Sean Strickland says he will not fight until his UFC pay is fixed, and Gamdom is offering every fighter $10,000 a month. Here is where Dana White and Zuffa stand.
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BELLATOR 200 RESULTS, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS & POST PRESS CONFERENCE Main card (Paramount at 9 p.m. ET) Gegard Mousasi def. Rafael Carvalho via TKO (strikes) at 3:35 of R1 Michael Page def. David Rickels via submission (verbal) at 0:42 of R2 Aaron Chalmers def. Ash Griffiths via submission (guillotine) at 1:55 of R1 Mike Shipman […]
BELLATOR 200 WEIGH-IN VIDEO Main card (Paramount at 9 p.m. ET) Rafael Carvalho (185) vs. Gegard Mousasi (185) Michael Page (170.4) vs. David Rickels (170.5) Phil Davis (206) vs. Linton Vassell (205) Aaron Chalmers (162.5) vs. Ash Griffiths (164.4) Anastasia Yankova (125) vs. Kate Jackson (125.5) Undercard Anatoly Tokov (185.5) vs. Vladimir Filipovic (185.5) Pedro […]
MIRKO CRO COP OUT OF BELLATOR 200 DUE TO INJURY RAFAEL CARVALHO DEFENDS MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST GEGARD MOUSASI IN NEW HEADLINER, WHILE ‘MVP’ TAKES ON DAVID RICKELS IN CO-MAIN LOS ANGELES – Due to injury, Mirko Cro Cop can no longer compete in his highly anticipated Bellator debut at Bellator 200 against Roy Nelson. As a result, the Bellator 200 main event now […]
OFFICIAL BELLATOR 199: BADER vs. KING MO RESULTS & PHOTOS Ryan Bader (25-5) defeated “King Mo” Lawal (21-7, 1 NC) via knockout (punch) at :15 of round one Photos: https://tinyurl.com/ycysrnua Jon Fitch (31-7-1, 1 NC) defeated Paul Daley (40-16-2) via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-26, 29-26) Photos: https://tinyurl.com/y98s82hr Aaron Pico (3-1) defeated Lee Morrison (19-9) via TKO (punch to body) at 1:10 of round one […]
BELLATOR 199 WEIGH-IN VIDEO & COUNTDOWN EPISODE BELLATOR 199: BADER vs. KING MO WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS EVENT AIRS ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK AT 9 P.M. ET / 8 P.M. CT WEIGH-IN PHOTOS HERE | RE-WATCH WEIGH-INS HERE Bellator 199: Bader vs. King Mo takes place tomorrow at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. The event will be broadcast […]
BELLATOR 198: FEDOR vs. MIR OFFICIAL RESULTS & PHOTOS FULL EVENT PHOTOS | FULL VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Bellator 198: Fedor vs. Mir Results: Fedor Emelianenko (37-5, 1 NC) defeated Frank Mir (18-12) via TKO (punches) at :48 of round one Emmanuel Sanchez (17-3) defeated Sam Sicilia (16-9) via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 3:52 of round one Rafael Lovato Jr. (8-0) defeated Gerald Harris (25-6) via submission (armbar) at […]
Bellator 198 Main Card (9 PM ET, Paramount Network) Fedor Emelianenko vs. Frank Mir Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Sam Sicilia Rafael Lovato Jr. vs. Gerald Harris Neiman Gracie vs. Javier Torres Dillon Danis vs. Kyle Walker Preliminary Card (7 PM ET, Online) R’Mandel Cameron vs. P. J. Cajigas Dan Stittgen vs. Mark Stoddard Eric Wisely vs. Morgan […]
JULIA BUDD DEFENDS HER WORLD TITLE AGAINST UNDEFEATED TALITA NOGUEIRA AT BELLATOR 202 FRIDAY, JULY 13 ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK MICHAEL MCDONALD CHALLENGES FORMER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION EDUARDO DANTAS IN CO-MAIN EVENT LOS ANGELES – On Friday, July 13, Julia Budd (11-2) will defend her featherweight world title against Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Talita Nogueira (7-0), in the main event of Bellator […]
BELLATOR 197: CHANDLER vs. GIRTZ WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS EVENT AIRS ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK AT 9 P.M. ET / 8 P.M. CT WEIGH IN PHOTOS Bellator 197: Chandler vs. Girtz takes place tomorrow, Friday, April 13 at The Family Arena in St. Charles MO. The event will be broadcast live and free on […]
ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME BELLATOR HOSTS FIRST EVENT IN THE ANCIENT CITY ON JULY 14 PATRICIO ‘PITBULL’ DEFENDS FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST DANIEL WEICHEL, WHILE ITALY’S ALESSIO SAKARA RETURNS TO ACTION IL CENTRALE LIVE ROMA – FORO ITALICO ALSO HOSTS BELLATOR KICKBOXING 10, WHERE TWO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE ON THE LINE LOS ANGELES – […]
COMPLETED CARDS FOR BELLATOR 196 AND BELLATOR KICKBOXING 9 BACK-TO-BACK EVENTS SET TO AIR THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 6 BEGINNING AT 9 P.M. PT ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK LOS ANGELES – Bellator has announced completed cards for both Bellator 196 and Bellator Kickboxing 9, which take place this Friday, April 6 at BOK Hall in Budapest, Hungary and air on Paramount […]
AARON CHALMERS, STAR OF MTV’S ‘GEORDIE SHORE,’ SET TO MAKE PROMOTIONAL DEBUT AT BELLATOR 200 IN LONDON WILL TAKE ON ASH GRIFFITHS IN MAIN CARD BOUT ON MAY 25 AT THE SSE ARENA, WEMBLEY LOS ANGELES – Bellator is proud to announce that reality star turned MMA fighter Aaron Chalmers (3-0) will make his promotional debut on the […]
COMBATE AMERICAS ANNOUNCES “COMBATE ESTRELLAS II” IN MONTERREY, MEXICO ON FRIDAY, APRIL 20 STAR-STUDDED EVENT HEADLINED BY MEXICO-U.S. SHOWDOWN AS ERIK “GOYITO” PEREZ AIMS FOR REVENGE IN BANTAMWEIGHT REMATCH WITH D.J. FUENTES PLUS: “COPA COMBATE” TOURNAMENT CHAMPION LEVY MARROQUIN FACES RIVAL ALEJANDRO “GALLITO” FLORES UNDEFEATED “SUPER MELY” MARTINEZ TAKES ON FRANCES HERNANDEZ IN FEATURED WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT […]
THE LONG-AWAITED MMA DEBUT OF DILLON ‘EL JEFE’ DANIS SET FOR BELLATOR 198 ON APRIL 28 BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU WORLD CHAMP MEETS KYLE WALKER IN MAIN CARD BOUT AT ALLSTATE ARENA LOS ANGELES – Renowned Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Dillon Danis (0-0) will make his highly anticipated mixed martial arts debut against Kyle Walker (2-4) at Bellator’s return to Allstate […]
JAMES GALLAGHER FORCED TO WITHDRAW FROM BELLATOR 196 IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY ON APRIL 6 DUE TO INJURY ‘SMOOTH’ BENSON HENDERSON TAKES ON THE RETURNING ROGER ‘EL MATADOR’ HUERTA IN NEW MAIN EVENT BELLATOR KICKBOXING 9 MAIN EVENT REVEALED LOS ANGELES – Due to an undisclosed injury, James Gallagher’s highly anticipated return to the Bellator cage will be […]
LOS ANGELES – An exciting battle between heavyweight fan-favorites Mirko Cro Cop (36-11-2, 1 NC) and Roy Nelson (23-15) has been added to historic Bellator 200 at The SSE Arena, Wembley in London on Friday, May 25. The two renowned fighters join a stacked card that already includes a Bellator middleweight title matchup pitting current champ Rafael Carvalho(15-1) against Gegard Mousasi (43-6-2), while former titleholder Phil Davis (18-4) takes […]
BELLATOR MMA SIGNS VETERAN JON FITCH TO EXCLUSIVE MULTI-FIGHT CONTRACT LOS ANGELES – Bellator MMA is proud to announce the signing of perennial top contender Jon Fitch (30-7-1, 1 NC) to an exclusive multi-fight contract. Fitch joins Bellator’s stacked welterweight division following a 15-year, 39-bout professional career that has seen him earn 30 victories and a world title. […]
Bellator 194 Results & Photos Tywan Claxton (2-0) defeated Jose Perez (0-2) via TKO (elbows) at 3:39 of round two Photos: https://tinyurl.com/ClaxtonPerez Vadim Nemkov (9-2) defeated Liam McGeary (12-3) via TKO (leg kicks) at 4:02 of round three Photos: https://tinyurl.com/NemkovMcGeary Heather Hardy (2-1) defeated Ana Julaton (2-4) via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) Photos: https://tinyurl.com/HardyJulaton Patricky “Pitbull” Freire (19-8) defeated Derek Campos (19-7) via TKO (punches) at […]
BOK HALL TO HOST BELLATOR MMA AND KICKBOXING EVENTS LOS ANGELES – Bellator will hold its third event in Budapest, Hungary on Friday, April 6, bringing along a battle of young guns looking to remain undefeated early in their mixed martial arts careers. The pride of Strabane, Northern Ireland, James Gallagher (7-0) meets Budapest’s Adam Borics (10-0) in an exciting Bellator […]
BRENT PRIMUS TO DEFEND BELLATOR LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST MICHAEL CHANDLER ON FRIDAY, APRIL 13 AT THE FAMILY ARENA IN ST. LOUIS TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, FEB. 2 AT 10 A.M. CT LOS ANGELES – The first defense of Brent Primus’ (8-0) lightweight title reign will come in a rematch against former two-time champ and […]
BELLATOR 193 RESULTS, PHOTOS & HIGHLIGHTS Video Highlights Here Lorenz Larkin (19-7, 1 NC) defeated Fernando Gonzalez (27-14) via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) Photos: Saad Awad (22-9) defeated J.J. Ambrose (28-7, 2 NC) via unanimous decision (30-27 x3) Photos: A.J. Matthews (9-7) defeated Kendall Grove (23-18, 1 NC) via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28) Photos: Jake Smith (7-2) defeated Steve Kozola (8-2) […]
BELLATOR’S HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX CONTINUES WITH DREAM MATCHUP BETWEEN FEDOR EMELIANENKO AND FRANK MIR AT ALLSTATE ARENA ON APRIL 28 TICKETS ON SALE THIS FRIDAY LOS ANGELES – The third opening round matchup in 2018’s Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix will feature the greatest heavyweight of all time Fedor Emelianenko (36-5, 1 NC) taking on former […]
BELLATOR 192 RESULTS Quinton Jackson vs. Chael Sonnen — Sonnen UD 29-28 X3. Douglas Lima vs. Rory MacDonald — MacDonald UD 48-47, 49-45, 49-46. Michael Chandler vs. Goiti Yamauchi — Chandler UD 30-26 X2, 30-25. Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Henry Corrales — Corrales UD 30-27, 29-28 X2. Aaron Pico vs. Shane Kruchten — Pico KO 0:37 […]
BELLATOR 192 WEIGH-IN, PRESS CONFERENCE & LIVE PRELIMS SONNEN VS. RAMPAGE BELLATOR COUNTDOWN EPISODE Main Card (9 PM ET, Paramount Network) Quinton Jackson vs. Chael Sonnen Douglas Lima vs. Rory MacDonald Michael Chandler vs. Goiti Yamauchi Aaron Pico vs. Shane Kruchten Henry Corrales vs. Georgi Karakhanyan Preliminary Card (7 PM ET, Online) Devon Brock vs. Khonry Gracie Ian Butler vs. […]
SONNEN VS. RAMPAGE BELLATOR COUNTDOWN EPISODE Main Card (9 PM ET, Paramount Network) Quinton Jackson vs. Chael Sonnen Douglas Lima vs. Rory MacDonald Michael Chandler vs. Goiti Yamauchi Aaron Pico vs. Shane Kruchten Henry Corrales vs. Georgi Karakhanyan Preliminary Card (7 PM ET, Online) Devon Brock vs. Khonry Gracie Ian Butler vs. Joey Davis Ivan […]
VETERAN MMA AND BOXING ANNOUNCER JIMMY SMITH TO JOIN UFC BROADCAST TEAM IN 2018 Las Vegas – UFC® is excited to announce the addition of veteran color commentator Jimmy Smith to the UFC broadcast team. Smith is one of the most respected voices in both mixed martial arts and boxing and will join UFC broadcasts for Fox […]
‘BIG’ JOHN MCCARTHY TO JOIN BELLATOR BROADCAST TEAM WILL MAKE COLOR COMMENTARY DEBUT AT BELLATOR 192 ON JAN. 20 – LIVE ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK ALSO, CHAEL SONNEN SIGNS EXTENSION TO REMAIN IN BROADCAST BOOTH LOS ANGELES – Bellator is pleased to announce that it has come to an agreement with John McCarthy to serve as color commentator […]
DARRION CALDWELL TO DEFEND BELLATOR BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST LEANDRO HIGO ON MARCH 2 AT WINSTAR WORLD CASINO AND RESORT TICKETS FOR BELLATOR 195 GO ON SALE THIS FRIDAY AT 10 A.M. CT LOS ANGELES – The Bellator bantamweight championship will be up for grabs Friday, March 2 when Darrion Caldwell (11-1) makes his first title defense against Leandro Higo (18-3) at Bellator […]
MCDONALD & LETOURNEAU IMPRESS IN BELLATOR DEBUTS, CAPPING OFF FINAL EVENT ON SPIKE FULL EVENT PHOTOS Complete Bellator 191: McDonald vs. Ligier Fight Card Results: Michael McDonald (18-4) defeated Peter Ligier (8-2-1) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8acndyoa13mtgs7/AABOlDgJCtycBa-bPH8L1e8Qa?dl=0 McDonald Quote: “I was happy with the performance. He ate some heavy punches. I hit him hard […]
PRESS CONFERENCE PHOTOS / WEIGH IN PHOTOS BELLATOR 191 WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS BELLATOR’S FINAL EVENT ON SPIKE TAKES PLACE TOMORROW NIGHT AT 9/8c NEWCASTLE, England – Only one main event competitor is sure to be smiling after their matchup tomorrow night when Michael McDonald (17-4) makes his Bellator debut against Peter Ligier (8-1-1) […]
CARVALHO AND SAKARA OFFICIAL FOR BELLATOR 190 MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE BOUT FULL WEIGH-IN RESULTS FOR BELLATOR 190 AND BELLATOR KICKBOXING 8 FROM FLORENCE, ITALY Click Here for All Photos – Credit: Bellator CATCH ALL THE ACTION TOMORROW NIGHT BEGINNING AT 8 P.M. ET ON SPIKE FLORENCE, Italy – Every combatant successfully hit their mark at today’s official weigh-in in […]
JULIA BUDD RETAINS WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE WITH A SPLIT DECISION VICTORY AT BELLATOR 189 Complete Bellator 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2 Main Card Results: Julia Budd (11-2) defeated Arlene Blencowe (10-7) via split decision (46-49, 48-47, 49-46) Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sch58s8ehmtwnjr/AAAx69mIvHYsMWb1iukNObqea?dl=0 Rafael Lovato Jr. (7-0) defeated Chris Honeycutt (10-2, 1 NC) via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tcr1yg7q1e190fc/AAA7RYTKz1PLenoBmmjKaluTa?dl=0 Chidi Njokuani (18-5, 1 NC) defeated Hisaki […]
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