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LOS ANGELES – The third edition of Bellator’s World Grand Prix is set to launch with 16 featherweight athletes vying for the 145-pound championship and a one million dollar grand prize.

Streaming exclusively on DAZN, the world’s … Read More

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The fighting career of Fedor Emelianenko is going to continue, and it will do so under the Bellator banner.

Following Bellator 222, the promotion has announced that the legendary, 42-year-old heavyweight has signed a contract extension.

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HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) and the two promotions that merged to create it, RFA and Legacy FC, saw several more alum show up in full force and shine on the biggest stage when the … Read More

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Here are the weigh-in results for Bellator 192, which will take place tomorrow in Inglewood, California.

In the main event, Chael Sonnen will take on “Rampage” Jackson in the the opening round of Bellator’s grand prix. In … Read More

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It’s not too often that Bellator pulls more viewers than the UFC, but this past weekend, the Viacom owned promotion reportedly did just that.

Bellator 183 took place on Saturday night in San Jose, while UFC Fight … Read More

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Here are the official weigh-in results for Bellator’s second Dynamite card, which will be hosted by the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on Friday.

The event will feature both MMA and kickboxing bouts, and in the headliner, … Read More

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (May 2, 2016) – Bellator MMA is proud to announce the signing of three-time All American wrestling prospect Jarod Trice to an exclusive, multi-fight contract. The story was broken by Flo Combat and Flo … Read More

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Here are the weigh-in results for Bellator 146, which will take place tomorrow night in Thackerville, Oklahoma.

In the main event, middleweight Hisaki Kato will take on the veteran Melvin Manhoef.

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Bellator has announced that legendary ring announce Lenne Hardt will be on hand at the promotion’s upcoming, September 19th “Dynamite” card.

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Patricio “Pitbull” Freire retained Bellator’s Featherweight Championship tonight in Temecula, California, by tapping out a very game, Daniel Straus in the fourth.

Straus pushed Freire throughout the opening rounds of the main event, and as round four … Read More

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Bellator has announced the preliminary card for its January 16th event in Temecula, California, and a middleweight bout between UFC vets Dustin Jacoby and John Salter is one of the fights

Bellator 132 will be hosted by … Read More

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Many observers believe Patricio “Pitbull” Freire is one of the sport’s top featherweight fighters, but the decorated vet doesn’t feel he and his fellow Bellator competitors get enough credit from the MMA media.

The featherweight champion, who … Read More

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Patricio Freire finally avenged his previous loss to Pat Curran at Bellator 123, and laid claim to the featherweight title in the process, but “Pitbull” says the fight almost didn’t happen due to injury.

According to Freire, … Read More

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Bellator 123 went down in Uncasville, Connecticut tonight, not far from UFC FN 50, and saw Patricio “Pitbull” Freire take the featherweight title.

Freire avenged a 2013, split decision loss to Pat Curran, by working his way … Read More

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Amidst all the action this weekend, the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced that it is returning to Connecticut for a card on September 5th, which is the same night Bellator 123 will take place in the same state.… Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Nate Coy may not have been booked for Bellator’s upcoming welterweight tourney, but the Strikeforce vet will take one of the promotion’s more established 170’ers next, when he battles Paul Bradley, March 14th. Not only is the … Read More

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Dave Jansen countered the feared leglock game of Marcin Held with a steady stream of strikes from the top position at Bellator 93 tonight, to score a unanimous decision win over the rising lightweight. With the victory, … Read More

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World Series of Fighting 2 main event competitor Anthony “Rumble” Johnson talks about his move to heavyweight to face Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski, his relationship with his new promoter, life in South Florida with the Blackzilians team and his … Read More

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Here are the official weigh-in results for Bellator’s latest card, which will be hosted by the Androscoggin Colisee in Lewiston, Maine tomorrow night. The event will be headlined by the promotion’s latest lightweight tourney finale, which will … Read More

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Lloyd Woodard and Patricky “Pitbull” Freire made the most of their main event status tonight in Laredo, Texas, by engaging in a back-and-forth battle throughout their lightweight quarterfinal fight. The two were inserted into the headliner spot … Read More