Bellator president Scott Coker admits that the five months since the promotion last hosted an event have been a unique challenge he never expected. The global coronavirus pandemic forced Bellator to halt operations, but now its back with a string of events beginning July 24. Coker told MMA Junkie in April that he’d hoped to see Bellator host live events again by this month, with a Viacom or CBS lot in Los Angeles targeted to play host. Only the first half of that plan came to fruition, though. With surging COVID-19 cases in California, Coker sorted a deal with the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulations and the Mohegan Sun Arena to put on multiple live events in Uncasville, Conn. After carefully surveying the best plan, Coker was given the green light to move forward.
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