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By FCF Staff

The latest episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio features talks with Will Brooks, Tom Vaughn and Saad Awad.

Brooks weighs in on his recent win over Michael Chandler, which saw him lay claim to Bellator’s interim lightweight… Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By FCF Staff

Bellator has added three more bouts to the preliminary card for its upcoming pay-per-view debut, two of which are tournament finals.

The promotion has announced that the lightweight final between Patricky “Pitbull” and Marcin Held, which was… Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

While many people believed that Douglas Lima would secure a rematch with Ben Askren at some juncture, due to the former champ’s departure, Lima will face another man for Bellator’s welterweight belt. This Friday night,… Read More

By FCF Staff

Bellator continues to round out the line-up for the promotion’s upcoming, May 17th, pay-per-view event, and the latest addition is a lightweight bout between Will Brooks and Nate Jolly.

The card will be hosted by the The Landers… Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

David Rickels may have had an up-and-down 2013 campaign, but the former welterweight made sure he ended his year on a high note last October, by stopping JJ Ambrose at Bellator 103. At the time,… Read More

By FCF Staff

Recently it looked like Gilbert Melendez might throw down with Bellator’s top lightweights over the coming months, until the renowned fighter re-signed with the UFC and was booked to fight Anthony Pettis. While the new deal will… Read More

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

By Kelsey Mowatt

With the end of 2013 nearing, and Americans celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend, it’s a good as time as any to reflect on how the year’s unfolded thus far in MMA. While there’s certainly been… Read More

By Michael Hatamoto

Instead of potentially striking out with an inaugural pay-per-view flop, Bellator 106 featured a lightweight championship rematch of Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez and drew an impressive 1.1 million viewers.

The event, which aired on Spike TV,… Read More