MMA fans in the United Kingdom have been asking for Bellator to be available and the promotion has announced a television deal with VIVA and Bellator cards will be available on the channel beginning with Bellator 96 on June 19th.
Along with airing the upcoming Summer Series, the channel will also air season nine which will begin in September.
VIVA is available in every one of the UK’s 26 million TV households and Bellator is the first mixed martial arts franchise to be televised on the channel.
“We are thrilled to finally bring the pure excitement of Bellator MMA to the legions of dedicated and knowledgeable mixed martial arts fans in the UK,” said Bellator MMA Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney. “Our long awaited expansion into the UK, one of the world’s MMA hot beds further illustrates our continued ascension in the MMA world.
Bellator has been signing fighters from the United Kingdom as they recently announced the signings of Martin Stapleton, Rob Sinclair and Paul Sass.