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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

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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 … Read More

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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

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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

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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

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

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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 Anjos in the … Read More

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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, Conn.… Read More

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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 … Read More

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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: Carvalho vs. … Read More

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (October 13, 2015) – A knee injury sustained during training camp has forced former featherweight champion Pat Curran to withdraw from his bout at “Bellator 145: Vengeance” against Justin “The American Kid” Lawrence (8-2) … Read More

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (October 8, 2015) – With the five fight main card for “Bellator 145: Vengeance” set, the completed preliminary portion of the event has now also officially been rolled out by Bellator MMA.

The newly … Read More

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (September 25, 2015) – This past June, fans in St. Louis were deprived of a highly anticipated heavyweight rematch between Bobby “The Dominator” Lashley (13-2) and James “The Colossus” Thompson (20-14, 1 NC), when … Read More

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

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 Bellator back … Read More

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Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock have cleared the final hurdle for their main event tomorrow night at Bellator 138, as both men made weight today in St. Louis, Missouri.

The legendary Shamrock weighed in at 204.4 pounds … Read More

By FCF Staff

Bellator 138 will take place tomorrow night in St. Louis, Missouri, and you can watch the weigh-ins right here, beginning at 6PM/ET.

In the main event, heavyweight Kimbo Slice will take on MMA legend Ken Shamrock. The … Read More

By FCF Staff

Bellator has announced that its June 19th card in St. Louis, Missouri will feature former featherweight champ Daniel Straus taking on Henry Corrales.

The upcoming event will be hosted by the city’s Scottrade center.

Straus (22-6) will … Read More

By FCF Staff

Georgi Karakhanyan’s quest to become Bellator featherweight champ has been put on hold, as the promotion has announced that the veteran will no longer fight champion Patricio Freire on June 19th, due to a knee injury.

Stepping … Read More

By FCF Staff

Bellator has booked two notable bouts for its June 26th event in Mulvane, Kanas, as former featherweight champ Pat Curran will take on Goita Yamauchi, and UFC vet John Alessio will battle lightweight David Rickels.

Bellator 139 … Read More