BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » bellator 1 https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Video: Watch full Bellator 1 event from 13 years ago today with Jorge Masvidal, Eddie Alvarez and more https://www.badmma.com/video-watch-full-bellator-1-event-from-13-years-ago-today-with-jorge-masvidal-eddie-alvarez-and-more.html https://www.badmma.com/video-watch-full-bellator-1-event-from-13-years-ago-today-with-jorge-masvidal-eddie-alvarez-and-more.html#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2022 18:08:39 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/video-watch-full-bellator-1-event-from-13-years-ago-today-with-jorge-masvidal-eddie-alvarez-and-more.html On April 3, 2009, a new promotion burst onto the MMA scene: Bellator Fighting Championships. Bellator, Latin for “warrior,” brought a slightly different format to the MMA landscape in the form of seasons featuring single-elimination tournaments, the brainchild of founder Bjorn Rebney. Events typically led with non-tournament fights, then featured tournament bouts. The tournament winners at the end of the inaugural season were crowned the promotion’s new champions

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