Fight Master: Bellator MMA was a mixed martial arts based reality television series.[1] It centered on the promotion Bellator Fighting Championships and aired on Spike TV. The series debuted on June 19, 2013.
Fight Master: Bellator MMA | |
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Genre | Reality, Sports |
Starring | Randy Couture, Frank Shamrock, Greg Jackson, and Joe Warren |
Country of origin | United States |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | Profiles Television Productions |
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Network | Spike TV |
Release | June 19 August 29, 2013 | –
The series was officially announced by Bellator and Spike TV at a press conference on February 5, 2013.[2] The coaches and trainers for the series, which will feature 32 welterweight fighters, will be Randy Couture, Frank Shamrock, Greg Jackson, and Joe Warren. The 32 fighters will be competing for a spot in Bellator's welterweight tournament. The weekly series will culminate in a live season finale on Spike TV with the winner advancing into the fall welterweight tournament. It debuted on Spike TV on June 19, 2013.[3]
The first seven shows aired on Wednesday nights at 10pm. However, due to declining ratings, Spike opted to move the show's final three episodes to Thursday at 11pm to follow Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.[4]
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Joe Warren | Greg Jackson | Randy Couture | Frank Shamrock | ||
1 | Tim Welch | —
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2 | Eric Scallan | —
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3 | Nick Barnes | —
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4 | AJ Matthews | —
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5 | Chris Lozano | —
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6 | Mike Dubois | —
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7 | Eric Bradley | —
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8 | Evan Cutts | —
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9 | Cole Williams | —
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10 | Jason Norwood | —
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11 | Cristiano Souza | —
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12 | Ismael Gonzalez | —
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13 | Andy Uhrich | —
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14 | Bryan Travers | —
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15 | Mike Bronzoulis | —
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16 | Joe Riggs | —
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Rank | Name | Rank | Name |
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1st | Joe Riggs | 9th | Nick Barnes |
2nd | Cristiano Souza | 10th | Mike Dubois |
3rd | Chris Lozano | 11th | Evan Cutts |
4th | AJ Mathews | 12th | Ismael Gonzalez |
5th | Cole Williams | 13th | Mike Bronzoulis |
6th | Tim Welch | 14th | Bryan Travers |
7th | Eric Bradley | 15th | Eric Scallan |
8th | Jason Norwood | 16th | Joe Williams |
Rank | Name | Rank | Name |
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1st | Joe Riggs | 5th | Chris Lozano |
2nd | Cole Williams | 6th | Eric Bradley |
3rd | Nick Barnes | 7th | Joe Williams |
4th | Evan Cutts | 8th | Mike Bronzoulis |
Elimination Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finale | |||||||||||
[12] Ismael Gonzalez | SUB | |||||||||||||
[16] Joe Williams | 2 | |||||||||||||
[7] Joe Williams | MD | |||||||||||||
[6] Eric Bradley | 2 | |||||||||||||
[7] Eric Bradley | UD | |||||||||||||
[4] AJ Matthews | 2 | |||||||||||||
[3] Eric Bradley | 2 | |||||||||||||
[4] Mike Bronzoulis | TKO | |||||||||||||
[8] Jason Norwood | KO | |||||||||||||
[13] Mike Bronzoulis | 3 | |||||||||||||
[8] Mike Bronzoulis | UD | |||||||||||||
[5] Chris Lozano | 3 | |||||||||||||
[14] Bryan Travers | SD | |||||||||||||
[3] Chris Lozano | 3 | |||||||||||||
Mike Bronzoulis | 3 | |||||||||||||
Joe Riggs | UD | |||||||||||||
[11] Evan Cutts | SUB | |||||||||||||
[2] Cristiano Souza | 2 | |||||||||||||
[4] Evan Cutts | UD | |||||||||||||
[1] Joe Riggs | 2 | |||||||||||||
[1] Joe Riggs | UD | |||||||||||||
[15] Eric Scallan | 2 | |||||||||||||
[2] Joe Riggs | SD | |||||||||||||
[1] Cole Williams | 3 | |||||||||||||
[10] Mike Dubois | SUB | |||||||||||||
[5] Cole Williams | 1 | |||||||||||||
[2] Cole Williams | TKO | |||||||||||||
[3] Nick Barnes | 1 | |||||||||||||
[6] Tim Welch | SUB | |||||||||||||
[9] Nick Barnes | 1 | |||||||||||||
Team Couture (5-3) | ||
Team Jackson (5-3) | ||
Team Shamrock (3-4) | ||
Team Warren (1-4) | ||
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The finale between Joe Riggs and Mike Bronzoulis was expected to take place on September 7, 2013 at Bellator 98. However, on September 3, Riggs sustained a significant eye injury and the bout was postponed.[5] The finale took place at Bellator 106 on November 2, 2013.