Press Conference Notes: Jose Ramirez & Seniesa Estrada Ready for Fresno Tripleheader Ramirez-Richard Commey, Estrada-Tina Rupprecht and Antonio Mireles-Patrick Mailata to be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT CLICK HERE for Photos (Courtesy: Mikey Williams/Top Rank via Getty Images) CLICK HERE FOR PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO (Courtesy: Top Rank) FRESNO, Calif. (March 23, 2023) – Top […]
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UFC on ESPN 43 Betting Odds, Preview, Media Day & Weigh-in Video Main Card at 7 p.m. ET, Prelims at 4 p.m. ET ESPN+ Available on ESPN.com and ESPN App for Mobile and Connected TV Devices To Subscribe Visit ESPNPlus.com/UFC San Antonio, TX (March 25th, 2023)– UFC action continues this weekend with UFC Fight Night Presented by Modelo: Vera […]
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TOP RANKED HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDERS (#3) SERGEI PAVLOVICH AND (#4) CURTIS BLAYDES COLLIDE AT UFC® APEX FEATURED BOUT: (#8) SONG YADONG vs. (#9) RICKY SIMON Las Vegas – UFC® returns to the APEX with a pivotal clash in the heavyweight division that will see No. 3 ranked Sergei Pavlovich take on No. 4 Curtis Blaydes. The co-main event will see bantamweight […]
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David Benavidez vs. Caleb Plant Betting Odds, All Access, Media Workout, Heated Presser, Pro Predictions & Weigh-in Video By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Robert Brizel Predictions: Las Vegas, NV (March 25th, 2023)– David Benavidez averages 67 punches thrown per round to Caleb Plant’s 46 punch average thrown per round. David Benavidez […]
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Usyk Pursues Possible Plan B With the Fury Fight Off The Table, WBC Frustrated & Wilder Offers to Step in London, UK (March 23rd, 2023)– WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO World Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk has left his training camp in Ukraine, with the unrealistic preset April 1, 2023 deadline for his proposed world heavyweight […]
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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.
MULTIPLE HIGH-PROFILE FIGHTS ADDED TO BOTH NIGHTS OF BELLATOR MMA’S HAWAII DOUBLE-HEADER ON FRIDAY, APRIL 21 AND SATURDAY, APRIL 22 BELLATOR 295 MAIN CARD GETS AN UPDATED MAIN CARD START TIME OF 11 P.M. ET/8 P.M. PT FRIDAY’S SHOW IS FREE TO ALL FIRST RESPONDERS, MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHILE TICKETS FOR SATURDAY’S […]
OFFICIAL FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS AND PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 292: NURMAGOMEDOV VS. HENDERSON VIEW ALL PHOTOS – PLEASE CREDIT: LUCAS NOONAN | BELLATOR MMA SAN JOSE, CALIF. – The BELLATOR Lightweight World Grand Prix is officially underway and undefeated incumbent champion Usman Nurmagomedov (17-0), as well as No. 4-ranked Alexander Shabliy (23-3) will be advancing in the tournament following impressive stoppage victories at BELLATOR 292: […]
FULL WEIGH-IN RESULTS AND PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 292: NURMAGOMEDOV VS. HENDERSON VIEW ALL PHOTOS – PLEASE CREDIT: LUCAS NOONAN | BELLATOR MMA SAN JOSE, CALIF. – All fighters weighed in successfully this morning ahead of tomorrow’s BELLATOR 292: Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson, which takes place at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. The talent-stacked main card will air LIVE in the […]
COMPLETE RESULTS, PHOTOS, QUOTES & VIDEOS FOR BELLATOR MMA 291: AMOSOV VS. STORLEY 2 FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS HERE – PLEASE CREDIT: LUCAS NOONAN/BELLATOR MMA POST-FIGHT INTERVIEWS HERE Dublin – BELLATOR 291 saw Yaroslav Amosov (27-0) mark his return to the BELLATOR cage in perfect fashion, as he unified the BELLATOR Welterweight World Title with a victory over Logan Storley. Amosov also […]
WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR MMA 291: AMOSOV VS. STORLEY 2 LIVE IN THE UK TOMORROW, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 ON BBC IPLAYER AND IN IRELAND ON VIRGIN MEDIA TWO AT 9 P.M. GMT COMPLETE WEIGH-IN PHOTOS HERE – Please Credit: Lucas Noonan/BELLATOR MMA DUBLIN, IRELAND – The main card of BELLATOR MMA 291: Amosov vs. Storley 2 will air […]
BELLATOR 296: MOUSASI VS. EDWARDS CO-MAIN EVENT UPDATE NO. 6 RANKED BRENT PRIMUS WILL NOW FACE PARIS’ OWN MANSOUR BARNAOUI IN MILLION-DOLLAR BELLATOR LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX QUARTERFINAL CO-MAIN EVENT BELLATOR MMA RETURNS TO PARIS ON FRIDAY, MAY 12 AT ACCOR ARENA FOR A BLOCKBUSTER EVENT FEATURING FORMER CHAMPION GEGARD MOUSASI AGAINST UK STAR, […]
BELLATOR MMA ANNOUNCES RENEWAL OF MAJOR BROADCAST DEAL WITH BBC IN UNITED KINGDOM BBC iPlayer remains the exclusive ‘home’ of BELLATOR MMA in the UK, with every event available live and on demand London UK – Leading mixed martial arts promotion BELLATOR MMA has today announced a renewal of its ground-breaking […]
BELLATOR MMA RETURNS TO HAWAII FOR A STACKED DOUBLE-HEADER WITH EVENTS ON FRIDAY, APRIL 21 AND SATURDAY, APRIL 22 FLYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION AND UNITED STATES MARINE LIZ CARMOUCHE DEFENDS HER TITLE IN REMATCH AGAINST NO. 4 RANKED DEANNA BENNETT AT BELLATOR 294 ON FRIDAY, APRIL 21 BELLATOR 295 ON SATURDAY, APRIL 22 WILL SEE THE CONCLUSION […]
UNDEFEATED FIGHTERS JOEY DAVIS, SULLIVAN CAULEY, MARIA HENDERSON, AND LANCE GIBSON JR. HIGHLIGHT TALENT-RICH ADDITIONS TO COMPLETE BOUT LISTING FOR BELLATOR’S RETURN TO PECHANGA RESORT CASINO ON FRIDAY, MARCH 31 LOS ANGELES – The slate of action for BELLATOR 293: Golm vs. James, the promotion’s Friday, March 31 return to Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Calif. is complete, […]
NO. 2 RANKED MICHAEL ‘VENOM’ PAGE AGAINST NO. 5 RANKED GOITI YAMAUCHI COMPLETES MAIN CARD OF BELLATOR 292 ON MARCH 10 IN SAN JOSE, CALIF. PRELIMINARY PORTION OF EVENT COMPLETE WITH THE ADDITION OF A LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT BETWEEN FORMER NO. 1 CONTENDER JULIUS ANGLICKAS AND WORLD GRAND PRIX COMPETITOR DOVLETDZHAN YAGSHIMURADOV LOS ANGELES – The […]
UPDATED BELLATOR MMA™ FIGHTER RANKING FOLLOWING HISTORIC, CBS DEBUT OF BELLATOR MMA 290 EVENT AT THE KIA FORUM IN LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES — BELLATOR MMA’s historic CBS Network Television debut, BELLATOR 290: Bader vs. Fedor 2, saw longest-reigning Heavyweight World Champion Ryan Bader (31-7, 1 NC) retain his title against the retiring MMA icon, Fedor Emelianenko (40-7, 1 NC), whose ceremonious final fight was accompanied by a touching […]
UFC Vegas 68 Results & Video Highlights By MMA News Preliminary Card Highlights Tatsuro Taira def. Jesus Aguilar In this flyweight bout, Japan’s Tatsuro Taira got it done in the first round with an armbar submission of Jesus Aguilar. Catch the finish below. That Armbar was slick 🔒 #UFCVegas68 pic.twitter.com/CE6a2EKtBA — ESPN+ (@ESPNPlus) February 5, 2023 Jun-yong Park […]
COMPLETE FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS, QUOTES, & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR MMA 290: BADER VS. FEDOR 2 CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM SATURDAY’S HISTORIC EVENT LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR 290 was a night that will be remembered for multiple reasons, as Ryan Bader successfully defended his BELLATOR Heavyweight World Championship in what also served as Fedor Emelianenko’s final fight as a professional. The first-ever […]
BELLATOR 290 BADER VS. FEDOR 2 CBS PRESS CONFERENCE, MEDIA DAY, BETTING ODDS & WEIGH-IN VIDEO CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM TODAY’S BELLATOR 290 PRESS CONFERENCE B-ROLL FROM WEDNESDAY’S BELLATOR 290 PRESS CONFERENCE FULL BELLATOR 290 PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR Heavyweight World Champion Ryan “Darth” Bader (30-7, 1 NC) and “The G.O.A.T.” Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (40-6, 1 […]
BELLATOR MMA INKS GROUNDBREAKING TELEVISION RIGHTS PARTNERSHIP WITH GLOBO IN BRAZIL, BECOMING GLOBO’S FLAGSHIP COMBAT SPORTS PROPERTY BELLATOR-GLOBO PARTNERSHIP WILL BRING WORLD-CLASS MMA ACTION TO THE PROMOTION’S KEY FAST GROWING, AVID BRAZILIAN AUDIENCE Los Angeles — BELLATOR MMA today announced a landmark, multi-year media rights partnership for live BELLATOR events to air in Brazil […]
SEVEN TOP-TEN RANKED BELLATOR ATHLETES SET TO COMPETE DURING STACKED FOUR-FIGHT MAIN CARD OF BELLATOR’S RETURN TO PECHANGA RESORT CASINO ON FRIDAY, MARCH 31 NO. 7-RANKED MARCELO GOLM CHALLENGES NO. 8-RANKED DANIEL JAMES IN HEADLINER, WHILE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S NO. 1-RANKED CAT ZINGANO TAKES ON IRELAND’S NO. 4-RANKED LEAH MCCOURT IN CO-MAIN EVENT TICKETS […]
BELLATOR MMA RE-SIGNS NUMBER ONE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT IN THE WORLD, VADIM NEMKOV CURRENT WORLD CHAMPION AGREES TO EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-FIGHT, MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE PROMOTION Los Angeles — BELLATOR MMA today announced an extension to the contract of reigning, undisputed BELLATOR Light Heavyweight World Champion and No. 2-ranked pound-for-pound competitor Vadim Nemkov (16-2, 1 NC). The multi-year, multi-fight extension […]
TWO BLOCKBUSTER FIGHTS ADDED TO BELLATOR MMA’S SHOWSTOPPING RETURN TO FRANCE FOR BELLATOR PARIS: MOUSASI VS. EDWARDS ON FRIDAY, MAY 12 DOUGLAS LIMA TO FACE COSTELLO VAN STEENIS IN MIDDLEWEIGHT CLASH, WHILE JOSE AUGUSTO FACES CAMAROON’S SIMON BIYONG IN EXPLOSIVE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT MATCH UP LONDON – BELLATOR MMA has today added two pulse raising match-ups to […]
FORMER BELLATOR INTERIM CHAMPION AND CURRENT NO. 1 RANKED HEAVYWEIGHT VALENTIN MOLDAVSKY REMATCHES NO. 2 RANKED LINTON ‘THE SWARM’ VASSELL DURING MAIN CARD OF BELLATOR 292 ON MARCH 10 IN SAN JOSE, CALIF. PRELIMINARY PORTION OF EVENT CONTINUES TO TAKE SHAPE, WITH ADDITION OF TOP- TEN BANTAMWEIGHTS LEANDRO HIGO- JAMES GALLAGHER, AND THE FLYWEIGHT DEBUT OF […]
BELLATOR MMA TO RETURN TO PARIS ON FRIDAY, MAY 12 AT ACCOR ARENA FOR A BLOCKBUTER EVENT FEATURING FORMER CHAMPION GEGARD MOUSASI AGAINST UK STAR, NO. 2 CONTENDER FABIAN EDWARDS NO. 5 RANKED SIDNEY OUTLAW TO FACE PARIS’ OWN MANSOUR BARNAOUI IN MILLION-DOLLAR BELLATOR LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX QUARTERFINAL CO-MAIN EVENT Los Angeles […]
BELLATOR MMA ANNOUNCES THE FIRST TWO MATCHUPS IN THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX UNDEFEATED CHAMPION USMAN NURMAGOMEDOV DEFENDS HIS BELT AGAINST FORMER UFC TITLIST BENSON HENDERSON, WHILE TOP-TEN CONTENDERS TOFIQ MUSAYEVAND ALEXANDER SHABLIY COLLIDE BELLATOR 292 CARD AIRS LIVE IN THE U.S. ON SHOWTIME ON FRIDAY, MARCH 10 AT 10 P.M. ET/ […]
BELLATOR MMA’S GROUNDBREAKING CBS DEBUT EVENT ON FEB. 4 IS NOW FINALIZED WITH ADDITION OF FOUR MARQUEE PRELIMINARY MATCHUPS, INCLUDING NO. 5 HEAVYWEIGHT STEVE MOWRY FACING FORMER OLYMPIAN ALI ISAEV FORMER TITLE CHALLENGER LORENZ LARKIN TO FACE MUKHAMED BERKHAMOV WHILE FORMER CHAMPION DARRION CALDWELL BATTLES NIKITA MIKHAILOV IN STELLAR BANTAMWEIGHT BOOKING Los Angeles — The […]
FORMER MMA FIGHTER PHIL BARONI ARRESTED IN MEXICO FOR MURDERING HIS GIRLFRIEND By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent San Pancho, Mexico (January 4th, 2022)– The 2023 New Year’s holiday vacation in Mexico, has, for the world of MMA, been a rocky road. First, UFC President Dana White was caught on video slapping […]
BELLATOR MMA SWEEPS RIZIN IN HISTORIC FIVE-FIGHT NEW YEAR’S EVENT IN JAPAN HISTORIC CARD AIRS IN THE U.S. ON SHOWTIME ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 AT 8 P.M. ET/ PT OFFICIAL FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS | (PLEASE CREDIT: RIZIN FF) SAITAMA SUPER ARENA – All five BELLATOR MMA athletes taking part in the historic BELLATOR vs. RIZIN event in Japan emerged victorious on Saturday night – […]
BELLATOR VS. RIZIN WEIGH-IN VIDEO OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN PHOTOS | (PLEASE CREDIT: RIZIN FF) MINATO, TOKYO – The ten athletes taking part in BELLATOR vs. RIZIN tipped the scales at Roppongi Hills Arena ahead of the historic New Year’s Eve event, which features a star-studded lineup stacked with current and former champions. The mega event takes place at the world-famous Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, […]
BELLATOR 290 CO-MAIN EVENT IS CHANGED LOS ANGELES – With a planned matchup between BELLATOR Light Heavyweight World Champion Vadim Nemkov and the legendary Yoel Romero unable to take place as scheduled, a blockbuster BELLATOR Middleweight World Championship bout between current champion and #5-ranked pound-for-pound athlete Johnny Eblen (12-0) and Team Fedor’s #3-ranked Anatoly Tokov (31-3) has been added as the co-main event for the promotion’s CBS debut this […]
UFC HALL OF FAMER STEPHAN BONNAR DIES AT AGE 45 Las Vegas, NV (December 24th, 2022)– Stephan Bonnar, UFC Hall of Famer and legend in MMA has died according to the UFC. The UFC broke the news Saturday, writing … “The UFC family is saddened by the tragic passing of UFC Hall of Famer Stephan […]
COMPLETE FIGHT NIGHT QUOTES, RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR MMA 289: STOTS VS. SABATELLO OFFICIAL FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS (PLEASE CREDIT: BELLATOR/LUCAS NOONAN) POST-FIGHT VIDEO INTERVIEWS HERE IC-Raufeon Stots (19-1) defeated #6-Danny Sabatello (13-2) via split decision (48-47, 45-50, 48-47) Stots Quotes: “I’m satisfied that I got the win, but I wanted to get that motherf*cker out of there. That’s the most satisfying given […]
WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR MMA 289: STOTS VS. SABATELLO LIVE ON SHOWTIME TOMORROW, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 AT 9 P.M. ET OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN PHOTOS (PLEASE CREDIT: BELLATOR/LUCAS NOONAN) UNCASVILLE – All fighters successfully weighed in today ahead of tomorrow’s BELLATOR 289: Stots vs. Sabatello card, which airs live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Tomorrow’s BELLATOR 289 will be headlined […]
WELTERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION YAROSLAV AMOSOV RETURNS TO ACTION AFTER DEFENDING UKRAINE – SET FOR UNIFICATION MATCH WITH INTERIM TITLE-HOLDER LOGAN STORLEY DATE CHANGE – BELLATOR 291: AMOSOV VS. STORLEY 2 WILL NOW TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY, FEB. 25 Top-Five Featherweights Pedro Carvalho and Jeremy Kennedy set for Co-Main Event as Promotion Returns to Dublin’s 3Arena DUBLIN, […]
BELLATOR 289 MAIN CARD FINALIZED WITH THE ADDITION OF NO. 5-RANKED MIDDLEWEIGHT DALTON ROSTA FACING NO. 10-RANKED ANTHONY ADAMS NO. 7 POUND-FOR-POUND FIGHTER DENISE KIELHOLTZ AND TOP PROSPECT PAT DOWNEY RETURN TO ACTION DURING STACKED PRELIMINARY CARD, WHILE KYLE CRUTCHMER AND JALEEL WILLIS ALSO DUEL AT WELTERWEIGHT Los Angeles — BELLATOR MMA’s No. 5-ranked and […]
COMPLETE RESULTS AND PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR MMA 288: NEMKOV VS. ANDERSON 2 / PITBULL VS. NURMAGOMEDOV FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS (PLEASE CREDIT: BELLATOR MMA/LUCAS NOONAN) CHICAGO – After a memorable return to Chicago BELLATOR MMA 288 is officially in the books. A partisan crowd was not enough to earn No. 1-ranked Corey Anderson (16-5, 1 NC) his first world championship and a million-dollar grand prize for […]
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