▁a ▁promotion , ▁Reb ney ▁had ▁si xty - one ▁invest or ▁meet ings ▁within ▁ 1 6 ▁months . ▁To ▁fund ▁these ▁tri ps ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁invest ors ▁and ▁f igh ters , ▁Reb ney ▁spent ▁his ▁sav ings ▁and ▁took ▁out ▁a ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁mort g age ▁on ▁his ▁home . ▁ ▁In ▁Reb ney ' s ▁ 6 2 nd ▁meeting ▁with ▁invest ors , ▁he ▁met ▁execut ives ▁at ▁P lain field ▁As set ▁Management , ▁who ▁were ▁familiar ▁with ▁the ▁sport ▁from ▁prior ▁meet ings ▁with ▁management ▁of ▁El ite X C ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Fight ▁League ▁who ▁looked ▁for ▁capital ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁business . ▁After ▁a ▁follow - up ▁meeting ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁P lain field ▁agreed ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁capital , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁Bell ator ▁Fight ing ▁Championships . ▁▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁television ▁and ▁media ▁con gl omer ate ▁Via com ▁purchased ▁majority ▁ownership ▁of ▁Bell ator . ▁Despite ▁the ▁company ▁no ▁longer ▁being ▁under ▁Reb ney ' s ▁ownership , ▁he ▁remained ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁Via com ▁that ▁Reb ney ▁had ▁been ▁removed ▁from ▁his ▁position ▁and ▁no ▁longer ▁had ▁anything ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁Bell ator . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁former ▁St rike force ▁president ▁and ▁CE O ▁Scott ▁C oker . ▁ ▁M MA AA ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6