SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
February - 2016
7
It’s Time For Bellator MMA
To Go Big, Or Go Home
Article By: Jay Anderson
Bellator MMA’s 2016 was sup-
posed to start off with a bang:
a card that would feature both
Josh Koscheck and Paul Daley.
Not fighting each other, mind
you — but in separate fights
that would, if all went well
(meaning if the two veterans
both won) line them up for
a big-money grudge match
down the road.
Koscheck, however, fell to in-
jury before it could happen.
While he’ll probably be back in
time to salvage that eventual
showdown with Daley, the loss
of what was barely a relevant
main event underscored the
lack of depth Bellator currently
has on their roster. Sure, they
have the best stable of freak-
show fighters outside of Japan
and Rizin FF (and my how Ri-
zin shot to the top of that par-
ticularly odd race quickly), but
when it comes to relevant or
even notable fighters that can
headline a card, well the pick-
ings are slim, and the loss of
one may leave the cupboard
bare.
It’s not what most envisioned
when Scott Coker took over
the promotion. A year and a
half later, Bellator seems like a
promotion without an identity.
After Bellator 148 and its new
headliner of Daley vs. Andy
Uhrich (and you’ll be forgiven
for asking “who?” in this case),
the company puts on Ken
Shamrock vs. Royce Gracie III,
the most sought-after match-
up of 1996, with an undercard
of Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000,
who was Slice’s bodyguard, or
part of his entourage, or did
(Dave Mandel/Sherdog)
