Bellator has changed its direction and will also change its fighting formula. Photo: Disclosure
When it was founded in 2008, Bellator came up with the slogan “The toughest tournament in sport”. Since then, the organization has had its competition model based on tournament seasons, whose champions earned the right to compete for the belt in their category. However, this format should change soon. After announcing the departure of Bjorn Rebney, president and founder of the organization, Bellator also announced that it intends to leave the established system soon with the transition to its new direction.
“My plan is to move from a tournament format to a more traditional model, a superfight format. We will hold tournaments in situations that make sense. I think tournaments can make sense, but they have to happen at the right time and the fighters have to be the right ones too”, declared Scott Coker, ex-Strikeforce and new CEO of Bellator, in his first interview as head of the new organization, to “MMA Fighting” website.
In six years of activity, Bellator has already promoted 121 events. In just a few years of being active, the organization got a big contract with the Viacom group and is now considered the UFC's main global competitor. On May 17th, the event held its first event with a commercialization model Pay-per-view, Bellator 120. Currently, two Brazilians hold belts in the organization: Douglas lima, at welterweight, and Dudu Dantas, in bantamweight.
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