MMA Championship Bellator Moves From Showtime To Max
deadline.comWarner Bros. Discovery is getting into the octagon. The company has acquired the U.S. rights to Bellator, the mixed martial arts (MMA) championship that previously aired on Paramount’s Showtime.
The move comes after the Professional Fighters League (PFL) acquired Bellator MMA from Paramount Global last year. Shari Redstone’s company had previously bought majority ownership of Bellator in 2011 and aired its tournaments on a number of its networks.
The news is not a surprise to Paramount; Chris McCarthy told employees in October that Showtime would end its boxing and MMA content at the end of 2023 in order to focus on scripted series.
The new Bellator Champion Series will kick off on Friday March 22 on Max. The series includes eight events staged in cities across the globe, featuring world-ranked fighters and two title fights during each event.
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