After seeing every Bellator occasion in the eleventh season – in some ways both the least significant and most – it is time to take a look back at what worked, what did not, what is next and what is missing now that Scott Coker is in charge and Bjorn Rebney (and his tournaments) are gone.
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Metamoris’ existence is predicated on a number of things, not least of which is that submission-only competition can offer a truer (or at least alternative) glimpse into the talents of practitioners, something the points system obscures. That’s not necessarily true in all cases for all competitors, but it’s true enough that having a superfight series in a submission-only format fills the gap left by the points-based tournaments.
Whether true or not, that argument has little bearing on how Tom DeBlass black belt Garry Tonon competes. In a sport allegedly filled with those who embrace risk aversion as a means to winning, Tonon has patented a style that eschews that approach completely. As a result, he’s developed a fan following, too.
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Eduardo Dantas lost the Bellator bantamweight title to Joe Warren on Oct. 10, but he needs another five rounds against “The Baddest Man on the Planet.” Dantas held the 135-pound tournament for 2 along with a half years, and he feels he deserves an instant rematch following a unanimous decision loss in Thackerville, Okla.
“I need this rematch. I’d like to fight him again,” “Dudu” told MMAFighting.com after Bellator 128. “I believe I deserve it because I was the winner for a couple of years, I waited for Bellator to do tournaments so I really could fight again, and defended my title twice. And I do not believe he got the better of me convincingly. We must fight again. He actually is a tough sportsman, however he did not get the better of me convincingly.
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Another UFC Hall of Fame member is heading to Bellator MMA, but this one won’t be entering the cage to compete.
Winner of three of the first four UFC one-night tournaments, Royce Gracie was announced on Wednesday as the new official brand ambassador for Bellator.
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On this week’s live episode of “The MMA Beat,” the panel will discuss Cung Le testing positive for HGH, the fallout from UFC 178, this weekend’s busy MMA schedule, one-night tournaments, and much more.
Watch “The MMA Beat” live today at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. GMT.
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