2025 may only be slightly over a month old as of this writing, but already, this will go down as a year of noteworthy changes throughout the sport of MMA, certainly in the case of Bellator MMA. On the afternoon of Jan. 13, more than a year removed from the Professional Fighters League (PFL) buying Bellator MMA, veteran journalist Ariel Helwani made the announcement on his self-titled show that Bellator, once a mainstay of Paramount Global-owned cable networks like Showtime, would cease to exist as a brand.
A Look Through History: Three Incredible Bellator MMA Shows
