No, the UFC did not buy Bellator
By Amy Kaplan
First of all, take a deep breath and pay attention.
On Monday, after Michael Venom Page announced he was a free agent, several people noticed that he had a profile built on the UFC official website. They then noticed other Bellator fighters listed and jumped to the conclusion that Bellator was purchased by the UFC.
AJ McKee, Pitbull brothers & MVP are on https://t.co/SQinv3bffB đź‘€ pic.twitter.com/nqSGV17d4k
— MMA Mania (@mmamania) July 17, 2023
mma math:
— Steve (@SteveKMMA) July 17, 2023
uFc putting current Bellator fighters on their fighters page
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rumor bellator possibly being sold
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uFc mma world domination grows bigger & stronger pic.twitter.com/EAAhnFvt2s
UFC buying Bellator? Benefits the UFC, yes. Benefits the fighters? 🤷
— Hyon Ko (@KoreanJohn_) July 17, 2023
The entire Bellator roster showing up at the UFC Apex like pic.twitter.com/cx7G4WxTcm
— Ben Davis (@BenTheBaneDavis) July 17, 2023
“Nice roster you got there, Bellator” pic.twitter.com/mO85MiSIyU
— MacMally 🍀 (@MacMallyMMA) July 17, 2023
There's no indication that's correct.
In fact, those fighters have been listed on the site for quite some time since they have fights featured on UFC Fight Pass. So, before you start crying about a monopoly in the MMA world, wait for something a little more concrete to occur.
I'd put money that Bellator is bought soon ... but not by the UFC.
Stay tuned for that.
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