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TUF 23 Finale: Joanna Jedrzejczyk Out Battles Claudia Gadelha
By FCF Staff
The grappling game of Claudia Gadelha presented Joanna Jedrzejczyk problems early on tonight at the TUF 23 Finale, but the latter battled back and defended the strawweight title.
Gadelha was able to take Jedrzejczyk down to the … Read More
TUF 23 Finale Weigh-In Results: Joanna Jedrzejczyk And Claudia Gadelha Set For Rematch
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for the TUF 23 Finale, which will take place on Friday in Las Vegas.
In the main event, strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk will rematch Claudia Gadelha, who lost to the champ … Read More
Bellator 155:Marloes Coenen Now Faces Alexis Dufresne
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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (May 10, 2016) – Due to injury, Julia Budd (8-2) has been forced to withdraw from her inaugural Bellator MMA Women’s Featherweight Championship Bout against Marloes Coenen (23-6). As a result, Alexis Dufresne (5-2) … Read More
Bellator 154: Saad Awad – “Cyborg” Santos, Adam Piccolotti – Ray Wood Latest Additions
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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (May 5, 2016) – A welterweight matchup pitting “Cyborg” Santos (21-16) against Bellator MMA veteran Saad Awad (18-7) and a lightweight meeting featuring Adam Piccolotti (7-0) versus Ray Wood (6-1) have been added to … Read More
Bellator 155 Picks up Held – Jansen, Beltran – Gormley
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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (March 24, 2016) – A lightweight bout pitting Marcin Held (21-4) against Dave Jansen (20-3) and a heavyweight contest pairing Chase Gormley (12-5) versus Joey Beltran (17-12), have been added to the main card … Read More
Bellator 149: Fighters React to Kimbo Slice – DADA 5000 Bout on Twitter
By FCF Staff
There was a lot of buzz tied to the Kimbo Slice – DADA 5000 bout leading up to Bellator 149, but the fight well short of some fan’s expectations.
Both heavyweights were exhausted by the end of … Read More
Bellator Signs Michael Chandler to New Deal
By FCF Staff
Michael Chandler’s five plus year run with Bellator is going to continue, as the promotion has announced that it has signed the former lightweight champ to a contract extension.
Bellator has confirmed that the 29 year-old has … Read More
Bellator 147: Josh Thomson Puts Away Pablo Villaseca
By FCF Staff
Josh Thomson recorded his second win for Bellator tonight, as the lightweight vet stopped Pablo Villaseca in the main event.
Thomson finished Villaseca after taking him to the mat in round two, and prompting the ref’s intervention … Read More
Bellator 147: Patricky “Pitbull” vs. Derek Anderson II Booked
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (November 17, 2015) – A lightweight rematch between Patricky “Pitbull” Freire (14-6) and Derek Anderson (12-2, 1 NC) has been added to the main card of “Bellator 147: Thomson vs. Villaseca” on Friday, December … Read More
Report: Bellator Led UFC by Slim Margin in Viewers Last Weekend
By FCF Staff
Bellator held one of its “tentpole” events on Friday, and it the card reportedly delivered more viewers than UFC Fight Night 77 did on Saturday.
Bellator 145 took place in St. Louis on November 6th, and the … Read More
Bellator 145: Daniel Straus Takes Title From Patricio “Pitbull” in Third Try
By FCF Staff
Daniel Straus needed a third fight to defeat Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, but the well rounded fighter worked his way to a unanimous decision win over the latter at Bellator 145.
Straus outscored Freire for much of the … Read More
Bellator 145 Weigh-In Results: Patricio “Pitbull” And Daniel Straus Are Set For Battle
By FCF Staff
Here are the official weigh-in results for Bellator 145, which will take place tomorrow night in St. Louis.
The card will be headlined by a bout between featherweight champ Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and Daniel Straus. In the … Read More
Bellator 145: Watch The Official Weigh-Ins Beginning at 6 PM/CT
By FCF Staff
Bellator 145 will take place tomorrow night in St. Louis, and you can watch the official weigh-ins today beginning at 6:00 PM/CT.
In the main event, featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” will take on Daniel Straus, and in … Read More
Bellator 145: Emmanuel Sanchez Replacing Pat Curran
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (October 13, 2015) – A knee injury sustained during training camp has forced former featherweight champion Pat Curran to withdraw from his bout at “Bellator 145: Vengeance” against Justin “The American Kid” Lawrence (8-2) … Read More
‘Bellator 145: Line-Up Completed With Addition of Seven Preliminary Fights
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (October 8, 2015) – With the five fight main card for “Bellator 145: Vengeance” set, the completed preliminary portion of the event has now also officially been rolled out by Bellator MMA.
The newly … Read More
Bellator 145: Bobby Lashley vs. James Thompson Latest Addition
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (September 25, 2015) – This past June, fans in St. Louis were deprived of a highly anticipated heavyweight rematch between Bobby “The Dominator” Lashley (13-2) and James “The Colossus” Thompson (20-14, 1 NC), when … Read More
Bellator 145: Michael Chandler to Take on David Rickels
By FCF Staff
The line-up for Bellator 145 continues to grow, as the promotion has announced that David Rickels will battle former lightweight champ Michael Chandler at the November 6th event. The upcoming card will be hosted by the Scottrade … Read More
Bellator 145: Pat Curran vs. Justin Lawrence Latest Addition
By FCF Staff
Bellator 145 has received an interesting featherweight bout, as the promotion’s former champ Pat Curran, has been signed to fight UFC vet Justin Lawrence. The fight and card will take place on November 6th at the Scottrade … Read More
Bellator Signs Josh Thomson to Multi-Fight Deal, Refutes Report That UFC Didn’t Make Offer
By FCF Staff
Josh Thomson is working for Scott Coker once again, as Bellator has announced that it has signed the former Strikeforce champ and UFC vet to a multi-fight contract.
Thomson (20-8) entered the free agent market recently, following … Read More
Bellator 141: Saad Awad Credits Patricky “Pitbull”, But “You Never Know Which One You’re Going to See of Him”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Saad Awad will face Patricky “Pitbull” Freire on August 28th, and while the latter has struggled at times during his Bellator run, the “Assassin’s” acutely aware of the dangers he presents.
Since Freire arrived in Bellator back … Read More