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Christian M’Pumbu and Attila Vegh On Weight For Bellator 91 Title Fight
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for Bellator’s latest event tomorrow night at New Mexico’s Santa Ana Star Center, which will see the promotion’s light-heavyweight champion Christian M’Pumbu take on Attila Vegh.
The event, which will also… Read More
Report: Daniel Strauss Out of Bellator 95 Title Fight With Pat Curran Due to Broken Hand
By FCF Staff
An injury has forced Bellator to postpone another title fight, as Daniel Strauss has reportedly broken his hand in a recent training session, and as result, will not fight featherweight champion Pat Curran on April 4th.
The… Read More
Bellator 90: Shabulat Shamhalaev Takes Out Rad Martinez, Emanuel Newton Dethrones “King Mo” Lawal With Highlight Reel KO
By FCF Staff
Bellator’s latest card in Salt Lake City, Utah, tonight featured several memorable stoppage wins, as all of five of the event’s tournament bouts ended by TKO, KO or submission.
In the featherweight tourney finale, feared striker Shahbulat… Read More
Opinion: Bellator Marches Forward In Battle With UFC
By Jesse Heitz
Things continue to heat up between the goliath of MMA promotions, the UFC and the clear runner-up in the MMA world, Bellator. While the UFC is still the undisputed king of all promotions, having gobbled up… Read More
Rad Martinez and Shabulat Shamhalaev Set For Bellator Featherweight Tourney Finale
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for Bellator’s latest event tomorrow night at Utah’s Maverick Center, which will feature Shahbulat Shamhalaev taking on Rad Martinez in the featherweight tournament finale.
The card will also include former Strikeforce… Read More
Middleweight and Featherweight Semifinals Set for March 7th Bellator
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced that the semifinals of the promotion’s ongoing middleweight and featherweight tournaments will go down, March 7th, at the Pechanga Resort in Temecula, California.
At middleweight, Sultan Aliev will take on Doug “Rhino” Marshall and… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” UFC’s Dana White Sounds Like Broken Record In Bellator Battle
By Joshua Molina
UFC President Dana White is falling back on familiar territory in his criticisms of Bellator and Spike TV.
In a recent interview, White said Bellator is dead and that Viacom runs the show. This is the same… Read More
Report: Marcin Held Injured, Bout With Dave Jansen Pushed To Bellator 93
By FCF Staff
It appears as though Bellator’s upcoming lightweight tourney finale won’t take place on March 7th as scheduled, due to a reported injury to Marcin Held. The renowned grappler was set to fight Dave Jansen at the Bellator… Read More
Jessica Aguilar Headlines March 28 Bellator Event In Tampa, Fla.
Courtesy of Bellator
Bellator MMA will once again head to the Sunshine State as the promotion will host two Bellator Tournament Finals from The University of South Florida’s Sun Dome in Tampa on March 28th LIVE on Spike TV. The… Read More
Bellator 89: Eduardo Dantos Knocks Out Marcos Galvao
By FCF Staff
Bellator Bantamweight Champion Eduardo Dantas got back on track tonight, after being stopped by Tyson Nam last summer, by knocking out Marcos Galvao in the second round.
The bout headlined Bellator’s latest event, which took place at… Read More
Eduardo Dantas and Marcos Galvao on Weight For Bellator Bantamweight Title Fight
By FCF Staff
Here the official weigh-in results for Bellator’s latest event Thursday, which will be hosted by Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The card will feature a title fight between bantamweight champ Eduardo Dantas and Marcos Galvao, as… Read More
Zoila Frausto Gurgel Has No Regrets About Bolting From Bellator and Signing With Invicta FC
By Joshua Molina
Whether it’s Don King, Bob Arum or Dana White, promoters have always been a central focus in combat sports.
Even though fighters and promoters need each other, promoters often convince fighters that, without a big stage to… Read More
Alexander Shlemenko Takes Out Maiquel Falcao to Claim Bellator Middleweight Title
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from tonight’s Bellator card in Duluth, Georgia, which saw Alexander Shlemenko knockout Maiquel Falcao in the second round to lay claim to the promotion’s vacant middleweight belt.
The card, which also featured the… Read More
Former Tourney Winner Douglas Lima on Latest Bellator Competition: “I Don’t Think I’m The Favorite”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Douglas Lima entered Bellator in 2011 armed with an impressive record that included a Maximum Fighting Championship title, few observers likely picked the American Top Team Atlanta fighter to win the welterweight tournament. Now that the… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Bellator Should Put Randy Couture Back In The Cage
By Joshua Molina
Bellator has turned heads in recent weeks with its launch on Spike TV and signing of UFC legend Randy Couture.
Couture, one of the early faces of UFC after its 2005 boom, will appear in MMA reality… Read More
Pat Curran to Defend Bellator Featherweight Title Versus Daniel Strauss April 4th
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced today that following his split decision victory over Patricio “Pitbull” Freire last month, featherweight champion Pat Curran will take on recent tourney winner Daniel Strauss, April 4th. The championship fight will be hosted… Read More
New Full Contact Fighter Radio Features MMA Coach Duke Roufus, UFC’s Isaac Vallie-Flagg and Bellator’s Douglas Lima
By FCF Staff
The latest edition of Full Contact Fighter Radio features interviews with renowned MMA coach Duke Roufus, UFC 156 winner and Strikeforce vet Isaac Vallie-Flagg, and Bellator welterweight contender Douglas Lima.
You can listen to the show by… Read More