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Dana White’s Contender Series Post-Fight Press Conference

BAD MMA News — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 02:45:29 +0000

The ninth season of Dana White’s Contender Series kicked off on Tuesday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The five-bout fight card produced one finish and two UFC contracts. The contract winners and UFC CEO Dana White answered questions during the event’s post-fight press conference. DWCS Season 9 – Week 1 Post-Fight Press Conference

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Bellator 98 Struggles in the TV Ratings Game, Although Main Event Delivers

BAD MMA News — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 01:26:35 +0000

Bellator MMA kicked off its ninth season on Saturday night with Bellator 98: Shlemenko vs. Cooper . The season opener delivered an average of 437,000 viewers over the course of the three-hour broadcast on Spike TV. Bellator faced some stiff competition, launching Season 9 opposite college football and NASCAR, which was reflected in the ratings

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Bellator signs Wolfslair fighters Peter Graham, Gavin Sterritt, Linton Vassell

BAD MMA News — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 17:50:00 +0000

With Wolfslair MMA, the former main training ground of Quinton Jackson , getting some attention with “Rampage” signing with Bellator MMA, the England-based gym now will send a trio of fighters to the promotion. Bellator has signed Peter Graham (9-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), Gavin Sterritt (4-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) and Linton Vassell (11-3 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) to deals, promotion officials recently announced. All three will fight during the upcoming ninth season, which will feature 11 events on Spike TV and one on pay-per-view – with Wolfslair alum “Rampage” headlining against fellow former UFC champion Tito Ortiz . Bellator’s ninth season begins with a Saturday event on Sept. 7, then returns to a regular Friday night lineup the following week for all events but the Nov.

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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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Bellator returns to Atlantic City Nov. 15 with Pellegrino, DeBlass, two finals

BAD MMA News — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:40:00 +0000

Bellator MMA will make its return to New Jersey in November with a pair of tournament finals. The promotion heads to Ovation Hall at Revel Atlantic City for a card on Nov. 15, which is expected to be Bellator 107. The following week, Bellator officials confirmed to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the following week, Nov. 22, will be the promotion’s final event of its upcoming ninth season

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Bellator "Summer Series" features two events instead of typical three

BAD MMA News — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Instead of three events during its annual “Summer Series,” Bellator MMA this year will host just two. Sources close to the promotion confirmed that plan to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) not long after its first event of the summer, Bellator 96, which took place this past Wednesday at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla. Bellator 97 takes place July 31 at Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., near Albuquerque, but there will not be an August event. Instead, the promotion simply will roll into the start of its ninth season, which opens Sept.

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Bellator 99 Kicks Off Season 9 with Three-Hour TV Special, Includes Fight Master Finale

BAD MMA News — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 22:59:19 +0000

Bellator 99 will kick off the promotion’s ninth season this fall with a special three-hour live broadcast on Saturday, Sept. 7 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. The show will also serve as the live season finale for the inaugural run of the Fight Master: Bellator MMA reality series. The event features Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko putting his belt on the line against Season 8 tournament winner Doug Marshall, the final bout of Fight Master, the return of former featherweight champion and current Fight Master coach Joe Warren, and the opening round of the promotion’s Season 9 Middleweight Tournament. Warren will square off with Nick Kirk, who as fought for Bellator before, but lost his promotional debut in by split decision to Tony Zelinski. “Nick Kirk, if I was you, I would probably not show up that day, because I’m gonna put you through a Bellator cage,” Warren said during the Bellator 96 broadcast on Wednesday night.

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Season-opener Bellator 99 adds Alexander Shlemenko vs. Doug Marshall title fight

BAD MMA News — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 17:45:00 +0000

Bellator will kick off its ninth season and conclude its new “Fight Master” reality show on Sept. 7 with Bellator 99, a live event that features a title fight. Officials today announced a headliner between middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko (47-7 MMA, 8-1 BFC) and recent tournament winner Doug Marshall (18-6 MMA, 4-0 BFC). Bellator 99 takes place Sept. 7 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. A three-hour main card airs on Spike TV (8 p.m. ET/PT) following prelims on Spike.com (6 p.m. ET)

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Bellator inks broadcast deal in United Kingdom with Viacom-owned VIVA

BAD MMA News — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:30:00 +0000

Bellator’s broadcast reach now extends to 116 countries after inking a deal to bring tournament action to U.K. MMA fans. The Viacom-owned VIVA channel is set to broadcast Bellator MMA events starting this month with Bellator 96, which kicks off the promotion’s “Summer Series,” the promotion announced today in a press release. Bellator’s ninth season begins in September. Viacom also owns a majority stake in Bellator after a deal struck in October 2011. VIVA boasts a broadcast reach of 26 million homes and garners half its audience from the 16-34 year-old demographic, with 3.7 million young viewers tuning in monthly, stated the release.

Bellator Announces New TV Deal, Launches Into the U.K. Market on VIVA

BAD MMA News — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:57:25 +0000

Bellator MMA on Thursday announced that it is finally moving into the U.K. market with a new television deal. Bellator will begin airing its live events with Bellator 96 on June 19 on the VIVA channel in the U.K. VIVA is owned by Viacom, which is also owns Bellator and Spike TV. VIVA will air Bellator’s Summer Series events, as well as its ninth season over the fall and winter of this year. Bellator’s foray into the U.K. market increases its global reach to 116 countries and territories.

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