That may come as a bit of a surprise, considering the aggressive campaign the world's largest fight promotion has mapped out for 2012, between its pay-per-view (PPV) schedule and FOX network deals. In fact, the only original content between now and UFC on FUEL TV 2 on April 14 is the debut of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 15 this Friday night.
Opportunity, she is a' knocking.
While the UFC goes into a self-imposed hibernation, Bellator kicks off its sixth season on Friday night, live via Spike.com and MTV2, featuring a couple of outstanding match-ups including Joe Warren vs. Pat Curran and Marlon Sandro vs. Roberto Vargas.
And that's just the beginning.
Here is the current Bellator season six schedule:
Star-divide
Bellator 60 (March 9)
Featherweight World Championship
The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, IN
Bellator 61 (March 16)
Heavyweight Tournament Championship
Riverdome in Bossier City, LA
Bellator 62 (March 23)
Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinals
Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, TX
Bellator 63 (March 30)
Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinals
Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT
Bellator 64 (April 6)
Welterweight World Championship
Caesars Windsor in Ontario, Canada
Bellator 65 (April 13)
Bantamweight World Championship
Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ
Bellator 66 (April 20)
Aoki vs. Alvarez II
I-X Center in Cleveland, OH
Bellator 67 (May 4)
TBD
Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada
Smart by them to run all of these shows while the UFC is on a little bit of a break. I'll be at a few of these shows the one at the Casino in CT(only place MMA is legal in CT) and Ill be at the one in Jersey.
