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LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA will bring not one, but two world championship contests to “The Windy City” Friday, June 16 when the promotion returns to Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

The main event will see the BELLATOR … Read More

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Bellator officially announced that Yoel Romero will be making his return to the Bellator cage against Melvin Manhoef on May 6th at their Paris event. Bout will be contested at light heavyweight(205lbs). Location will be the Accor … Read More

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Here are the results from Bellator 266, which took place in San Jose, California.

In the main event, former light heavyweight champ Phil Davis spoiled the promotional debut of Yoel Romero, by working his way to a … Read More

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The fighters have hit the scales ahead of Bellator 266, and the main event between Phil Davis and Yoel Romero is proceeding.

The former light heavyweight champ Davis came in at 206 pounds for the contest, while … Read More

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Bellator has lost one of its biggest fights in recent memory, as the promotion has announced that Yoel Romero has not been medically cleared to battle Anthony Johnson on May 7.

Romero was supposed to face his … Read More

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After  Vadim Nemkov advanced to the semifinals of Bellator’s light heavyweight grand prix, by defeating Phil Davis, the champ weighed in on his potential, next opponent.

Nemkov battled Davis in the headliner of Bellator 257, and outscored … Read More

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Bellator held a press conference today to announce some of the promotion’s plans for 2021, and those include a light heavyweight grand prix.

During the press conference, Bellator confirmed that on April 9th, Ryan Bader will battle … Read More

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It hasn’t taken Yoel Romero long to find a new promotional home, following his UFC release last week.

Not long ago it was reported that the 43-year-old, longtime middleweight contender had been let go by the UFC. … Read More

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Following the UFC’s surprising release of Yoel Romero, Junior dos Santos is questioning the narrative the middleweight contender was too expensive for the promotion.

Although Romero has lost three straight fights, due to the powerful wrestler’s lengthy … Read More

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Following the recent and surprising news that Yoel Romero has been released by the UFC, Dana White’s reporting the cut was just one of many that are coming.

Recently Romero’s manager, Malki Kawa, confirmed that the UFC … Read More

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Yoel Romero’s near eight-year long run with the Ultimate Fighting Championship has come to an end, as it’s being reported the promotion has released the longtime contender.

The 43-year-old Romero reportedly had three fights left on his … Read More

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The fight isn’t official yet, but it’s being reported that the UFC is working on finalizing a fight between Uriah Hall and Yoel Romero.

A date for the contest has yet to be selected. But the UFC … Read More

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It’s been a roller-coaster couple of weeks for many fighters as of late, especially for Chris Weidman, who is reporting he agreed to three different bouts.

Weidman was initially scheduled to fight Jack Hermansson at UFC Oklahoma, … Read More

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After failing to win the middleweight title again at UFC 248, Yoel Romero accused Israel Adesanya of disrespecting fans and the sport with his performance.

Romero came out tentatively in the card’s headliner and looked to counter … Read More

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Following UFC 248, which saw both Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero land less than 50 strikes each respectively, Dana White blamed the challenger for the disappointing bout.

Romero was extremely tentative throughout much of the bout, and … Read More

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Yoel Romero is going to do his best to knock out Israel Adesanya at UFC 248. But, the perennial middleweight contender’s grateful to the champ for calling him out, and giving him another shot at the 185 … Read More

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Since Yoel Romero had trouble making 185 pounds in 2018, and because the powerful wrestler turns 43 in April, there’s been debate about whether he should move to light-heavyweight. But, as Romero gets set to face middleweight … Read More

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