On January 17, 2013 Bellator Fighting Championships officially moves to Spike TV for it’s upcoming season eight tournament. Bellator 85 will feature two title bouts as lightweight champ Michael Chandler takes on Rick Hawn, while featherweight title holder Pat Curran squares off against Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire. The actions begins Thursday nights at 10pm EST (7pm PST).
On January 17, 2013 Bellator Fighting Championships officially moves to Spike TV for it’s upcoming season eight tournament. Bellator 85 will feature two title bouts as lightweight champ Michael Chandler takes on Rick Hawn, while featherweight title holder Pat Curran squares off against Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire. The actions begins Thursday nights at 10pm EST (7pm PST).
Press Release – Newport Beach, CA. (December 21st, 2012) – The stage is now set for the Bellator MMA Bantamweight World Title fight as reigning Bellator Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas is set to defend his belt against fellow Brazilian Marcos “Loro” Galvao on February 14th from Charlotte’s Bojangles’ Coliseum LIVE on Spike TV. The night […]
Press Release – Newport Beach, CA. (December 21st, 2012) – The stage is now set for the Bellator MMA Bantamweight World Title fight as reigning Bellator Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas is set to defend his belt against fellow Brazilian Marcos “Loro” Galvao on February 14th from Charlotte’s Bojangles’ Coliseum LIVE on Spike TV. The night will also feature the opening round of Bellator’s highly anticipated Middleweight Tournament, as well as loaded preliminary card that will be streamed exclusively on Spike.com.
Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com or by visiting The Bojangles’ Coliseum Box Office, with tickets starting at just $37 dollars. The event will broadcast LIVE starting at 10 p.m. EST on Spike, as well as in Spanish language on mun2. The preliminary card will be streamed LIVE and FREE on Spike.com starting at 8 p.m. EST.
At just 23 years old, Dantas already has amassed an impressive 14-3 record, including victories over Luis Nogueira, Ed West, Alexis Vila and former Bellator Bantamweight Champion Zach Makovsky. Training under Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grandmaster and Nova Uniao founder Andre Pederneiras, Dantas is ready for the challenge that awaits him on February 14th.
“I feel great, and I’m ready to defend my belt,” said Dantas. “It seems like I’ve been away from the Bellator cage for a while, and I’m ready to face Marcos. I consider Marcos a friend, but all that goes away when we step into the cage. I’m going to show the world why I am the Bellator Bantamweight Champion.”
Galvao has similar feelings as the Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Champion has trained with Dantas and Pederneiras in the past with Nova Uniao. Now calling New York home, Galvao knows his February 14th showdown with Dantas is the biggest fight of his career, and won’t let friendship stand in the way of becoming a champion.
“”Everyone is fine with it, and everyone knows what is at stake,” said Galvao.” “We’ve known each other for a long time, but this is our job, and nothing will get in the way of that. We will shake hands before the fight, and we will shake hands after the fight, but it’s going to be war when the cage door shuts.”
“Eduardo and Marcos are two of the best bantamweights in this sport, and with the ties they both have to one of the best MMA camps in the world, Nova Uniao, this has the makings of an incredible fight,” said Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney. “We’ve got a stacked Middleweight Tournament featured on the card along with a number of great preliminary fights on Spike.com, so the Charlotte crowd is in for something special on February 14th.”
For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA, follow Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney @BjornRebney and check out Bellator on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Bellator
About Bellator MMA
Bellator MMA is the world’s largest tournament based Mixed Martial Arts organization. Televised to nearly 500 Million homes worldwide in over 107 countries, Bellator’s majority owner is entertainment giant Viacom. In the United States, Bellator can be seen on Spike TV, the MMA television leader. With over 150 world-class athletes under contract, Bellator is home to many of the sport’s top mixed martial artists. Bellator’s founder & CEO, Bjorn Rebney, an experienced fighting sports and entertainment executive with a deep commitment to the purity and integrity of the sport of MMA and its athletes. Bellator’s core philosophy is that title shots should be earned, not given. This belief gave rise to Bellator’s real sport, tournament-based format, which gives Bellator’s tournaments a true playoff feel that keeps the sport true and distances itself from the subjective side of fighting sports found in organizations that utilize a matchmaking/casting formula. Bellator Fighting Championships’ executive team is comprised of top industry professionals in television production, live event orchestration, fighter development/relations, venue procurement, sponsorship creation/development, international licensing, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations. Bellator is based in Newport Beach, California.
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Bojangles’ Coliseum
Bojangles’ Coliseum first opened in 1955 as Charlotte’s first coliseum. Since then, the 11,000-seat venue has hosted a wide array of concerts, family shows and other diverse entertainment events over the years. The celebrated facility has been known by many names: Charlotte Coliseum, Independence Arena, Cricket Arena and most recently Bojangles’ Coliseum.
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Bellator MMA CEO Bjorn Rebney tells Inside MMA whether or not Eddie Alvarez will return to the organization. Rebney also talks about the debut of King Mo.
Bellator MMA CEO Bjorn Rebney tells Inside MMA whether or not Eddie Alvarez will return to the organization. Rebney also talks about the debut of King Mo.
A scheduled Bellator Season Seven Tournament lightweight final between Marcin Held (15-2) and Dave ‘The Fugitive’ Jansen (18-2) was pulled from last nights Bellator 84 event due to an age restriction with the host venue. The Venue at the Horseshoe Hammond Casino in Hammond is regulated by the state’s gaming commission which says that anyone […]
Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney
A scheduled Bellator Season Seven Tournament lightweight final between Marcin Held (15-2) and Dave ‘The Fugitive’ Jansen (18-2) was pulled from last nights Bellator 84 event due to an age restriction with the host venue.
The Venue at the Horseshoe Hammond Casino in Hammond is regulated by the state’s gaming commission which says that anyone entering the casino must be the age of 21 or older, Held is only 20-years old.
Bellator CEO Bjron Rebney noted during the post fight press conference that he had thought all the arrangements had been made allowing Held to compete at The Venue, but was only told a few hours before the match that he would not be allowed in.
“We thought we had done everything necessary to ensure that in this facility, specifically, which has a 21-and-under rule relative to casino guests on the floor, that we’d covered all the bases and made a series of disclosures relative to his age being 20,” Rebney said. “(We) literally just found ourselves in a position where there was a higher authority here from a gaming-commission perspective that was disallowing what had previously been allowed.”
“We’ll dig down and figure out what the situation is, and I guess in the future make sure we don’t schedule any fights for a facility that has an under-21 policy even if we’re following the process and think we’re doing everything right,” he said.
The two Season Seven finalists will meet, both fighters will be scheduled to meet at an upcoming Season Eight event and will see their match air in front of a bigger audience with the impending move from MTV2 to Spike TV in the New Year.
The final event of Bellator’s Season Seven Tournament, as well as it’s final show on MTV2 before moving to Spike TV in the the New Year, was completed last night in Hammond, Indiana with the Bellator 84 event. The show was headlined by a heavyweight title match between Season Seven tournament finalists Alexander Volkov and Rich Hale. The remaining main card featured a couple of middleweight bouts and a women’s feature fight between Felice Herrig vs. Patricia Vidonic in a rematch from their previous meeting in April. A scheduled lightweight final between Marcin Held vs. Dave Jansen was postponed.
The final event of Bellator’s Season Seven Tournament, as well as it’s final show on MTV2 before moving to Spike TV in the the New Year, was completed last night in Hammond, Indiana with the Bellator 84 event. The show was headlined by a heavyweight title match between Season Seven tournament finalists Alexander Volkov and Rich Hale. The remaining main card featured a couple of middleweight bouts and a women’s feature fight between Felice Herrig vs. Patricia Vidonic in a rematch from their previous meeting in April. A scheduled lightweight final between Marcin Held vs. Dave Jansen was postponed.
The Bellator 84 event, the last show for the promotions Seventh Season, goes down tonight (Dec 14, 2012) at The Venue at Horseshoe Hammond in Hammond, Indiana. The event features the finals of the Bellator Season 7 Lightweight Finals, as well as a Heavyweight Championship fight between Rich Hale and Alexander Volkov. Bellator 84 will […]
The Bellator 84 event, the last show for the promotions Seventh Season, goes down tonight (Dec 14, 2012) at The Venue at Horseshoe Hammond in Hammond, Indiana. The event features the finals of the Bellator Season 7 Lightweight Finals, as well as a Heavyweight Championship fight between Rich Hale and Alexander Volkov.
Bellator 84 will be broadcast LIVE on Friday, December 14th at 8pm EST (5pm PST) on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX, as well as in Spanish language on mun2. The preliminary card will begin at 6:30pm EST and streamed LIVE and FREE on Spike.com.
Check out the full ‘Quick Results’ for Bellator 84 below:
Main Card (MTV2)
Heavyweight title bout: Alexander Volkov def. Rich Hale via Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
Lightweight Tournament Final: Dave Jansen vs. Marcin Held (Postponed)
Middleweight bout: Daniel Vizcaya def. Jack Hermansson via Unanimous Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Women’s catchweight (117.8 lbs) bout: Felice Herrig def. Patricia Vidonic via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweight bout: Louis Taylor def. Joe Vedepo via KO (Punch) – R1 @ 4:12
Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Welterweight bout: Quinton McCottrell vs. Belal Muhammad
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Eddie Castillo def. Dave Sharp via TKO (Punches) – R2 @ 2:35
Lightweight bout: Christian Uflacker def. Cliff Wright via Technical Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Flyweight Feature Fight: Jerald Williams def. Joey Diehl via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Catchweight (215 lbs) bout: Anthony Gomez def. Anton Talamantes via Submission (Rear-naked choke) – R1 @ 3:30
Featherweight bout: Robert White def. Kenny Booker via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
