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Bellator 100: Douglas Lima-Ben Saunders Welterweight Finale Headlining
By FCF Staff
After having their bout postponed not once, but twice, Douglas Lima and Ben Saunders will look to determine the Season 8 welterweight tourney winner at Bellator 100 on September 20th. The promotion has confirmed the main… Read More
Report: Bellator Releases Paul Daley and Maiquel Falcao
Promotion Cites Legal Issues as Cause for Release
By FCF Staff
Bellator MMA has decided to unconditionally release Paul Daley and Maiquel Falcao, not because of their performance inside the cage, but due to reported incidents outside of it. Daley… Read More
Bellator Champ Michael Chandler Inks 8 Fight Extension
Deal Makes Chandler “One of the Highest Paid Lightweights in MMA”
By FCF Staff
Less than a week away from Michael Chandler’s next title defence versus David Rickels on July 31st, the promotion has announced it’s signed the lightweight champion… Read More
Alessio, Davis and Clementi Among Bellator Season 9 Lightweight Tourney Competitors
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced the line-up for the promotion’s Season Nine lightweight tournament and the competition will feature several UFC vets, including Marcus Davis, John Alessio and Rich Clementi. The tournament will get under way at Bellator 101… Read More
New FCF Radio Features Bellator’s David Rickels and UFC Vet Isaac Vallie-Flagg
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features Bellator lightweight tourney winner David Rickels and UFC veteran Isaac Vallie-Flagg.
Rickels is set to fight Bellator champion Michael Chandler on July 31st in New Mexico, while Vallie-Flagg… Read More
Bellator: Kurt Pellegrino Returning to Action, Fighting Saul Almeida Nov. 15th
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced that UFC vet and decorated grappler Kurt Pellegrino is coming out of retirement and will fight Saul Almeida on November 15th. The bout will take place at the Revel in Atlantic City, New Jersey.… Read More
Bellator 99: Matyushenko to Fight M’Pumbu in Promotional Debut
Featherweight Tourney Opening Round Announced
By FCF Staff
Vladimir Matyushenko has his first Bellator assignment, as the UFC veteran will fight the promotion’s former light-heavyweight champ Christian… Read More
Bellator Vet Ryan Ford Plans to “Let my Body Heal up” After Winning AFC Title
21-4 Fighter Not Planning to Fight Again Until 2014
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although 2013 still has a ways to before the year is up, newly crowned Aggression FC champion and Bellator vet Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford,… Read More
Fight Master: Bellator MMA Ratings Rise Again
By FCF Staff
“Fight Master: Bellator MMA” may have premiered to poor ratings, but since then the reality show’s ratings have continued to rise for SPIKE TV.
After the show’s first episode drew only 432,000 viewers, the program’s second… Read More
Latest Full Contact Fighter Radio Features UFC 162 Winner Brian Melancon, Bellator’s Ryan Ford
By FCF Staff
The latest edition of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with UFC 162 winner Brian Melancon and Bellator vet Ryan Ford.
Melancon knocked out Seth Baczynski at UFC 162 this weekend to make the most of his… Read More
Line-Up Set for Bellator 97, Prospects Brooks, Jenkins Scheduled for Fights
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced the final line-up for the promotion’s July 31st card in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which will feature lightweight champion Michael Chandler taking on David Rickels, and welterweight champ Ben Askren fighting Andrey Korseshkov.
The card,… Read More
Bobby Lashley Opens Up About UFC, Bellator Hopes, WWE and TNA, Dave Bautista and Saturday’s Big GWC Fight
By Joshua Molina
Former WWE pro wrestling superstar Bobby Lashley will return to the cage this Saturday night, just three weeks after a quick submission victory over Kevin Asplund.
Lashley, 8-2, will fight Matthew Larson, 2-2, at the inaugural Global… Read More
After Breakout Performances, Bellator’s Saad Awad Looking to Build on “The Best Year”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Saad Awad may have come up short against David Rickels in Bellator’s Season 8 lightweight tournament finals, but there’s no question that 2013 has been a breakout campaign for the veteran fighter. Although Awad has… Read More
Bellator 99: Alexander Shlemenko Fighting Doug Marshall in Season 9 Premiere
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced that it’s ninth season will get underway with a card that will be headlined by middleweight champ Alexander Shlemenko taking on recent tourney winner, Doug Marshall. The event will take place September 7th, at… Read More
Bellator 96 Highlights: “King Mo” Lawal KOs Seth Petruzelli
Bellator 96: “King Mo” Lawal KO’s Seth Petruzelli
By FCF Staff
“King Mo” Lawal got back on the winning track tonight in Thackerville, Oklahoma, as the former Strikeforce champ knocked out UFC vet Seth Petruzelli at Bellator 96. The victory comes approximately four months after Lawal was stopped… Read More
“Fight Master: Bellator MMA” Premieres Tonight
By FCF Staff
Bellator’s “Summer Series” kicks off tonight in Thackerville, Oklahoma, and after the card airs on SPIKE, the promotion’s “Fight Master” TV show will premiere at 10PM (9:00PM CST).
The show will feature… Read More
New Full Contact Fighter Radio Features Bellator’s Dave Jansen and Saad Awad
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio is an all Bellator show, as it features segments with lightweight tournament winner Dave Jansen and one of last season’s break-out fighters, Saad Awad.
Awad advanced to the Season… Read More
Bellator 96 Weigh-In Results: Jacob Noe Over on Intial Attempt, “King Mo” Lawal and Seth Petruzelli Set
By FCF Staff
Bellator will kick off its “Summer Series” event tomorrow in Thackerville, Oklahoma, and several of the scheduled competitors missed weight on their initial attempts this afternoon.
One of the fighter’s who missed their mark… Read More