Bellator Fighting Championships finalized four of its scheduled events for the upcoming Seasons 2 and 3, announcing that it will return to the Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL.    During its first season, Bellator began and ended its season at the Hard Rock Live, culminating in a near sellout for the upstart MMA promotion to close its inaugural campaign.

Bellator Returns To The Hard Rock

The dates to be held at the Hard Rock Live include:

• Bellator XIII, April 8, 2010
• Bellator XXII, June 10, 2010
• Bellator XXV, Aug. 12, 2010
• Bellator XXXVI, Oct. 28, 2010

In addition to the events at the Hard Rock, Bellator will be securing venues for 20 other events to be held nationwide over the next few weeks.  All events will be broadcast live in primetime through a distribution arrangement with FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.  Bellator has also scheduled a 30-minute highlight show to air Saturday night on NBC, as well as a Spanish-language replay that will air on Telemundo on Saturdays as well.

The news of the first venues follows a recent rash of high-profile signings that include Dan Hornbuckle, former Olympian Ben Askren, Patricio Freire and Georgi Karakhaynan.   Season 2 will follow the same tournament format with the winner of the tournament guaranteed a title shot against Bellator’s Season 1 champions Joe Soto, Eddie Alvarez, Lyman Good and Hector Lombard.

Tickets for the Season 2 premiere will go on sale February 5, 2010 and will be available at Ticketmaster.com.

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