Fans were not impressed when they stayed up to 6:00 am to watch the Bellator 206 main event, only to find the broadcast cut and switched to Peppa Pig. “It’s government regulation that at 6 a.m. that content was not suitable so they had to switch to children’s programming,” said Bellator SVP of marketing and communications Dave Schwart. CEO Scott Coker was also duly apologetic. "When it switched over there were a lot of texts going back and forth and they all were not friendly," said Coker. "We were trying to fix it, we thought it was a technical glitch. But it wasn’t, it was a governmental issue. I can promise you the next time it’s not going to happen. We’ll keep it down to five fights instead of six — like we normally do — and we tried to overdeliver for the fans and we just went over. It’s an unfortunate situation.” H/T MMA Fighting

NB's Adam Hunter put together a 7-fight win streak and signed with the UFC, but failed a PED test and was suspended for 2 years by USADA and the British Columbia Athletic Commission before he ever fought. While on suspension he competed in a Muay Thai bout in BC; it was determined that Hunter was operating under the mistaken belief that his participation in the event would not be a violation of the terms of his sanction and thus no additional period of ineligibility was warranted. However, the bout outcome was changed to a DQ. Hunter served the 2 years and was released. He lost to Marc-Andre Barriault at TKO 44 due to strikes in Round 1 last week. H/T USADA

Mike Tyson was in India for the new MMA promotion Kumite 1 League, and talked about whether he would have fought under MMA rules in his prime. "I don't know," replied 'Iron' Mike. "They don't pay a lot of money in MMA. I'm all about the money. Boxing's where the money is. ... I'm a big fan of MMA. I go to UFC all the time. Dana White is a good friend of mine. ... I want to go to the slums. I'm not here to party. I'm a slumdog. I grew up in the slums. But I have ambitions and I wanted to get out of the slums. There's nothing wrong with the slums. It's just that if you can work hard, you can get out of the slums. I still go back to my old neighbourhood, even though they call it the slums. I still go back there and meet my friends." H/T SportsKeeda

Bellator President Scott Coker announced the appointment of David Green as Head of Bellator Europe. In his new role, Green will oversee Bellator’s continued European expansion, including already-announced plans for a Western Europe-based fight series. Green previously served as CEO and founder of BAMMA, where many of the of the U.K.’s best up-and-coming talent was discovered. Initially launching the promotion in 2009, Green also oversaw BAMMA’s TV rights negotiations and partnerships for the organization’s 38 successful events held across Europe. He also headed production and TV for IMMAF for the last five years.