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Two months from Bellator PPV, ‘Rampage’ Jackson does PRP therapy for knees

BAD MMA News — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 22:45:00 +0000

Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney said he gets daily calls from Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, who raves about how good his knees feel. “He said his knees haven’t felt this good since he was 18,” Rebney told MMAjunkie.com.

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Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney: FOX came to us for Latin America deal

BAD MMA News — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 18:30:00 +0000

While it might seem unusual that Bellator MMA is partnering with an international wing of the UFC’s domestic broadcast TV partner, Bjorn Rebney said the relationship came about quite naturally.

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Dana White: With ‘scumbag’ Bjorn Rebney, UFC not banking on easy Ben Askren deal

BAD MMA News — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 18:00:00 +0000

INDIANAPOLIS – While the UFC may be interested in signing Bellator champion Ben Askren, UFC President Dana White doesn’t believe it’ll be a smooth process due to one person.

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Dana White: With ‘scumbag’ Bjorn Rebney, UFC not banking on easy Ben Askren deal – MMA Junkie

Ben Askren: Bellator ‘doing me a favor’ if it lets me go to the UFC

BAD MMA News — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 20:10:00 +0000

Ben Askren insists he wasn’t the least bit surprised to learn that his boss, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney, might not be hard at work trying to figure out how to retain his services now that his contract is up.

Bellator Reportedly Ready to Let Welterweight Champion Ben Askren Leave for UFC

BAD MMA News — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:31:37 +0000

It appears that Bellator MMA is ready to let welterweight champion Ben Askren walk away. At least that’s the word that company CEO Bjorn Rebney passed along to ESPN.com on Thursday. Having fought under the Bellator banner since Season 2 in 2010, Askren’s current contract was fulfilled with his most recent title defense. The welterweight champion crushed Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 97 on July 31, but it evidently wasn’t enough to keep the interest of his bosses.

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King Mo and Emanuel Newton Rematch for Bellator Interim Belt on Rampage vs. Tito PPV

BAD MMA News — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 23:12:12 +0000

Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney promised several title fights would be part of the Rampage vs. Tito pay-per-view event slated for Nov. 2, and so far he has delivered two. The first was a rematch between current Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler and the recently re-signed Eddie Alvarez .

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With final three females released, Bellator issues statement on women’s division

BAD MMA News — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 04:15:00 +0000

Bellator MMA hasn’t officially dissolved its women’s division. But with no women left on its roster, there may not be a home for those fighters in the promotion any time soon. Word got out on Tuesday that Jessica Eye (10-1) had been let go by Bellator, and Tuesday also saw an announcement from all-female promotion Invicta Fighting Championship that former Bellator fighter Felice Herrig (9-4) had signed. Jessica Aguilar (15-4) most recently fought for Bellator in March. Those three were the last remaining women on Bellator’s roster, and on Tuesday night promotion CEO Bjorn Rebney issued a statement on the state of the California-based company’s women’s division. “Jessica Eye, Jessica Aguilar and Felice represent all that is good in women’s MMA,” Rebney stated. ”Both Eye and Aguilar are ranked No. 1 in the world in their respective divisions and carry themselves with class and distinction elevating the women’s game. I’ve said many times that fighters need to fight and fight often. Given our current focus, we are not in position to provide these very deserving women regular and reoccurring fights on a large platform. And, I felt it was best to let them go and secure options that did. I genuinely wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors and will be rooting for each of them wherever they fight.” For Herrig, a strawweight, that opportunity will now come with Invicta. Aguilar, who went 5-1 as a strawweight for Bellator, and is on a six-fight win streak, may have to look Invicta’s direction, as well

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Video: With Askren’s Bellator deal up, Rebney hopes negotiation comes naturally

BAD MMA News — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 20:15:00 +0000

The last fight on Ben Askren ‘s Bellator MMA deal is in the books, and the promotion’s welterweight champion delivered yet again with perhaps his most dominant performance to date. Now CEO Bjorn Rebney finds himself in a position he’s been in before – hoping to keep one of his champions rather than lose him to the competition. Rebney on Wednesday confirmed to MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio) that Askren’s win over Andrey Koreshkov at this past week’s Bellator 97 card was the last fight on his current deal. Rebney also said he’s unsure of what steps the promotion will take in negotiations with Askren (12-0 MMA, 9-0 BMMA), who has a standard exclusive negotiating period with Bellator built into his deal before he can seek offers from other promotions. In the past, as was the case with former lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez , Rebney waived the exclusive period and let Alvarez test the market early. He got an offer from the UFC, Bellator attempted to match it and now the entire case is tied up in the legal system with Alvarez’s side saying Bellator’s counter-offer was not a true match

Video: With Askren’s Bellator deal up, Rebney hopes negotiation comes naturally – MMA Junkie

Bellator Inks Three of Rampage Jackson’s Wolfslair Teammates for Season 9

BAD MMA News — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 13:30:27 +0000

On the heels of MMA icon and Wolfslair alum Quinton “Rampage” Jackson joining Bellator , the promotion announced Wednesday the signing of Gavin Sterritt, Peter Graham, and Linton “The Swarm” Vassell from the preferred UK agents Wolfslair team (www.wolfsagency.com). All three Wolfslair products will compete for Bellator during the promotions ninth season live on Spike and Spike.com. “Wolfslair has produced some of the best talent in MMA over the last 10 years, and as Bellator continues expanding internationally and particularly with our huge new TV partnership with Viva in the UK, Wolfslair will be a tremendous asset and partner for our brand in the future,” Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney said. Sterritt will look to make is mark in Bellator’s Welterweight division and carries an impressive 6-1 record. The submission ace is the current holder of the UCC British Welterweight Championship and the ISKA British Welterweight Championship. Sterrit will make his Bellator debut on September 13th from Southern California’s Pechanga Resort and Casino when he faces the undefeated Andy Murad

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MMAjunkie.com Radio (noon ET): Urijah Faber, John Howard, Bjorn Rebney

BAD MMA News — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 19:15:00 +0000

MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show the UFC’s Urijah Faber and John Howard , plus Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney. Faber and Howard each have fights coming up next week at UFC Fight Night 26 in Boston. Faber takes on Yuri Alcantara in a bantamweight bout, while Howard returns to the UFC after an absence of more than two years (and a 6-1 stretch) to take on “TUF 17″ finalist Uriah Hall . And Rebney will discuss his promotion’s first pay-per-view that will feature Quinton Jackson vs. Tito Ortiz .

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