Bellator Fighting Championships today announced the promotion’s inaugural Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament which will take place in Bellator’s much anticipated fourth season. The eight-man 205 lbs. Tournament will start in March, 2011. The eight Light Heavyweights will determine their own destiny in the cage on the road to the first Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship […]
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Bellator Fighting Championships, a growing force in the world of mixed martial arts, has a new television home, MTV2. It was announced today jointly by Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney and Eric Conte, SVP, Programming and Production, MTV2. The three-year deal will commence in 2011. Featuring some of the sport’s top stars, Bellator brings […]
Highly regarded welterweight Jay Hieron is no longer the most sought after free agent in his weight class, as the decorated 7-year veteran of the sport has inked an exclusive contract with Bellator Fighting Championships. The Xtreme Couture trained fighter has been confirmed for 2011’s Bellator Season 4 Welterweight Tournament. Currently riding a seven-fight, three […]
OFFICIAL MAIN CARD RESULTS Hector Lombard def. Alexander Shlemenko via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) Zoila Frausto def. Megumi Fujii via split decision (48-47, 47-48, 49-46) Mike Bernhard def. Dragan Tesanovic via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) OFFICIAL PRELIMINARY CARD RESULTS John Kelly def. William Kuhn via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Ralph Acosta def. […]
All fighters were on weight for Bellator 34 as Bellator Middleweight champion Hector Lombard will defend his title against Alexander Shlemenko. In the co-main event women’s pound-4-pound best Megumi Fujii and Zoila Frausto will compete for the Bellator Women’s title. Bellator will be live this Thursday on FOX Sports Net and during special Bellator highlight […]
Bellator Fighting Championships hailed from the City of Brotherly Love tonight with a star-studded and stacked card. Philadelphia fans were treated to a night of world-class MMA with the Bellator 33 which took place at the Liacouras Center in downtown Philadelphia . The night featured a special non-title Super Fight between Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie […]
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Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez and UFC veteran Roger Huerta are scheduled to go head to head today at Bellator 33 in Philadelphia. The Superfight is one of the most highly anticipated bouts in the young promotions history. Bellator 33 will be broadcast live this Thursday on FOX Sports Net. Fighters quotes are below. EDDIE […]
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On the eve of Bellator Fighting Championships’ debut in Philadelphia, the fighters competing in tomorrow’s event participated in an official weigh-in earlier this afternoon. Bellator 33 will be broadcast live in prime time nationwide on Thursday on FOX Sports Net and during special Bellator highlight shows this Saturday night on NBC and mun2. The official […]
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After achieving his childhood goal of representing the United States in the 2004 Olympic Games, Rick Hawn was ready for a new challenge. Having been a fan of Mixed Martial Arts since his youth, Hawn made the decision to follow another one of his dreams and try his hand at MMA. Eight fights later, the […]
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After posting back-to-back unanimous decision victories to gain entry into the Bellator Season 4 Heavyweight Tournament finals, it took Cole “The Polar Bear” Konrad just four minutes and 45 seconds to finish his most dangerous opponent to date last Thursday night becoming the first-ever Bellator World Heavyweight Champion. Konrad pulled off a rare Keylock submission […]
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