Tony Khan shoots down the rumor of the Khan family's reported interest in buying Bellator.
The rumor, which was reported by Ariel Helwani on the June 21 episode of The MMA Hour, noted that Tony and his father, Shad Khan, showed interest in buying the MMA promotion, which is currently owned by Paramount.
On the AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door Media Call, Khan shot down the rumor and noted that he and his father haven't had any conversations about purchasing Bellator.
"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 rumor 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 someone 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."
The Khan Family currently owns All Elite Wrestling, Ring Of Honor, the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Fulham Football Club.
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