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Undefeated Bellator Lightweight (155 pounds) Champion Michael Chandler (9-0) takes on former UFC lightweight Akihiro Gono (32-17) in the main event of Bellator 67 at Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada.

“I’m just excited to get back into the cage,” said … Read More

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Bellator lightweight star “Razor” Rob McCullough speaks with Full Contact Fighter correspondent Cyrus Fees about his future in the cage.… Read More

“Shogun” Rua and Dan Henderson weren’t the only ones who participated in a ‘fight of the year’ candidate Saturday night, as the Michael Chandler versus Eddie Alvarez bout at Bellator 58 this weekend, is also being widely touted as an … Read More

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A scheduled October 15^th bout between Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez and Season 4 tournament winner Michael Chandler has been cancelled due an undisclosed injury Alvarez has incurred. According to a news release from the promotion, … Read More

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Bellator has announced that Season 4 lightweight tournament winner Michael Chandler will fight the promotion’s champion Eddie Alvarez, October 15^th in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The bout will headline the Bellator 54 card. (Pictured: Alvarez punching … Read More

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Islam Makhachev is holding the UFC’s lightweight title, but Michael Bisping believes Dustin Poirier has the champ beat in terms of overall records.

Poirier is preparing to face Makhachev at UFC 302 this Saturday, which will take … Read More

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Following online exchanges between Ian Machado Garry and Michael “Venom” Page about fighting, the UFC has announced the welterweights are set for battle.

Recently, the promotion confirmed that Garry and Page will fight at the June 29th, … Read More

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After months of speculation regarding the future of the UFC’s lightweight title, it’s been announced the promotion’s planning to have Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler battle for the now, vacated title.

Following Khabib Nurmagomedov’s retirement in October, … Read More

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Following the cancellation of Eddie Alvarez-Michael Chandler III, which was set to headline Bellator’s pay-per-view debut, UFC boss man Dana White has weighed in on his competition’s setback.

White was asked about the bout’s postponement following UFC … Read More

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As expected would be the case, Bellator has confirmed that the highly anticipated rubber match between Eddie Alvarez and Michael Chandler will headline the promotion’s first pay-per-view event. The May 17th card will be hosted by the … Read More

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During Bellator’s Season 10 premiere tonight in Uncasville, Connecticut, the promotion announced that the highly anticipated, rubber match between Michael Chandler and Eddie Alvarez will take place on May 17th.

As expected, the bout will be broadcast … Read More

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After his 2013 campaign was shut down due to reconstructive knee surgery, Bellator’s Dave Jansen says he’ll be ready to challenge for the promotion’s lightweight title this summer. The 34 year-old vet, who won Bellator’s Season 7 … Read More

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Eddie Alvarez and Michael Chandler led the way last nigh at Bellator 106 in terms of action, and the highly regarded lightweights were also two of the highest paid fighters on the card.

According to multiple reports, … Read More

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Fans hoping to see a replay of the instant classic Eddie Alvarez and Michael Chandler produced in 2011 weren’t disappointed tonight at Bellator 106, as the two engaged in another thrilling war.

The decorated wrestler Chandler landed … Read More

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Here are the official weigh-in results for Bellator 106 tomorrow night in Long Beach, California, which will see lightweight champion Michael Chandler rematch Eddie Alvarez in the main event.

Chandler came in at 154.8 for the bout … Read More

By Kelsey Mowatt

Season 7 Bellator lightweight tourney winner Dave Jansen continues to recover from the knee surgery he underwent in June, which pulled him from a title fight with champion Michael Chandler. The 34 year-old vet earned the right … Read More