And Bellator is back.

Welcome into a very special MMA, Bellator 255 episode of the early edge.

I told you we were going to expand under the umbrella,

and that's exactly what we're going to do.

We're the only show that's going to break down all of the organizations in MMA.

But we're very excited at CBS because Bellator is part of the family.

They want to be on Showtime Friday night, live from Mohegan's son.

So we're here just for you. Our guy for Sportsline, Ian Parker.

You can follow them on social media. Ian Parker, MMA.

And I got to tell you, when we started this relationship and you came to

sports line, one of the things that intrigued me about you is that you know all of the organizations.

So for people at home, before we get to the picks, that just say, oh, that's just UFC.

What is the difference between UFC and Bellator in your mind?

In my mind, it really comes down to the infrastructure of how Belator is run, and they do

mostly their stuff through Grand Prix and tournaments, which the UFC does not do and will

never do.

So right now what we're looking at, for example, the main event is going to be the semifinals

of one of the major tournaments that they're doing.

And Bellator does a really good job of trying to take all their roster, as much depth as they do have with some big names that they've been able to pull from the UFC.

You know, they've been doing a really good job of being able to sign free agents that normally they wouldn't have because they got prizes at the end.

And what's even more different about them is that they actually have whoever the champion is

and they are automatically entered into the tournament. They are not waiting for the winner.

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