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By FCF Staff

Ryan Bader is set to defend Bellator’s light heavyweight belt against Vadim Nemkov on Friday, and “Darth” believes the bout could determine who is the best fighter in the weight class.

Bader will battle Nemkov in the … Read More

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A middleweight superfight for the vacant 185-pound title, pitting former divisional champion Gegard Mousasi (46-7-2) against current Bellator welterweight titleholder Douglas Lima (32-7), has been added to Bellator’s exciting return to SAP Center at San Jose on … Read More

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LOS ANGELES – Bellator MMA heads to Milan this Saturday, October 12 at Allianz Cloud (Ex PalaLido) for the first time. The fight card will showcase a host international talent and also features a world title bout … Read More

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Here are the results from Bellator 209, which took place in Tel Aviv, Israel on Thursday, but the card wasn’t broadcast until Friday.

In the headliner, featherweight champ Patricio “Pitbull” Freire defended his title by defeating Emmanuel … Read More

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Here are the weigh-in results for Bellator 209, which will take place tomorrow in Tel Aviv, Israel.

In the headline, featherweight champ Patricio “Pitbull” Freire will take on Emmanual Sanchez.

The main card will be broadcast Friday, … Read More

By FCF Staff

Bellator President Scott Coker has announced that “King Mo” Lawal and Liam McGeary are going to battle next.

The fight will be part of Bellator’s December 15th card in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Lawal (21-7) was knocked out by … Read More

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LOS ANGELES – Bellator returns to Tel Aviv, Israel for the third-consecutive year on Thursday, Nov. 15 with a featherweight world title clash pitting Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (27-4) against Emmanuel Sanchez (17-3) set to anchor Bellator 209 … Read More

By FCF Staff

Here are the results from Bellator 194, which took place in Uncasville, Connecticut.

In the main event, Matt Mitrione won his heavyweight grand prix, quarterfinal bout with Roy Nelson, via majority decision.

Bellator 194

Matt Mitrione (13-5) … Read More

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Here are the results from Bellator 182, which went down in Verona, New York on Friday.

In the main event, former welterweight champ Andrey Koreshkov stopped Chidi Njokuani in the second round.

Bellator 182

Andrey Koreshkov (20-2) … Read More

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The quarter finals of RIZIN’s World Grand Prix took place last night in Saitama, Japan, and Mirko “Cro Cop” advanced to the semifinals, by stopping “King Mo” Lawal.

The legendary heavyweight finished Lawal with a series of … Read More

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TOKYO – April 4, 2016– RIZIN FF, the combat sports promotion led by former PRIDE FC head Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced today that legendary Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) pioneer and former professional wrestling standout Kiyoshi Tamura (32-13-3), will … Read More

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TOKYO – March 24, 2016– RIZIN FF, the combat sports promotion led by former PRIDE FC head Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference today, that it has inked five  new, star-studded Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bouts … Read More

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TOKYO – March 16, 2016– RIZIN FF, the combat sports promotion led by former PRIDE FC head Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference today, the return of all-time fan favorite Kazuyuki “Ol’ Ironhead” Fujita (15-10), who … Read More

By FCF Staff

It didn’t take long for Fedor Emelianenko to score a victory in his long awaited return, as the former PRIDE champ stopped Jaideep Singh in the opening round at Rizin’s second event.

Emelianenko swept Singh to the … Read More

By FCF Staff

Former Pride boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara’s Rizin Fighting Federation has hosted its first event to date, and in the main event, Shinya Aoki ensured Kazushi Sakuraba’s comeback wasn’t a triumphant one.

Aoki stopped the 46 year-old legend in … Read More

By FCF Staff

“King Mo” Lawal has a new opponent for Rizin Fighting Federation’s upcoming, heavyweight tournament, as the promotion has announced he’ll face Brett McDermott.

Lawal had been scheduled to fight Mark Godbeer in the tourney’s quarterfinals, but the … Read More

By FCF Staff

The new promotion Rizin Fighting Federation has announced the opening round match-ups for its heavyweight tourney, which will begin on December 29th.

The quarterfinal bouts include Satoshi Ishii vs. Jiri Prochazka,  Goran Reljic vs. Vadim Nemkov, and … Read More

By FCF Staff

Following the PFL’s acquisition of Bellator in late, 2023, the first card featuring fights between athletes from each promotion has been announced.

Recently, the company shared out the line-up for a February 24th card, which will feature … Read More

By FCF Staff

Fedor Emelianenko has two bouts left on his Bellator contract, and the promotion’s president, Scott Coker, is hoping to have the legend fight in Russia for the final fight.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 44-year-old Emelianenko … Read More

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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (January 27, 2016) – M-1 Global president Vadim Finklechtein has announced contract extensions for M-1 featherweight championIvan “Buki” Buchinger, former M-1 Challenge light heavyweight titlist Stephan “T-800” Puetz and top American featherweight contender Lee … Read More