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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 Signs Nam Phan, UFC Vet to Face Mike Richman Next
By FCF Staff
Bellator has added another UFC vet to its roster, as the promotion has announced that Nam Phan will take on Mike Richman at its upcoming, November 15th card.
The bantamweight fight will be part of Bellator 131,… Read More
Bellator Announces Royce Gracie to be Promotional Ambassador
By FCF Staff
Bellator will have the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first ever winner representing it in the foreseeable future, as the company has announced that Roye Gracie has been hired as its promotional ambassador.
According to the official announcement, the… Read More
Bellator 131: GLORY’s Joe Schilling to Battle Melvin Manhoef
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced that its November 15th event in San Diego, California, will feature GLORY middleweight contender Joe Schilling.
The accomplished kickboxer will battle Melvin Manhoef at the upcoming Bellator 131 card.
“My name is Joe Schilling,”… Read More
Bellator 127’s Saad Awad’s Ready for Promotion’s New Format: “Whoever They Give me I’m Going to Keep Taking Them Out”
By Kelsey Mowatt
To date, all of Saad Awad’s bouts with Bellator have had one of two goals in mind: win the fight to advance in the lightweight tourney, or record a victory as a means to secure… Read More
Bellator’s “King Mo” Lawal Rebooked to Fight Tom DeBlass, Promises to “Erase” The Latter’s “Teeth”
By FCF Staff
After a fight between “King Mo” Lawal and Tom DeBlass was cancelled earlier this month, due to the latter being injured, the two have been rebooked to scrap in November.
Bellator has announced that Lawal and DeBlass… Read More
Bellator’s Scott Cleve Says it’s “Exciting” Times With the Promotion, Weighs-in on Tournament Format
By Kelsey Mowatt
Bellator’s latest season will kick off just around the corner on September 5th, and it will do so at a time when the promotion is expected to undergo considerable changes.
The reason being, of course,… Read More
Report: UFC Attempting to Acquire Eddie Alvarez, Bout With Donald Cerrone Targeted
By FCF Staff
Although there’s been extensive talk about who Eddie Alvarez will fight next, few were predicting the Bellator Lightweight Champion’s next opponent might be UFC contender, Donald Cerrone.
Alvarez was expected to face Michael Chandler or Bellator interim… Read More
SPIKE to Replay Bellator 120 PPV, July 18th
By FCF Staff
SPIKE and Bellator have announced that the television network will replay the promotion’s May 17th, inaugural pay-per-view on July 18th.
The card will be broadcast nationally beginning at 9:00 PM, ET/PT.
Bellator 120 was headlined by a… Read More
Bellator Announces Creation of “World Title Shot Pool’ for Tourney Winners
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced a significant change to its matchmaking policy, which will allow the promotion to keep its tournament format, but grant multiple title shots.
In a press release sent out by the promotion Thursday, Bellator CEO… Read More
Report: Source Says Bellator’s First PPV Drew Over 100,000 Buys
By FCF Staff
Although the official numbers might not be available until later this year, according to one source, Bellator’s first pay-per-view event drew over 100,000 buys.
The May 17th, Bellator event featured “Rampage” Jackson taking on “King Mo” Lawal… Read More
Report: Eddie Alvarez Can Contractually Demand Third Fight With Michael Chandler
By FCF Staff
Will Brooks may have upset Michael Chandler to secure Bellator’s interim lightweight title, but it looks as though the rising fighter isn’t guaranteed the next shot at reigning champ Eddie Alvarez.
Brooks was tapped to face Chandler… Read More
Bellator 120: “Rampage” Jackson Ekes Out Win, “King Mo” Lawal Blasts Bjorn Rebney After Fight
Brooks Upsets Chandler, Ortiz Chokes Out Shlemenko
By FCF Staff
“Rampage” Jackson secured a title shot tonight at Bellator 120, but the former UFC champ’s victory over “King Mo” Lawal didn’t come without some controversy and post-fight fireworks.
Although Jackson… Read More
Bellator 120 Weigh-In Results: “Rampage” Jackson and “King Mo” Lawal set for Headliner
By FCF Staff
“Rampage” Jackson and “King Mo” Lawal both made weight this afternoon in Southaven, Mississippi, clearing the way for Bellator’s first pay-per-view headliner.
Lawal came in at 205.6 pounds for the light-heavyweight tourney final, and Jackson weighed 205.9,… Read More
Bellator 120: Watch the Official Weigh-ins Live Beginning at 6 PM/ET
By FCF Staff
You can watch the weigh-ins for Saturday’s Bellator 120 card, right here at Full Contact Fighter, beginning today at 6 PM/ET–3PM/PT.
Bellator’s first pay-per-view event will feature a light-heavyweight tourney final between “Rampage” Jackson and “King… Read More
Bellator Champ Eddie Alvarez Apologizes for Criticizing Interim Title Fight
By FCF Staff
After relaying that he didn’t understand why Bellator has elected to crown an interim lightweight champ at the promotion’s pay-per-view event this Saturday, Eddie Alvarez has apologized for the comments.
The lightweight champ was forced to withdraw… Read More
Bellator 120: Marcin Held to Face Nate Jolly
By FCF Staff
With Patricky “Pitbull” Freire sidelined due to injury, Bellator has announced that the lightweight’s scheduled opponent for May 17th, Marcin Held, will battle Nate Jolly instead.
The latter has been booked to fight Will Brooks at Bellator… Read More
Report: Bellator’s Eddie Alvarez Doesn’t “Get Why” Interim Title Fight is Booked
By FCF Staff
Bellator has booked Will Brooks to fight Michael Chandler this Saturday in the promotion’s pay-per-view debut, but lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez isn’t exactly sure why the fight needs to be for an interim title.
Alvarez was recently… Read More
Report: Eddie Alvarez Withdrawing From Bellator 120
By FCF Staff
It looks as though a foundational part of Bellator’s pay-per-view card next Saturday might be cancelled, as Eddie Alvarez has reportedly withdrawn from his rubber match with Michael Chandler due to injury.
Alvarez vs. Chandler III was… Read More
Bellator 120: Patricky “Pitbull” Out Due to Hand Injury, Shahbulat Shamhalaev-Fabricio Guerreiro Added
By FCF Staff
Bellator has announced that due to a hand injury, Patricky “Pitbull” Freire will no longer fight Marcin Held at the promotion’s May 17th event in Southaven, Mississippi.
As a result, the promotion has added a featherweight tilt between Shahbulat… Read More