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Bellator Kickboxing

{{short description|American kickboxing promotion company}}

{{Infobox company

|name = Bellator Kickboxing

|logo = Bellator Kickboxing.png

|type = Subsidiary

|founder = Scott Coker

|key_people = Scott Coker
President 2014–present
Rich Chou
VP Talent Relations/Matchmaker

|industry = Kickboxing promotion

|parent = Paramount Global

|homepage = http://www.bellator.com/

|foundation = 2016

|defunct = 2020

|location_city = Santa Monica, California

|location_country = U.S.

}}

Bellator Kickboxing was an American kickboxing promotion company based in Los Angeles, active between 2016 and 2019. Bellator was founded in 2016 by president Scott Coker.{{cite web|url=http://bellator.spike.com/articles/43lpt8/scott-coker-launches-bellator-kickboxing|title=Scott Coker launches Bellator Kickboxing – Bellator.com}} It was the sister promotion of Bellator MMA. On April 16, 2016, Bellator held its inaugural kickboxing event, Bellator Kickboxing 1.{{cite web|url=https://sports.vice.com/en_ca/article/d7mpva/bellator-kickboxing-holds-inaugural-event-in-italy-tonight|title=Bellator Kickboxing Holds Inaugural Event in Italy Tonight – VICE Sports|date=22 April 2016 }}{{cite web|url=http://fightland.vice.com/blog/bellator-kickboxing-holds-inaugural-event-in-italy-tonight|title=Bellator Kickboxing Holds Inaugural Event – Fightland}} On February 19, 2022, Coker confirmed that the promotion shut down in 2020 to focus on MMA.{{cite web|url=https://cagesidepress.com/2022/02/20/scott-coker-bellator-kickboxing/|title=Scott Coker Confirms Bellator Kickboxing Defunct|date=20 February 2022 }}

Events

id="Events" class="wikitable sortable" style="width:80%; font-size:90%;"

! scope="col" | #

! scope="col" | Event

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Venue

! scope="col" | Location

align=center| 12

| Bellator Kickboxing 12

| {{dts|2019|October|12}}

| Ex Palalido (Allianz Cloud)

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Milan, Italy

align=center| 11

| Bellator Kickboxing 11

| {{dts|2018|December|1}}

| RDS Stadium

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Genova, Italy

align=center| 10

| Bellator Kickboxing 10

| {{dts|2018|July|14}}

| Foro Italico

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Rome, Italy

align=center| 9

| Bellator Kickboxing 9

| {{dts|2018|April |6}}

| BOK Hall

| {{flagicon|Hungary}} Budapest, Hungary

align=center| 8

| Bellator Kickboxing 8

| {{dts|2017|December|9}}

| Nelson Mandela Forum

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Florence, Italy

align=center| 7

| Bellator Kickboxing 7

| {{dts|2017|September|23}}

| |SAP Center

| {{flagicon|USA}} San Jose, California

align=center| 6

| Bellator Kickboxing 6

| {{dts|2017|April|14}}

| Budapest Sports Arena

| {{flagicon|Hungary}} Budapest, Hungary

align=center| 5

| Bellator Kickboxing 5

| {{dts|2017|April|8}}

| Pala Alpitour

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Torino, Italy

align=center| 4

| Bellator Kickboxing 4

| {{dts|2016|December|10}}

| Nelson Mandela Forum

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Florence, Italy

align=center| 3

| Bellator Kickboxing 3

| {{dts|2016|September|17}}

| Syma Hall

| {{flagicon|Hungary}} Budapest, Hungary

align=center| 2

| Bellator Kickboxing 2

| {{dts|2016|June|24}}

| Scottrade Center

| {{flagicon|USA}} St. Louis, Missouri

align=center| 1

| Bellator Kickboxing 1

| {{dts|2016|April|16}}

| Pala Alpitour

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Torino, Italy

Broadcast partners

Bellator Kickboxing airs on Paramount Network (formerly Spike TV). Bellator Kickboxing debuted on Spike on April 16, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2016/2/18/11054688/bellator-kickboxing-april-16-italy-mma-spike-joe-schilling-scott-coker|title=Bellator to Launch "Bellator Kickboxing" April 16: Events to air on Spike TV|access-date=2017-12-14|archive-date=2017-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214125037/https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2016/2/18/11054688/bellator-kickboxing-april-16-italy-mma-spike-joe-schilling-scott-coker|url-status=dead}}

Last champions

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!Division!!Upper weight limit!!Champion!!Since!!Title defenses

Light heavyweight205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)Vacant–style="text-align:center;"|
Middleweight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)Vacant–style="text-align:center;"|
Welterweight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st){{flagicon|USA}} Raymond DanielsSeptember 23, 2017 (Bellator Kickboxing 7)style="text-align:center;"|1
Featherweight145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st){{flagicon|CAN}} Gabriel VargaJuly 14, 2018 (Bellator Kickboxing 10)style="text-align:center;"|2
Women's Flyweight125 lb (56 kg; 9.6 st){{flagicon|Netherlands}} Denise KielholtzDecember 10, 2016 (Bellator Kickboxing 4)style="text-align:center;"|1

Championship history

= Welterweight Championship =

{{convert|156|lb|kg}} to {{convert|170|lb|kg}}

class="wikitable" width=100%

!width=1%|No.

!width=19%|Name

!width=15%|Event

!width=17%|Date

!width=8%|Reign

!width=40%|Defenses

1

|align=left | {{flagicon|France}} Karim Ghajji
{{small|def. Mustapha Haida}}

|align=center |Bellator Kickboxing 1
{{small|Torino, Italy}}

|align=center |April 16, 2016

|align=center |154 days

|

2

|align=left | {{flagicon|Hungary}} Zoltán Laszák

|align=center |Bellator Kickboxing 3
{{small|Budapest, Hungary}}

|align=center |September 17, 2016

|align=center |209 days

|

3

|align=left | {{nowrap| {{flagicon|France}} Karim Ghajji (2)}}

|align=center |Bellator Kickboxing 6
{{small|Budapest, Hungary}}

|align=center |April 14, 2017

|align=center |162 days

|

4

|align=left | {{nowrap| {{flagicon|USA}} Raymond Daniels}}

|align=center |Bellator Kickboxing 7
{{small|San Jose, California}}

|align=center |September 23, 2017

|align=center |{{age in days|2017|9|23|2019|10|12}} days

||{{nowrap| {{small|1. def. Djibril Ehouo at Bellator Kickboxing 9 on April 6, 2018}}}}

= Featherweight Championship =

{{convert|136|lb|kg}} to {{convert|145|lb|kg}}

class="wikitable" width=100%

!width=1%|No.

!width=19%|Name

!width=15%|Event

!width=17%|Date

!width=8%|Reign

!width=40%|Defenses

1

|align=left | {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Ross
{{nowrap| {{small|def. Domenico Lomurno}}}}

|align=center |Bellator Kickboxing 7
{{small|San Jose, California}}

|align=center |September 23, 2017

|align=center |295 days

|

2

|align=left | {{flagicon|CAN}} Gabriel Varga

|align=center |Bellator Kickboxing 10
{{small|Rome, Italy}}

|align=center |July 14, 2018

|align=center |{{age in days|2018|7|14|2019|10|12}} days

||

{{small|1. def. Shan Cangelosi at Bellator Kickboxing 11 on December 1, 2018}}

{{nowrap| {{small|2. def. Cristian Faustino at Bellator Kickboxing 12 on October 12, 2019}}}}

= Women's Flyweight Championship =

{{convert|116|lb|kg}} to {{convert|125|lb|kg}}

class="wikitable" width=100%

!width=1%|No.

!width=19%|Name

!width=15%|Event

!width=17%|Date

!width=8%|Reign

!width=40%|Defenses

1

|align=left | {{nowrap| {{flagicon|NED}} Denise Kielholtz}}
{{small|def. Gloria Peritore}}

|align=center |Bellator Kickboxing 4
{{small|Florence, Italy}}

|align=center |December 10, 2016

|align=center |{{age in days|2016|12|10|2019|10|12}} days

|| {{nowrap| {{small|1. def. Martine Michieletto at Bellator Kickboxing 5 on April 8, 2017}}}}

Notable fighters

= Middleweights (185 lb, 84 kg) =

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{{div col end}}

= Welterweights (170 lb, 77 kg) =

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{{div col end}}

= Lightweight (155 lb, 70 kg) =

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{{div col end}}

= Featherweights (145 lb, 65 kg) =

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{{div col end}}

= Women's Featherweights (145 lb, 65 kg) =

{{div col|colwidth=20em}}

{{div col end}}

= Women's Flyweights (125 lb, 56 kg) =

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{{div col end}}

See also

{{portal|Martial arts}}

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

External links

  • {{Twitter|bellatorkb}}

{{Paramount Global}}

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