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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FLOYD SCHOFIELD CAPTURES FIRST WORLD TITLE WITH UNANIMOUS DECISION VICTORY OVER LUCAS BAHDI IN CHICAGO Undefeated rising star claims vacant WBA lightweight world championship in main event live on DAZN Photos HERE / Password: FightNight (Credit: Golden Boy Promotions) Additional Photos HERE (Credit Most Valuable Promotions / Harry Aaron) CHICAGO (Oct. 10, 2026) — Undefeated […]
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Three-Division World Champion Wilfredo Gomez Dies in PR at 69 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent San Juan, (October 13th, 2026)– International Boxing Hall of Fame former Super Bantamweight, Featherweight, and Junior Lightweight boxing champion Wilfredo ‘Bazooka’ Gomez, a colorful figure both inside and outside the ring, has passed away in his […]
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Brendan Allen submitted Christian Leroy Duncan in Round 5 of the UFC Vegas 122 main event. Full card results, video highlights, bonuses and recap from the Meta Apex.
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Three fighters missed weight at UFC Vegas 122. Full card records and weights, main card tale-of-the-tape breakdowns, film study, odds ranges and weigh-in video for Allen vs. Duncan.
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This section is for all Real Combat Media content that pertains to the Bellator MMA promotion. Bellator MMA is an American MMA promotion founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California, owned and operated as a subsidiary of Paramount Global. Bellator is one of the largest MMA promotions in the world.
‘SMOOTH’ BENSON HENDERSON RETURNS TO FACE PATRICKY ‘PITBULL’ AT BELLATOR 183 ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 IN SAN JOSE PLUS, THE DEBUT OF ROY ‘BIG COUNTRY’ NELSON VS. JAVY AYALA IN HEAVYWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT ALSO, BELLATOR KICKBOXING 7 HEADLINED BY WELTERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT BETWEEN CHAMP KARIM GHAJJI AND RAYMOND DANIELS LOS ANGELES – Bellator […]
BELLATOR PPV RESULTS, HIGHLIGHTS & POST PRESS CONFERENCE BELLATOR 180 QUICK RESULTS: Chael Sonnen vs. Wanderlei Silva — Sonnen UD 30-26, 30-27 X2. Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione — Mitrione KO 1:14 R1. Douglas Lima vs. Lorenz Larkin — Lima UD 50-45, 48-47 X2. Michael Chandler vs. Brent Primus — Primus via TKO (doctor) 2:27 […]
Bellator NYC Press Conference on Thursday at 11 a.m EST At the Bellator NYC press conference, Scott Coker, Chael Sonnen, Wanderlei Silva, Fedor Emelianenko, Matt Mitrione, Douglas Lima, Lorenz Larkin, Michael Chandler, Brent Primus, Aaron Pico and Zach Freeman are slated to attend. Bellator 180 Countdown Episode Bellator 180 and Bellator NYC Weigh-ins on […]
BELLATOR SIGNS VETERAN MMA COMMENTATORS MIKE GOLDBERG AND MAURO RANALLO BOTH SET TO CALL THE ACTION FOR BELLATOR NYC ON SATURDAY, JUNE 24 AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN LOS ANGELES — Bellator has signed longstanding MMA commentators Mike Goldberg and Mauro Ranallo to multi-event broadcast agreements beginning with Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva and Bellator 180: Davis […]
CHRISTY MACK’S LETTER ABOUT WAR MACHINES PRISON SENTENCE Las Vegas, NV (June 6th, 2017)– War Machine on Monday was sentenced to 36 years to life in prison for the brutal 2014 assault of Christy Mack. Machine, born Jon Koppenhaver, will be 71 years old when he becomes eligible for parole. He was found guilty […]
WAR MACHINE WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE WHEN HE IS 71 Las Vegas, NV (June 5th, 2017)– The former mixed martial arts fighter known as War Machine was sentenced Monday to 36 years to life in Nevada state prison for kidnapping, beating and sexually assaulting his porn actress ex-girlfriend and attacking her male friend […]
FORMER CHAMP ANDREY KORESHKOV TAKES ON CHIDI NJOKUANI DURING BELLATOR 182 MAIN EVENT AT TURNING STONE RESORT CASINO IN UPSTATE NEW YORK ON AUGUST 25 ALSO, CONNECTICUT’S BRENNAN WARD RETURNS AGAINST FERNANDO GONZALEZ IN EXPLOSIVE MATCHUP LOS ANGELES — Following Bellator NYC at Madison Square Garden, Bellator MMA returns to the Empire State to make […]
BELLATOR MMA MONSTER ENERGY FIGHT SERIES ENTERTAINS FANS PRIOR TO MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR ALL-STAR RACE IN CHARLOTTE OFFICIAL RESULTS & PHOTOS LOS ANGELES – On Saturday, May 20, Bellator and Monster Energy brought exciting mixed martial arts action to the Monster Energy All-Star Race weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The promotion and their longtime […]
BELLATOR 179 RESULTS: Rory MacDonald vs. Paul Daley — MacDonald via sub (RNC) R2 1:45. Liam McGeary vs. Linton Vassell — Vassell via sub (arm triangle) R3 2:28. Dan Vinni vs. Alex Lohore — Lohore TKO R2 0:56. Cheick Kongo vs. Augusto Sakai — Kongo SD (28-29, 29-28 X2). Kevin Ferguson Jr. vs. D.J. Griffin […]
HEATHER HARDY VICTORIOUS ON BROADWAY BOXING’S RETURN TO NEW YORK AMERICAN OLYMPIAN CHARLES CONWELL EARNS FIRST-ROUND TKO IN NEW YORK DEBUT IRISH NOEL MURPHY DOMINATES FOE OVER EIGHT ROUNDS THURSDAY, MAY 18 PARAMOUNT THEATER AT LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY, BROOKLYN, NY New York, NY (5/19/17) – On Thursday evening, DiBella Entertainment’s popular Broadway Boxing […]
OFFICIAL BELLATOR 179: DALEY VS. MACDONALD WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS EVENT TAKES PLACE TOMORROW AT THE SSE ARENA, WEMBLEY IN LONDON — AIRS AT 9 PM ET/8 PM CT ON SPIKE COMPLETE WEIGH-IN PHOTOS HERE Official Bellator 179: Daley vs. MacDonald Main Card Weights: Welterweight Main Event: Rory MacDonald (170.1) vs. Paul Daley (170.8) Light Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Linton Vassell (205) vs. Liam McGeary (205.5) Heavyweight Feature Bout: Augusto Sakai (263.75) vs. Cheick Kongo (244) […]
BELLATOR BOLSTERS WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT DIVISION WITH MULTIPLE NEW SIGNINGS BELLATOR WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT CHAMP TO BE CROWNED IN 2017 LOS ANGELES – Bellator is pleased to announce the signings of Valérie Létourneau (8-6), Alejandra Lara (6-1), Sabriye Şengül (Debut), Kristi Lopez (2-0), Na Liang (6-0) and Juliana Velasquez (5-0) to multi-fight contracts that will see them […]
HEAVYWEIGHT FEATURE FIGHT PITTING CHEICK KONGO AGAINST AUGUSTO SAKAI ADDED TO BELLATOR 179: DALEY VS. MACDONALD AT THE SSE ARENA, WEMBLEY ON MAY 19 BELLATOR 179 PRELIMINARY MATCHUPS SET LOS ANGELES — A newly announced heavyweight bout featuring Cheick Kongo (26-10-2) against Augusto Sakai (9-0-1) has been added to the already-electric Bellator 179: Daley […]
PATRICKY ‘PITBULL’ VS. DEREK CAMPOS 2 SET TO HEADLINE BELLATOR 181 AT WINSTAR WORLD CASINO AND RESORT ON JULY 14 LOS ANGELES — Bellator MMA is returning to WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. with a lightweight main event pitting Patricky “Pitbull” Freire(17-8) against Derek Campos (18-6) on Friday, July 14. The event […]
PHIL DAVIS SET TO DEFEND LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST RYAN BADER DURING SPIKE-TELEVISED BELLATOR 180 WRESTLING PHENOM AARON PICO TO MAKE MMA DEBUT AGAINST ZACH FREEMAN ON MAIN CARD ALSO, NEIMAN GRACIE VS. DAVE MARFONE ADDED TO SPIKE TELECAST, WHILE RYAN COUTURE-HAIM GOZALI ANCHOR BELLATOR 180 PRELIMS ON BELLATOR.COM LOS ANGELES – The biggest night in […]
Bellator 178 Results MAIN CARD Patricio Freire def. Daniel Straus via submission (guillotine) – Round 2, 0:37 Ilima MacFarlane def. Jessica Middleton via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 2:15 Saad Awad def. Ryan Quinn via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) A.J. McKee def. Dominic Mazzotta via knockout (kick) – Round 1, 1:15 PRELIMINARY CARD Kastriot […]
FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE ON THE LINE WHEN DANIEL STRAUS MEETS PATRICIO PITBULL FOR THE FOURTH TIME TOMORROW NIGHT ON SPIKE Complete Weigh-In Photos Here UNCASVILLE, CONN. (April 20, 2017) –The official weigh-ins for Bellator 178: Straus vs. Pitbull 4 took place this afternoon at the Mohegan Sun Arena. The competitors are now ready for […]
KARIM GHAJJI RECLAIMS WELTERWEIGHT BELLATOR KICKBOXING WORLD TITLE JORINA BAARS, RAYMOND DANIELS & JOE SCHILLING ALSO EMERGE VICTORIOUS ADDITIONAL PHOTOS – CREDIT BELLATOR/LUCAS NOONAN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – Official Bellator Kickboxing 6 Main Card Results & Quotes: Karim Ghajji (98-13-1) defeated Zoltan Laszak (11-3) via split decision (50-45, 48-47, 46-49) Karim Ghajji Quote: “We prepared really hard for […]
PHOTOS & QUOTES FROM TODAY’S BELLATOR 177 & BELLATOR KICKBOXING 6 PRESS CONFERENCE EVENT SET TO TAKE PLACE FRIDAY, APRIL 14 IN BUDAPEST ADDITIONAL FIGHTER PHOTOS – CREDIT BELLATOR/LUCAS NOONAN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – Several fighters from both Bellator 177: Dantas vs. Higo and Bellator Kickboxing 6 gathered in Budapest this morning […]
RAFAEL CARVALHO STOPS MELVIN MANHOEF IN MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH TORINO, ITALY — Please find official Bellator 176: Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2 results, quotes, scorecards and photos. Rafael Carvalho (14-1) defeated Melvin Manhoef (30-14) via Head Kick at 3:15 of Round 4 Quote from Rafael Carvalho: “The last fight didn’t go as I expected or like the […]
PHOTOS AND RESULTS FROM TODAY’S BELLATOR 176 AND BELLATOR KICKBOXING 5 WEIGH-INS SPIKE TV TO AIR FOUR ACTION-PACKED HOURS OF COMBAT SPORTS STARTING AT 3 P.M. ET/PT TOMORROW, SATURDAY, APRIL 8 ADDITIONAL PHOTOS – CREDIT BELLATOR/LUCAS NOONAN UpdatedBellator 176: Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2 Main Card: Middleweight World Title Bout: Rafael Carvalho […]
BELLATOR 175 RESULTS MAIN CARD Muhammed Lawal def. Quinton Jackson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Emmanuel Sanchez def. Marcos Galvao via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Sergei Kharitonov def. Chase Gormley via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:55 Noad Lahat def. Lloyd Carter via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:50 Steve Kozola def. Jake Roberts […]
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MADISON SQUARE GARDEN TO HOST BELLATOR NYC: SONNEN VS. SILVA PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT ON SATURDAY, JUNE 24 CHAEL SONNEN & WANDERLEI SILVA TO SETTLE HEATED LONG-STANDING RIVALRY IN MAIN EVENT DOUBLE MAIN EVENT WILL SEE FEDOR EMELIANENKO AND MATT MITRIONE IN AN EXPLOSIVE HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN PLUS, TWO BELLATOR WORLD TITLE FIGHTS: WELTERWEIGHT […]
LIGHTWEIGHT FACEOFF PITTING STEVE KOZOLA AGAINST JAKE ROBERTS & FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT FEATURING NOAD LAHAT AGAINST LLOYD CARTER COMPLETES MAIN CARD OF BELLATOR 175 ON MARCH 31 LOS ANGELES – (March 15, 2017) A lightweight feature fight pitting undefeated knockout artist Steve Kozola (7-0) against Jake Roberts (7-1) and a featherweight feature clash pairing AKA […]
FOLLOWING INJURY TO DARRION CALDWELL, LEANDRO HIGO RECEIVES TITLE SHOT AGAINST EDUARDO DANTAS AT BELLATOR 177 IN BUDAPEST ON FRIDAY, APRIL 14 LOS ANGELES — (March 14, 2017) – Following an undisclosed injury to Darrion Caldwell, budding superstar Leandro “Pitbull” Higo(17-2) will now challenge current champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas(19-4) in a bantamweight world title fight at […]
JULIA BUDD WINS INAUGURAL WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE AT BELLATOR 174 — MARLOES COENEN CALLS IT A CAREER Julia Budd (10-2) defeated Marloes Coenen (23-8) via TKO (punches) at 2:42 of round four Quotes: “I have dreamt about this moment forever. When I was 21 and first started kickboxing, I dreamt about being a champion and I […]
BELLATOR 174 WEIGH-IN VIDEO & FREE PRELIMS Weigh-In (5:00 pm CST): Preliminary Card (6:00 pm CST): Don’t Miss Bellator 174: Coenen vs. Budd – Live Tonight, 9/8c on Spike
MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE ON THE LINE WHEN RAFAEL CARVALHO REMATCHES MELVIN MANHOEF AT BELLATOR 176 IN TORINO, ITALY ON APRIL 8 HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (Feb. 27, 2017) – A middleweight championship fight pitting (13-1) against Melvin Manhoef (30-13-1, 2 NC) will serve as the main event of Bellator 176, which takes place inside […]
BELLATOR 173 OFFICIAL RESULTS & PHOTOS Liam McGeary (12-1) defeated Brett McDermott (7-5) via TKO at 1:06 of round two FIGHT PHOTOS HERE James Gallagher (6-0) defeated Kirill Medvedovsky (7-4) via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:53 of round one FIGHT PHOTOS HERE Iony Razafiarison (2-1) defeated Sinead Kavanagh (4-1) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-25) FIGHT PHOTOS HERE Alex Lohore (11-1) defeated Colin Fletcher (13-8) […]
BELLATOR 173 OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS Catchweight Main Event: Liam McGeary (211.5) vs. Brett McDermott (217.6) WEIGH-IN PHOTOS HERE Featherweight Co-Main Event: James Gallagher (145.4) vs. Kirill Medvedovsky (146) WEIGH-IN PHOTOS HERE Women’s Catchweight Bout: Sinead Kavanagh (140) vs. Iony Razafiarison (136.2) WEIGH-IN PHOTOS HERE Welterweight Bout: Colin Fletcher (171) vs. Alex Lohore (170.4) WEIGH-IN […]
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