Bellator agree to a three year deal with MTV2
Posted on December 14, 2010, 11:08 AM by Daniel CassidyAs the company look to continue their current success, Bellator today announced details of a new tv deal with MTV2. Speaking just a few hours ago, company CEO Bjorn Rebney and MTV2's Eric Conte, SVP, Programming and Production, jointly announced the deal. The deal will last 3 years, and will mean the companys next tournament (set for March 2011) could now reach far superior viewing figures.
"MTV2 is the perfect home for the intense mixed martial arts action of Bellator," Eric Conte, SVP, Programming and Production, MTV2. "MMA is at the top of our audience's wish list, and partnering with Bellator to bring live events and specials to MTV2 made complete sense since our viewers are so hungry to see more MMA on-air."
"We are thrilled to partner with MTV2 which has such a strong audience of hard-to-reach young guys," said Rebney. "With a timeslot on a prominent nationally-distributed cable network aimed at young men, we now have the perfect platform to showcase our exciting, action-packed tournaments and fighters"
Bellator, which previously aired on Fox Sports Net, holds a unique 8 man 12 week tournament, within the chosen weightclass. The company is home to Ben Askren, Hector Lombard, Eddie Alvarez, Joe Warren, Cole Konrad and Megumi Fuji, amongst others. This past tournament (season 3) saw Zach Makovsky (Bantamweight) and Cole Konrad (Heavyweight) crowned as champions in their respective weight classes.
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George 'The Situation' Pierre?
This is great for Bellator big sponsorships and they will finnaly start making money, and start getting a huge audience.
Bellator needs to put on more fights with there champions
Mtv2? I thought it was fine where it was. I don't think basic cable has mtv 2 anymore.
ya it does i have mtv 2 n i dnt have any premium channels at my house
Yay I can watch Belator right after watching Teen Mom and My Sweet 16 lol.
now i have a reason to watch this channel
when this is all said and done, yall need to thank MTV for showing you who Ben Askren is.
i'll bet he's signed with the UFC before the tv deal is done. (contract permitting)
I just hope Bellator events dont start to look like Bully Beat Down. One of the reasons I like this promotion (other than its seriously talent rich roster) is its no-frills approach. Good fights. Period. Plain and simple. MTV makes a mockery out of everything they get they're hands on. RCV posted up above and i quote: "Yay I can watch Belator right after watching Teen Mom and My Sweet 16 lol."
EXACTLY. Thats the kind of garbage MTV puts out. TV shows about knocked-up jail bait and spoiled little ****s. Guys like Ben Askren and Eddie Alvarez WORKED REALLY F--CKING HARD to get were they are.They arent just attention whores looking for thier 15 minutes. Fox Sports, while not the greatest sports channel, was still a sh-t ton better of a venue then MTV ever will be for a serious sport like MMA.
im going to agree with you here. but, this is still good for MMA bellator and it's fighters, regardless of how gay MTV2's show rotation is.
agreed, i think they will keep it MMA and not "WWE".... i hope so at least, Bellator has been heard of having financial problems lately, so you really never know.
bellator is a organization i really like, they are making smart moves and they have some really talented fighters, it'll be interesting to see how they'll much up with the ufc or strikeforce 7 yrs from now
I got censored ans didnt mean anything derrogative at all, its just fact WTF
Who watches MTV2?....is that better?
damnit hype, you and ur potty mouth
but i use tidy bowl