If You Owned Bellator MMA, What Changes Would You Make?

[MFridley]

In an effort to gauge possibilities for the changes we

 

[TheKnightMare]

Get rid of the tournament format.

 

[MrMeanor]

Get rid of tournament format

This ^^

Or at least make the tournament format more of a rarity.

 

[Z28MARO]

Strippers along side the cage and wwe style intros plz.

 

[Bigj383]

Get rid of the tournament format.

That's already in the works if bot a done deal.

 

[loisestrad]

Stripers along side the cage and wwe style intros plz.

It's spelled "strikers".

 

[DLX]

Change the name to Fight League.

Or SpikeMMA

 

[Hank30]

Not spend money on former UFC talent or try and waste money going head to head with them.

If former UFC talents wants to sign for the same prices other fighters are thats different.

Not sign any wrestlers ever.

Not try and make sherdog losers happy.

 

[MustangCobraSVT]

Change name to Pride, move promotion to Japan. Take all fanboys' monies.

 

[Master Shonuff]

Keep name, reduce tournaments to 2-3/year and poach UFC roster

 

[MrMeanor]

I'd sell it.

 

[tC Jeff]

Bellator is a terrible name

 

[VitorISnoCheatr**]

Try to change the rules. Have events on Indian reservations. Make it stand out from the UFC. I'd go with Pride style rules. 10 minute first round. Knees, soccer kicks, stomps to a downed opponent. It has to really stand out. I think old school fans will really like the throwback rules. New fans will find fights a lot more exciting thanks to said rules. Win. Win.

 

[ShoelessRye]

Sing Cristiane Cyborg, somehow get Askren back - market them as best in the world at their weight class.

Create a 162lb division OR 165lb and bump up WW to 175

Create a 220lb division

Heavyweight would have no max weight limit. I figure most smaller HW's ie 240 range, could cut down to new 220lb division rather easily, leaving the HW division to the true giants.

I think there is a lot of talent caught between 155 and 170 and between 205 and the upper HW limit of 265er.

 

[VitorISnoCheatr**]

Bellator is a terrible name

Yeah. I'd change it to something simple. Like "Honor" Honor MMA! I like it. HONOR.

 

[aModerateThreat]

put on spectacle fights the way pride did. two flyweights vs one heavy.

 

[Guestx]

Even though the tournament format was what made Bellator stand out and gave it something of a different flavor, I have to agree that at this point I would get rid of it or make it more of a very occasional thing.

Also, I would COMPLETELY overhaul the production. Jazz it up. Do something totally different from the UFC, taking cues from Pride and the WWE. And get rid of the drab, depressing gray cage.

 

[calisoul]

I would hire Ken Shamrock and have him fight Tito again.

 

[Guestx]

Sing Cristiane Cyborg, somehow get Askren back - market them as best in the world at their weight class.

"Ohhhhhhh Christiane Cyyyyyyyborg!"

*in a crooner's voice*

 

[Guestx]

I would hire Ken Shamrock and have him fight Tito again.

I know this is a joke, but I just realized Ken hasn't fought in 4 years. I guess he's officially retired now.