Bjorn Rebney

American mixed martial arts executive

Bjorn Rebney is an American businessman who served as chairman and chief executive officer of Bellator MMA from 2008 until June 2014.2

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Born 1967.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedOhio University3

Rebney attended Ohio University on a football scholarship and then attended law school. Rebney did legal work in construction-defect then moved to the sports-law firm Steinberg Moorad & Dunn. In 2001, Rebney formed a partnership with Sugar Ray Leonard. The company was Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing Inc. The two had a falling out and the business dissolved.

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Career

Occupation: businessperson.6

  • Date not recordedFounded Bellator MMA4
  • Date not recordedChief executive officer5

Personal life

  • Born1967, California7
  • CitizenshipUnited States8
  • ResidenceNewport Beach9
  • Children310

Rebney's father was Jack Rebney, an unintended viral video star and later subject of the 2009 documentary Winnebago Man. Jack Rebney died in May 2023 at the age of 93.

Rebney is married to Huma Gruaz, an advertising and public relations executive. The couple has two children.

From Wikipedia’s article on Bjorn Rebney (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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