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Joey Beltran vs Rampage Jackson for Bellator 108

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#1 ·
Bellator announced today that Rampage Jackson (32-11 MMA) will face Joey Beltran (14-9 MMA) in the main event of the Bellator 108 show, which takes place Nov. 15 at Ovation Hall at Revel Atlantic City. Jackson had the following to say about the fight…

"I want to thank Joey Beltran for stepping up for the fight so I can get my first Bellator victory out of the way. He'll have the unfortunate honor of taking the ass whooping I was going to give Tito. My body is in incredible shape right now. I feel like I did in PRIDE, and Joey Beltran is the right guy to put on an exciting fight and showcase what I've been working on."
 
#6 ·
Bashing Bellator seems to be the trend these days. Who gives a shit where the fight is on the card Chandler vs Alvarez is one of the best fights booked this year in any organization. The UFC has valued name over quality numerous times in the past. Is the UFC a joke for using Kimbo for ratings then teasing a comeback all season long to get more ratings? How about for booking James Toney? Giving Chael Sonnen a LHW title shot coming off a loss at MW and no LHW wins in the UFC? Does that make the UFC a joke? Beltran lost a SD a couple weeks ago and could easily be a UFC employee right now.
 
#9 ·
Some just like to watch fights, regardless of the promotion or who is fighting. Not everyone out there has seen every fight of Rampage's going back to his Pride days and recognize him more from his acting endeavours. In any case, I'm less concerned with who Rampage is fighting and more concerned with the trouble that Bellator is having financially and keeping cards PPV worthy.
 
#11 ·
This is the first card signaling the beginning of the demise of bellator IMO.

You can't have fights like rampage vs Beltran headlining a PPV and expect to stay in business long.
It's not a PPV, it's a free card. A free card that also features one of the best matchups of the year in Eddie vs Chandler. Bellator has been taking too much crap lately on these boards IMO. Beginning of the end? That's a big stretch.
 
#17 ·
Meh, this fight is just going to be a slopfest slugging match till Rampage catches Beltran. Maybe now that this is no longer a PPV, Bellator will move this fight down the card like it should have been to begin with. Promote the the title fight & not some "freak show" replacement fight.

I was thinking about watching this card now, but I can only see two fights that I find remotely interesting. That's not really enough to keep in front of a TV on a Friday night.
 
#19 ·
I don't see the issue with it being a headliner, the UFC does shit like this all the time, Rampage has the biggest name and what they think to be the biggest draw on the card so it will headline. No one gives a shit about Beltran, he is going to do what Bellator wants, and thats stand and bang with their big draw.

I do agreethey should try and grow some of their homegrown guys, like
Shelmenko, but no one ever said theey were the smartest
 
#20 · (Edited)
Some people just have a need to bitch about nothing these days it seems. Also lol at the number of posts ignorant about what's happening with this fight, are people that big of haters? Why bother posting?

Good match up, looking forward to. Marshall vs storm also looks fun.
 
#22 ·
Nobody is begrudging bellator for putting rampage in a main event the problem is giving a title fight second billing especially when rampage is fighting such a low tier fighter


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#26 ·
Some of you are twisting words to suit your own, weak arguments. No one is complaining that Rampage is fighting Beltran. Their gripe is that said fight is main eventing while a championship rematch of a FOTY candidate has been pushed down the card. That's a fairly legitimately gripe.

Attempting to knock the UFC by saying, "But we have Tim Kennedy vs. Rafael Natal main eventing" is laughable. There also isn't a title fight on that card. And if there were, it would be main eventing - as title fights always do in the UFC. So give your heads a shake. Slamming people who knock Bellator for the hell of it and then knocking the UFC as a response is hypocritical and makes you look ridiculous.

Frankly, I don't mind the fight. And I'm interested in seeing if Rampage has the spark back. But that doesn't mean that it should be the main event. Chandler vs. Alvarez should be. And if the UFC pulled this type of move, people would say the exact same thing. Don't delude yourselves into thinking otherwise.

Edit - I see that Rampage vs. Beltran and Alvarez vs. Chandler are on two different cards. Disregard that point. Though my other points remain applicable.
 
#27 ·
I dont see why people care what fight is main eventing and what fight is co eventing. What difference does it make really??

Bellator is a struggling mma organization trying to get more viewers and become more popular. Not a SINGLE casual fan knows Vitaly Minakov or Alexander Volkov which is why they were not the main event. Rampage Jackson on the other hand is a very popular mma fighter even to casual fans and was also in A-team. For ratings it makes alot of sense for them to make Rampage the Main Event. At this stage Bellator cant be making decisions which will get them less viewers in order to satisfy hardcore fans picky-ness.

How many organizations have gone under that us hardcore fans knew off and liked the event but not a single casual fan tunes in. We are not what keeps an organization floating. Especially since we will tune in to watch the event no matter what order the fights are happening in. I know i would.
 
#28 ·
Fair enough affliction did the opposite with Fedor and that didn't turn out well
Thing is Bellator is still the ones in the glass house talking about how there tournament format gives them legitimacy.

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