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Bellator’s Saad Awad Talks Win Over Will Brooks: “He Fought Me Too Early And He Didn’t Respect My Punching Power”
By Kelsey Mowatt
If Bellator fans weren’t familiar with the name Saad Awad heading into the promotion’s latest lightweight tournament, they certainly are now, as the veteran fighter has needed less than two minutes to blast his way to the… Read More
Opinion: Bellator Marches Forward In Battle With UFC
By Jesse Heitz
Things continue to heat up between the goliath of MMA promotions, the UFC and the clear runner-up in the MMA world, Bellator. While the UFC is still the undisputed king of all promotions, having gobbled up… Read More
Former Tourney Winner Douglas Lima on Latest Bellator Competition: “I Don’t Think I’m The Favorite”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Douglas Lima entered Bellator in 2011 armed with an impressive record that included a Maximum Fighting Championship title, few observers likely picked the American Top Team Atlanta fighter to win the welterweight tournament. Now that the… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Bellator Should Put Randy Couture Back In The Cage
By Joshua Molina
Bellator has turned heads in recent weeks with its launch on Spike TV and signing of UFC legend Randy Couture.
Couture, one of the early faces of UFC after its 2005 boom, will appear in MMA reality… Read More
Pat Curran to Defend Bellator Featherweight Title Versus Daniel Strauss April 4th
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced today that following his split decision victory over Patricio “Pitbull” Freire last month, featherweight champion Pat Curran will take on recent tourney winner Daniel Strauss, April 4th. The championship fight will be hosted… Read More
Opinion: The Couture-UFC Relationship and Bellator
By Jesse Heitz
It was announced on January 29, that UFC Hall of Famer, Randy Couture, had signed a contract with Bellator to serve as a coach on their upcoming reality TV series. Who knows what the future will hold… Read More
Report: After Randy Couture’s Move to Bellator, Dana White Says He’s “Happy” to Be Done Doing Business With Legend
By FCF Staff
After word surfaced this week that one of the greatest fighters and personalities in UFC history, Randy “The Natural” Couture, had signed a broadcasting deal with Bellator and Spike TV, many observers likely wondered how it would… Read More
Bellator’s “King Mo” Lawal on February 21st Bout With Emanuel Newton: “I’m Looking to Smash This Dude”
Rad Martinez vs. Shabulat Shamhalaev Also Confirmed For Utah Event
By FCF Staff
After making the most of his Bellator debut, by stopping Przemyslaw Mysiala last Thursday, “King Mo” Lawal will face Emanuel Newton in the light-heavyweight tournament semifinals on… Read More
Guillaume DeLorenzi on Fighting Patricky “Pitbull” in Bellator Lightweight Tourney: “It’s a Really Good Thing”
Quebec Fighter Has Been Training With UFC’s TJ Grant
By Kelsey Mowatt
It didn’t take long for Guillaume “Il Toro” DeLorenzi to be thrust into the Bellator spotlight, as not only was the Canadian tapped… Read More
Braekhus Ducks Holm for Mega-Boxing Match, Holm Fighting on Feb. 28 Bellator Show in N.M
By Full Court Press (via press release)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (January 26, 2013) – Less than 24 hours after the World Boxing Council (WBC) Female Championship Committee ordered a mega-fight between undefeated WBC welterweight champion Cecilia “First Lady” Braekhus(21-0, 5 KOs)… Read More
Report: Bellator’s Debut on SPIKE Averages Over 900,000 Viewers
By FCF Staff
Bellator has been championing its move to the SPIKE for several months now, and according to a report, the promotion’s debut on the television network drew very solid numbers. The event, which went down last night in… 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
Rad Martinez to Battle Shahbulat Shamhalaev in Bellator Featherweight Finale February 21st
By FCF Staff
Rad Martinez will face Shabulat Shamhalaev on February 21st to determine who will win Bellator’s latest featherweight tourney and entrench a championship bout. The tourney finale will be hosted by Salt Lake City’s Maverik Center and will… 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
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
Report: UFC and Bellator Vet Rich Clementi Retiring
By FCF Staff
After participating in nearly 70 professional bouts, in over ten years of competition, UFC and Bellator veteran Rich Clementi has reportedly decided to retire. The 36 year-old fighter’s decision comes just days after he was tapped out… Read More
After Latest Win, Douglas Lima Focusing on Nex Bellator Tourney: “I Can’t Think About Ben Askren Right Now, I Got To Go Through These Guys First”
By Kelsey Mowatt
After fighting four times in 2011 and winning Bellator’s welterweight tournament, Douglas Lima wasn’t about to let 2012 conclude having competed just once. After failing to unseat the promotion’s reigning champion Ben Askren in April, and by… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Eddie Alvarez the First Big Trophy in the UFC/Bellator Cable War
By Joshua Molina
Bellator appears poised to make a big impact at the start of the New Year. With its well done, “MMA is Coming Home” commercials, Bellator is building positive buzz.
Bellator plans to move to Spike TV in… Read More
Bellator 84 to Feature Heavyweight and Featherweight Tourney Finals, Felice Herrig vs. Michelle Gutierrez
By FCF Staff
On December 14th, Bellator will return to Hammond, Indiana, to promote a card that will feature the championship finals for its ongoing heavyweight and featherweight tourneys. In addition, the event will see Felice Herrig take on Michelle… Read More
Rich Clementi vs. Alexander Sarnavskiy Kicks Off Bellator Season 7 Lightweight Tourney
By FCF Staff
Bellator Fighting Championship continues to unroll the line-up for its seventh season of action, and today the promotion has announced that a lightweight bout between Rich Clementi and Alexander Sarnavskiy will take place October 19th.
The bout… Read More