News PFL Retires "Bellator" - Removes Point "Season" Format

[Black9]

As per Helwani
- Bellator gone, All Events Under "PFL" Now
- Bellator champs > PFL champs
- No point "season" format, will be single-elimination tournaments(AKA: Grand Prix) w/ 500k grand prize

 

[Gabe]

RIP to the 60+ fighters league. They gave us Chandler vs. Alvarez though and they’ll always have a big place in MMA history.

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

Should have already done it, but better late than never.

 

[ff]

too late they should have done from the beginning

 

[Neck&Neck]

What about PFL Africa

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

I still have fond memories of Bjorn Rebney-era Bellator. Not so much Scott Coker's initial circus run before settling into C-league

 

[Bobby Boulders]

This would have always been better as standard GPs, anyway. PFL has officially evolved in Bjornator

 

[leto1776]

Not relevant in UFC forum

 

[SalvadorAllende]

I still have fond memories of Bjorn Rebney-era Bellator. Not so much Scott Coker's initial circus run before settling into C-league

Friday nights tournament were fucking awesome. I loved it... still remember fights like Shlemenko vs Doug Marshall or Emmanuel Newton knocking out King Mo... let alone Minakov running through his opponents.

So many memories.

 

[Dr Fong]

I'd like to see an alternate timeline where Bellator didn't pick the worst name possible for a fight promotion.

The name still makes me instinctively scrunch up my face like I've just smelt shit and say 'what the fuck is that supposed to mean?' every time I see it.

It's not like casual audiences have their own personal neckbeard to go 'it's like the UFC, the name is ackshually latin for warrior', they just get confused and skip right past.

 

[Mickey Mick]

Friday nights tournament were fucking awesome. I loved it... still remember fights like Shlemenko vs Doug Marshall or Emmanuel Newton knocking out King Mo... let alone Minakov running through his opponents.

So many memories.

This was the only version of Bellator that mattered. Plus pitbull chandler and Eddie.

 

[Lycandroid]

PFL will never have the legacy of Bellator and by the way they go about business they will be forgotten while classic bellator fights will be remembered.

 

[Fact Checker]

PFaiL activities

 

[Mammothman]

RIP Bellator, truly an end of an era.

Despite their flaws it gave us many amazing and hilarious momento, I"m gonna miss the friday cards.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Bellator has been effectively dead since the buyout anyway. It's felt like the PFL ever since then

 

[Legendary]

RIP Bellator, you were fun at times, but also a circus.

Dada5000 vs Kimbo......

 

[wwkirk]

Too bad it couldn't have been Bellator purchasing PFL.

 

[Shaolin Alan]

PFL dying, confirmed!!

 

[Ladder Master]

As soon as I see the letters PFL I fall asleep.

 

[JBJ was here]

Too bad it couldn't have been Bellator purchasing PFL.

The deal was a straight stock swap, so Bellator, or at least the former Bellator owners, did buy PFL, just not a majority share.