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Although some of those are ex-UFC fighters they are not shot-fighters (with the exeption of Mir and Nelson, that was attrocious). But to be honest, if Jack Hermanson, Corey Anderson, and Overeem, still headline UFC events, I dont see why Benson or Fedor cant headline Bellator events.Bellator 237 Fedor Emelianenko vs Rampage Jackson, Bellator 227 Benson Henderson vs Myles Jury , Bellator. 232 Frank Mir vs Roy Nelson, scheduled but scratched, Bellator Salute To The Troops Hawaii Josh Barnett vs Ronny Markes just to name 3 that happened and a fourth that was scheduled. And on and on it goes. Coker loves those past their prime fighters and those ex-UFC fighters.
Its not all bad in Bellator, I do think they have made some moves in the right direction, particularly signing young prospects and doing tournaments. However, they have also made terrible decisions and moved in the wrong direction, particularly with their match-making and their promoting of young talents.