Search Results for: king mo lawal
Watch The Bellator 97 Weigh-Ins Live at 7PM EST/ 4PM PST
You can watch the weigh-ins for tomorrow’s Bellator 97 card in New Mexico right here, beginning at 7:00PM EST / 4:00 PM PST.
The card will feature lightweight champion Michael Chandler taking on David Rickels, as well as welterweight… 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
Veteran Seth Petruzelli Announces Retirement
By FCF Staff
Renato “Babalu” Sobral isn’t the only vet who’s decided to retire following his loss at Bellator 96 Wednesday, as Seth Petruzelli has also announced he’s hanging up the gloves.
The 33 year-old light-heavyweight was knocked out by… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: “Rampage” Jackson Debuts With A Splash In TNA
By Joshua Molina
It didn’t take long for TNA to throw “Rampage” Jackson into the thick of it.
Annnounced as an “MMA champion,” Rampage entered the squared circle on TV Thursday and hit an all-star homerun in a clever, well-produced… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: “Rampage” Jackson Signing Could Be A Game-Changer
By Joshua Molina
Bellator took a huge step toward putting up a legitimate fight against the UFC with its signing of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.
It doesn’t matter that Jackson is past his prime or at the end of… Read More
Bellator Confirms “Rampage” Jackson Deal
By FCF Staff
Former UFC light-heavyweight champ Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will soon be fighting for one of the promotion’s leading competitors, as Bellator has announced that the 34 year-old vet has signed with the organization. According to a press release… Read More
Report: Dave Jansen Injured, David Rickels Fighting Bellator Champ Michael Chandler Next
By FCF Staff
Surging veteran Dave Jansen will not be the next man to fight Bellator lightweight champ Michael Chandler, as the former tourney winner is reportedly injured and has been forced to withdraw from the June 19th, Bellator 96… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Delusional Tito and Other UFC and MMA Mysteries
By Joshua Molina
Four months into the year and so many questions linger about the state of the UFC and mixed martial arts.
Here’s a look at some of the obvious questions fans should be asking:
What… Read More
Report: Cesar Gracie No Longer Managing Nate Diaz
Lightweight Will Continue to Train With Trainer’s Camp
By FCF Staff
Former number one lightweight contender Nate Diaz has reportedly elected to go with new management, after having his career monitored to date by… Read More
Invicta FC 5: Jessica Penne And Michelle Waterson On Weight For Headliner
Former Strikeforce Champ Cris “Cyborg” Set For Debut
By Invicta FC (via press release)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (April 4, 2013) – All 13 bouts, including the world atomweight (105 pounds) title fight between defending champion Jessica Penne (10-1) of Huntington… Read More
Saad Awad vs. David Rickels, Mikhail Zayats vs. Emanuel Newton Tourney Finals Set For March 28th Bellator
By FCF Staff
Bellator will conclude the promotion’s latest lightweight and light-heavyweight tournaments March 28th in Tampa, Florida, as Saad Awad will battle David Rickels and Mikhail Zayats will take on Emanuel Newton.
The card will be hosted by the… 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
Bellator Confirms Bryan Baker Replacing Brent Weedman in Welterweight Tourney Semifinals
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced that veteran Bryan Baker will replace the injured Brent Weedman in the welterweight tournament semifinals on February 21st. The 27 year-old fighter will take on Douglas Lima at the event, which will be hosted… Read More
Opinion: Bellator and the UFC Blueprint
By Jesse Heitz
On Thursday, January 24th, Bellator 86 took place. Overall, I found the event to be quite entertaining. The promotion seems to be eerily similar to the archetype of modern MMA, the UFC. This is not necessarily a… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: Manti Te’o Scandal a Good Lesson For MMA Media
By Joshua Molina
CNN has an excellent sports journalism story today that is a good lesson for MMA reporters.
The story outlines how sports journalists failed in their coverage of the Manti Te’o-fake girlfriend scandal that has rocked the sports… Read More
Final Line-Up Confirmed For Thursday’s Bellator Card
By FCF Staff
Bellator has confirmed the final line-up for the promotion’s latest event, Thursday night at the WinStar World Casino in Oklahoma, which will feature welterweight champion Ben Askren taking on Karl Amoussou.
The card will also include the… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” What Bellator Needs To Do To Compete With UFC
By Joshua Molina
Bellator kicks off tonight on Spike TV, and, yes, MMA is finally coming “home.”
But it will take more than a catchy slogan to infuse life into the distant-No. 2 MMA organization.
Fortunately for Bellator, it… Read More
Opinion: Is There A Tainted Supplement Epidemic In MMA?
By Michael Hatamoto
If MMA fans listened to fighters and their camps, it would seem that there is some type of tainted supplement epidemic facing our beloved sport. Instead, this seems more like an excuse to try and cover up… Read More
Strikeforce’s Anthony Smith on Roger Gracie: “Out of Arguably the Five or Six Disciplines People Use For MMA Fights He’s Better Than Me At One of Them”
By Kelsey Mowatt
While many Strikeforce vets have already closed the book on their time with the promotion, and moved on to a new chapter with the UFC, several men still have one more challenge that awaits… Read More