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Lightweight Tourney Opening Round Confirmed for Bellator 87
By FCF Staff
Bellator MMA continues to confirm the line-up for its upcoming season and its move to SPIKE TV, and today the promotion announced that the next lightweight tourney will begin January 31st in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.… Read More
Eduardo Dantas Defending Bellator Bantamweight Title Versus Marcos Galvao February 14th
By FCF Staff
Bellator has confirmed that its bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas will look to defend the title versus Season Six tourney winner Marcos Galvao, at the Charlotte’s Bojangles’ Coliseum on February 14th. The card, which will be broadcast live… Read More
Bellator 84: Alexander Volkov Takes Heavyweight Belt, Dave Jansen vs. Marcin Held Postponed
By FCF Staff
Alexander Volkov laid claim to Bellator’s vacant heavyweight title tonight at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, by working his way to a unanimous decision win over Richard Hale.
The lightweight tourney finale between Dave Jansen and… Read More
Bellator Title Fight Between Alexander Shlemenko and Maiquel Falcao Set For Feb. 7th
By FCF Staff
With former middleweight champ Hector Lombard now with the UFC, Bellator will determine its new champion on February 7th, when Alexander Shlemenko takes on Maiquel Falcao. The bout will be hosted by the Arena at the Gwinnett… Read More
Bellator 84 Weigh-In Results: Hale, Volkov, Jansen and Held Cleared For Tourney Finals
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for Bellator 84, which will feature the finals for the promotion’s latest heavyweight and lightweight tournaments.
At heavyweight, Richard Hale will take on Alexander Volkov, and in the lightweight finale Dave… Read More
Ben Askren To Defend Bellator Welterweight Title Against Karl Amoussou, “King Mo” To Make Bellator Debut Jan. 24 At Oklahoma’s WinStar World Casino
Bellator and WinStar partner to host three live events in 2013
By FCF Staff
Bellator MMA & WinStar World Casino announced today a 2013 event hosting alliance that will see three of Bellator’s nationally and internationally televised events produced live… Read More
Bellator Confirms Line-Up For SPIKE Debut: Curran vs. Freire, Chandler vs. Hawn Featured
By FCF Staff
Bellator is just weeks away from its move to SPIKE TV, and the promotion has confirmed several bouts that will be featured on its long awaited premiere. The Bellator 85 card will feature two title fights, as… Read More
Ryan Ford Grateful to Bellator for Broadcast Exposure, “But You Can’t Waste What I Do And Not Put It On TV”
Welterweight Not Optimistic About Competing in Next Tournament
By Kelsey Mowatt
Welterweight Ryan Ford has done his best in demonstrating to Bellator and its international audience, thus far, as to why the Edmonton resident carries the nickname “The Real Deal.”… Read More
Report: Rad Martinez vs. Shabulat Shamhalaev Not Certain For Bellator 84
By FCF Staff
After Bellator 83 last night, and the cancellation of a featherweight finale bout between Rad Martinez and Shabulat Shamhalaev due to the latter being ill, it was reported that the fight would be pushed to next Friday’s… Read More
Bellator 83: Illness Pulls Shamhalaev Out of Featherweight Finale, Eye Chokes Out Gurgel
By FCF Staff
Bellator’s latest featherweight tournament finale did not take place tonight in Atlantic City as scheduled, as Shabulat Shamhalaev was pulled from the fight due a reported case of food poisoning.
The fight between Shamhalaev anad Rad Martinez… Read More
Bellator 83 Weigh-In Results: Martinez and Shamhalaev Set for Featherweight Finals
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for Bellator 83, which will feature the featherweight tournament finals between Rad Martinez and Shabulat Shamhalaev.
The event will be hosted by Caesars Atlantic City and will be broadcast on MTV… Read More
Bellator Finalist Rad Martinez: “It’s True What They Say; It’s The Toughest Tournament in the Business”
Featherweight Plans to See How Shabulat Shamhalaev “Does on the Ground”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Since many throughout the MMA world were introduced to Rad Martinez via ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” program in 2011, the fighter’s kept the spotlight on his… Read More
Final Line-Up Confirmed For Bellator 83
By FCF Staff
Bellator has confirmed the entire line-up for the promotion’s upcoming December 7th card at Caesar’s Atlantic City, which will feature Rad Martinez versus Shabulat Shamhalaev in the finals of the latest featherweight tourney.
Other main card bouts… Read More
Bellator 82: Andrey Koreshkov Takes Welterweight Tourney With Decision Win
By FCF Staff
Former welterweight champion Lyman Good was unable to entrench a title shot at Bellator 82 in Mount Pleasant, Michigan tonight, as the veteran fell by unanimous decision to the rising Andrey Koreshkov.
With the win, the Russian… Read More
MFC Announces Signing of UFC and Bellator Vet Jay Silva
By FCF Staff
The Maximum Fighting Championship has added another established vet to its roster, as the Canadian based organization has announced that it has signed Jay Silva to a multi-fight contract.
According to a press release from the organization,… Read More
Bellator 82: Lyman Good and Andrey Koreshkov on Weight for Welterweight Tourney Finale
By FCF Staff
The Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, will host Bellator’s 82nd event tomorrow night, which will feature the conclusion of the promotion’s Season Seven welterweight tournament.
The finale will feature former champion Lyman Good… Read More
Bjorn Rebney Announces Championship Fight Rematch Clause Coming to Bellator
By FCF Staff
With just a few weeks remaining until Bellator moves over to its new broadcasting home on SPIKE, the promotion’s chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney, has announced that championship fight rematches will be a possibility for the first… Read More
Opinion: What Does The Future Hold For Bellator?
By Jesse Heitz
Bellator, possibly along with World Series of Fighting (should they defy the odds and survive with the business model they’re currently using), is in place to challenge to be the sole “primetime” challenger to the UFC’s near… Read More