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Bellator 114: Final Card Announced For Mar. 28th Event, Martinez-Berto Among Additions
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced the entire line-up for the promotion’s March 28th event, which will go down at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah.
Bellator 114 will be headlined by a middleweight bout between champion… Read More
Bellator Announces Middleweight Tourney Semi-Final Match-Ups
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced the semi-final match-ups for the promotion’s next middleweight tourney, which will get underway on March 28th.
On that day, at Bellator 114 in West Valley City, Utah, UFC veteran Kendall Grove… Read More
WSOF Proposes PPV Showdown With Bellator
By FCF Staff
World Series of Fighting and Bellator MMA are widely considered to be next in line to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and in an effort to determine North America’s number two promotion, WSOF has proposed a pay-per-view showdown… Read More
Report: Bellator’s Doug Marshall Suspended For Failing Drug Test
By FCF Staff
Doug Marshall has reportedly been suspended by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission, after failing the post-fight drug test he was administered, following his Bellator 109 bout with Alexander Shlemenko. The fight took place at the Sands Casino… Read More
GLORY 12 Ratings up From SPIKE Debut
Bellator 109 Peaked at Over 1 Million Viewers
By FCF Staff
SPIKE has released the rating from GLORY’s second broadcast on the network Saturday night, and the numbers indicate the kickboxing promotion drew significantly more viewers.
According to the figures,… Read More
Bellator 109: Brooks Says “Free Flowing” Approach Key to Beating “Tiger”, Concedes Things Got “Personal” Versus Awad
By Kelsey Mowatt
Having scored unanimous decision wins over John Alessio and Saad Awad in Bellator’s latest lightweight tourney, Will Brooks will look to win the grueling competition Friday night, when he battles Alexander “Tiger” Sarnavskiy. Brooks turned… Read More
Bellator’s Middleweight and Heavyweight Title Fights Swap Events
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced two significant changes to its upcoming schedule, as upcoming middleweight and heavyweight title fights have swapped events. Middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko was originally set to battle Doug Marshall at Bellator 108 on November 15th,… Read More
Bellator 108: “Rampage” Jackson to Fight Fellow UFC Vet Joey Beltran
By FCF Staff
Since “Rampage” Jackson will no longer fight Tito Ortiz this Saturday due to the latter incurring a neck injury, Bellator has announced that Jackson will fight UFC veteran Joey Beltran on November 15th. The light-heavyweight bout… Read More
Opinion: Bellator Needs To Keep Its Champ Busy
By Michael Hatamoto
Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko successfully defended his title against Brett Cooper in a five-round, 25-minute battle.
It was refreshing to see both fighters completely exhausted heading into the fifth round, knowing Shlemenko… Read More
Bellator’s Bjorn Rebney Announces Signing of UFC Vet Lavar Johnson
By FCF Staff
Not long after Bellator announced that former UFC heavyweight Cheick Kongo would compete in its upcoming tournament, the promotion’s CEO Bjorn Rebney has announced they’ve signed Lavar Johnson.
Rebney confirmed the UFC vet’s signing while talking on… Read More
ATT’s Coy Says Brooks is “Going to Turn Some Heads” in Bellator, Jenkins “Capable of Being Number One”
By Kelsey Mowatt
While there is no shortage of decorated fighters and established vets who call American Top Team home, the renowned Coconut Creek gym is also where several highly touted prospects continue to develop their skills. Case in… Read More
Bellator 98: Brett Cooper Fighting for Middleweight Championship
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced a significant change to its upcoming, September 7th event, as the promotion has announced that Brett Cooper, and not Doug Marshall, will battle middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko. According to an announcement from the… Read More
Bellator Signs Wolfslair MMA’s Sterritt, Graham and Vassell
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced that the promotion has added three more fighters to its roster, as it has signed Wolfslair MMA’s Gavin Sterritt, Peter Graham, and Linton “The Swarm” Vassell. According to a press release from the promotion, all… Read More
Bellator Releases Complete Season 9 Schedule
By FCF Staff
After closing out its “Summer Series” last night in memorable fashion, Bellator has released the final schedule for the promotion’s upcoming ninth season of action, which will get underway on September 7th.
The schedule below is for… Read More
Report: Bellator Releases Paul Daley and Maiquel Falcao
Promotion Cites Legal Issues as Cause for Release
By FCF Staff
Bellator MMA has decided to unconditionally release Paul Daley and Maiquel Falcao, not because of their performance inside the cage, but due to reported incidents outside of it. Daley… Read More
Line-Up Confirmed For Bellator’s Latest Featherweight Tourney, Marlon Sandro and Mike Richman Among Competitors
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced the opening round match-ups for the promotion’s latest featherweight tourney, which will kick off February 7th at Atlanta’s Gwinnet Center. The card will also feature Alexander Shlemenko fighting Maiquel “Big Rig” Falcao to… Read More
Ken Pavia Resigns as CEO of Super Fight League
By FCF Staff
India’s Super Fight League promotion has announced that Ken Pavia has stepped down from his position as CEO with the company, effective as of September 1st.
According to a press release sent out from SFL Chairman Raj… 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
Bellator 69: Maiquel Falcao Takes Season Six Middleweight Tourney
By FCF Staff
Despite losing a point for an illegal knee strike in round one, Maiquel Falcao controlled and battered Andreas Spang tonight to win Bellator’s Season Six middleweight tournament in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Although Spang appeared to stun Falcao… Read More
ONE FC CEO Victor Cui: “We Are Distinctively Asian, And This Gives Us A Competitive Edge (Over The UFC) In This Region.”
By Tom Taylor
On February 26, the UFC brought its brand of MMA action to Saitama, Japan, marking the promotion’s first trip in over a decade into the Asian MMA market, a market that many believed could no longer support… Read More