{"id":470366,"date":"2023-11-20T17:21:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T21:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=470366"},"modified":"2023-11-20T17:21:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T21:21:02","slug":"pfl-buys-bellator-prepares-mega-event-next-year","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/pfl-buys-bellator-prepares-mega-event-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"PFL buys Bellator, prepares \u2018mega event\u2019 next year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The PFL has acquired Bellator MMA in a mega deal for fighting sports, PFL chairman Donn Davis shared today.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New MMA Global Powerhouse<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFLMMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@PFLMMA<\/a> acquires <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bellator?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Bellator<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our Fighter Roster Equal To UFC &#8211; Both 30% Top 25 World Ranked FIghters<\/p>\n<p>PFL Launch Reimagined Bellator &#8211; Bellator International Champions Series<\/p>\n<p>Mega-Event For Fans In 2024 &#8211; PFL Champs vs. Bellator Champs <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ma4YUl4AUi\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Ma4YUl4AUi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donn Davis (@DonnDavisPFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonnDavisPFL\/status\/1726631497283653821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Terms of the acquired are not made public, but Paramount, the former parent company of Bellator, will keep a share in the combat organization. The Bellator brand will still run as a separate, &#8220;reimagined&#8221; product in the next year, but all Bellator-inked fighters are now available to compete on PFL platforms. More than that, PFL is already working to organize a \u2018huge event\u2019 next year to get champion vs. champion bouts between the 2 combat promotions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The most important thing of all sports is the quality of the athletes,&#8221; Davis shared with the media. &#8220;With this acquisition, this combined fighters is now equal to the UFC in terms of Top 25-best in the business.<\/p>\n<p>The quality of the product, the depth of the product &#8212; this makes the PFL the best fighting organization in the world right now. That&#8217;s not possible in everyday sports. This was a once-in-a-lifetime chance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">PFL Founder Donn Davis feels Dana White is &#8220;worried&#8221; about the PFL <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheMMAHour?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#TheMMAHour<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody knows Dana well enough that he only dismisses things that worry him. Or else he just doesn\u2019t comment&#8230; He\u2019s commented on the PFL a lot the last six months.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B8mi3zgBf5\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/B8mi3zgBf5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H6zLuvf2Dp\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/H6zLuvf2Dp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMAFighting\/status\/1726688636899401903?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PFL has acquired Bellator MMA in a mega deal for fighting sports, PFL chairman Donn Davis shared today. 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