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“Babalu” Sobral Signs With Bellator
By FCF Staff
Former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight (205 pounds) Champion and UFC championship challenger Renato “Babalu” Sobral (37-9) has signed with Bellator Fighting Championships and will make his debut under the Bellator banner in the season 8 light heavyweight tournament,… Read More
Bellator Strengthens Russian Ties With Russia 2 Broadcast Deal
By Michael Hatamoto
Bellator and Russian broadcaster Russia 2 entered a partnership in which MMA fights will be shown to a potential audience of more than 83 million.
Bellator and Russia 2, which is the biggest Russian sports network,… Read More
Report: Eddie Alvarez Fighting at Bellator 76 on October 12th
By FCF Staff
The last fight of Eddie Alvarez’s current contract with Bellator will take place October 12th in Windsor, Ontario, according to reports Thursday. The promotion’s former lightweight champion and highly regarded fighter is set to enter free agency… Read More
Bellator and Spanish Broadcaster mun2 Announce Partnership
By FCF Staff
Bellator Fighting Championship continues to expand its reach throughout North America, as today the promotion announced that it has signed a deal with Spanish broadcaster mun2, which is part of the Telemundo Communications Group.
According to… Read More
Paul Daley Signs With Bellator
By FCF Staff
Former UFC and Strikeforce star Paul “Semtex” Daley has signed with Bellator Fighting Championships and will make his debut for the promotion against an opponent to be named at Bellator 72 at University of South Florida’s… Read More
Bellator Adds Rafael “Morcego” Silva to Bantamweight Division
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced that it has added Renovacao Fight Team bantamweight Rafael “Morcego” Silva to its roster. The Luta Livre brown belt makes his way into the promotion riding a nine fight win streak, which… Read More
“King Mo” Lawal Says Joint Bellator and TNA Wrestling Deal Is a “Dream Come True”
By FCF Staff
Spike, Bellator and TNA Wrestling held a teleconference today to confirm that former Strikeforce light-heavyweight champ Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal has signed a new agreement that will see the fighter compete in both MMA and pro wrestling.… Read More
Bellator Signs Olympic Alternate and Undefeated Prospect Shanon Slack
By FCF Staff
Bellator Fighting Championships has added another notable prospect to its roster, as today the promotion announced that it has signed former 2008 U.S. Greco-Roman Olympic Team alternate Shanon Slack.
Slack, who has gone 3-0 to date in… Read More
Eddie Alvarez and Shinya Aoki Top Bellator 66 Payroll
By FCF Staff
Eddie Alvarez was the leading earner at Bellator 66 in Cleveland Friday night, as the promotion’s former lightweight champ collected $100,000 for his impressive first round, stoppage win over Shinya Aoki.
According to the figures released to… Read More
Bellator’s Travis Wiuff: Tourney Competition Can’t “Stop a Nosebleed; Now They’re Going to Stop my Takedowns?”
By Kelsey Mowatt
These are interesting times in the decade plus career of Travis “Diesel” Wiuff, as the veteran not only continues to add to a win column that has over 60 victories, the light-heavyweight is hoping to to make… Read More
Bellator 66: Eddie Alvarez Blasts Shinya Aoki
By FCF Staff
It may have taken over three years to do it, but Eddie Alvarez was finally able to avenge his December, 2008, submission loss to Shinya Aoki tonight at Bellator 66, as the lightweight needed just over two… Read More
Eddie Alvarez and Shinya Aoki on Weight for Bellator 66
By FCF Staff
Both Eddie Alvarez and Shinya Aoki made weight this afternoon in Cleveland, Ohio, clearing the way for one of the promotion’s biggest fights this year.
The promotion’s former champ Alvarez came in at 154.5 pounds for Friday’s… Read More
Report: M-1 and Bellator Vet Raphael Davis Charged With Insurance Fraud
By FCF Staff
Bellator and M-1 veteran Raphael Davis has reportedly been charged with four felony accounts of insurance fraud by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office.
According to a report from USA Today, the charges stem from claims… Read More
Chris Horodecki vs. Mike Richman Among Bellator 64 Prelim Bouts
By FCF Staff
Bellator has confirmed the preliminary fights which will take place at the promotion’s event this Friday in Windsor, Ontario, and a lightweight bout between WEC veteran Chris Horodecki and Mike Richman will be one of them.
Horodecki… Read More
Bellator’s Brian Rogers Talks Flying Knee And How To Avoid Getting Caught By One!
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Middleweight (185 pounds) rising star Brian Rogers talks about his stunning first round KO of Vitor Vianna at Bellator 61 with Full Contact Fighter correspondent Jimmy Smith.
Bellator 61: Falcao, Vasilevsky, Rogers and Santos Advance to Semifinals
By FCF Staff
Maiquel Falcao, Vyacheslav Vasilevsky, Bruno Santos and Brian Rogers advanced to the semifinals of Bellator’s ongoing middleweight tournament tonight in Bossier City, Louisiana.
While the first three did so through working their way to unanimous decision victories,… Read More
Eddie Alvarez Vs. Shinya Aoki Rematch Finally Set For Bellator On April 20
Highly-anticipated rematch will take place in Cleveland, Ohio
By FCF Staff
The long-awaited rematch between former Bellator Lightweight (155 pounds) Champion Eddie Alvarez (22-3) and DREAM champ Shinya Aoki (30-5) will finally come to fruition at Bellator 66 at the… Read More
Joe Warren To Defend Bellator Title Against Pat Curran March 9
By FCF Staff
Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Warren (7-2) will defend his 145 pound title for the first time this year against Pat Curran (16-4) at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Ind. on March 9, live on MTV2, Bellator CEO Bjorn… Read More
Bryan Baker Added To Bellator Welterweight Tournament Field
By FCF Staff
Bryan “The Beast” Baker (16-3) will make his third Bellator tournament bid at welterweight (170 pounds), it was announced today by Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney.
The 26-year-old Baker competed in the last two tournament seasons at middleweight… Read More
Hawn, Weedman and Tirloni Official for Bellator Lightweight Tourney
By FCF Staff
Bellator Fighting Championships continues to confirm competitors for its upcoming sixth season, as it has announced that Rick Hawn, Brent Weedman and Ricardo Tirloni will fight in the promotion’s next lightweight tournament.
Hawn (11-1) is coming off… Read More