KalleDerLude Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 Question is in the title. I just started watching some more Bellator again. And their sometimes freaky match-making ignored, I do quite love the fact that their product presentation is (at least in parts) distinctively different from the UFC. It really pisses me off, how many regional,small time promotions copy the UFC down to a T. And I mean down to each and any camera angle. Bellator shows just manage to have a different feeling to them, which is what many other promotions lack, imo. Especially the pro wrestling style entrances! Sergei Kharitonov fought yesterday - I didn't even know that this guy was still around! Poor Roy Nelson took yet another beating. He really needs to hang up his gloves or seriously change his game. Because he is living a dangerous live for an aged, undersized heavyweiht, who is still praised for a chin, that he doesn't have anymore. If he gets booked accordingly and fights on like this, it will cost him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedry16 Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 I like Cage Warriors. A lot of British fighters and a lot of fighters going on to the UFC. Sadly many that do go to the UFC seem to end up with tough first fights or late notice shots as they are brought into fill cards but the ones that make it can go far. Just look at Conor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjsquirrel Posted October 13, 2018 Report Share Posted October 13, 2018 Not much, but watched a few Bellator fights lately and some Invicta (the free ones on YT). And while not MMA also some ADCC and BJJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonStolz Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 Bellator is a good one. If you want something different i would recommend Rizin, Pancrease, DEEP, and honestly any japanese mma promotion. I also like LFA and CES which are pretty much feeder leagues for promotions like UFC and Bellator. The professional fighters' league (PFL) is also really fun to watch if you like tournaments. One FC is an asian based promotion that focuses on places like the Philippines and such and it also has had some great events and great fighters (rumor is that Eddie Alvarez is going to sign with them) M-1 global is also a fun russian promotion, along with ACB which is more European based, unfortunately ACB might not be around much longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator001 Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 PFL has been a great concept since it started with the emphasis on finishes. Not really MMA but if you haven't checked out "Quintet" yet , it is very good. Teams fight of in grappling comps, teams like Gracie JJ, ALpha male, 10th planet. It is very good and on fight pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akihiro Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 Who here watches GLORY Kickboxing there's some great action over there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 I follow RIZIN closer than any other, but I also watch Bellator, KSW & PFL. K-1, Glory and RISE are pretty fun too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Used to watch Pride and K-1, i actually think their shows were at times better than what the UFC has today. Now i watch Bellator and some times Glory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalleDerLude Posted October 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 Wow, surprised to see that Bellator appears to be a brand of choice around here. But it goes to show that Coker is doing something right. That heavyweight tournament, for example, panned out for him just right. Even though I think there is very little room for surprise. Bader will most likely smoke Fedor. How do you guys follow stuff like Rizin and One FC? Is any of that stuff on Fight Pass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator001 Posted October 15, 2018 Report Share Posted October 15, 2018 One is usually on facebook and they have an app you can download as well rizin have a pay stream but you can usually pick up various free streams through reddit and twitter Lots of lower tier orgs on fight pass now as well as quintet and glory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonStolz Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 Wow, surprised to see that Bellator appears to be a brand of choice around here. But it goes to show that Coker is doing something right. That heavyweight tournament, for example, panned out for him just right. Even though I think there is very little room for surprise. Bader will most likely smoke Fedor. How do you guys follow stuff like Rizin and One FC? Is any of that stuff on Fight Pass? One FC has a free app that allows you to watch all their shows for free. Rizin is usually a PPV on Fite.tv. The price is 20 dollars per show. (BTW, Fite.tv is a great app/website that has a lot of free MMA like ACB and XFC). M1 has a website and app that you can watch their shows on. I believe the shows are PPV but I know they have a youtube channel that they post all the fights on immediately after the live feed end. LFA and CES are on TV on the AXS TV station. King of the cage is on Mav TV UFC Fight Pass has a lot of MMA. And that's pretty much all the MMA I watch. There are always different orgs putting on shows tho all the time tho, so usually going on Reddit you can find a link for a stream. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 Wow, surprised to see that Bellator appears to be a brand of choice around here. But it goes to show that Coker is doing something right. That heavyweight tournament, for example, panned out for him just right. Even though I think there is very little room for surprise. Bader will most likely smoke Fedor. How do you guys follow stuff like Rizin and One FC? Is any of that stuff on Fight Pass? I never watched One FC, Bellator is by far my second favorite org, in fact the entertainment values is as good as UFC, just the average quality of fights is lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalleDerLude Posted October 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 Thanks a ton for the heads up guys! My gluttounus lust for MMA has some new destinations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sieski Posted October 21, 2018 Report Share Posted October 21, 2018 Bellator, Cage Warriors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobe.monteclaro Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 ONE Championship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLP Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 PFL's first season was pretty good. I'll be interested to see if they can keep it going. Invicta has definitely taken a big step back since they decided to be a UFC feeder irg, but I still watch about half their shows. Id really like to see an org pick up all the flyweights who get cut and try to build a wec style org. It will probably be rizin or one, but I'd prefer a US based org. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popart Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 I watch a lot of Bellator, perhaps even more than ufc. Both Invicta and EFC always have events close to where I live, so i keep somewhat up to date with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpierrecanada Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 PFL's first season was pretty good. I'll be interested to see if they can keep it going. Invicta has definitely taken a big step back since they decided to be a UFC feeder irg, but I still watch about half their shows. Id really like to see an org pick up all the flyweights who get cut and try to build a wec style org. It will probably be rizin or one, but I'd prefer a US based org. PFL was ruined by draws.. 2 round fights are so dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator001 Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 If you havent checked the last couple of One cards, you should. These guys are moving ahead in leaps and bounds. Now they have some very legitimate guys globally like DJ who is close to P4P number 1 and a good grafter in eddie alvarez. This org already has huge watch rates compared to other orgs, they run world champion v world champion Muay Thai and kickboxing bouts every card, they allow knees to the head of grounded opponents in MMA fights, etc This org is heading towards a clear number 2 behind UFC (if they dont go broke getting there lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1rstSaint Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 YouTube has a one championship channel. I have been watching some of there past fights on there. Good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator001 Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 YouTube has a one championship channel. I have been watching some of there past fights on there. Good stuff. yep youtube live is great, they also have an app you can download to watch live as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAYNE Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 Haha how shit was that Bellator show with fader vs bader Bellator: Not legit enough to compete with UFC, not wacky and fun enough to compete with the likes of KSW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1rstSaint Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 That was a huge let down. Looking at it on paper was a mind fuck to me, you got possibly your two biggest names in the company.One a legend the other has been unstoppble in Bellator. Yet they filled the card with absolute rubbish below that fight. Of course Fedor vs Bader could have saved the event. Only we all know sadly Fedor is way past his prime and not capable of being competitive against top fighters, even for Bellator. All fairness though he did beat Chael the American Gangster Sonnen lol. Oh and a guy named Meat head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAYNE Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 That was a huge let down. Looking at it on paper was a mind fuck to me, you got possibly your two biggest names in the company.One a legend the other has been unstoppble in Bellator. Yet they filled the card with absolute rubbish below that fight. Of course Fedor vs Bader could have saved the event. Only we all know sadly Fedor is way past his prime and not capable of being competitive against top fighters, even for Bellator. All fairness though he did beat Chael the American Gangster Sonnen lol. Oh and a guy named Meat head. Bad news - he lost to meatballs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The1rstSaint Posted January 28, 2019 Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 Bad news - he lost to meatballs LOL even worse then I thought then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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