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Bellator 149: Melvin Guillard Receives New Opponent After Withdrawal of Mike Bronzoulis
By Press Release
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (February 2, 2015) –An injury to Mike Bronzoulis has shifted things during the SPIKE-televised main card of “Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie” on Feb. 19 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Now, the… Read More
Bellator 150 Line-up Receives David Rickels vs. Bobby Cooper
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (January 6, 2015) – A lightweight contest pitting Dave “The Caveman” Rickels (16-4, 1 NC) against Bobby Cooper (12-5) has been added to the main card of “Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas 2”… Read More
Bellator 147: Josh Thomson Puts Away Pablo Villaseca
By FCF Staff
Josh Thomson recorded his second win for Bellator tonight, as the lightweight vet stopped Pablo Villaseca in the main event.
Thomson finished Villaseca after taking him to the mat in round two, and prompting the ref’s intervention… Read More
Bellator 145: Daniel Straus Takes Title From Patricio “Pitbull” in Third Try
By FCF Staff
Daniel Straus needed a third fight to defeat Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, but the well rounded fighter worked his way to a unanimous decision win over the latter at Bellator 145.
Straus outscored Freire for much of the… Read More
Bellator 145 Weigh-In Results: Patricio “Pitbull” And Daniel Straus Are Set For Battle
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for Bellator 145, which will take place tomorrow night in St. Louis.
The card will be headlined by a bout between featherweight champ Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and Daniel Straus. In the… Read More
Bellator 146: Brandon Girtz-Derek Campos Official
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (October 29, 2015) – A lightweight scrap pitting Brandon Girtz (13-4) against Derek Campos (15-5) has been added to“Bellator 146: Kato vs. Manhoef” at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, OK., on November… Read More
Bellator 145: Emmanuel Sanchez Replacing Pat Curran
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (October 13, 2015) – A knee injury sustained during training camp has forced former featherweight champion Pat Curran to withdraw from his bout at “Bellator 145: Vengeance” against Justin “The American Kid”… Read More
‘Bellator 145: Line-Up Completed With Addition of Seven Preliminary Fights
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (October 8, 2015) – With the five fight main card for “Bellator 145: Vengeance” set, the completed preliminary portion of the event has now also officially been rolled out by Bellator MMA.… Read More
Bellator 145: Bobby Lashley vs. James Thompson Latest Addition
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (September 25, 2015) – This past June, fans in St. Louis were deprived of a highly anticipated heavyweight rematch between Bobby “The Dominator” Lashley (13-2) and James “The Colossus” Thompson (20-14, 1… Read More
Bellator 145: Pat Curran vs. Justin Lawrence Latest Addition
By FCF Staff
Bellator 145 has received an interesting featherweight bout, as the promotion’s former champ Pat Curran, has been signed to fight UFC vet Justin Lawrence. The fight and card will take place on November 6th at the Scottrade… Read More
Bellator 145: Patricio “Pitbull”-Daniel Straus 3, Will Brooks-Marcin Held Official
By FCF Staff
After news surfaced recently that Bellator 145 would feature lightweight and featherweight championship fights, the promotion has confirmed that its November 6th event will indeed see both Will Brooks and Patricio “Pitbull” Freire in action.… Read More
Bellator Signs Josh Thomson to Multi-Fight Deal, Refutes Report That UFC Didn’t Make Offer
By FCF Staff
Josh Thomson is working for Scott Coker once again, as Bellator has announced that it has signed the former Strikeforce champ and UFC vet to a multi-fight contract.
Thomson (20-8) entered the free agent market recently, following… Read More
Bellator 141: Saad Awad Credits Patricky “Pitbull”, But “You Never Know Which One You’re Going to See of Him”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Saad Awad will face Patricky “Pitbull” Freire on August 28th, and while the latter has struggled at times during his Bellator run, the “Assassin’s” acutely aware of the dangers he presents.
Since Freire arrived in… Read More
Myles Jury Announces Drop to 145, Change in Camp
By FCF Staff
Although Myles Jury has just one pro loss on his record, and is currently ranked #8 in the UFC’s lightweight division, the fighter has announced he’s moving to 145.
In a recent post that appeared on Jury’s… Read More
Bellator 139: John Alessio Says It’s Only a Matter of Time Before he Tests The Chin of David Rickels
By Kelsey Mowatt
John Alessio has been tapped to fight David Rickels tonight at Bellator 139, and although some of his opponents have looked to avoid his striking game, “The Natural” doesn’t expect “The Caveman” to go that… Read More
Bellator 138: Kimbo Slice Takes Out Ken Shamrock, Patricio “Pitbull” Scores Thrilling Comeback Win
By FCF Staff
At Bellator 138 it looked like Ken Shamrock would add a victory to his resume at the age of 51, but Kimbo Slice had other ideas.
Not long into the fight, Shamrock was able to easily take… Read More
Bellator 138 Weigh-In Results: Ken Shamrock And Kimbo Slice Set For Grudge Match
By FCF Staff
Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock have cleared the final hurdle for their main event tomorrow night at Bellator 138, as both men made weight today in St. Louis, Missouri.
The legendary Shamrock weighed in at 204.4 pounds… Read More
Bellator’s David Rickels Talks Ken Shamrock-Kimbo Slice: “Every Damn Person is Going to be Sitting in Front of The TV”
By Kelsey Mowatt
When Bellator announced that it had booked Kimbo Slice to battle Ken Shamrock this Friday night, the news didn’t exactly sit well with many pundits and MMA purists. The argument being that since Shamrock… Read More
Bellator 138: Bobby Lashley Receives New Opponent After James Thompson Withdraws
By FCF Staff
Bobby Lashley has received a new opponent, just over a week out from Bellator 138, as the promotion has announced that his original opponent, James Thompson, has withdrawn.
Stepping in for the latter will be Dan Charles… Read More
Bellator 138: Ken Shamrock vs. Kimbo Slice Conference Call Highlights
By FCF Staff
Bellator 138 will go down on June 19th in St. Louis, Missouri, and in advance of the card, the promotion held a media call featuring headliners Ken Shamrock and Kimbo Slice.
The bout will mark the first… Read More