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    The agreement was announced Tuesday by Bellator CEO-founder Bjorn Rebney and executives from Fox Sports Net and NBC. "Since our launch earlier this year, there has been an overwhelming demand from MMA fans nationwide for us to broadcast our events live and through a widely available platform ... We are thrilled to have signed this groundbreaking agreement with Fox Sports Net, NBC and Telemundo, which will bring our unique and exciting brand of tournament-based MMA events to a dramatically expanded audience of both English- and Spanish-speaking fans." Bellator events will be distributed live in primetime on Thursday nights beginning in April on Fox and its regional sports network affiliates. Full Article at The Wrap
    Since our launch earlier this year, there has been an overwhelming demand from MMA fans nationwide for us to broadcast our events live and through a widely available platform ... We are thrilled to have signed this groundbreaking agreement with Fox Sports Net, NBC and Telemundo, which will bring our unique and exciting brand of tournament-based MMA events to a dramatically expanded audience of both English- and Spanish-speaking fans.
    SOURCE: The Wrap 1 month ago
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  1. Mixed martial arts has established its position by becoming one of the fastest-growing sports. Bellator and its real sport tournament format has proven it can deliver some of the finest and most intense action on broadcast television
    SOURCE: The Wrap 1 month ago

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