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Bellator showcases a unique format of world-class Mixed Martial Arts fighting with 12-week, eight-man tournaments featuring some of the most dynamic fighters in the world.

MTV2 will air Bellator Fighting Championships Bantamweight (135 pounds), Featherweight (145 pounds), Lightweight (155 pounds), Welterweight (170 pounds), and Middleweight (185) tournaments. Winners of each eight-man tournament receive $100,000 and a guaranteed opportunity to fight for the Bellator World Title in their respective weight.

Unlike other Mixed Martial Arts promotions, Bellator Fighting Championships is real sports competition. At Bellator, a nationally televised weekly single elimination tournament on MTV2, showcasing some of the most exciting MMA fighters in the world determines champions and #1 ranked challengers. At Bellator, fighters control their own destiny through their performance inside the cage instead of a matchmaker or promoter choosing who fights for a world title.



Latest Articles About Bellator Fighting Championships on MTV2

Bellator Fighting Championships to Air New Season On MTV2 3/5
by Gabrielle Sierra - February 02, 2011

Bellator Fighting Championships' highly anticipated fourth season will premiere Saturday, March 5, at 9:00pm ET/PT and air weekly on MTV2 featuring live fights from venues around the country with many of the top mixed martial arts fighters in the world....


Bellator Fighting Championships Featherweight Division Final Airs 12/7 on mun2
by Tyler Peterson - December 05, 2012

mun2 will broadcast the Bellator Fighting Championships Featherweight division finals on Friday, December 7 at 11 p.m. EST. The title fight will be between Rad Martines and Team Bombsquad's Shahbulat Shamhalaev along with Bellator Women's Champion Zoila Gurgel taking on Jessica Eye and the return of...


MTV2's NITRO CIRCUS LIVE to Premiere 3/27
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2012

MTV's male targeted youth network MTV2 announced today that the biggest, most heart-stopping extreme sports show is back, but this time we're taking it on the road! Premiering on Tuesday, March 27th at 11pm ET/PT, the next installment in the Nitro Circus franchise takes 17-time X Games medalist Trav...


mun2 Presents Bellator Championship Welterweight Division Finals Tonight
by TV News Desk - November 30, 2012

mun2, the fastest growing Hispanic cable network with adults 18-49, will broadcast Bellator Fighting Championships Welterweight tournament finals tonight, November 30 at 11 pm est....


mun2 to Present Bellator Championship Welterweight Division Finals, 11/30
by Caryn Robbins - November 28, 2012

mun2, the fastest growing Hispanic cable network with adults 18-49, will broadcast Bellator Fighting Championships Welterweight tournament finals on Friday, November 30 at 11 pm est....


MTV2 to Honor Notorious B.I.G. on Special SUCKER FREE, 3/25
by Caryn Robbins - March 22, 2012

Fifteen years later to the date, MTV2, MTV's male targeted youth network, today announced that Sucker Free Countdown will present a special episode on Sunday, March 25th at 11pm ET/PT honoring the 15th anniversary of the release of Notorious B.I.G.'s best and most prolific final studio LP Life After...


MTV2 to Premiere New Series NUMBNUTS, 9/28
by Caryn Robbins - September 24, 2012

MTV2, MTV's sibling network, today announced the debut of 'Fear Factor' producer David A. Hurwitz's new series NUMBNUTS, a high octane, hilarious, adrenaline-fueled stunt competition game-show series, on Friday, September 28, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, immediately following the season seven premiere ...


STAGE TUBE: Nick Cannon et al. on MTV2's HIP HOP SQUARES, Premiering 5/22
by Stage Tube - May 17, 2012

MTV2, MTV's sibling network targeting young male viewers, will debut its original comedic game-show series, 'Hip Hop Squares' on Tuesday, May 22nd at 11pm ET/PT. Joining the inaugural party will be rappers Mac Miller, Childish Gambino, MGK, Tech N9ne, Fat Joe and Ghostface Killah, record producer an...


MTV2 to Honor Notorious B.I.G. on Special SUCKER FREE, 3/25
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2012

Fifteen years later to the date, MTV2, MTV's male targeted youth network, today announced that Sucker Free Countdown will present a special episode on Sunday, March 25th at 11pm ET/PT honoring the 15th anniversary of the release of Notorious B.I.G.'s best and most prolific final studio LP Life After...


MTV2's NITRO CIRCUS LIVE to Premiere 3/27
by Caryn Robbins - March 19, 2012

MTV's male targeted youth network MTV2 announced today that the biggest, most heart-stopping extreme sports show is back, but this time we're taking it on the road! Premiering on Tuesday, March 27th at 11pm ET/PT, the next installment in the Nitro Circus franchise takes 17-time X Games medalist Trav...


MTV2 to Honor Notorious B.I.G. on Special SUCKER FREE, 3/25
by BWW News Desk - March 25, 2012

Fifteen years later to the date, MTV2, MTV's male targeted youth network, today announced that Sucker Free Countdown will present a special episode on Sunday, March 25th at 11pm ET/PT honoring the 15th anniversary of the release of Notorious B.I.G.'s best and most prolific final studio LP Life After...


Bellator Fighting Championships to Air New Season On MTV2 3/5
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2011

Bellator Fighting Championships' highly anticipated fourth season will premiere Saturday, March 5, at 9:00pm ET/PT and air weekly on MTV2 featuring live fights from venues around the country with many of the top mixed martial arts fighters in the world....


Rick Ross's New Music Video Debuts Tonight on MTV2's HIP HOP SQUARES
by Caryn Robbins - June 19, 2012

MTV2's HIP HOP SQUARES will give viewers more than their money's worth during an all-new episode on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT that will feature the exclusive premiere of Rick Ross's new music video featuring Usher 'Touch N You.'...


STAGE TUBE: Nick Cannon et al. on MTV2's HIP HOP SQUARES, Premiering 5/22
by Stage Tube - May 17, 2012

MTV2, MTV's sibling network targeting young male viewers, will debut its original comedic game-show series, 'Hip Hop Squares' on Tuesday, May 22nd at 11pm ET/PT. Joining the inaugural party will be rappers Mac Miller, Childish Gambino, MGK, Tech N9ne, Fat Joe and Ghostface Killah, record producer an...


Spike TV and K-1 Announce Multi-Platform Partnership
by Caryn Robbins - August 21, 2012

Spike TV and K-1, the world's premier kickboxing organization, have agreed to a strategic partnership that will begin this fall with live fights streamed on Spike.com beginning Saturday, September 8 at the U.S. World Grand Prix Championships in Los Angeles. ...


MTV2 Premieres New Series NUMBNUTS Tonight, 9/28
by TV News Desk - September 28, 2012

MTV2, MTV's sibling network, today announced the debut of 'Fear Factor' producer David A. Hurwitz's new series NUMBNUTS, a high octane, hilarious, adrenaline-fueled stunt competition game-show series, tonight, September 28, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, immediately following the season seven premiere of...


Rick Ross's New Music Video Debuts Tonight on MTV2's HIP HOP SQUARES
by Caryn Robbins - June 19, 2012

MTV2's HIP HOP SQUARES will give viewers more than their money's worth during an all-new episode on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT that will feature the exclusive premiere of Rick Ross's new music video featuring Usher 'Touch N You.'...


MTV2 to Honor Notorious B.I.G. on Special SUCKER FREE, 3/25
by Caryn Robbins - March 22, 2012

Fifteen years later to the date, MTV2, MTV's male targeted youth network, today announced that Sucker Free Countdown will present a special episode on Sunday, March 25th at 11pm ET/PT honoring the 15th anniversary of the release of Notorious B.I.G.'s best and most prolific final studio LP Life After...


MTV2 Partners with Bellator Fighting Championships
by Nicole Rosky - December 14, 2010

Bellator Fighting Championships, a growing force in the world of mixed martial arts, has a new television home, MTV2. It was announced today jointly by Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney and Eric Conte, SVP, Programming and Production, MTV2. The three-year deal will commence in 2011....


STAGE TUBE: Nick Cannon et al. on MTV2's HIP HOP SQUARES, Premiering 5/22
by Stage Tube - May 17, 2012

MTV2, MTV's sibling network targeting young male viewers, will debut its original comedic game-show series, 'Hip Hop Squares' on Tuesday, May 22nd at 11pm ET/PT. Joining the inaugural party will be rappers Mac Miller, Childish Gambino, MGK, Tech N9ne, Fat Joe and Ghostface Killah, record producer an...


'Amazing Race' Creator Partners With Spike TV on New Unscripted Reality Show
by Caryn Robbins - April 03, 2012

Spike TV and Bellator Fighting Championships are partnering with one of television's most acclaimed producers, eight-time Emmy(R) Award winner Bertram van Munster, the visionary behind 'The Amazing Race,' to create a cutting-edge new unscripted reality show....







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