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Bellator new reality tv show.

  • 05-02-2013 8:27pm
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    This looks good.
    It's basically TUF but with a few changes such as the fighters picking their own fights. Seems to have a good coaching staff too.
    I doubt any TV station this side of the water will pick it up so we'll probably have to watch online. I'm looking forward to it anyway.
    And the other "Rescue" reality show sounds good too. Ill be giving that a look too.

    http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2013/02/bellators-fight-master-reality-series-set-for-summer-debut-on-spike-tv
    The long-awaited debut of Bellator MMA's reality competition now has a timetable and a coaching staff.

    "Fight Master: Bellator MMA" is set for a summer debut on Spike TV. Spike and Bellator officials announced the series at a Tuesday news conference led by Spike President Kevin Kay and Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney.

    The coaches and trainers for the series, which will feature 32 welterweight fighters, will be former UFC champion and Hall of Famer Randy Couture, acclaimed coach and trainer Greg Jackson, former UFC champion Frank Shamrock and former Bellator champion Joe Warren.

    Each of those coaches will lead four separate camps. The fighters will live and train together within the camps. According to Tuesday's announcement, the fighters will choose which camp they want to be a part of – and also choose which fight they want next.

    "As the fighters control their own destiny, they will need to utilize strategy in and out of the cage if they want to succeed and advance each week," stated Sharon Levy, executive vice president for original series for Spike. "The stakes are high and the wrong decision, whether it is picking an opponent you don't match up well against or a coach and fight camp that you don't work well with, can mean all the difference."

    The 32 fighters will be competing for a spot in Bellator's welterweight tournament this fall. The winner of that tournament gets a guaranteed $100,000 in tourney prize money, plus a welterweight title shot.

    The show, officials said, will feature two-round fights and will be shot in the New Orleans area, with oversight from the Louisiana State Boxing & Wrestling Commission.

    The premiere episode, with Bellator analyst Jimmy Smith serving as host, will feature eight qualifying fights. Subsequent episodes each will feature at least one fight, culminating in a live season finale on Spike TV with the winner advancing into the fall 170-pound tourney.

    Couture, of course, was a coach on the premiere season of the UFC reality series "The Ultimate Fighter" on Spike TV in 2005.

    "Spike had the balls to put this on televeision (with 'The Ultimate Fighter'), and that changed the landscape of MMA for the better," Couture said on a media call announcing the series. "Now we have an opportunity again with Spike to create more opportunities for more fighters in the sport."

    Spike TV also on Tuesday announced a multi-year partnership with Couture that includes multiple non-scripted shows. To go with his participation in "Fight Master," Spike said it has green lit "MMA Rescue," which will produce three one-hour pilot episodes looking at MMA gyms. Couture owns the popular Xtreme Couture gym chain. Like other Spike "Rescue" shows, the show is projected to feature Couture looking at struggling gyms and helping build them back up.


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