Ariel: Bellator to Be Sold Soon, Shocked if its PFL

Soon hope so. If not PFL who you got?
1. Anthem Sports & Entertainment
2. Silver Lake Holdings llc
3. Disney
4. RedBird Capital
5. Wasserman
6. One Championships
7. Merge with RIZIN
8. Saudis
9. DAZN
10. Amazon Prime
11. Liberty Media Corporation
12. Triller
13. Someone we never thought of
 
David Street said:
Soon hope so. If not PFL who you got?
1. Anthem Sports & Entertainment
2. Silver Lake Holdings llc
3. Disney
4. RedBird Capital
5. Wasserman
6. One Championships
7. Merge with RIZIN
8. Saudis
9. DAZN
10. Amazon Prime
11. Liberty Media Corporation
12. Triller
13. Someone we never thought of
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Is this a net positive for Bellator as a promotion?
 
Im very much checked out of the whole Bellator purchase rumor. It has dragged for longer than I care to keep up with. Whatever happens, I dont care about rumors anymore, just the facts.
 
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HuskySamoan said:
Is this a net positive for Bellator as a promotion?
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Hard to say long term.

We've seen what Viacom and Coker can do and that is just kind of ho humming along. Even when Dazn gave them 30M a year nothing really changed with the product. You hear Coker saying he'd like to bring in investors and not really leave Viacom. But that doesn't make any sense. Viacom is a multi billion dollar corporation. If all they thought was more money infused in the product they own would reap major benefits they'd do it. If they thought just different people in charge would change things they'd do it. In end its very apparent they are on a tight budget and they work with in that 90% of the time. The other 10% Viacom throws them a little cash to get Fedor to fight or help make a Rizin vs Bellator card in Japan.

Personally, if we ever want to see Bellator grow they need to get away from Viacom and be owned by people willing to invest in the product win or lose. Be able to fully capitalize on the US market media deal and all media deals around the world.

Does any of it matter in the end, probably not but at least something new will be more entertaining then what we get right now hopefully.
 
skylolow said:
Hard to say long term.

We've seen what Viacom and Coker can do and that is just kind of ho humming along. Even when Dazn gave them 30M a year nothing really changed with the product. You hear Coker saying he'd like to bring in investors and not really leave Viacom. But that doesn't make any sense. Viacom is a multi billion dollar corporation. If all they thought was more money infused in the product they own would reap major benefits they'd do it. If they thought just different people in charge would change things they'd do it. In end its very apparent they are on a tight budget and they work with in that 90% of the time. The other 10% Viacom throws them a little cash to get Fedor to fight or help make a Rizin vs Bellator card in Japan.

Personally, if we ever want to see Bellator grow they need to get away from Viacom and be owned by people willing to invest in the product win or lose. Be able to fully capitalize on the US market media deal and all media deals around the world.

Does any of it matter in the end, probably not but at least something new will be more entertaining then what we get right now hopefully.
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I've found Bellators roster has really grown silently, they have a wild amount of talent both at the top level and when it comes to amazing prospects compared to ONE, PFL or ACA. I've been hopeful they will figure out something to do with it, combat sports are if anything, hot right now. Seems like a good time to find an investor. Bellators biggest issue is promotion but of their brand and their athletes...They struggle to draw interest but the means to do so is there.
 
MMALOPEZ said:
FOX
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Fox is the one place Bellator could thrive. Put out a consistent product at the same time on Friday nights that anyone, anywhere can watch without paying extra or having to use some dodgy app. Back it up with decent promotion throughout the year. It could work. It's dead man walking anywhere else, IMO.
 
David Street said:
Soon hope so. If not PFL who you got?
1. Anthem Sports & Entertainment
2. Silver Lake Holdings llc
3. Disney
4. RedBird Capital
5. Wasserman
6. One Championships
7. Merge with RIZIN
8. Saudis
9. DAZN
10. Amazon Prime
11. Liberty Media Corporation
12. Triller
13. Someone we never thought of
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Are these listed in order of most likely based off what you have heard? I haven't heard much. ONE would make sense to me since they are trying to expand to America. RIZIN would also make sense since they've been doing these co-promotional shows and they could re-brand it RIZIN - Bellator or RIZIN USA. Then again some of the others have the actual resources to purchase it so not sure what is going to happen.
 
no matter who buys them it seems like it can be nothing but a positive. Viacom has done nothing with them, shit we are at a point PFL is almost or in some peoples views number 2 past them. Thats how badly Viacom has botched this.

Someone buys them, maybe puts some money into it, get them off Showtime etc.
 
CC27 said:
no matter who buys them it seems like it can be nothing but a positive. Viacom has done nothing with them, shit we are at a point PFL is almost or in some peoples views number 2 past them. Thats how badly Viacom has botched this.

Someone buys them, maybe puts some money into it, get them off Showtime etc.
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This is exactly my thought. Bellator has a better collection of MMA fighters than PFL and ONE put together. Their champions are all certified world beaters who are nearly all home grown. There has to be value in that for any big money wanting a piece of the MMA market and are willing to promote it. Right?!?
 
Fox makes the most sense as it's been pointed out that without a TV deal Bellator only value is its roster and video library. Will be interested to see if it's full on sale or just partner taking a stake.
 
Hellowhosthat said:
This post is going to be pretty embarrassing when PFL buy them for $7billion.
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