American MMA fans will still be able to watch Bellator fights this year, though they'll need to subscribe to Max to be able to stream the shows. The Professional Fighters League on Tuesday announced a deal with Warner Brothers Discovery to broadcast each of the eight Bellator Champions Series cards scheduled in 2024. Each card will have two title fights.
The fights are included as part of a Max subscription and will come at no extra cost to subscribers.
The first of those events is Bellator 302 on Friday at The SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The main event features a bout for the vacant Bellator light heavyweight title between Corey Anderson and Karl Moore. In the co-main event, Patricio "Pitbull" Freire will defend his featherweight title against veteran Jeremy Kennedy.
The 2024 Bellator fight schedule on Max:
- Friday, March 22, 1pm E.T. - Bellator Champions Series Belfast - The SSE Arena, Belfast
- Friday, May 17 - Bellator Champions Series Paris - Accor Arena
- Saturday, June 22 - Bellator Champions Series Dublin - 3Arena
- Saturday, September 7 - Bellator Champions Series San Diego - Pechanga Arena
- Saturday, September 14 - Bellator Champions Series London - OVO Wembley
- Saturday, October 12 - Bellator Champions Series Chicago - Wintrust Arena
- Saturday, November 16 - Bellator Champions Series Paris - ADIDAS Arena
- Tuesday, December 31 - Bellator Champions Series - TBD
The deal includes should programming on TNT Sports on truTV. As part of the deal on Max, there will be two new docuseries produced. Fight Camp Confidential will take a behind the scenes look at Bellator's top fighters and their training regimens. Fight Week will be a behind-the-scenes look at the championship fighters preparing for their events.
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