Perhaps no promotion did MMA as a spectacle better than Pride Fighting Championships. Now Bellator is taking a page from the now-defunct Japanese organization for its upcoming “Dynamite” event.
The Scott Coker-led promotion announced on Thursday that popular former Pride FC voice Lenne Hardt will serve as ring announcer for the Sept. 19 event.
Hardt, a voice actress, began working for Pride in 2000. When Zuffa purchased the promotion in 2007, Hardt took her talents to Dream, where she continued in the same role. Hardt’s unique delivery, which includes high pitched screeching and her trademark long rolling “R,” made her something of a cult favorite in the MMA world.