As it approaches the final event of its inaugural season on Friday, the ESPN-backed Bellator Fighting Championships appears well positioned to grow in the second half of the year, with English language television and pay-per-view on the horizon.
The promotion, which broadcasts its events in Spanish on ESPN Deportes, will air season two on English language television, CEO Bjorn Rebney told Sherdog.com following the promotion’s June 12 event in Connecticut. The season starts in the early fall.
Rebney could not yet say which station will carry the English broadcast, but said it won’t necessarily be one in the ESPN family.
Bellator eyes U.S. broadcast deal, PPV
As it approaches the final event of its inaugural season on Friday, the ESPN-backed Bellator Fighting Championships appears well positioned to grow in the second half of the year, with English language television and pay-per-view on the horizon. The promotion, which broadcasts its events in Spanish on ESPN Deportes, will air season two on English…
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