A seemingly all-but-official deal with the FOX Entertainment Group wasn’t in the cards for Bellator Fighting Championships, after all.
Officials today announced the mixed-martial-arts promotion has signed a three-year broadcasting deal with MTV2, which will air two annual 12-week seasons live in the cable station’s 80 million homes in 2011. Additionally, “offseason” events will air live between seasons.
In an exclusive interview with MMAjunkie.com, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney confirmed the organization was in “advanced negotiations” with three TV groups but that the MTV option was, by far, the most attractive.