Bellator MMA has found a new streaming home. A couple of months after Professional Fighters League (PFL) took ownership of the mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, the former Paramount Global-owned company’s U.S. media rights will now go to Warner Bros. Discovery.
Per a press release, the new “Bellator Champions Series” events will now air on Max — which currently has over 90 million subscribers — starting with Bellator Belfast, which is set to go down this Friday (Mar. 22, 2024) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Furthermore, That event will be the first of eight fight cards PFL has planned for Bellator — which previously aired on Showtime — in 2024 (full schedule here).
Furthermore, TNT Sports will be televising Bellator content throughout the year on the “TNT Sports on truTV” programming block, though details have yet to be revealed. Plus, all Max subscribers will have access to a couple of new upcoming docuseries, as well as the Bellator fight library.
Bellator Belfast will feature a Light Heavyweight title fight as Corey Anderson and Karl Moore via for the vacant strap. This will be Anderson’s third attempt to win the 205-pound title after coming up short two previous times against Vadim Nemkov, who vacated the title earlier this year. As for Moore, after securing four straight wins under the Bellator banner, he will have the opportunity to win the belt in front of his hometown crowd.
In the co-main event, Patricio Pitbull will put his Featherweight title on the line against Jeremy Kennedy. Currently in the midst of a rare two-fight losing streak, Pitbull will attempt to get back in the win column against a PFL, UFC and Bellator veteran who is currently enjoying a three-fight win streak.
In further action, former Middleweight title contender, Fabian Edwards, collides with Aaron Jeffery, while James Gallagher battles Leandro Higo in a pivotal Featherweight affair. Kicking off the main card will be a Lightweight fight between Tim Wilde and Manouel Sousa.
As for PFL, it also recently locked down a multi-year media rights deal with ESPN to stream its regular season all the way to the world championships on ESPN+. Furthermore ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV) will be the home of the promotion’s “Super Fight” division in 2024.
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