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By FCF Staff

Bellator has announced that former lightweight champ Michael Chandler will battle Derek Campos at a June 19th card in St. Louis. The event, which was originally targeted for June 20th, will feature Ken Shamrock taking on Kimbo … Read More

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By Kelsey Mowatt

Michael Chandler has widely been considered one of Bellator’s top fighters for some time now, but as he gets set to fight Will Brooks on November 15th, the former lightweight champ is in uncharted waters.

Last November, … Read More

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On the same day Bellator held it’s 123rd event in Uncasville, Connecticut, the promotion has confirmed two high profile fights for its 131st card on November 15th.

Bellator has announced that Tito Ortiz will fight fellow UFC … Read More

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Although Will Brooks decisioned Michael Chandler at Bellator 120 to become interim lightweight champ, it looks like a rubber match between Eddie Alvarez and Chandler is in the works after all.

Alvarez and Chandler were set to … Read More

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By FCF Staff

Will Brooks may have upset Michael Chandler to secure Bellator’s interim lightweight title, but it looks as though the rising fighter isn’t guaranteed the next shot at reigning champ Eddie Alvarez.

Brooks was tapped to face Chandler … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Will Brooks has likely been mentally preparing for a title fight since he won Bellator’s lightweight tourney last November, but the rising fighter couldn’t have imagined the circumstances that have led to his title shot this Saturday. … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Although, for now, Michael Chandler has lost his opportunity to secure a second win over Eddie Alvarez and reclaim the Bellator lightweight title, he doesn’t seem phased by what’s unfolded in the last week. After weeks of … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Although Bellator’s May 17th event has lost its highly anticipated, rubber match between lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez and Michael Chandler, the card will remain a pay-per-view. The promotion confirmed the news during a media call on Saturday, … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Heading into this Wednesday’s Bellator 97 card in New Mexico, much of talk surrounding Michael Chandler is tied to the recent eight fight contract he signed, rather than the fact that he’ll face David Rickels that same … Read More

Deal Makes Chandler “One of the Highest Paid Lightweights in MMA”

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Less than a week away from Michael Chandler’s next title defence versus David Rickels on July 31st, the promotion has announced it’s signed the lightweight champion … Read More

By FCF Staff

Surging veteran Dave Jansen will not be the next man to fight Bellator lightweight champ Michael Chandler, as the former tourney winner is reportedly injured and has been forced to withdraw from the June 19th, Bellator 96 … Read More

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Several of Bellator’s biggest names will be competing at its June 19th event in Thacherville, Oklahoma, including Michael Chandler, “King Mo” Lawal, Seth Petruzelli and Renato Sobral.

Chandler (11-0) will be looking to defend his lightweight title … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Now that Dave Jansen has added a Bellator tourney win to his resume, the lightweight has turned his attention to Michael Chandler and trying to hand the champion a loss. Although Jansen understands that Chandler is a … Read More

By FCF Staff

Bellator debuted on SPIKE TV tonight in Irvine, California, by promoting an event that featured two title fights and three quarterfinal bouts in its latest light-heavyweight tournament.

In the end, Pat Curran retained his featherweight belt by … Read More

By FCF Staff

Bellator will kick off its next season and the promotion’s move to SPIKE TV tomorrow night in Irvine, California, and the card will feature not one but two title fights. At featherweight, Pat Curran will look to … Read More

By FCF Staff

After a week off from the action, Bellator’s current season continues tomorrow night in Rama, Ontario, with a card that will feature lightweight champion Michael Chandler taking on veteran Akihiro Gono in a non-title bout.

The card, … Read More

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Bellator Lightweight (155 pounds) Champion Michael Chandler chats with Full Contact Fighter correspondent Jimmy Smith about the challenge in facing opponents who are typically bigger than the 5-foot-8 Chandler.

Chandler, who seized the Bellator title from Eddie Alvarez last … Read More