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Bellator 123: Pat Curran-Patricio “Pitbull” II, Cheick Kongo-Lavar Johnson Confirmed, “King Mo” Lawal and Bobby Lashley set to Compete
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced, that as expected, it’s September 5th card in Uncasville, Connecticut will feature Pat Curran versus Patricio Freire II. In addition, the promotion has announced that “King Mo” Lawal, Cheick Kongo, Lavar Johnson and… Read More
Report: Bellator 123 to Feature Pat Curran-Patricio “Pitbull” II
By FCF Staff
It looks as though Bellator is moving forward with a high profile fight for its September 5th card, as featherweight champ Pat Curran will reportedly rematch Patricio Freire at the event.
Bellator 123 will be hosted by… Read More
Bellator Champ Will Brooks Weighs in on Promotion’s Changes, Says Bjorn Rebney Took “More Flack Than he Deserves”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Will Brooks laid claim to Bellator’s interim lightweight title in May, a lot has changed since he decisioned Michael Chandler. First the promotion announced it was tweaking its matchmaking process through the creation of… Read More
Report: Jungle Fight Champ Jonas Bilharinho Turned Down Bellator Offer
By FCF Staff
It looks as though Bellator was interested in adding Jungle Fight champ Jonas Bilharinho to its roster, but the bantamweight reportedly turned the promotion down.
According to a new report, Bilharinho has elected to keep fighting with Jungle Fight… Read More
Bellator’s Will Brooks: “I Want my Fight With Eddie Alvarez. That’s the Fight That I Earned”
By Kelsey Mowatt
While these are interesting times in the flourishing career of Will Brooks, it remains to be seen when and who Bellator’s interim lightweight champ will fight next. Not only does the promotion have to… Read More
The Changing Identity of Bellator
By Jesse Heitz
Today’s piece focuses on a topic that really caught me unaware. To be sure, most anyone who reads my articles knows that I’ve been somewhat critical of Bellator as an organization. However, the news that emerged… Read More
Newly Hired Scott Coker Plans to Make “Every Bellator Event Feel Big”
By FCF Staff
It’s been a week now since Bellator announced that Scott Coker will be the promotion’s new president, and the former Strikeforce boss has released a statement outlining some of his plans.
Shortly after Coker was brought on… Read More
SPIKE to Replay Bellator 120 PPV, July 18th
By FCF Staff
SPIKE and Bellator have announced that the television network will replay the promotion’s May 17th, inaugural pay-per-view on July 18th.
The card will be broadcast nationally beginning at 9:00 PM, ET/PT.
Bellator 120 was headlined by a… Read More
Dana White Says Scott Coker “a Much Better Fit” for Bellator, Takes Another Jab at Bjorn Rebney
By FCF Staff
The MMA world is still buzzing after Bellator announced this week that founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney was stepping down, and that former Strikeforce head Scott Coker will be president.
Dana White recently sat down with… Read More
Report: Scott Coker Planning More Superfights, Less Tournaments for Bellator
By FCF Staff
Bellator has undergone a major shake-up, with the addition of Scott Coker and the subtraction of Bjorn Rebney, and not surprisingly, the incoming president has some significant changes planned.
During a media call on Wednesday, Coker relayed… Read More
Bellator Confirms Scott Coker to Begin Duties as President
By FCF Staff
Bellator has confirmed, as expected, that former Strikeforce boss Scott Coker will be leading the promotion.
On Wednesday, Bellator announced that founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney, as well as President Tim Danaher were stepping down. In a… Read More
Report: Bjorn Rebney Leaving Bellator, Scott Coker to Replacing Outgoing CEO
By FCF Staff
Recently Bellator announced a significant change to its matchmaking format, and now the promotion has confirmed its undergoing a major shift at the executive level.
On Wednesday, Bellator’s parent company Viacom, announced that the promotion’s founder and… Read More
Bellator 122: Phil Baroni vs. Karo Parisyan Among Latest Additions
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced the final line-up for the promotion’s July 25th card in Temecula, California, which will include a welterweight bout between Karo Parisyan and Phil Baroni.
Parisyan (23-10) is coming off a stoppage win over Ron… Read More
Bellator Champ Eddie Alvarez Hints Michael Chandler Fight, Not Will Brooks, Likely Next?
By FCF Staff
Although Will Brooks decisioned Michael Chandler at Bellator 120 to become interim lightweight champ, it looks like a rubber match between Eddie Alvarez and Chandler is in the works after all.
Alvarez and Chandler were set to… Read More
Report: Dana White Fires Away at Bellator, Says Promotion’s PPV Didn’t Sell 100,000 Buys
By FCF Staff
Although Dana White has said repeatedly that he isn’t worried about Bellator, the UFC President continues to get worked up while discussing the Viacom owned promotion.
While speaking with the media recently, White was asked about reports… Read More
James “The Colossus” Thompson Talks Gambling Addiction, Turning Over a New Leaf and Bellator Tournament Hopes
Bellator Announces Creation of “World Title Shot Pool’ for Tourney Winners
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced a significant change to its matchmaking policy, which will allow the promotion to keep its tournament format, but grant multiple title shots.
In a press release sent out by the promotion Thursday, Bellator CEO… Read More