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Eduardo Dantas, Paul Daley and Ryan Ford Confirmed For Bellator 79
By FCF Staff
Bellator Fighting Championships has announced today that bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas, UFC vet Paul Daley and rising welterweight Ryan ford will compete at the promotion’s upcoming November 2nd event.
Bellator 79 will be hosted… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” Ronda Rousey Whacks Sarah Kaufman; Winners and Losers from Strikeforce in San Diego
By Joshua Molina
Who’s Next?
“Rowdy” Ronda Rousey destroyed Sarah Kaufman last night in spectacular fashion. Can anyone stop this destructive diva?
After the fight Rousey told Showtime’s Mauro Ranallo that she wants to fight Cris “Cyborg” Santos, but only… Read More
Report: Eddie Alvarez Fighting at Bellator 76 on October 12th
By FCF Staff
The last fight of Eddie Alvarez’s current contract with Bellator will take place October 12th in Windsor, Ontario, according to reports Thursday. The promotion’s former lightweight champion and highly regarded fighter is set to enter free agency… Read More
Bjorn Rebney Says Bellator Hopes to Sign New Contract With Eddie Alvarez
By Michael Hatamoto
Former Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is one of the biggest superstars in the surging US MMA promotion, though rumors run rampant that he hopes to jump to the UFC in the near future.
Some MMA fans… Read More
Josh Shockley: “I Want To Be In The UFC. If Bellator Would Release Me Tomorrow…That Would Be The Perfect Situation For Me.”
Rising star faces Keith Schneider at Bellator 70 on May 25; Has no desire to compete in Bellator tournament
By Tom Taylor
At Bellator 70, which goes down on May 25th, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Josh Shockley will… Read More
Bellator Signs Olympic Alternate and Undefeated Prospect Shanon Slack
By FCF Staff
Bellator Fighting Championships has added another notable prospect to its roster, as today the promotion announced that it has signed former 2008 U.S. Greco-Roman Olympic Team alternate Shanon Slack.
Slack, who has gone 3-0 to date in… Read More
Ben Askren Concedes Douglas Lima Is “Dangerous”, But Believes He’s Getting “More Credit Than He May Deserve”
By FCF Staff
When Ben Askren returns to action this Friday for the first time in nearly six months, the Bellator Welterweight Champion will do so for one of the promotion’s most compelling and biggest fights in recent memory. On… Read More
Eddie Alvarez Vs. Shinya Aoki Rematch Finally Set For Bellator On April 20
Highly-anticipated rematch will take place in Cleveland, Ohio
By FCF Staff
The long-awaited rematch between former Bellator Lightweight (155 pounds) Champion Eddie Alvarez (22-3) and DREAM champ Shinya Aoki (30-5) will finally come to fruition at Bellator 66 at the… Read More
Eddie Alvarez: “I’m Pretty Pissed Off Right Now”
Bellator superstar ready to redeem himself against Shinya Aoki
By Joshua Molina
Former Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez is ready to get back inside the cage and avenge a loss to Japanese submission artist Shinya Aoki.
Bellator appears close… Read More
Bellator Announces Open Tryouts for January 28th
By FCF Staff
Bellator Fighting Championships has announced that the promotion will host open tryouts, January 28th, at the Daddis Fight Camps in Philadelphia. Registration for the tryouts begin at 1PM ET and the workouts will begin one hour later… Read More
Bellator’s Eddie Alvarez: I’ve Heard About $1 Million Caesars MMA Tourney, But Fulfilling Bellator Contract
By Joshua Molina
For the last few years, Eddie Alvarez has been widely recognized by MMA industry insiders and hardcore fans as one of the best lightweight mixed martial artists in the world.
Last month, though, Alvarez tapped out… Read More
Eddie Alvarez: I Can Beat Any Lightweight In The World On Any Given Night
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Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez talks with Full Contact Fighter about the injury that postponed his title defense against Michael Chandler to Nov. 19, the matchup with Chandler and where… Read More
Kurt Pellegrino Returning to Action vs. Patricky Freire at Bellator 59
By FCF Staff
After announcing earlier this year that he was stepping away from active competition, UFC veteran Kurt Pellegrino will return to action November 26th to fight Patricky Freire at Bellator 59. The lightweight… Read More
Bellator Adds Accomplished Striker Thiago Michel to Lightweight Roster
By FCF Staff
Bellator Fighting Championships has announced that it has signed 8-2 lightweight and former kickboxing champion Thiago Michel to a contract. No information regarding when or who the Brazilian will face in his promotional debut… Read More
Bellator 44 Weigh-In Results
Line-Up for Bellator 44 Complete
Lyman Good vs. Dan Hornbuckle Booked for Bellator 44
By FCF Staff
Bellator Fighting Championships has announced that the promotion’s former welterweight champ Lyman Good and Season 2 finalist Dan Hornbuckle, will fight May 14th for an opportunity to compete in next season’s… Read More
Bellator 36: Imada, Freire, Woodward and Vanier Opening Round Winners
Lightweights Ready to Begin Bellator Tourney
By FCF Staff