As expected, Bellator MMA is restructuring its format next year to focus on superfights and “tentpole” events rather than tournaments, the promotion’s new president, Scott Coker, today told MMAjunkie. Bellator will kick off its 11th season at Bellator 123 on Sept. 5 in Connecticut, wrapping up lightweight and light-heavyweight tournaments from the 10th season before a season finale in mid-November that could feature a welterweight bout between Melvin Manhoef and Paul Daley , Coker said. Manhoef is scheduled to fight Doug Marshall at Bellator 125 and will need to win in order to receive an offer for Daley, Coker added. No new tournaments will be promoted for Season 11, according to a Bellator official, but title shots earned under the previous format will be honored. In 2015, Bellator will shift from its usual format (two 12-week seasons and a trio of “Summer Series” events) to one event per month, Coker said, in addition to four major shows that feature the promotion’s “needle-movers,” for a total of 16 yearly events.
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Scott Coker: Bellator moving to monthly events in 2015; Spike TV to remain focus – MMA Junkie