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By FCF Staff

Bellator 131 will take place tomorrow night at San Diego’s Valley View Casino Center, and you can watch today’s weigh-ins, right here, beginning at 5:00 PM/PST.

The event will feature former UFC light-heavyweight champ Tito Ortiz… Read More

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At a time when Wanderlei Silva continues to criticize the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Bellator has announced that the retired fighter will appear at its pre-fight festivities this weekend.

Bellator 131 is scheduled for Saturday night in San… Read More

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Bellator has increased the international stage for its upcoming, November 15th event in San Diego, as the promotion has announced that Bellator 131 will air on the United Kingdom’s 5* network.

The Viacom owned property will broadcast… Read More

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After Tom DeBlass was forced to withdraw from his November 15th bout with “King Mo” Lawal, Bellator has announced that Joe Vedepo will fight the former Strikeforce champ.

Vedepo has been tapped to face Lawal at Bellator… Read More

By FCF Staff

Bellator has released the entire line-up for the promotion’s upcoming, November 15th card in San Diego, which will feature Tito Ortiz taking on fellow UFC vet Stephan Bonnar in the main event.

In addition, the card… Read More

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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Although Donald Cerrone has already fought four times in 2014, and defeated the highly regarded Eddie Alvarez at UFC 178, the lightweight isn’t ready to call it a year yet.

Cerrone worked his way to an impressive,… Read More

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After establishing himself as one of the sport’s top lightweights, without fighting in the Octagon, Eddie Alvarez will continue his pursuit of the world’s number one ranking this Saturday at UFC 178.

The former Bellator champ and… Read More

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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

By FCF Staff

On September 27th, Eddie Alvarez will look to take his first step into title contention with the UFC, when he takes on top ranked contender Donald Cerrone.

Since Alvarez is a former Bellator champ, and has been… Read More

By FCF Staff

Now that Eddie Alvarez is with the UFC, the former Bellator champ has been voted in as the promotion’s #14 ranked lightweight, but Dana White evidently doesn’t agree with the position.

Alvarez, who is scheduled to fight Donald… Read More

By FCF Staff

Only hours after Bellator announced that it has granted Eddie Alvarez his unconditional release, the UFC has confirmed the lightweight star has signed with the promotion. In the former Bellator champ’s Octagon debut, he will take on… Read More

By FCF Staff

Eddie Alvarez’s lengthy, and at times rocky, run with Bellator has finally come to an end, as the promotion has announced it has granted the lightweight champ his unconditional release.

Bellator released a statement on Tuesday announcing… Read More

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

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

By Kelsey Mowatt

While these are interesting times in the flourishing career of Will Brooks, it remains to be seen when and who Bellator’s interim lightweight champ will fight next. Not only does the promotion have to… Read More