Is the UFC going to buy Bellator??

[TriangleMonkey]

PFL and Bellator are merging

Dana says both are broke and “knows how this ends”

UFC will have all the orgs and still be a low-ball shady organization themselves

 

[Black0ut]

Unfortunately, I think the UFC and Dana have their heads up their own ass and think “we don’t need Bellator”

If PFL ever wants to make a serious run, they should buy Bellator.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Unfortunately, I think the UFC and Dana have their heads up their own ass and think “we don’t need Bellator”

If PFL ever wants to make a serious run, they should buy Bellator.

Why would they need Bellator though?

 

[JKS]

I doubt it. They've been involved in a lawsuit over a possibly monopoly in mma.

 

[Brigfa2]

I want daddy Dana to destroy all rival promotions like Vince McMahon did

 

[ryun253]

Wouldn't make sense to buy it...most of the roster are people they let go and didnt want

True. There are a few fighters from Bellator I'd love to see in the UFC though. Sucks they are TERRIBLE at marketing & still doing shows in the most random places.

 

[this is my new account]

If you were trying to buy a business the last thing you would do is start mentioning it during broadcasts - all you do is bring more attention and pump the price

What if you already own it. Verbally. Just working the details, which could take months

 

[skylolow]

If the current lawsuit wasn't going on I'd say a very real possibility. UFC could capitalize the most out of anyone with buying Bellator. It's a large fight library and some solid fighters to bring a lot of new names into a lot of divisions.

But it sure seems like by all reports they aren't even exploring it. With Dana saying what he did, MMA reporters talking about it, Bellator has no events announced past the event coming up, UFC using the Bellator name like above which is rare but not completely unheard of, all adds up to Bellator being sold off in the next month or two. To who, I think it might be some new group created with PFL and the middle east company.

 

[Marko Atanasovik]

Paramount stay behind Bellator, I don't believe anyone can buy it.

 

[skylolow]

Why would they need Bellator though?

Outside of the fight library. Bellator really only has handful fighters the UFC probably even cares about.

UFC's current lawsuit situation I think the last thing they are thinking about is buying their number 2 competitor in North America .