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Building Bellator MMA's Independent Platform From the Ground Up

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First Factory

Bellator MMA

Building Bellator MMA's Independent Platform From the Ground Up

Bellator MMA

Enterprise/Corporation
Company Type
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Location
Project work
Engagement Model
6 - 10 people
Team Size
12 - 24 Months
Duration
$250K - $500K
Budget

About

When Bellator MMA was owned by Viacom, First Factory built a custom CMS, website, and mobile app from scratch to make the brand fully independent of Viacom's media assets. The nearly year-long project delivered live-streaming with geo-fencing, fighter and user profiles, and gamified fight picks that brought in new audiences.

Challenge, approach, and impact

A media brand fully dependent on its parent company

Bellator MMA needed to operate independently of Viacom's media infrastructure, with its own CMS, website, and mobile app capable of live-streaming events with geo-fencing, managing fighter and user profiles, and supporting fan engagement features like fight picks and gamification.

How we built

CMS
Web Apps
Mobile Apps
Video Streaming

Testimonials

Zach Whitten

Bellator MMA

Verified Testimonial

First Factory's communication was great, and they delivered on time, on target, and within budget. Their agility and development speed were their most impressive assets.

Team structure

Client team

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Zach Whitten

Director of Technology

Project stakeholder

The client stakeholders at Bellator MMA were working closely with the team at First Factory

Agency team

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14 x Full Stack Developer

Production

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3 x QA Engineer

Production

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2 x Tech Lead

Production

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