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At one point considered the second largest in the United States and one of the largest combat sport promotions in the world, Bellator's first event was held in , and the promotion has since held over "numbered" events. Paramount Global formerly Viacom purchased majority ownership of Bellator from founder Bjorn Rebney in , with Paramount's television networks serving as the promotion's media partners in the United States. In May , Bellator hosted the company's inaugural pay-per-view event from the Landers Center. Under Coker, Bellator would drop its season-long tournament format in early , transitioning into more of a traditional, single-fight event schedule. Since , Bellator hosts divisional grand-prix tournaments. Since the fourth season in , Bellator cards have been predominantly broadcast on Viacom-owned networks in the United States. Since Bellator , this includes all events aired by Paramount Network , as well as seven exclusive cards per-year.

Bellator mixed martial arts

The card proved to be the final one under the Paramount umbrella as it was announced Monday that Bellator was purchased by the Professional Fighters League. We now set a new goal. How do we become the co-leader? The Bellator fighter roster is fantastic. While the PFL has a unique MMA competition format that includes a regular season, a postseason and a championship event, the Bellator brand will continue in a series of one-off cards in Davis said the company first approached Paramount about a deal in January. Bellator Champions card in that would include champions in all seven weight classes. PFL completes its season Nov. Bellator ran its final card Friday night under the Paramount umbrella on Showtime. There are no other immediate shows planned until next year. Paramount has a minority stake in PFL. It was not immediately clear if Bellator President Scott Coker would remain involved with the company. Davis said two PFL pay-per-view events are planned in with Ngannou and Paul each scheduled to headline one of those cards.

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Mixed martial arts MMA is a form of competitive combat sport , akin to boxing , muay thai , or kick boxing. MMA titles, or championship belts , are given to those fighters deemed by a promotional organization to have met a certain standard of athletic accomplishment in a specific weight class most often by means of a championship fight. Championship belts are fought for at each weight class under a promotion, with only one belt awarded per class. Each belt is usually contested every time the belt holder fights, and passed to the victor of that fight see the List of UFC champions for a chronology of UFC title belts. A belt may be vacated when a fighter leaves a promotion, or is suspended. At such times an interim champion may be crowned, or the belt may be awarded to the winner of a fight between top contenders.

Bellator mixed martial arts

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