Titan Fighting Championship ( Titan FC ) is an American mixed martial arts promotion based out of Pompano Beach, Florida . Their shows were originally run in and near Kansas City and have since expanded to include venues all over North America and eventually, international locations. Since July 2015, Titan FC events are broadcast on the UFC online streaming service UFC Fight Pass , which also showcases a library of the organization's previous events.
72-519: Titan Fighting Championships was founded in 2005 by veteran fight promoter and, at the time, Bellator Fighting Championships' director of operations, Joe Kelly. The organization was originally based in Kansas City and was headquartered in the city's historic Memorial Hall , where the organization held the majority of their early events. Memorial Hall was exclusively leased to Kelly's sports and entertainment promotion company Titan Entertainment, from which
144-642: A catch weight bout at Bellator 18 . Also, Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez submitted Josh Neer in a catch weight bout at Bellator 17 and Joe Soto scored a technical knockout victory over Diego Saraiva in a featherweight bout at Bellator 19 . Welterweight Champion Lyman Good was the only champion to not participate in a season two non-title super fight. Bellator also introduced the new commentary team of Jimmy Smith and Sean Wheelock during Season 2. Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Three (August 12, 2010 – October 28, 2010) Bellator kicked off its third season on August 12, 2010, with tournaments in
216-501: A check for $ 100,000 and a title shot against the Season 1 Champions. In addition to the tournament fights, season two was the first season to host non-tournament, non-title super fights for current champions. Three of Bellator's four champions competed in super fights during Season 2. Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard scored the fastest knockout in Bellator history when he defeated Jay Silva in
288-462: A contract with the organization to air all future live events exclusively on the UFC's subscription-based digital streaming service, UFC Fight Pass . "I think we should look at being on UFC Fight Pass. So I gave Dana (White) a call and said it was something we'd like to pursue. He set the wheels in motion and, after quite a bit of negotiating, we finally got a deal done." The first event to be held on
360-405: A full 24-hour schedule of sports talk programming on January 2, 2013. CBS Sports Radio was originally owned by CBS Radio , with Westwood One handling distribution and marketing of the network. Sports radio stations that were owned by Entercom (now Audacy ) and Cumulus Media carried part of the full schedule of programming, while eight Entercom-owned stations carry network programming throughout
432-730: A grounded opponent, downward elbows, strikes to the back of the head, head butting, biting, or grabbing the fence. Upon a violation of the rules, referee can either warn the fighter, take a point away, or disqualify the fighter depending upon the regularity and severity of the foul. All non-world championship fights in Titan FC consist of three, five-minute rounds, with one-minute rest periods between rounds. All world championship fights consist of five, five-minute rounds, with one-minute rest periods between rounds. Titan FC currently uses eight weight classes for men: Titan FC currently uses two weight classes for women: Matches usually end via: Note: In
504-546: A non-title match and Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard's 38-second knockout of Herbert Goodman at Bellator 24 . Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Four (March 5, 2011 – May 21, 2011) Season Four of Bellator began broadcasting nationally on March 5, 2011, and marked the promotions departure from FOX Sports Net to MTV2 . Season 4 showcased tournaments in the featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and light heavyweight divisions. Patricio "Pitbull" defeated Daniel Mason-Straus at Bellator 45 to become
576-495: A planned "mega event" in 2024 that would feature PFL champions fighting against Bellator champions ( PFL vs. Bellator ), and that it would retain the "Bellator" brand for the new "Bellator Champions Series" cards. In March 2024, it was announced that the media rights to Bellator had been acquired by TNT Sports , with events moving to Max and supplemental content on TruTV . Since the fourth season in 2011, Bellator cards have been predominantly broadcast on Viacom-owned networks in
648-547: A single season. In 2016, Bellator Kickboxing, a sibling kickboxing promotion was founded. Its inaugural event, Bellator Kickboxing 1 , was held on April 16, 2016. Bellator Fighting Championships: Season One (April 3, 2009 – June 19, 2009) During Bellator's first season, events were broadcast nationally on ESPN Deportes in the United States . Bellator 1 took place on April 3, 2009, and like many events that season, aired via tape delay. Tournaments took place in
720-958: A technical decision win to the injured fighter if the injured fighter is ahead on points, otherwise it is a technical draw. 2. def. Oton Jasse at Titan FC 65 on Nov. 22, 2020 2. def. Steven Siler at Titan FC 37 on March 4, 2016 3. def. Deivison Ribeiro at Titan FC 39 on June 10, 2016 1. def. Caio Uruguai at Titan FC 52 on January 25, 2019 2. def. Ariston Franca at Titan FC 54 on April 26, 2019 3. def. Andrew Whitney at Titan FC 56 on August 23, 2019 1. def. Felipe Efrain at Titan FC 35 on September 19, 2015 2. def. Pedro Nobre at Titan FC 37 on March 4, 2016 1. def. Pedro Nobre at Titan FC 43 on January 21, 2017 2. def. Alberto Orellano at Titan FC 48 on February 16, 2018 1. def. Claudio Ledesma at Titan FC 55 on June 28, 2019 2. def. Reynaldo Adolfo de los Santos at Titan FC 57 on October 19, 2019 Bellator MMA Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships )
792-538: A two-day-long not-for-profit event designed to raise money to support injured U.S. military service members and veterans. The card would feature a total of four separate title fights, three of which would crown the inaugural championships for Titan FC's heavyweight , lightweight and bantamweight divisions; and was headlined by the organization's first ever championship title defense as Desmond Green sought to defend his newly acquired featherweight title. On June 15, 2015 UFC officials announced that Titan FC has signed
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#1733348441929864-589: A two-year contract with Grupo Globo to broadcast Bellator events in Brazil on its Combate channel, after years of broadcasting through ESPN. A few weeks later on February 22, 2023, the promotion announced that they had signed a multi-year extension with the BBC. On March 19, 2024, the new ownership announced that Bellator events would now air on Max as part of a new U.S. television deal with Warner Bros. Discovery . On February 5, 2013, Bellator and Spike announced
936-441: Is CBSSports.com . CBS purchased SportsLine.com in 2004, and today CBSSports.com is part of Paramount Streaming . On February 26, 2018, following up on the success of their online news network CBSN , CBS Sports launched CBS Sports HQ , a 24/7, online only, linear sports news network. The network focuses entirely on sports news, results, highlights and analysis. (CBS Sports college sports and golf programming that it distributes over
1008-510: Is a sports-oriented American digital cable and satellite channel that is operated by Paramount Global through CBS Sports. Launched as the National College Sports Network in 2002, then renamed as College Sports Television in 2003, CBS's then-parent company Viacom acquired the network in 2005 and later renamed it CBS College Sports Network in 2008. The network had always focused on college sports, but in 2011, CBS rebranded
1080-457: Is an American mixed martial arts promotion founded in 2008 by Bjorn Rebney . The promotion takes its name from bellātor , the Latin word for "warrior". Bellator's first event was held in 2009, and the promotion has since held 301 "numbered" events . At one point, Bellator was considered the second largest MMA promotion in the United States , and one of the largest combat sport promotions in
1152-458: Is in effect for all bouts in Titan. Three judges score each round with the winner of each round getting 10 points while the loser gets 9 points or less. The only way that an even round can occur is if the fighter that won the round has a point deducted for a foul. Rounds scored 10-8 and 10-7 are typically scored when a fighter wins a round in dominant fashion. The following is a list of fouls outlined by
1224-625: The Bren Events Center in Irvine, Calif. The event served as Bellator's premier on Spike TV . Season Eight included featherweight, lightweight, welterweight, middleweight and light heavyweight tournaments. Bellator 95 Bellator MMA: 2013 Summer Series (June 19, 2013 – July 31, 2013) Bellator's 2013 Summer Series began on June 19, 2013. All three of this season's tournaments were contested as four-man tournaments, as opposed to Bellator's standard eight-man tournament. The change in tournament size
1296-667: The Landers Center . In June 2014, it was announced that both Chairman/CEO Bjorn Rebney and President Tim Danaher were relieved of their positions. Rebney was succeeded by Strikeforce founder Scott Coker . Under Coker, Bellator would drop its season-long tournament format in early 2015, transitioning into more of a traditional, single-fight event schedule. Since 2018, Bellator has alson hosted divisional grand-prix tournaments. In October 2023, Showtime announced that it would discontinue its sports division, with any future sports programming being handled by CBS Sports moving forward, and
1368-474: The UFC and has attempted to position Titan FC as an unofficial feeder league for the organization. The newly overhauled Titan FC has now focused itself on finding unsigned prospects, and giving top level veterans who have hit a rough patch, a platform on which to get themselves noticed, or get their career back on track. "No one is going to take on Zuffa and win at this point. It's just not going to happen." Along with
1440-513: The United States . Beginning in January 2013, Bellator telecasts were moved from MTV2 to Spike (later relaunched as Paramount Network in 2018) following the end of the latter channel's partnership with the UFC . In September 2013, Bellator signed a multi-year partnership agreement with Fox Sports Latin America . On June 26, 2018, Bellator announced a five-year streaming deal with DAZN , covering
1512-888: The WNBA , NFL , Big Ten football, NCAA Division I college basketball (including alternating-year telecasts of the NCAA men's basketball tournament ), PGA Tour golf, the Masters Tournament , the PGA Championship , and the UEFA Champions League . CBS Sports was honored at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for Synchronous Enhancement of Original Television Content for Interactive Use for its program March Madness on Demand. CBS Sports Network
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#17333484419291584-456: The "Bellator Champions Series", while its roster has competed in PFL events. Bellator was founded in 2008 by Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney . Under Rebney's ownership, Bellator events were structured around single-elimination tournaments. In December 2011, Viacom purchased majority ownership of Bellator. In May 2014, Bellator hosted the company's inaugural pay-per-view event, Bellator 120 , from
1656-529: The 2011 World MMA Awards submission of the year and knockout of the year. Bellator Fighting Championships: 2011 Summer Series (June 25, 2011 – August 27, 2011) In the summer of 2011, Bellator introduced the Summer Series which would feature a featherweight tournament that would decide a challenger for reigning Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Warren. Like Season 4, the Summer Series was broadcast nationally on MTV2. A total of three events were held during
1728-609: The Bellator Featherweight Championship after beating champion Joe Warren . At Bellator 64 , Ben Askren defended his Welterweight title against Douglas Lima by unanimous decision. At Bellator 65 , Eduardo Dantas defeated then champion Zach Makovsky to become the new Bellator Bantamweight Champion. At Bellator 70 , Cole Konrad took down Eric Prindle in the first round to defend his Bellator Heavyweight Championship. Bellator Fighting Championships: 2012 Summer Series (June 22, 2012 – August 24, 2012) In
1800-556: The Bellator Featherweight Tournament Champion while Christian M'Pumbu defeated Richard Hale (fighter) the same night to become the first Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion in history. Also, Michael Chandler became the Bellator Season 4 Lightweight Tournament Champion when he defeated Patricky "Pitbull" at Bellator 44 while Jay Hieron booked a welterweight title shot by defeating Rick Hawn in
1872-671: The Bellator Lightweight Belt while Joe Soto defeated Yahir Reyes to become the Bellator Featherweight Champion. Color commentary for Bellator's first season was provided by Jon Anik and Jason Chambers . Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Two (April 8, 2010 – June 24, 2010) For Bellator's second season, events aired nationally on FOX Sports Net in the United States. Season two debuted on April 8, 2010, and like season one, hosted tournaments in
1944-611: The Bellator Welterweight Tournament Champion. Also, Alexander Shlemenko defeated Vitor Vianna at Bellator 57 to become the Bellator Middleweight Tournament Champion while the heavyweight final between Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos was ruled a no contest after an accidental groin kick left Prindle unable to continue. Santos failed to make weight for a scheduled rematch causing the bout to be cancelled, and Prindle to be awarded
2016-594: The Bellator Welterweight Tournament Championship at Bellator 43 . Some of the memorable highlights from Bellator's fourth season include Ben Saunders earning a TKO victory over Matt Lee in his Bellator debut, Richard Hale's inverted triangle choke over Nik Fekete at Bellator 38 , a flying knee knockout by Patricky "Pitbull" over Toby Imada at Bellator 39 and Hector Lombard's one punch knockout of Falaniko Vitale at Bellator 44 . Hale and Pitbull were, respectively, nominated for
2088-579: The Fight Pass online service. Titan Fighting Championships follows the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, which were first established in April 2000. The Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts have been adopted by every state athletic commission that holds mixed martial arts events throughout the United States. Under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts there are no groin strikes, eye gouging, kicking or kneeing
2160-688: The HDNet/AXS TV networks, including a "Fight for the Troops" event taking place on June 15, 2012, at the Marshall Army Airfield at Fort Riley, Kansas , and conclude with Titan FC 24: Johnson vs. Jones which aired on August 24, 2012. On October 11, 2012, officials for the Nebraska-based MMA promotion Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) announced that they had acquired Titan Fighting Championships, along with certain fighter contracts, as well as
2232-456: The MMA community, and philosophy towards fights and fighter contracts, Titan FC has since adopted the motto "' Fans, Fighters First.' ". On January 14, 2014, Titan FC officials announced that the first show under their new ownership, Titan FC 27: Ricci vs. Gurgel , would now be broadcast live on CBS Sports and that the organization had signed an eight-event deal with the television network. As part of
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2304-521: The MMA organization took its name. On December 13, 2010, Titan Fighting Championships announced that they had struck a deal with the cable and satellite television network HDNet (later relaunched as AXS TV) to broadcast their next event, Titan FC 16 , live on the network. The event would take place on January 28, 2011, and was headlined by a super heavyweight bout between former two-time UFC Heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia and former The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights cast member Abe Wagner. Prior to
2376-987: The Season Six Welterweight Champion, and Marcos Galvao defeating Luis Nogueira at Bellator 73 to become the Season Six Bantamweight Champion. Pat Curran was also set to defend his Featherweight Championship versus Patricio Friere, who is the Season Four Champion, at Bellator 73 but he was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury that occurred during training. Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Seven (September 28, 2012 – December 14, 2012) Bellator's seventh season began on September 28, 2012, with Bellator 74. The season showcased heavyweight, welterweight, lightweight and featherweight tournaments. Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Eight (January 17, 2013 – April 4, 2013) Bellator's eighth season began on January 17, 2013, at
2448-565: The Summer Series including Bellator 47 which took place at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario , Canada. This event marked the first time Bellator held an event outside the United States. In the featherweight tournament, Pat Curran defeated Marlon Sandro with a highlight-reel head-kick knockout in the finals at Bellator 48 to become the Bellator Summer Series Featherweight Tournament Champion. In addition to
2520-509: The U.S. and other markets served by the sports-oriented streaming service. Since Bellator 206 , this includes all events aired by Paramount Network , as well as seven exclusive cards per-year. In March 2020, Bellator announced a deal with ESPN Brasil to broadcast events in the country. Following Viacom 's re-merger with CBS Corporation in 2019, CBS Sports Network debuted the recap series, Bellator MMA: Recharged , on April 25, 2020. Due to problems stemming from COVID-19 pandemic ,
2592-647: The United States as well as in HD on Epix . Bellator Tournaments for Season Five featured the bantamweight, welterweight, middleweight and heavyweight divisions. Additionally, Bellator announced that the preliminary cards for each event would air on Spike.com as well as Bellator's Facebook page. In the tournament finals, Eduardo Dantas defeated Alexis Vila at Bellator 59 to become the Bellator Bantamweight Tournament Champion while Douglas Lima knocked out Ben Saunders at Bellator 57 to become
2664-407: The air is generally made available for free via separate streams, as are a limited number of NFL national telecasts; the remainder requires a Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access) subscription to be viewed online, with CBS Sports Network programming requiring a TV Everywhere subscription.) On August 31, 2013, CBS Sports rolled out its previous graphics and animation package that was first used in
2736-427: The airing of the promotion's second show on the network, Titan FC 17: Lashley vs. Ott , CEO Joe Kelly announced that the organization had signed a three-year extension with HDNet to broadcast their live events under the network's HDNet Fights label. Kelly subsequently resigned from his position at Bellator FC in order to focus full-time on running Titan FC. Titan FC would initially air a total of nine live events on
2808-684: The bantamweight, heavyweight, and women's divisions. Zach Makovsky defeated Ed West at Bellator 32 to win the 135 lb tournament and become the promotions first ever Bellator Bantamweight Champion. Also that same evening, Cole Konrad submitted Neil Grove to win the heavyweight tournament and become the first Heavyweight Champion in Bellator history. Zoila Gurgel became the first Bellator Women's Champion when she defeated Megumi Fujii at Bellator 34 . The first official title defense took place between defending Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Soto and Season 2 Tournament Champion Joe Warren at Bellator 27 . Warren defeated Soto by TKO to become
2880-428: The company to position itself as one of the premier MMA organizations internationally. On November 19, 2011, at Bellator 58 , the company hosted what was called the best fight in the promotion's early history. Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez fought Season 4 Lightweight Tournament Champion Michael Chandler in a back-and-forth affair. In the end, Chandler defeated Alvarez via fourth-round submission to become
2952-446: The contract with DAZN was consensually and prematurely discontinued in 2020. On September 11, 2020, it was announced that Bellator cards would move to CBS Sports Network starting October 1, with preliminary bouts to stream on YouTube and CBSSports.com . Five months later, on February 9, 2021, it was announced that Bellator events would air exclusively on Showtime beginning with Bellator 255 on April 2, 2021. The following day, it
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3024-502: The day. In addition to carriage on terrestrial stations, CBS Sports Radio streamed its programming on the internet. CBS issued a cease and desist order in early April 2024 to all remaining affiliates informing them to cease using the CBS trademark by April 15 (CBS Radio had merged with Entercom in 2017 and CBS/Paramount Global has allowed use of the CBS name and Eyemark logo under a limited license to expire in late 2037; it withdrew permission for
3096-555: The deal, Titan FC prelim bouts would also be streamed live on the network's website, CBSSports.com. Titan FC officials also announced that CBS Sports had hired top MMA trainer, and TriStar Gym owner, Firas Zahabi and UFC hall of famer Stephan Bonnar to provide the commentary for all Titan FC events. Titan FC 27: Ricci vs. Gurgel debuted on the CBS Sports Network on February 28, 2014. Titan FC 30: Brilz vs. Magalhães would take place on September 26, 2014, and stands out as being
3168-581: The division "continu[ing] to air and support the remaining 2023 boxing slate and honor obligations through the end of the year". It was reported that Paramount Global was concurrently seeking to sell Bellator. Bellator 301 was subsequently promoted as the promotion's final event on Showtime. On November 20, 2023, it was announced that the Professional Fighters League had acquired Bellator MMA; fighters contracted to Bellator will be able to compete in PFL events. PFL founder Donn Davis announced
3240-439: The event of a draw, it is not necessary that the fighters' total points be equal. However, in a unanimous or split draw, each fighter does score an equal number of win judgments from the three judges (0 or 1, respectively). A fight can also end in a technical decision , technical submission , disqualification , forfeit , technical draw , or no contest . The latter two outcomes have no winners. The ten-point must scoring system
3312-440: The featherweight tournament, Bellator also hosted a number of featured bouts, including Cole Konrad's non-title win over Paul Buentello and Seth Petruzelli securing a knockout win over former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez at Bellator 48 . Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Five (September 10, 2011 – November 26, 2011) Bellator's fifth season, which began on September 10, 2011, continued to air on MTV2 in
3384-469: The finals at Bellator 73 to become the 2012 Bellator Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament Champion. In addition to the Light Heavyweight tournament, Bellator also hosted a number of featured bouts, including a third fight between Marius Zaromskis and Waachiim Spiritwolf at Bellator 72. Bellator also finished two season six tournaments with Karl Amoussou defeating Bryan Baker at Bellator 72 to become
3456-686: The first time in Titan FC's history that the organization would crown a divisional champion, as two former UFC veterans faced off for the inaugural Titan FC Light Heavyweight title. Four time World Jiu-Jitsu Championship gold medalist and former The Ultimate Fighter contestant Vinny Magalhães would submit wrestling standout Jason Brilz with a guillotine choke in the fourth round to claim this inaugural title. Titan FC crowned their second divisional champion at Titan FC 32: Green vs. Siler on December 19, 2014. That night Bellator MMA tournament veteran Desmond Green defeated former UFC fighter and The Ultimate Fighter contestant Steven Siler to claim
3528-587: The inaugural Titan FC Featherweight championship. Over the course of their yearlong partnership Titan FC would eventually air a total of seven live cards on the CBS Sports network, spanning seven cities in seven different states, and culminating in their largest event to date, Titan FC 33: Green vs Holobaugh . Titan FC 33 took place on March 20, 2015, in Mobile, Alabama at the Mobile AeroFest music and art festival,
3600-426: The launch of a new reality competition series titled Fight Master: Bellator MMA . The coaches and trainers for the series, which will feature 32 welterweight fighters, will be Randy Couture , Frank Shamrock , Greg Jackson , and Joe Warren . The 32 fighters competed for a spot in Bellator's fall welterweight tournament, culminating in a live season finale. The series premiered on Spike on June 19, 2013, and ran for
3672-481: The middleweight and light heavyweight tournaments were held as four-man tournaments, while all tournaments were the standard Bellator eight-man tournament. Bellator MMA: 2014 Summer Series (June 6, 2014 – July 25, 2014) Bellator's 2014 Summer Series began on June 6, 2014. The 2014 Summer Series featured an eight-man light heavyweight tournament and a series of Season 10 tournament finals. Bellator MMA: Season Eleven (September 5, 2014 – November 15, 2014) This
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#17333484419293744-499: The middleweight, welterweight, lightweight and featherweight divisions with the winners becoming the inaugural Bellator World Champions in their specific weight class. Héctor Lombard defeated Jared Hess in the finals of the middleweight tournament to become the 185 lb champion while Lyman Good defeated Omar De La Cruz to secure the Bellator Welterweight Title. In addition, Eddie Alvarez defeated Toby Imada to win
3816-631: The middleweight, welterweight, lightweight and featherweight divisions. Alexander Shlemenko defeated Bryan Baker (fighter) to become the Middleweight Tournament Champion while Ben Askren defeated Dan Hornbuckle to win the 170 lb tournament. Also, Pat Curran defeated Toby Imada to win the lightweight tournament and Joe Warren (fighter) defeated Patricio Pitbull to become the Featherweight Tournament Champion. Season two tournament champions were awarded
3888-488: The network as CBS Sports Network as a move to reposition the network to include mainstream sports—including coverage of minor professional sports leagues such as the Arena Football League and Major League Lacrosse , although college sports are still aired frequently by the network. CBS Sports Radio was a sports radio network that launched on September 4, 2012, with hourly sports news updates. It began offering
3960-573: The network's coverage of Super Bowl XLVII . Additionally, in compliance with the Active Format Description #10 code, CBS Sports switched to a 16:9 aspect ratio letterbox presentation used for all sports programming, including the SEC on CBS and the NFL on CBS broadcasts. On November 30, 2015, CBS Sports unveiled a new rectangular logo, which premiered on-air during its coverage of Super Bowl 50 , and
4032-510: The new Bellator Featherweight Champion. Other championship fights featured during season 3 were Hector Lombard retaining his Bellator middleweight championship by defeating Season 2 Tournament Winner, Alexander Shlemenko and Season 2 Welterweight Tournament Champion, Ben Askren, defeating reigning champion Lyman Good to become the new Bellator Welterweight Champion. Some of the memorable moments from Bellator's Season three are Eddie Alvarez's third-round TKO victory over UFC veteran Roger Huerta in
4104-617: The new Bellator Lightweight Champion in a fight that several journalists called the fight of the year. Other memorable highlights from season five include Douglas Lima's knockout victory over Chris Lozano at Bellator 53 , Eric Prindle's knockout win over Ron Sparks at Bellator 56 , Vitor Vianna's knockout of Bryan Baker at Bellator 54 and a pair of knockout victories by Alexis Vila and Eduardo Dantas at Bellator 51 . Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Six (March 9, 2012 – August 24, 2012) Bellator's sixth season began on March 9, 2012, with Bellator 60 , when Pat Curran captured
4176-435: The new ownership came new rules for the organization's fighter contracts and bonus structure, and an increased focus on fan involvement. As an incentive to get fighters to perform their best, and thus garner the attention of the larger organizations, Titan FC awards "finishing bonuses" to all fighters who finish their fights by either knockout or submission. Also, to entice up and coming prospects and veteran fighters to sign with
4248-557: The organization's television deal with, now, AXS TV. The goal was to combine the talent of both organizations under one umbrella, the RFA. Titan FC owner and president Joe Kelly would be brought in as the Vice President of the newly merged company, with seasoned MMA manager, and Black House gym owner, Ed Soares acting as the President. Seven months after the RFA buyout, the Titan FC promotion
4320-498: The organization, Titan FC now offers a no-questions-asked " Zuffa out" clause in all their contracts, in case the opportunity arises for the fighter to leave the organization and sign with the UFC . The organization hopes that these incentives will encourage the fighters to put on a better show for the fans, and intends to increase the fan experience by offering VIP packages and holding giveaways, contests, and autograph sessions at all of their live events. To reflect their new position in
4392-410: The promotion's founder and president Joe Kelly. Jeff Aronson would serve as company's new CEO with, longtime friend and business partner, Lex McMahon serving as Titan FC's COO. Kelly would remain as the organization's president and minority owner. Unlike other organizations in the past who tried to go head to head with the UFC and failed, CEO Jeff Aronson hoped to form a professional relationship with
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#17333484419294464-407: The service, Titan FC 34: Healy vs. Edwards , aired on July 18, 2015, and featured a total of four title fights, including the crowning of Titan FC's inaugural flyweight champion when Tim Elliott defeated fellow UFC veteran Iliarde Santos for the vacant belt. Additionally, it was announced by UFC officials that the entire Titan FC library of past events would be added to the "On Demand" section of
4536-495: The states that regulate MMA, as established by the Nevada State Athletic Commission: When a foul is charged, the referee in their discretion may deduct one or more points as a penalty. If a foul incapacitates a fighter, then the match may end in a disqualification if the foul was intentional, or a no contest if unintentional. If a foul causes a fighter to be unable to continue later in the bout, it ends with
4608-405: The summer of 2012, Bellator held its second Summer Series which would feature a Light Heavyweight tournament that would decide a challenger for reigning Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Christian M'Pumbu. The Summer Series started June 22, 2012, and was broadcast nationally on MTV2 for a total of three events. In the Light Heavyweight tournament, Attila Végh defeated Travis Wiuff with a knockout in
4680-408: The tournament win by default. On October 26, 2011, Viacom, the parent company of MTV Networks, announced the purchase of a majority stake in Bellator. As part of the deal, Paramount Network , then known as Spike TV, began broadcasting Bellator live in 2013. On November 7, 2011, in an effort to expand to outside markets, Bellator announced a five-year partnership with FremantleMedia that would allow
4752-472: The use of the Eyemark by CBSSR at the end of 2019). Since then, Audacy has owned and operated the remnants of the network under the brand Infinity Sports Network , utilizing the name of a forerunner company, Infinity Broadcasting . On February 26, 2018, CBS Sports launched CBS Sports HQ, a 24-hour streaming sports news channel modeled after CBS News 's streaming news channel . The online arm of CBS Sports
4824-475: The world. Paramount Global (formerly Viacom ) purchased majority ownership of Bellator from Rebney in 2011, with Paramount's television networks serving as the promotion's media broadcasters in the United States. On November 20, 2023, after then-broadcast home Showtime announced the discontinuation of its sports division, Bellator MMA was acquired by the Professional Fighters League (PFL). The Bellator brand has since been maintained for selected events, such as
4896-691: Was Bellator's final tournament season, as well as the last to be overseen by former CEO & Chairman Bjorn Rebney . CBS Sports CBS Sports is the sports division of the American television broadcaster CBS . Its headquarters are in the CBS Building on W 52nd Street in Midtown Manhattan , New York City , with programs produced out of Studios 43 and 44 of the CBS Broadcast Center on W 57th Street . CBS' premier sports properties include
4968-517: Was announced that the BBC would also broadcast Bellator events on BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom . With Showtime opting to dissolve its sports division and focus more on scripted programming, Bellator's deal with Showtime came to a close at the end of 2023, with Bellator 301 serving as the final event on the platform on November 17, 2023. On February 1, 2023, Bellator announced that they had signed
5040-410: Was intended to provide consistency between the division's platforms. It replaced an existing logo that had dated back to 1981. In October 2020, CBS announced that all of its major divisions would adopt a unified branding scheme built around the components of the CBS eye logo, a new sonic branding , and TT Norms Pro as a corporate typeface. The implementation of the branding by CBS Sports launched during
5112-524: Was necessary in order to hold multiple tournaments during the summer series' shortened season. Bellator MMA: Season Nine (September 7, 2013 – November 22, 2013) Bellator's Ninth season began on September 7, 2013. For this season the bantamweight and heavyweight tournaments were held as four-man tournaments, while all tournaments were the standard Bellator eight-man tournament. Bellator MMA: Season Ten (February 28, 2014 – May 17, 2014) Bellator's Tenth season began on February 28, 2014. For this season
5184-520: Was resurrected when founder Joe Kelly bought back the organization in 2013 and produced two more shows on his own: Titan FC 25: Lashley vs. Asplund in June, and Titan FC 26: Hallman vs. Hornbuckle in August, both of which were aired live on AXS TV. In December 2013, Jeff Aronson, the former chairman and co-founder of the fighter management company Alchemist Management , purchased a majority stake in Titan FC from
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