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Bellator 145: Michael Chandler to Take on David Rickels
By FCF Staff
The line-up for Bellator 145 continues to grow, as the promotion has announced that David Rickels will battle former lightweight champ Michael Chandler at the November 6th event. The upcoming card will be hosted by the Scottrade… Read More
Bellator Lightweight Champ Will Brooks Criticizes Promotion After “Dynamite”
By FCF Staff
Will Brooks has always been known to speak his mind on various issues, and following Bellator’s “Dynamite” card, the lightweight champ fired away at the promotion on Twitter.
Here is some of what Brooks had to say:… Read More
Submission Series Pro’s Cat Clarke Weighs-In on Leglocks, Credits Innovations of John Danaher, Eddie Cummings And Garry Tonon
By Kelsey Mowatt
There are more Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gyms and grappling competitors than ever before, and as a result, ground fighting continues to evolve in various and innovative ways. Thankfully, due to events like the ADCC, Metamoris, Polaris… Read More
Bellator 145: Pat Curran vs. Justin Lawrence Latest Addition
By FCF Staff
Bellator 145 has received an interesting featherweight bout, as the promotion’s former champ Pat Curran, has been signed to fight UFC vet Justin Lawrence. The fight and card will take place on November 6th at the Scottrade… Read More
Bellator Champs Will Brooks And Patricio “Pitbull” go to War on Twitter After New Title Fights Reported
By FCF Staff
Bellator champions Will Brooks and Patricio “Pitbull” Freire may not be scheduled to fight, but the fighters are going to war on Twitter.
Earlier today it was reported that Brooks will defend the lightweight belt against Marcin… Read More
Bellator Signs Josh Thomson to Multi-Fight Deal, Refutes Report That UFC Didn’t Make Offer
By FCF Staff
Josh Thomson is working for Scott Coker once again, as Bellator has announced that it has signed the former Strikeforce champ and UFC vet to a multi-fight contract.
Thomson (20-8) entered the free agent market recently, following… Read More
Bellator 141: Saad Awad Credits Patricky “Pitbull”, But “You Never Know Which One You’re Going to See of Him”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Saad Awad will face Patricky “Pitbull” Freire on August 28th, and while the latter has struggled at times during his Bellator run, the “Assassin’s” acutely aware of the dangers he presents.
Since Freire arrived in… Read More
Bellator 141: Saad Awad to Face Patricky Freire in Co-Headliner
By FCF Staff
Not long after Bellator announced that Melvin Guillard will take on Brandon Girtz in the headliner of its August 28th card, the promotion has confirmed that Patricky “Pitbull” Freire will battle Saad Awad in the co-main event.… Read More
Bellator Signs Melvin Guillard to Multi-Fight Deal
By FCF Staff
After having a falling out with World Series of Fighting, UFC veteran Melvin Guillard has signed a multi-fight, multi-year deal with Bellator.
On Monday, the promotion announced that it has added the 32 year-old slugger to its… Read More
Bellator 136: Will Brooks Outscores Dave Jansen in Grueling Fight
By FCF Staff
Will Brooks retained Bellator’s Lightweight Championship tonight in Irvine, California, but the talented fighter had to outwork a very game and tough, Dave Jansen.
Jansen came out aggressively and tested Brooks early on with numerous kicks and… Read More
Bellator 136 Weigh-In Results: Will Brooks And Dave Jansen Are Set For Battle
By FCF Staff
Here are the weigh-in results for Bellator 136, which will feature lightweight champion Will Brooks taking on Dave Jansen in the main event.
Friday’s card will take place in Irvine, California, and the main card will be… Read More
Bellator 136: Dave Jansen Says he Holds a “Variety of Edges” Over Will Brooks, Particularly “True Grit”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Dave Jansen hasn’t lost a bout since 2010, and has won all seven of his Bellator fights to date, “The Fugitive” will be a sizeable underdog when he battles Will Brooks, Friday.
Jansen is… Read More
Bellator 136: Dave Jansen Has Been “Folding The Steel”, “Sharpening” Physical And Mental Game as Title Shot Nears
By Kelsey Mowatt
Dave Jansen’s road to a title shot has been a long and perilous one, but on Friday night, “The Fugitive” will finally throw down for Bellator’s Lightweight Championship.
Over two years ago now, Jansen worked… Read More
Bellator 136: Saad Awad Weighs-In on Will Brooks-Dave Jansen, Outlines Why “The Fugitive” Could Give Champ a “Hard Time”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Heading into Bellator 136, and the lightweight fight between Dave Jansen and the champion Will Brooks, the consensus seems to be that the latter will still be holding the belt, come April 11th. But, if… Read More
Bellator 136: Saad Awad’s Focused on “Good Performance” Against Rob Sinclair, Not Rubber Match With Will Brooks
By Kelsey Mowatt
Since Saad Awad has faced Will Brooks on two occasions, and is the only man to defeat the Bellator champ, the words ‘rubber’ and ‘match’ continue to follow the lightweight vet. But, for now, Awad… Read More
New Full Contact Fighter Radio Features Bellator’s Dave “The Fugitive” Jansen
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter’s podcast features Bellator lightweight contender Dave “The Fugitive” Jansen, who will challenge champion Will Brooks on April 10th.
Jansen is coming off a unanimous decision win over Rick Hawn in… Read More
Bellator 136: Alexander Volkov vs. Tony Johnson Among Several New Additions
By FCF Staff
Bellator has completed the line-up for its April 1oth event in Irvine, California, and one of the card’s new additions will feature a heavyweight fight between Alexander Volkov and Tony Johnson.
Volkov (24-4) has won five straight… 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 126: Brandon Halsey Quickly Ends Reign of Alexander Shlemenko
By FCF Staff
Brandon Halsey needed less than a minute to end the championship reign of Alexander Shlemenko tonight at Bellator 126, as the decorated wrestler choked out the renowned middleweight in just 35 seconds.
Halsey put Shlemenko to sleep… Read More
Bellator 126 Weigh-In Results: Alexander Shlemenko and Brandon Halsey Ready for Headliner
By FCF Staff
Here are weigh-in results for Bellator 126, which will feature Brandon Halsey challenging middleweight champ Alexander Shlemenko in the main event.
The event will be hosted by the Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, and the… Read More