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Report: Source Says Bellator’s First PPV Drew Over 100,000 Buys
By FCF Staff
Although the official numbers might not be available until later this year, according to one source, Bellator’s first pay-per-view event drew over 100,000 buys.
The May 17th, Bellator event featured “Rampage” Jackson taking on “King Mo” Lawal… Read More
Bellator 120: “Rampage” Jackson Ekes Out Win, “King Mo” Lawal Blasts Bjorn Rebney After Fight
Brooks Upsets Chandler, Ortiz Chokes Out Shlemenko
By FCF Staff
“Rampage” Jackson secured a title shot tonight at Bellator 120, but the former UFC champ’s victory over “King Mo” Lawal didn’t come without some controversy and post-fight fireworks.
Although Jackson… Read More
Bellator 120 Weigh-In Results: “Rampage” Jackson and “King Mo” Lawal set for Headliner
By FCF Staff
“Rampage” Jackson and “King Mo” Lawal both made weight this afternoon in Southaven, Mississippi, clearing the way for Bellator’s first pay-per-view headliner.
Lawal came in at 205.6 pounds for the light-heavyweight tourney final, and Jackson weighed 205.9,… Read More
Bellator 120: Watch the Official Weigh-ins Live Beginning at 6 PM/ET
By FCF Staff
You can watch the weigh-ins for Saturday’s Bellator 120 card, right here at Full Contact Fighter, beginning today at 6 PM/ET–3PM/PT.
Bellator’s first pay-per-view event will feature a light-heavyweight tourney final between “Rampage” Jackson and “King… Read More
Bellator Champ Eddie Alvarez Apologizes for Criticizing Interim Title Fight
By FCF Staff
After relaying that he didn’t understand why Bellator has elected to crown an interim lightweight champ at the promotion’s pay-per-view event this Saturday, Eddie Alvarez has apologized for the comments.
The lightweight champ was forced to withdraw… Read More
Bellator 120: Marcin Held to Face Nate Jolly
By FCF Staff
With Patricky “Pitbull” Freire sidelined due to injury, Bellator has announced that the lightweight’s scheduled opponent for May 17th, Marcin Held, will battle Nate Jolly instead.
The latter has been booked to fight Will Brooks at Bellator… Read More
Report: Bellator’s Eddie Alvarez Doesn’t “Get Why” Interim Title Fight is Booked
By FCF Staff
Bellator has booked Will Brooks to fight Michael Chandler this Saturday in the promotion’s pay-per-view debut, but lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez isn’t exactly sure why the fight needs to be for an interim title.
Alvarez was recently… Read More
Report: Eddie Alvarez Withdrawing From Bellator 120
By FCF Staff
It looks as though a foundational part of Bellator’s pay-per-view card next Saturday might be cancelled, as Eddie Alvarez has reportedly withdrawn from his rubber match with Michael Chandler due to injury.
Alvarez vs. Chandler III was… Read More
Bellator 120: Patricky “Pitbull” Out Due to Hand Injury, Shahbulat Shamhalaev-Fabricio Guerreiro Added
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced that due to a hand injury, Patricky “Pitbull” Freire will no longer fight Marcin Held at the promotion’s May 17th event in Southaven, Mississippi.
As a result, the promotion has added a featherweight tilt between Shahbulat… Read More
Bellator 120: Blagoi Ivanov-Alexander Volkov, Patricky “Pitbull”-Marcin Held Among Latest Additions
By FCF Staff
Bellator has added three more bouts to the preliminary card for its upcoming pay-per-view debut, two of which are tournament finals.
The promotion has announced that the lightweight final between Patricky “Pitbull” and Marcin Held, which was… Read More
Bellator 117: Douglas Lima Believes Power Advantage is His, But Expecting “Explosive” Title Fight With Rick Hawn
By Kelsey Mowatt
While many people believed that Douglas Lima would secure a rematch with Ben Askren at some juncture, due to the former champ’s departure, Lima will face another man for Bellator’s welterweight belt. This Friday night,… Read More
Bellator: Will Brooks to Fight Nate Jolly at May 17th Event
By FCF Staff
Bellator continues to round out the line-up for the promotion’s upcoming, May 17th, pay-per-view event, and the latest addition is a lightweight bout between Will Brooks and Nate Jolly.
The card will be hosted by the The Landers… Read More
Bellator 113: David Rickels Knows Patricky Freire is “Dangerous”, But Says “Pitbull” Turns Into a “Chihuahua in Rounds 2 And 3”
By Kelsey Mowatt
David Rickels may have had an up-and-down 2013 campaign, but the former welterweight made sure he ended his year on a high note last October, by stopping JJ Ambrose at Bellator 103. At the time,… Read More
Report: Eddie Alvarez Says Gilbert Melendez “Don’t Ever Want to Sign With a Company Where I’m At”
By FCF Staff
Recently it looked like Gilbert Melendez might throw down with Bellator’s top lightweights over the coming months, until the renowned fighter re-signed with the UFC and was booked to fight Anthony Pettis. While the new deal will… Read More
WSOF Proposes PPV Showdown With Bellator
By FCF Staff
World Series of Fighting and Bellator MMA are widely considered to be next in line to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and in an effort to determine North America’s number two promotion, WSOF has proposed a pay-per-view showdown… Read More
The 2013 MMA Campaign: There’s Been Plenty to be Thankful For
By Kelsey Mowatt
With the end of 2013 nearing, and Americans celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend, it’s a good as time as any to reflect on how the year’s unfolded thus far in MMA. While there’s certainly been… Read More
Opinion: Bellator 106 Proves Bellator Should Ignore Pay-Per-View Ambitions
By Michael Hatamoto
Instead of potentially striking out with an inaugural pay-per-view flop, Bellator 106 featured a lightweight championship rematch of Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez and drew an impressive 1.1 million viewers.
The event, which aired on Spike TV,… Read More
White Takes Shot at Bellator’s Rebney After Alvarez Victory
Rebney Responds to UFC President
By FCF Staff
Eddie Alvarez made the most of his return to Bellator last night, following a long and at times ugly legal battle with the promotion, by narrowly defeating Michael Chandler . With… Read More
Watch the Bellator 106 Weigh-Ins Live Beginning at 8 EST / 5 PST
By FCF Staff
You can watch the live weigh-ins for Bellator 106 right here at Full Contact Fighter, beginning at 8:00PM EST / 5:00PM PST.
The card, which will be hosted by the Long Beach Convention Center, will feature… Read More
Bellator 106: Garcia Replacing Injured Parisyan
By FCF Staff
This Saturday’s Bellator 106 has received another change due to injury, as the promotion has announced that UFC vet Karo Parisyan has been forced to withdraw from the Long Beach bound card. As a result, Alenjandro Garcia… Read More