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Bellator 174: Julia Budd Captures Inaugural Women’s 145 Title, Marloes Coenen Retires
By FCF Staff
Bellator has its first, women’s featherweight champion, as Julia Budd stopped Marloes Coenen on Friday to secure the inaugural title.
After the bout, the veteran Coenen announced she’s retiring from professional MMA (quote via Bellator press release):… Read More
Ryan Bader Expecting Bellator Offer, “I’m in a Great Position”
By FCF Staff
Ryan Bader decided to enter free agency, prior to the final bout on his UFC contract, and it sounds like the decision may have paid off for the light-heavyweight.
Bader entered the free agent market after he… Read More
Bellator 170 Payouts: Tito Ortiz Leads Way With Highest Fight Purse
By FCF Staff
The California State Athletic Commission has released the payroll figures for Bellator 170, which took place at the Forum in Inglewood, California.
The card features former UFC light-heavyweight champ Tito Ortiz taking on Chael Sonnen, and the… Read More
Bellator169: “King Mo” Lawal Outscores Satoshi Ishii
By FCF Staff
Bellator 169 took place on Friday in Dublin, Ireland, and in the main event, “King Mo” Lawal outscored Satoshi Ishi for the unanimous decision win.
With the victory, Lawal extended his overall record to 20-5. The decorated… Read More
Bellator 168: Alessio Sakara Quickly Takes Out Joey Beltran
By FCF Staff
Bellator 168 took place on Saturday in Florence, Italy, and in the headliner, Italy’s own Alessio Sakara stopped American Joey Beltran.
Sakara finished the fellow UFC vet at the 1:20 mark of the opening round with strikes.… Read More
Bellator 168 Weigh-In Results: Alessio Sakara And Joey Beltran Set For Headliner
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for Bellator 168, which will take place tomorrow in Florence, Italy.
In the main event, Joey Beltran will take on fellow UFC vet Alessio Sakara in a light-heavyweight bout.
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Bellator 168: Prospect Ed Ruth to Compete in Second Pro Bout
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, CALIF (Dec. 6, 2016) – It was announced today that one of MMA’s hottest prospects, Ed Ruth (1-0), will waste no time continuing to build his resume, as he fights Emanuele Palombi… Read More
Bellator 167: Darrion Caldwell Hands Joe Taimanglo Decision Loss
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from Bellator 167, which took place in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
In the main event, bantamweight contender Darrion Caldwell avenged his submission loss to Joe Taimanglo, by earning a decision win. With the win, Caldwell moved… Read More
Bellator 166: Eduardo Dantas Avenges 2014 Defeat to Joe Warren
By FCF Staff
Eduardo Dantas avenged a 2014 defeat to Joe Warren at Bellator 166, and in doing so, retained the promotion’s bantamweight title.
Dantas worked his way to a majority decision win over Warren in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The Brazilian… Read More
Bellator 166 Weigh-In Results: Eduardo Dantas & Joe Warren Are Ready For Rematch
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for Bellator 166, which will take place tomorrow night in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
In the main event, bantamweight champ Eduardo Dantas will take on former champ, Joe Warren. The latter decisioned Dantas… Read More
Fedor Emelianenko Signs Multi-Fight Deal With Bellator, Fighting Matt Mitrione in Promotional Debut
By Press Release
SAN JOSE, CALIF (November 19, 2016) – One of MMA’s most sought-after free agents has found himself a home as Bellator MMA has come to terms on a multi-fight deal with Fedor Emelianenko (36-4), securing the… Read More
Bellator 164 Weigh-In Results: Douglas Lima & Andrey Koreshkov Ready For Rematch
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for Bellator 164, which will take place in Tel Aviv, Israel.
In the main event, welterweight champ Andrey Koreshkov will battle Douglas Lima for a second time. The latter lost the belt… Read More
Bellator 163 Weigh-In Results: Liam McGeary And Phil Davis Hit Their Marks
By FCF Staff
Here are the weigh-in results for Bellator 163, which will take place tomorrow in Uncasville, Connecticut.
In the main event, light-heavyweight champ Liam McGeary will take on UFC vet Phil Davis.
A bantamweight fight between Marloes Coenen and Talita… Read More
Bellator 167: Darrion Caldwell – Joe Taimanglo II Added to Line-Up
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (November 2, 2016) – A bantamweight rematch pitting Darrion Caldwell (9-1) against Joe Taimanglo (23-6-1) completes a stacked main card on the second night of a special Bellator MMA doubleheader inside WinStar… Read More
Bellator’s Paul Daley Says He’s “Past” Rematch With Josh Koscheck
By FCF Staff
Since both Josh Koscheck and Paul Daley are under contract with Bellator, the consensus has been the promotion will book a rematch between the rivals, but the latter doesn’t think it will happen.
Daley and Koscheck fought… Read More
Bellator 162 Weigh-In Results: Alexander Shlemenko & Kendall Grove Hit Their Marks
By FCF Staff
Here are the weigh-in results for Bellator 162, which will take place tomorrow night at the FedExForum in Memphis.
In the main event, former middleweight champ Alexander Shlemenko will take on Kendall Grove
Kevin Ferguson Jr., who… Read More
Bellator 164: Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Kirill Medvedovsky Among Latest Additions
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, CALIF (October 19, 2016) – With Bellator MMA’s groundbreaking fight in Israel just over a month away, the Viacom-owned promotion today announced a couple of updates to the highly anticipated fight card. Georgi Karakhanyan… Read More
Bellator 169: “King Mo” Lawal to Face Satoshi Ishii in Promotion’s Ireland Debut
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, CALIF (October 12, 2016) – Check Ireland off the list of countries Bellator MMA has yet to hold an event in, with the announcement that the Scott Coker-led promotion is set for action at… Read More
Bellator 166: Adam Piccolotti vs. Brandon Girtz Among Latest Additions
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SANTA MONICA, CALIF (October 11, 2016) – A lightweight showdown pitting Adam Piccolotti (8-0) against Brandon Girtz (14-4) and a light heavyweight matchup pitting Linton “The Swarm” Vassell (16-5) versus Francis Carmont (14-4) have been added… Read More
Bellator 163: Wrestling Prospects Ed Ruth And Tyrell Fortune to Make MMA Debuts
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, CALIF (October 6, 2016) –Two of Bellator’s highly touted wrestling prospects Ed Ruth and Tyrell Fortune will make their eagerly anticipated mixed martial arts debuts against Mark Mangiardi (Debut) andCody Miskell (Debut) during the… Read More