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Bellator 131: Joe Vedepo to Face “King Mo” Lawal
By FCF Staff
After Tom DeBlass was forced to withdraw from his November 15th bout with “King Mo” Lawal, Bellator has announced that Joe Vedepo will fight the former Strikeforce champ.
Vedepo has been tapped to face Lawal at Bellator… Read More
Bellator 131: Final Card Finalized for Nov. 15th Card
By FCF Staff
Bellator has released the entire line-up for the promotion’s upcoming, November 15th card in San Diego, which will feature Tito Ortiz taking on fellow UFC vet Stephan Bonnar in the main event.
In addition, the card… Read More
New Full Contact Fighter Radio Features Bellator’s Will Brooks, UFC’s Dhiego Lima
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with interim Bellator lightweight champ Will Brooks, and UFC welterweight, Dhiego Lima.
Brooks is scheduled to fight Michael Chandler on November 15th for Bellator’s lightweight title, after… Read More
Bellator 130’s Dave Jansen: New-And-Improved Fighter is Ready to Steal Rick Hawn’s Thunder
By Kelsey Mowatt
When Dave Jansen steps into the cage tonight at Bellator 130, over 18 months will have gone by since he secured a lightweight tourney win by defeating Marcin Held. While some will see the… Read More
Bellator Signs Nam Phan, UFC Vet to Face Mike Richman Next
By FCF Staff
Bellator has added another UFC vet to its roster, as the promotion has announced that Nam Phan will take on Mike Richman at its upcoming, November 15th card.
The bantamweight fight will be part of Bellator 131,… Read More
Bellator Announces Royce Gracie to be Promotional Ambassador
By FCF Staff
Bellator will have the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first ever winner representing it in the foreseeable future, as the company has announced that Roye Gracie has been hired as its promotional ambassador.
According to the official announcement, the… Read More
Bellator 131: GLORY’s Joe Schilling to Battle Melvin Manhoef
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced that its November 15th event in San Diego, California, will feature GLORY middleweight contender Joe Schilling.
The accomplished kickboxer will battle Melvin Manhoef at the upcoming Bellator 131 card.
“My name is Joe Schilling,”… Read More
UFC 178: Donald Cerrone Wants Quick Turnaround Fight, “Somebody Start a Twitter Beef”
By FCF Staff
Although Donald Cerrone has already fought four times in 2014, and defeated the highly regarded Eddie Alvarez at UFC 178, the lightweight isn’t ready to call it a year yet.
Cerrone worked his way to an impressive,… Read More
UFC 178: Eddie Alvarez Says He’ll be “Uneasy” Until he’s “Number One”
By FCF Staff
After establishing himself as one of the sport’s top lightweights, without fighting in the Octagon, Eddie Alvarez will continue his pursuit of the world’s number one ranking this Saturday at UFC 178.
The former Bellator champ and… Read More
Bellator’s “King Mo” Lawal Rebooked to Fight Tom DeBlass, Promises to “Erase” The Latter’s “Teeth”
By FCF Staff
After a fight between “King Mo” Lawal and Tom DeBlass was cancelled earlier this month, due to the latter being injured, the two have been rebooked to scrap in November.
Bellator has announced that Lawal and DeBlass… Read More
UFC 178’s Eddie Alvarez Promising “Violent Fight” in Octagon Debut
By FCF Staff
On September 27th, Eddie Alvarez will look to take his first step into title contention with the UFC, when he takes on top ranked contender Donald Cerrone.
Since Alvarez is a former Bellator champ, and has been… Read More
Dana White Surprised Eddie Alvarez Isn’t Ranked Higher in UFC’s 155 Division
By FCF Staff
Now that Eddie Alvarez is with the UFC, the former Bellator champ has been voted in as the promotion’s #14 ranked lightweight, but Dana White evidently doesn’t agree with the position.
Alvarez, who is scheduled to fight Donald… Read More
UFC 178: Eddie Alvarez Heading to Octagon, Fighting Donald Cerrone in Debut
By FCF Staff
Only hours after Bellator announced that it has granted Eddie Alvarez his unconditional release, the UFC has confirmed the lightweight star has signed with the promotion. In the former Bellator champ’s Octagon debut, he will take on… Read More
Bellator Grants Eddie Alvarez His Unconditional Release
By FCF Staff
Eddie Alvarez’s lengthy, and at times rocky, run with Bellator has finally come to an end, as the promotion has announced it has granted the lightweight champ his unconditional release.
Bellator released a statement on Tuesday announcing… Read More
Report: UFC Attempting to Acquire Eddie Alvarez, Bout With Donald Cerrone Targeted
By FCF Staff
Although there’s been extensive talk about who Eddie Alvarez will fight next, few were predicting the Bellator Lightweight Champion’s next opponent might be UFC contender, Donald Cerrone.
Alvarez was expected to face Michael Chandler or Bellator interim… Read More
Bellator Champ Will Brooks Weighs in on Promotion’s Changes, Says Bjorn Rebney Took “More Flack Than he Deserves”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Will Brooks laid claim to Bellator’s interim lightweight title in May, a lot has changed since he decisioned Michael Chandler. First the promotion announced it was tweaking its matchmaking process through the creation of… Read More
Bellator’s Will Brooks: “I Want my Fight With Eddie Alvarez. That’s the Fight That I Earned”
By Kelsey Mowatt
While these are interesting times in the flourishing career of Will Brooks, it remains to be seen when and who Bellator’s interim lightweight champ will fight next. Not only does the promotion have to… Read More
New Full Contact Fighter Radio Features Will Brooks, Tom Vaughn and Saad Awad
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with Will Brooks, Tom Vaughn and Saad Awad.
Brooks weighs in on his recent win over Michael Chandler, which saw him lay claim to Bellator’s interim lightweight… Read More
SPIKE to Replay Bellator 120 PPV, July 18th
By FCF Staff
SPIKE and Bellator have announced that the television network will replay the promotion’s May 17th, inaugural pay-per-view on July 18th.
The card will be broadcast nationally beginning at 9:00 PM, ET/PT.
Bellator 120 was headlined by a… Read More
Bellator Announces Creation of “World Title Shot Pool’ for Tourney Winners
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced a significant change to its matchmaking policy, which will allow the promotion to keep its tournament format, but grant multiple title shots.
In a press release sent out by the promotion Thursday, Bellator CEO… Read More