Tony Khan Denies He Has Held Talks About Buying Bellator

Tony Khan is firmly in the pro-wrestling business, with Khan owning and overseeing All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honor.

A report from Ariel Helwani claimed that the Khan family were interested in buying MMA company Bellator, but during the recent Forbidden Door pre-PPV media call, Tony Khan shot down the notion:

"I was surprised to see that report. I haven’t had any conversations with them about that. I don’t know what that was about. My father hasn’t had any conversations with them either. I don’t even know who owns the promotion. Is Scott Coker the owner, the President? I’m not sure. I’m familiar with Bellator. I’m familiar with MMA. I’ve never worked professionally in the space, other than having some stars from UFC appear at times in AEW. I saw that report, and there’s really nothing to that. I’m not sure where that rumour got started. I’ve honestly never had any talks, and my father has never had any talks, about buying Bellator, so I was surprised to see that. Was that something Ariel Helwani reported? It would not be the first inaccurate thing Ariel Helwani has reported. That is completely inaccurate, but that’s Ariel Helwani for you," said Khan.

Helwani and Khan have a famously tense relationship.

H/T: Fightful