News PFL officially purchases Bellator

[theincognito]

PFL has Saudi money backing it now. The UFC better not get complacent.

Now UFC itself is getting in with Saudi thanks to the WWE connection. PFL's backing probably won't last.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Ufc or TKO dropped the ball by not purchasing Bellator. Once ufc owns Bellator. They can poach a lot of good talent. Get access to the video library. Etc.

They have maybe 10-15 fighters worth bringing over.

Their hands are tied with the anti trust lawsuit, the last thing they want to do now is look more like a monopoly

Good point.

 

[Khaosan]

Incoming 60 year old Fedor vs Ngannou.

 

[Deleted member 587672]

We need:

Chuck-Tito 4
Mir-Ngannou 1. Mir 20lbs overweight and ankle locking ftw.

 

[Luckyme]

While they won't overtake the UFC anytime soon, PFL is now in a position to force the UFC to put on better FN cards.

They have the roster depth to make some really compelling fights.

 

[Hotora86]

Good for them and good for MMA. IMO the PFL point/tournament system is better than the UFC's popularity-based matchmaking. I'd happily watch the PFL vs Bel champs event.

 

[m249viking]

I called it, we’re gonna get Bader vs Ngannou. Poor Bader lol hope he gets a good payday for this

Bader is salivating for that match after seeing Francis vs Gane.

 

[Danas_right]

Incoming 60 year old Fedor vs Ngannou.

The myth all bellator guys are old...

ufc champs vs theirs would be competitve

 

[Kryptt]

 

[sandokan83]

Financial Times related that Saudi Arabia is involved in the business. Like football (soccer) they want to invest in MMA The thing is getting serious for Dana it seems

 

[Kryptt]

I'd happily watch the PFL vs Bel champs event.

 

[Crocop42]

How funny would it be if Bader wrestle fucked him to a decision victory

I could so picture that happen, the event just falls flat and everything is a disaster.

 

[Royce's Gi]

Can they do like Smackdown VS Raw?

PFL VS UFC?

The PFL champs? VS the UFC champs?


Who owns PFL btw?

 

[Khaosan]

The myth all bellator guys are old...

ufc champs vs theirs would be competitve

Fedor is nearly 50 and won the Pride HW title two decades ago.

So yeah, he is old now and this is coming from a Fedor nuthugger.

 

[MikeyB]

Maybe theyll sign Barnett and he can fail a steroid test and tank the whole thing

 

[Hotora86]

That means PFL has strengthened their roster by purchasing Bellator. And don't forget Ngannou!

 

[MMAALLDAYBAYBAY]

PFL continuing to make business decisions solely on pleasing the public rather than the most business savvy decisions lol.


They’ve inherited a mediocre library and a roster full of wash ups, busts, and mediocre peaked talent.

Ngannou signing - one legged one dimensional brawler who’s 0-1 in boxing and numbers bricked

Amasov - Bust

Mix - mediocre one dimensional dude who can’t beat jobber Archuleta

Jason Jackson - career journeyman and ho couldn’t make a UFC roster

Pitbull Bros, Mousasi, Sergio Pettis etc over the hill wash ups


Dana continues winning solely on other orgs imploding

Lmao, Patchy Mix is quite possibly the best 135er on planet Earth right now. Amasov and Jason Jackson are easily both top welterweights.
Attempting to downplay Ngannou's talent and current star power after what he just did to Fury in his first ever boxing fight shows just how clueless your truly are.
Your takes on this site are satire levels of bad and this post in particular is laughably ignorant.
How the hell do you consistently watch fights and post on here as much as you do, yet you still seem to have very little clue whatsoever about anything you are actually talking about?
Absolute trash tier poster.

 

[jsbx45]

Now that it’s over, favorite Bellator fight or fighters?

Even though he’s a piece of shit, one of the first fights I think about is Warren losing to Villa (the pos being Villa).

Alvarez v. Chandler fights. I've said it before. Worth watching MMA right there.

 

[Fact Checker]

Lmao, Patchy Mix is quite possibly the best 135er on planet Earth right now. Amasov and Jason Jackson are easily both top welterweights.
Attempting to downplay Ngannou's talent and current star power after what he just did to Fury in his first ever boxing fight shows just how clueless your truly are.
Your takes on this site are satire levels of bad and this post in particular is laughably ignorant.
How the hell do you consistently watch fights and post on here as much as you do, yet you still seem to have very little clue whatsoever about anything you are actually talking about?
Absolute trash tier poster.

Cry all you want. I stated facts, while you solely replied with emotional opinions.

Mix couldn’t beat a jobber like Archuleta and he’s fighting second rate guys in the minor leagues, Ngannou is 0-1 in boxing and the numbers for the fight were putrid, Jackson couldn’t earn a spot in the UFC roster, Amasov had a padded record and just got exposed against a middle of the pack one dimensional striker.

Everything I stated right now are facts, not opinion. That’s why Dana keeps winning, he’s not making desperation moves. The UFC machine is too fine tuned right now.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Why was Coker so good with Strikeforce? The Ariel Helwani’s never mention how Coker really seemed to have lost his touch with Bellator. Was it because Strikeforce was mainly in California & he couldn’t handle a Promotion that was trying to be more global? I honestly don’t get it.

In political theory, it's explained as "Some guys can make a great mayor but a shitty president."
I think Coker was simply overwhelmed with the breadth that Bellator was trying to go for.