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Report: Matt Riddle’s Legacy FC Contract Bought Out By Bellator
By FCF Staff
It appears as though UFC veteran Matt Riddle is heading to Bellator, as the fighter’s Legacy FC contract has reportedly been bought out by the Viacom property.
According to report from AXS TV’s “Inside MMA”,… Read More
Report: “King Mo” Lawal to Compete in Summer Bellator Tourney
By FCF Staff
Former Strikeforce champion “King Mo” Lawal will reportedly compete in Bellator’s abbreviated, light-heavyweight tournament this summer. The decorated wrestler will compete for the first time since he was knocked out by Emanuel Newton, in the semi-finals… Read More
Bellator Announces Three, Four Man Tournaments For Summer Schedule
By FCF Staff
With Bellator having concluded its latest season, and the first that was broadcast on SPIKE, the promotion has begun unveiling its plans for summer. According to a press release sent out today, Bellator will hold four… Read More
Dave Jansen On Facing Bellator Lightweight Champ Michael Chandler: “It’s Not Going To Be An Easy Fight For Him By Any Means”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Now that Dave Jansen has added a Bellator tourney win to his resume, the lightweight has turned his attention to Michael Chandler and trying to hand the champion a loss. Although Jansen understands that Chandler is… Read More
Bellator Lightweight Tourney Winner Dave Jansen Knows He Has “Detractors”, But Success “Didn’t Happen By Accident”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Dave Jansen has done nothing but win since he signed with Bellator, and if the veteran’s arrival went unnoticed by some observers in 2011, what the lightweight has accomplished since has been kind of hard to… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Bellator Should Finish What Ben Askren Starts
By Joshua Molina
Ben Askren is probably the smartest fighter in MMA today.
The Bellator Welterweight Champ is calling out UFC Welterweight king Georges St-Pierre.
Askren has said he could beat GSP, but what matters most about his claims is… Read More
Bellator’s Ryan Ford, UFC Vet Razak Al-Hassan Among Winners At Two Aggression Cards
By FCF Staff
Canada’s Aggression Fighting Championship held not one, but two cards last night in the cities of Winnipeg and Edmonton, and noted vets like Ryan Ford, Razak Al-Hassan and Curtis Brigham were among the winners.
The… Read More
Ben Askren Says Fighters Know Latest Win Was “Warning Shot” Of What Bellator Champ Can Do
Karl Amoussou Was “Not A Guy I Really Minded Punching In The Face”
By Kelsey Mowatt
While Andrey Koreshkov raised his stock considerably throughout… Read More
Latest Full Contact Fighter Radio Features Bellator Welterweight Champ Ben Askren, Lion Fight’s Kevin Ross And UFC 158 Discussion
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features discussions with Bellator Welterweight Champion Ben Askren and veteran kickboxer Kevin Ross, who is set to compete at this Friday’s Lion Fight 9.
Rounding out… 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
Opinion: Bellator and the UFC Blueprint
By Jesse Heitz
On Thursday, January 24th, Bellator 86 took place. Overall, I found the event to be quite entertaining. The promotion seems to be eerily similar to the archetype of modern MMA, the UFC. This is not necessarily a… Read More
Bellator Weigh-In Results: Ben Askren and Karl Amoussou on Weight For Title Fight
“King Mo” Lawal Set to Make Bellator Debut
By FCF Staff
Here are the weigh-in results for Bellator’s latest event, which will feature welterweight champion Ben Askren taking on recent tourney winner Karl Amoussou in the main event.
The card… Read More
Latest Full Contact Fighter Radio Features UFC’s Jason High, Bellator’s Emanuel Newton and MFC’s Mukai Maromo
By FCF Staff
The latest edition of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with Strikeforce vet and UFC welterweight Jason High, Bellator light-heavyweight Emanuel Newton and Maximum Fighting Championship lightweight contender Mukai Maromo.
High, it was recently announced, is heading… Read More
Bellator Declines to Match WSOF Offer to Tyson Nam
By FCF Staff
The drama surrounding the contractual situation of Tyson Nam has apparently ended, as Word Series of Fighting President Ray Sefo has announced that the organization has signed the veteran bantamweight.
Nam catapulted into MMA headlines recently after… Read More
Wiuff, Vegh, Nogueira and Galvao On Weight For Bellator 73 Tourney Finals
By FCF Staff
Bellator Fighting Championships held the official weigh-ins this afternoon in preparation for the promotion’s 73rd event tomorrow night at Harrah’s Tunica in Mississippi.
The event will feature the light-heavyweight tourney final between Travis Wiuff and Attila Vegh,… Read More
Bellator 72 Weigh-Ins: Bryan Baker and Karl Amoussou Set For Welterweight Finale
Paul Daley On Weight For Fight With Rudy Bears
By FCF Staff
Bellator held the official weighs this afternoon in anticipation of the promotion’s latest event tomorrow night at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa. The Bellator 72 card will… Read More
Bellator 71: Fighters Make Weight For Light-Heavyweight Tourney
By FCF Staff
All of the competitors set to compete in Bellator’s latest light-heavyweight tourney made weight this afternoon in Chester, West Virginia.
The card, which will be hosted by The Mountaineer Casino, Resort and Racetrack, will also feature a… Read More
Bellator 69 Weigh-Ins: Maiquel Falcao and Andreas Spang Set For Middleweight Final
By FCF Staff
Although it reportedly took two tries, Maiquel Falcao made weight this afternoon for his middleweight tourney finale with Andreas Spang tomorrow night at Bellator 69.
After initially weighing in at 188 pounds, Falcao cut down to 186… Read More
Askren and Hieron On Weight For Bellator 56 Title Fight
By FCF Staff
Bellator Welterweight Champion Ben Askren and challenger Jay Hieron both came in just under 170lbs. yesterday, to clear the way for their title fight tonight at Kansas City’s Memorial Hall.
The Bellator 56 card… Read More