Bellator MMA will soon have a new voice.
After nearly two years as the play-by-play voice of Bellator and Spike Sports, Sean Grande will be stepping down from his role outside the cage, at least for now. On Monday, Grande released a length statement to MMAFighting.com, detailing his reasons for walking away from the booth, chiefly the amount of travel necessitated by Bellator's touring schedule, combined with his duties as the radio play-by-play voice of the National Basketball Association's Boston Celtics.
“If the opportunity arises, and my schedule allows, I promise to come back. I loved sharing fights with you.