earning substantially larger purses and moving closer to a championship fight.
Check back here for updates—it says fighters will be announced soon and fights start in April.
“What’s the number one rule about Bellator Underground? You don’t talk about Bellator Underground. “
Contact Info: info@bellator.com
The site hasn’t launched yet because it’s so new—but this is where it will be: http://www.bellator.com/
Bellator Fighting Championships, a first of its kind Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion, officially launched operations today from offices in Los Angeles and Chicago. Three years in development, Bellator has an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes. Bellator season #1 premieres on ESPN Deportes in April, 2009.
Bellator (Latin for warrior), marks a step forward in the evolution of professional Mixed Martial Arts with a business model unique in the fight industry, yet followed in every other major sport. At Bellator, a fighter’s wins or losses control his future. Bjorn Rebney, Bellator founder & CEO states, “We are implementing a tournament structure to determine champions and #1 challengers so that world-class fighters can control their destiny based on their performance.” Bellator events will showcase highly competitive fights between top competitors with each tournament bout winner earning substantially larger purses and moving closer to a championship fight. “Simply put, at Bellator, fighters fight their way to the title,” Rebney adds.
News story: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/viva-mma-bellator-knocks-on-espn-deportes-door-15224
I highly recommend anyone interested in MMA check this out. Add the Bellator group to your Facebook!
