Bellator
The big news leading into Bellator 129 has very little to do with the action inside the Bellator cage: Bellator Mma has signed Ufc Hall of Famer and their inaugural champion Royce Gracie. The news actually broke in the build-up to Bellator 128, but with a title fight headlining that card (won by Joe Warren, now the promotion’s first full-fledged two weight class champ), there was still a lot to talk about. Bellator 129, however, has largely been overshadowed by continued talk of the signing of Gracie, one of the biggest names in Mma history – though well past the point of actual combat.
Instead, Gracie will serve as a “Promotional Brand Ambassador” – meaning he’ll show up at events and no doubt help lure fighters to the promotion. It’s a Chuck Liddell type of job, something that the Ufc probably should have given him – but may have passed on because...
The big news leading into Bellator 129 has very little to do with the action inside the Bellator cage: Bellator Mma has signed Ufc Hall of Famer and their inaugural champion Royce Gracie. The news actually broke in the build-up to Bellator 128, but with a title fight headlining that card (won by Joe Warren, now the promotion’s first full-fledged two weight class champ), there was still a lot to talk about. Bellator 129, however, has largely been overshadowed by continued talk of the signing of Gracie, one of the biggest names in Mma history – though well past the point of actual combat.
Instead, Gracie will serve as a “Promotional Brand Ambassador” – meaning he’ll show up at events and no doubt help lure fighters to the promotion. It’s a Chuck Liddell type of job, something that the Ufc probably should have given him – but may have passed on because...
- 10/15/2014
- by Jay Anderson
- Obsessed with Film
Fight Master: Bellator Mma on Spike (premiering Wednesday, June 19, at 10pm Et/Pt) is a new mixed martial arts reality series bringing together 32 of the best welterweight fighters in the world to compete for a spot in the Bellator Mma Tournament and a $100,000 prize. Fighters from around the globe live and train together in New Orleans, coached by legends of the sport in Randy Couture, Greg Jackson, Frank Shamrock and Joe Warren. Contestants battle though qualifying and elimination bouts in the hopes of reaching and winning the final match. Fight Master: Bellator Mma Fighter bios from Spike: Marcus [...]
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- 6/19/2013
- by Ryan Berenz
- ChannelGuideMag
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