By Dustin De La Torre Bellator Fighting Championships will be venturing outside of the United States for the first time in the promotion’s history as they visit Canada for Bellator 64, this Saturday night at The Caesars in Windsor, Canada. Welterweight champion Ben Askren will be defending his title in a much anticipated fight versus [...]
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Ben Askren talks Bellator welterweight title fight: “I will retain my title against Douglas Lima”
Rick Hawn – “I am re-invented after the loss and will show the world this season”
By Monta Wiley Having a new lightweight champion crowned in the form of Michael Chandler, the lightweight division of the Bellator Fighting Championship looks to set the stage for another exiting lightweight tournament, where eight fighters will compete for the chance at $100,000 dollars and an opportunity to face the champion for the title. Amongst [...]
Jeremy Spoon – “This fight will let people know I am here to fight and stay around for a while”
Dominating the competition since his arrival to the Bellator Fighting Championship in 2011, undefeated lightweight contender Jeremy Spoon’s talents and performance showcased in the cage, have set the stages for a promising career for in mixed martial arts. A resident of Chickasha,Oklahoma, Spoon made his professional debut in 2008. Since his debut, he has left a trail [...]
Curran And Mann Make Weight For Bellator 47
Bellator 47 will be broadcast LIVE on Saturday, July 23rd at 9p.m. EST/8 p.m. CT on MTV and The Score. Main Card: Featherweight Semifinal Fight: Pat Curran (146 lbs.) vs. Ronnie Mann (144.8 lbs.) Featherweight Semifinal Fight: Marlon Sandro (145.6 lbs.) vs. Nazareno Malegaire (145.6 lbs.) Heavyweight Feature Fight: Neil Grove (264.4 lbs.) vs. Zak [...]
Bellator Ring Girls Sexy Submission Videos
By Greg Riot Bellator started doing these videos called “Sweet Submissions” with their ring girls Mercedes and Jade. The videos are actually very informative, but it’s hard to pay attention with all that girl on girl action, check it out, they do this cute little fist bump at the end: Sweet Submissions – Triangle Choke [...]
Bellator announces Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament
Bellator’s Season 5 will feature a talent-stacked tournament at 135 lbs, as eight of the world’s top bantamweights are set to battle it out for the right to challenge current champion Zack Makovsky for the Bellator Bantamweight World Title. Season five kicks off LIVE on MTV2 on September 10th, and the Bellator Season 5 Bantamweight [...]
Bellator Summer Season Starts With A Bang
By Sammy Perez As much I enjoy Bellator Fighting Championships, going into its summer season series opener I did question why they were beginning their new season with a featherweight tournament? Especially considering they just ended season four with one in the same weight class (145lbs.). However, after watching the four quarterfinal matches in this [...]
Eric Prindle “I don’t make predictions; I make preparations.”
Bellator’s Eric Prindle is one of those rare and special athletes. Combining both height, mass and speed like current crops of UFC heavyweights such as Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin, It is rare to see a man combine both. “The American Soldier” Eric Prindle (7-1, six T/KO finishes) is a rarity certainly exists. At 6’5”, [...]
Think You Can Fight For Bellator? Tryout Then!
Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that it will host an open tryout from Hollywood, Florida on June 18th that will provide a once-in-a-lifetime chance for an undiscovered professional fighter to earn a spot in one of the organization’s upcoming area events. The tryout will take place at The Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard [...]
Bellator Review/UFC 130 Preview
By Sammy Perez One ends and another begins; it’s not just the cycle of life, but the cycle of MMA as well. With the completion of Bellator’s fourth season we are also on the cusp of UFC 130 in Las Vegas, where I’ll be in just a few days taking in all the festivities. However, [...]
M’Pumbu wins Bellator Light Heavyweight Title, Pitbull Claims Featherweight Title
Bellator Fighting Championships closed out its fourth season by crowning a new title at Bellator 45 from L’Auberge Du Lac, as the heavy-handed Christian “Tonton” M’Pumbu defeated Rich “Rare Breed” Hale to become the new Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion. The night also saw explosive Brazilian Patricio Pitbull take down Daniel Straus to become the Season [...]
Bellator 45 weigh ins: Hale, Freire and other on weight
Main Card: Richard Hale (204.4) vs. Christian M’Pumbu (199.4) Patricio Freire (145.8) vs. Daniel Straus (145) Sam Alvey (184.6) vs. Karl Amoussou (185) Prelims: John Hill (254.8) vs. Shawn Jordan (255.2) Nicolae Cury (171) vs. Luis “Sapo” Santos (171) Mike Fleniken (185) vs. Tim Ruberg (185.4) Kelvin Hackney (n/a) vs. Rene Nazare (n/a)* Joseph Abercrombie [...]
Bellator 43 Recap: Hieron Wins Bellator Season 4 Welterweight Tournament
In front of a packed house, Bellator Fighting Championships returned to the First Council Casino in Newkirk, Oklahoma for Bellator 43, which aired LIVE on MTV2, as Jay Hieron defeated Rick Hawn to become the winner of Season 4’s Welterweight Tournament and $100,000. Hieron earns a title shot against reigning Bellator Welterweight World Champion Ben [...]
Bellator 43 Weigh-In Results
Full weights below: Main Card: Rick Hawn (170.8) vs. Jay Hieron (170.8) – welterweight tourney final Bryan Baker (184) vs. Joe Riggs (184.6) Chase Beebe (136.4) vs. Jose Vega (135.8) Vince Lucero (263.6) vs. Ron Sparks (255.2) Prelims: Michael Osborn (155.6) vs. Mike Schatz (155.8) Rich Bouphanouvong (178.2) vs. David Rickles (177.6)
Bellator Signs Adam Schindler
Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that Bellator and Strikeforce alum Adam Schindler will compete in the promotion’s upcoming featherweight tournament. The eight man competition will span three events, with the opening round quarterfinals taking place at Bellator 46 from the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida on June 25th, LIVE on MTV2. A native of [...]
Bellator To Air “Road to the Championships” special Saturday at 7 p.m. on MTV2
Bellator Bellator Fighting Championships will be airing a highlight special titled “Road to the Championships” to cover their week off. The hour-long special airs Saturday at 7 p.m. ET/PT on MTV2. The hour long show will recap Bellator’s season four tournaments all of which will see tournament winners in the next few weeks. Those tournaments [...]
Hale, M’Pumbu Advance To First-Ever Bellator Light Heavyweight Title Fight, Mann, Nogueira, and Hess Collect Wins At Bellator 42
In front of a sold-out crowd, Bellator Fighting Championships returned to the Lucky Star Casino just outside of Oklahoma City for Bellator 42, which aired LIVE on MTV2, as Christian M’Pumbu and Richard Hale were victorious, punching their tickets to the innagural Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championshps. In the first light heavyweight semifinal fight of [...]
Pat Curran To Enter Bellator Season 5 Featherweight Tournament
Bellator Fighting Championships today announced Season Two Lightweight Tournament winner Pat Curran will drop to 145lbs. and enter the Bellator Summer Series Featherweight Tournament. Curran will make his featherweight debut on June 25th at Bellator 46, broadcast LIVE on MTV2 from the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. The Featherweight Tournament will begin at Bellator [...]