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Report: Bellator’s Mike Richman to Face Former Champ Eduardo Dantas Next
By FCF Staff
Following back-to-back, stoppage victories over Ed West and Nam Phan, it looks like Mike Richman has been tapped to fight former Bellator bantamweight champ Eduardo Dantas next.
Dantas (16-4) lost the title unanimous decision to Joe Warren… Read More
New Full Contact Fighter Radio Features Bellator’s Douglas Lima, UFC’s Joe Proctor and MFC’s Graham Spencer
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with Bellator welterweight champ Douglas Lima, UFC lightweight Joe Proctor, and MFC featherweight champ, Graham Spencer.
Lima is scheduled to return to action on February 27th, when… Read More
Bellator 131: Will Brooks Believes Pressure Could be on Michael Chandler as a Result of Post Fight Comments
By Kelsey Mowatt
Michael Chandler has widely been considered one of Bellator’s top fighters for some time now, but as he gets set to fight Will Brooks on November 15th, the former lightweight champ is in uncharted waters.
Last November,… Read More
New Full Contact Fighter Radio Features Bellator’s Will Brooks, UFC’s Dhiego Lima
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with interim Bellator lightweight champ Will Brooks, and UFC welterweight, Dhiego Lima.
Brooks is scheduled to fight Michael Chandler on November 15th for Bellator’s lightweight title, after… Read More
New Full Contact Fighter Radio Features UFC’s Chris Kelades, Bellator’s Dave Jansen
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with UFC flyweight Chris Kelades, and Bellator lightweight, Dave Jansen.
Kelades is coming off a “Fight of the Night”, unanimous decision win over Patrick Holohan… 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 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
New Full Contact Fighter Radio Features WSOF’s Ozzy Dugulubgov, Bellator’s Saad Awad
By FCF Staff
The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with WSOF lightweight Ozzy Dugulubgov, and Bellator 155’er Saad Awad.
Duglubgov is coming off a highlight reel, KO win over Keon Caldwell at WSOF 13 to run… Read More
(Updated) Report: Bellator 123’s Ratings Not Far Behind UFC FN 50’s
By FCF Staff
Both the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator held events on Friday night, in the same state nonetheless, and neither promotion dominated the other in terms of ratings.
According to figures that were sent to Full Contact Fighter… Read More
Bellator 123: Scott Cleve Ready for “Cool Match-up” Against Matt Bessette, Weighs in on Loss to Daniel Weichel
By Kelsey Mowatt
When Scott Cleve steps into the Bellator cage on September 5th, he will have had over five months to digest the submission loss he suffered versus Daniel Weichel on February 28th. The defeat ended Cleve’s… Read More
Bellator Confirms Creation of Women’s Featherweight Division, Marloes Coenen and Julia Budd Added to Roster
By FCF Staff
Bellator hasn’t announced the signing of Gina Carano, but as rumoured would be the case, it has created a women’s featherweight division. In addition, the promotion has announced its newly created division will feature established vets Marloes… Read More
Report: Bellator 123 to Feature Pat Curran-Patricio “Pitbull” II
By FCF Staff
It looks as though Bellator is moving forward with a high profile fight for its September 5th card, as featherweight champ Pat Curran will reportedly rematch Patricio Freire at the event.
Bellator 123 will be hosted by… Read More
Bellator Champ Will Brooks Weighs in on Promotion’s Changes, Says Bjorn Rebney Took “More Flack Than he Deserves”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Will Brooks laid claim to Bellator’s interim lightweight title in May, a lot has changed since he decisioned Michael Chandler. First the promotion announced it was tweaking its matchmaking process through the creation of… Read More
Bellator Champ Eddie Alvarez Hints Michael Chandler Fight, Not Will Brooks, Likely Next?
By FCF Staff
Although Will Brooks decisioned Michael Chandler at Bellator 120 to become interim lightweight champ, it looks like a rubber match between Eddie Alvarez and Chandler is in the works after all.
Alvarez and Chandler were set to… 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
Bellator 123: Brennan Ward to Fight UFC Vet James Irvin
By FCF Staff
Bellator has begun announcing bouts for its 11th season of action, as the promotion has confirmed that Brennan Ward will battle UFC vet James Irvin on September 5th.
The fight will be part of Bellator 123, which… Read More
Bellator 121: Pat Curran’s Title Defense Versus Patricio “Pitbull” Postponed Due to Injury
By FCF Staff
Patricio “Pitbull” Freire will have to wait even longer to get a second shot at Pat Curran, as Bellator has announced that the featherweight champ has injured his calf. As a result, Curran has been forced to… Read More
Bellator 120: Will Brooks Promises Fans “Will Definitely Know Who I Am”, After Fighting Michael Chandler For Interim Belt
By Kelsey Mowatt
Will Brooks has likely been mentally preparing for a title fight since he won Bellator’s lightweight tourney last November, but the rising fighter couldn’t have imagined the circumstances that have led to his title… Read More
Bellator 120: Michael Chandler Plans to “Flow” With Loss of Eddie Alvarez Rubber Match, Ready to Battle Will Brooks
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although, for now, Michael Chandler has lost his opportunity to secure a second win over Eddie Alvarez and reclaim the Bellator lightweight title, he doesn’t seem phased by what’s unfolded in the last… Read More
Bellator 120: Michael Chandler to Battle Will Brooks for Interim Title, Latter Blasts Critics Who Question Card’s PPV Worth
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Bellator’s May 17th event has lost its highly anticipated, rubber match between lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez and Michael Chandler, the card will remain a pay-per-view. The promotion confirmed the news during a media… Read More