A number of Bellator MMA stars, together with three of the promotion’s most notable and outstanding championship holders, Patricio Pitbull, Patchy Combine, and UFC alum, Corey Anderson have voiced their displeasure with the dearth of exercise because the acquisition of the group from the PFL (Skilled Fighters League).
On social media this afternoon, a bunch of Bellator MMA fighters took to their official profiles, voicing their displeasure with the present motion of their careers in blended martial arts because the Scott Coker-led promotional banner agreed a deal to hyperlink up with the PFL, notably undisputed bantamweight champion and heralded fight sports activities star, Combine.
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“I’ve been training my ass off for the last half of year for nothing,” Patchy Combine posted on his official X account this afternoon. “This is frustrating in the prime of my career and I’ve had my fight in November cancelled? Then now again I’m being told I’m off January Dubai card? I am the best in the world and I want to fight to prove it.”
Moreover, present undisputed gentle heavyweight champion, Anderson, who has been sidelined since profitable gold in opposition to Karl Moore in Belfast again in March of this 12 months, claimed he was growing old like “warm cheese” amid the acquisition by the PFL.
“Aging like warm cheese over here waiting for [PFL] to give me a call,” Corey Anderson posted on his X account immediately. “But don’t get it twisted…. we still ready to defend the strap against ANYBODY! Young or Old!!”
Patricio Pitbull voices concern over way forward for Bellator MMA amid acquisition from PFL
And notably, former two-division champion, Pitbull — who at present resides over the featherweight division in his third reign as champion, claimed he was made conscious of his combat cancellation on social media, quite than from the promotion itself.
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“I haven’t fought since February,” Patricio Pitbull posted on X. I needed to combat 3x this 12 months, however I used to be advised I’d have to attend till December thirty first and discovered on-line my opponent would combat another person. Then that they had a substitute, I carry individuals over, spend extra money with the camp and there’s no combat.”
I haven’t fought since February. I needed to combat 3x this 12 months, however I used to be advised I’d have to attend till December thirty first and discovered on-line my opponent would combat another person. Then that they had a substitute, I carry individuals over, spend extra money with the camp and there’s no combat. https://t.co/UM5YyCt4Kf
— Patricio Pitbull (@PatricioPitbull) November 24, 2024
“They mentioned issues didn’t work out with Japan and that it wasn’t their fault. Okay. So why don’t you stage a present someplace else? What sort of promotion can’t give fighters not less than two fights a 12 months? Some haven’t even fought this 12 months! Bellator MMA was BIG. Issues labored and we…
all the time had solutions. They by no means simply cancelled a present and mentioned that they had no concept once we could be booked. Even regional promotions have dates set for April of subsequent 12 months already! This merger has been a catastrophe to the game of MMA. In the meantime, we now have to see the highest brass speaking about…
providing tens of thousands and thousands of {dollars} to social media personalities and semi-retired fighters,whereas reducing 90% of the roster and telling guys making 30+30 they’re too costly. How will you turn out to be no 1 on this planet in case you don’t stage occasions and don’t wish to pay fighters?
I’m very fearful about the way forward for Bellator MMA and MMA normally. I really feel very sorry for all of the fighters who didn’t even get to combat this 12 months or have been lower as a result of they only don’t make reveals or suppose they’re costly, and all of the fighters who have been compelled to take paycuts…
That is unsuitable. We’d like solutions, we’d like the fighters and followers to be revered. This isn’t a sport or simply some enterprise, these are individuals’s lives we’re speaking about. A critical promotion would give fighters the possibility to combat not less than 3 occasions a 12 months in the event that they’re wholesome.
