The past Saturday, June 24th, the company considered as the second most prestigious mixed martial arts company in the world celebrated the biggest event in its history, the second one they have done for a fee. The best demonstration of the company's exponential growth.
Bellator 180/Bellator NYC lived up to expectations of being a very exciting event, although perhaps not with the expected quality of fights, mainly due to Michael Chandler's injury or Fedor Emelianenko's quick defeat.
Today the company releases a video with the best moments of the event: Heather Hardy triumphing in his first fight, James Gallagher maintaining his undefeated record and Ryan Bader obtaining the title in his debut in Bellator MMA.
It is true that there are other great moments like Matt Mitrione's victory over the Russian legend, the most important of his career, Chael Sonnen's triumph over Wanderlei Silva or Douglas Lima's defense of his title against Lorenz Larkin.
In these days the president Scott Cooker spoke about everything they have achieved.
"Bellator 180 was the biggest event in the company's history. People can compare us to UFC. At the end of the day, we are a company that has grown a lot in three years. We have audience records, sponsors, international distribution. We are owned by Viacom. One of the biggest and most powerful conglomerates in the world."
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