Rich Chou departs Bellator as full-time matchmaker, joins Wimp 2 Warrior MMA training program

Rich Chou, center Bellator MMA Rich Chou is departing as Bellator’s full-time matchmaker for a job “outside the sport,” the ViacomCBS-owned promotion announced today.

Per a separate press release, Chou has been named the vice president of Wimp 2 Warrior, a martial arts training program co-founded by famed MMA coach John Kavanagh. Chou will Chou run the program’s North American operations and “will be focused on rapidly expand W2W’s presence across the U.S. and Canada,” the release stated.

As of April 19, the longtime MMA matchmaker will also serve as a Bellator consultant with Bellator President Scott Coker and matchmaker Mike Kogan.

Chou, a Hawaii native, got his start in the MMA industry in…