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Bellator Season 2 Finalist “Pitbull” Freire Back for Another Run
By FCF Staff
Patricio “Pitbull” Freire will look to secure another bout with the only man to defeat him to date, Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Warren, as the… Read More
Bellator 297 Weigh-in Results: Both Title Fights Official
By FCF Staff
The fighers have weighed in ahead of Bellator’s latest card Friday in Chicago, Illinois, and the event’s title fights are official.
In the headliner, light-heavyweight champ Vadim Nemkov will take on former UFC middleweight contender, Yoel Romero.… Read More
Bellator 295: Patchy Mix KOs Raufeon Stots to Win BW Grand Prix & $1 Million Dollars
By FCF Staff
Patchy Mix had the biggest night of his career on Saturday, as the fighter viciously finished Raufeon Stots at Bellator 295 to win the promotion’s bantamweight grand prix.
Mix caught Stots with a beautifully, timed knee not… Read More
RIZIN 40: Bellator vs. RIZIN Weigh-in Results
By FCF Staff
Bellator and RIZIN are cross-promoting an event tomorrow in Saitama, Japan, and all of the main card bouts are official, following the weigh-ins.
Saturday’s main card will see former Bellator featherweight champ AJ McKee (19-1) take on RIZIN… Read More
Bellator 286 Results
By FCF Staff
Patricio Freire def. Adam Borics via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 50-45) – to retain featherweight title
A.J. McKee def. Spike Carlyle via unanimous decision (29-26, 30-26, 30-27)
Jeremy Kennedy def. Aaron Pico via TKO (injury) – Round… Read More
Bellator 277 Results
By FCF Staff
Bellator 277 Main Card Results:
Patricio Freire defeats AJ Mckee via unanimous decision(49-46, 49-46, 48-47)
Vadim Nemkov vs. Corey Anderson ends in no contest (accidental headbutt) – Round 3, 4:53
Aaron Pico def. Adli Edwards via TKO… Read More
Bellator 277 Weigh In Results:
By FCF Staff
Bellator 277 Weigh In Results
MAIN CARD (10 p.m. EST/7PT SHOWTIME)
Featherweight Title Bout:
A.J. McKee (144.4) vs. Patricio Freire (144.6)
Light Heavyweight Title Bout:
Vadim Nemkov (204.4) vs. Corey Anderson (205)
Catchweight(149):
Adli Edwards (149.6) vs.… Read More
Bellator 270: Patricky “Pitbull” Claims Lightweight Title With Quick Stoppage Win
By FCF Staff
Patricky “Pitbull” Freire kept Bellator’s lightweight title in the family on Friday, by quickly stopping Peter Queally.
Freire faced Quellly for the lightweight belt, which had been vacated by his brother, Patricio Freire. The longtime contender secured… Read More
A.J. McKee is Looking to Make “Floyd Money” in Future Contracts
By FCF Staff
A.J. McKee is close to completing his current contract with Bellator, and the rising star hopes to do so having one the featherweight title and grand prix.
The 25-year-old, undefeated fighter submitted Darrion Caldwell in November to… Read More
Bellator MMA Featherweight Grand Prix Resumes Nov. 12
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The Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix resumes Thursday, Nov. 12 with two quarterfinal matchups set to take place, as champ Patricio “Pitbull” (30-14) defends his title against Pedro Carvalho (11-3), while Daniel Weichel (40-11) and Emmanuel Sanchez… Read More
Bellator 241 Weigh-in Results
By FCF Staff
Bellator 241 is taking place Friday in Uncasville, Connecticut, and following the official weigh-ins, all of the main card bouts are proceeding.
In the main event, featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire will take on Pedro Carvalho, in… Read More
Bellator Announces Michael Chandler – Benson Henderson Rematch
By FCF Staff
Bellator continues to book bouts for its summer schedule, as the promotion reportedly announced today it will include a rematch between Michael Chandler and Benson Henderson.
During a press conference today, Bellator announced Chandler and Henderson are going… Read More
Bellator Brings Featherweight World Grand Prix to Mohegan Sun Arena
By FCF Staff
On Friday, March 13, Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. will host Bellator 241, an event featuring TWO quarterfinal matchups of the Featherweight World Grand Prix. In the main event, fans will see a featherweight world title… Read More
Bellator 221: Michael Chandler on Why Rematch With Benson Henderson Doesn’t “Excite Me”
By FCF Staff
Benson Henderson is hoping to lock-up a fight with the winner of the upcoming bout between Patricio Freire and Michael Chandler. But, it seems pretty clear that the latter isn’t interested in facing Henderson again.
Since Henderson… Read More
Darrion Caldwell Has Sights Set on Winning Not Two, But Three Bellator Titles
By FCF Staff
After stopping featherweight Noad Lahat on Friday night, Darrion Caldwell says he hopes to add two more Bellator titles to his resume.
The bantamweight champ moved up to 145 at Bellator 204, and finished Lahat in the… Read More
Bellator 165: Benson Henderson is Still Open to Fights at 170
By FCF Staff
Although Benson Henderson is coming off a clear cut loss at welterweight, and is about to challenge for Bellator’s lightweight title, “Smooth” is still open to fighting at 170.
Henderson will challenge the promotion’s lightweight champ Michael… Read More
Bellator’s Daniel Weichel: Eddie Alvarez’s UFC Title Win “Wasn’t Such a Big Surprise”
By FCF Staff
Plenty of fans and observers were pretty surprised when Eddie Alvarez secured the UFC’s lightweight championship earlier this month, but fellow Bellator vet, Daniel Weichel, wasn’t one of them.
Alvarez took out Rafael dos… Read More
Bellator 153: Michael Page Returning to Action
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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (March 24, 2016) – A welterweight pairing pitting Michael Page (9-0) againstJeremie Holloway (7-1) completes the main card of “Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson” on April 22 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville,… Read More
Bellator 153 Receives Brent Primus vs. “Toninho Furia”
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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (March 22, 2016) – The main card line-up for “Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson” on April 22 continues to grow, with today’s addition of Brent Primus (6-0) versus “Toninho Furia” (27-5) in lightweight action at Mohegan… Read More
Bellator Books Rafael Carvalho-Melvin Manhoef & Pat Curran- Georgi Karakhanyan
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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (February 26, 2016) – Rafael Carvalho (12-1) will make his first defense of the Bellator MMA Middleweight Championship against heavy-handed Melvin “No Mercy” Manhoef (30-12-1) in the main event of “Bellator 155:… Read More