Main Card: Eddie Alvarez def Pat Curran via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45) Rich Hawn def. Lyman Good via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) in welterweight tourney semifinal Patricky “Pitbull” Freire def. Toby Imada via TKO in R2 (2:53) in lightweight tourney semifinal Ben Saunders def. Matt Lee via TKO in R3 (1:24) Prelims: Dan […]
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March Madness, MMA Style
BY SAMMY PEREZ As I sit here typing, I am literally engulfed in the hype of March Madness. Yes, I’ve been watching all the excitement of the NCAA College Basketball Tournament, but right now I am enjoying March Madness MMA style. I am checking out the light-heavyweight (205 lbs.) tournament quarterfinals of Bellator 38 on […]
Bellator38 Full Results
Main Card: Tim Carpenter def. Daniel Gracie via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) D.J. Linderman def. Raphael Davis via TKO in R3 (2:44) Richard Hale def. Nik Fekete via inverted-triangle choke in R1 (1:55) Christian M’Pumbu def. Chris Davis via TKO in R3 (3:34) Prelims: Austin Lyons def. Jimmy Van Horn via armbar in R1 […]
UFC vs. Bellator: Which Are You Watching?
By Sammy Perez Now that Strikeforce has been bought out by Zuffa Entertainment and is under UFC ownership that leaves only Bellator Fighting Championships as the only major promotion not under Dana White’s control. In only its fourth season, Bellator may not be on UFC’s level quite yet as far as finances and fighters, but […]
Bellator 38 Full Weigh Ins
Conducting its first weigh-ins in the state of Mississippi, Bellator Fighting Championships’ presented the new and highly stacked Light Heavyweight Tournament quarterfinalists and local feature fighters. All 18 fighters stepped on the scale in order to compete in front of MMA fans at Harrah’s Tunica Hotel and Casino tomorrow night. With each televised fighter making […]
Lombard vs. Vitale Set For Bellator 44 In New Jersey
Bellator Fighting Championships will make its first visit to New Jersey with Bellator 44 on May 14, 2011 at Caesars Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. The event will be headlined by reigning Bellator World Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard against dangerous Hawaiian UFC veteran Falaniko Vitale as well as a Season 4 Tournament finals pairing in […]
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Bellator Season Ender and Season 5 Take Place At The L’Auberge Event Center
Louisiana has been home to five different Bellator events and it will now officially host two more in 2011. Bellator Fighting Championships today announced a two-event deal with L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles , LA. The L’Auberge Event Center was the host of a sold out Bellator 31 in September, 2010. The […]
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Karakhanyan, Reis & More Talk Bellator 37
Bellator Fighting Championships’ debut in Concho, OK happens this Saturday, March 19 LIVE on MTV2 and takes place at the Lucky Star Casino. The event will host the Season 4 Featherweight Tournament quarterfinal pairings. The televised card includes: Featherweight Quarterfinal Fight: Georgi Karakhanyan (14-2-1) vs. Patricio Freire (14-1) Featherweight Quarterfinal Fight: Wilson Reis (11-2) vs. […]
Bellator Headed To Florida Three Times This Year
Bellator Fighting Championships today announced the promotion’s newly signed multi-year alliance with its long-term Florida partner Redline Media Group, to produce a series of nationally televised MTV2 events in 2011 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, a venue which has hosted numerous Bellator events over the last two years, including […]
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Bellator Signs Undefeated World Sambo Champion Blagoi Ivanov
Bellator Fighting Championships today announced the signing of undefeated Bulgarian Heavyweight and world-class Sambo competitor Blagoi Ivanov. Ivanov won the 2008 Combat Sambo World Championships, notably defeating Fedor Emelianenko in the semifinals, reportedly ending an eight-year undefeated streak for Emelianenko in Combat Sambo. Ivanov has also competed in Judo as a heavyweight national representative for […]
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