Belgrade, Serbia, (August 1st, 2026)– The UFC touches down in Serbia for the first time in company history on Saturday, and it’s fitting that a hometown fighter gets to headline it. Uros Medic, a 33-year-old finisher with a perfect 100 percent stoppage rate across 13 pro wins, main-events in his own backyard against Daniel Rodriguez, […]
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GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS AND VERGIL ORTIZ JR. REACH SETTLEMENT, FOCUS ON BIGGEST FIGHTS AHEAD LOS ANGELES (July 17, 2026) — Golden Boy Promotions, Vergil Ortiz Jr., and Ortiz’s manager, Rick Mirigian, announced today that they have reached an amicable settlement resolving all outstanding disputes. The agreement concludes the pending litigation and reaffirms the parties’ shared […]
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RISING STARS & TOP CONTENDERS ENTER THE RING FOR EXPLOSIVE ROLLY VS. TEOFIMO PPV UNDERCARD MATCHUPS SATURDAY, AUGUST 22 Middleweight Star Yoenli Hernandez Duels Veteran Argentine Contender Francisco Daniel Veron in Co-Main Event of PBC Pay-Per-View Event Available on DAZN and Prime Video from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Plus! Interim WBA Super Bantamweight Champion […]
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COMPLETE PFL NEW YORK PRESENTED BY ARKHAM WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS PFL Lightweight Champion Usman Nurmagomedov and undefeated challenger Archie Colgan make the main event official as both make the 155.0 lbs weight limit The co-main event is also locked as undefeated Dakota Ditcheva and the always dangerous Denise Kielholtz weigh in at 125.8 lbs and 121.8 […]
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SKYE NICOLSON TO DEFEND WORLD TITLE AGAINST MIYO YOSHIDA ON AUG 29 IN BIRMINGHAM AS MATCHROOM AND MVP ANNOUNCE ALLIANCE Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing and Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions have entered into a landmark, long-term strategic alliance today focused on accelerating the growth of women’s boxing. The partnership brings together MVP’s industry-leading platform for women’s boxing and […]
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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.
COMPLETE RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 236: MACFARLANE VS. JACKSON Bellator 236: Macfarlane vs. Jackson Main Card: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-0) defeated Kate Jackson (11-4-1) via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-44, 50-44) A.J. McKee (16-0) defeated Derek Campos (20-9) via submission (arm-triangle) at 1:08 of round three Jason Jackson (11-4) defeated Kiichi Kunimoto (20-9-2, 1 NC) via […]
WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 236: MACFARLANE VS. JACKSON COMPLETE WEIGH-IN PHOTOS HONOLULU, HAWAII. – Bellator 236: Macfarlane vs. Jackson will be broadcast exclusively on DAZN at 10 p.m. ET/5 p.m. HST, while preliminary bouts will stream on Bellator.com, DAZN and globally on the Bellator Mobile App beginning at 8:30 pm EST/3:30 pm HST. Bellator 236: Macfarlane vs. Jackson Main Card: DAZN 10 p.m. ET/9 […]
BELLATOR SIGNS LIZ CARMOUCHE TO EXCLUSIVE MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-FIGHT CONTRACT HONOLULU – On the same night as Bellator and the USO Present: Salute the Troops, Bellator is proud to announce the signing of United States Marine Corps veteran and established flyweight competitor Liz Carmouche (13-7) to an exclusive multi-year, multi-fight contract. Carmouche joins Bellator’s women’s flyweight division following a […]
RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR AND THE USO PRESENT: SALUTE THE TROOPS COMPLETE FIGHT PHOTOS Bellator and the USO Present: Salute the Troops Main Card: Josh Barnett (35-8) vs. Ronny Markes (19-7) was cancelled by the Hawaii State Boxing Commission deeming Barnett unable to compete tonight due to severe illness Toby Misech (12-7) defeated Erik Perez (19-7) via KO (punches) at 0:54 of round one Alejandra Lara (9-3) defeated Veta […]
WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR AND THE USO PRESENT: SALUTE THE TROOPS COMPLETE WEIGH-IN PHOTOS HONOLULU, HAWAII. – Bellator and the USO Present: Salute the Troops will be broadcast live on Paramount Network at 10 p.m. ET/5 p.m. HST, while preliminary bouts will stream on Bellator.com and globally on the Bellator Mobile App beginning at 8:45 pm EST/3:45 pm HST. Bellator […]
FULL FIGHT CARDS AND BROADCAST DETAILS FOR THIS WEEKEND’S BELLATOR HAWAII DOUBLEHEADER ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK & DAZN JOSH BARNETT AND RONNY MARKES HEADLINE BELLATOR & THE USO PRESENT: SALUTE THE TROOPS ON FRIDAY, DEC. 20 BELLATOR 236 ON SATURDAY, DEC. 21 SEES ILIMA-LEI MACFARLANE DEFEND HER WORLD TITLE AGAINST KATE JACKSON LOS ANGELES – The full slate […]
TOP WELTERWEIGHTS ED RUTH AND YAROSLAV AMOSOV HEADLINE BELLATOR’S 2020 DEBUT AT WINSTAR WORLD CASINO AND RESORT ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 BRANDON GIRTZ MEETS MYLES JURY IN LIGHTWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK AND DAZN Tickets on sale this Friday, Dec. 6! LOS ANGELES – Bellator’s first event of 2020 at WinStar World Casino […]
DUE TO INJURY, BELLATOR BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION KYOJI HORIGUCHI RELINQUISHES TITLE LOS ANGELES – After suffering a severe injury that forced him to undergo surgery, Bellator bantamweight champion Kyoji Horiguchi (28-3) has relinquished the title he won last June at Bellator 222. With the championship now vacant, Bellator will move to book a 135-pound title […]
FULL RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 234: KHARITONOV VS. VASSELL Full Fight Photos Here Bellator 234: Kharitonov vs. Vassell Main Card Heavyweight Bout: Linton Vassell (19-8, 1 NC) defeated Sergei Kharitonov (30-8, 2 NC) via TKO (strikes) at 3:15 of round 2 Lightweight Bout: Sidney Outlaw (14-3) defeated Roger Huerta (24-12-1, 1 NC) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Lightweight Bout: Aviv Gozali (4-0) defeated Zaka Fatullazade (14-9) submission […]
BELLATOR & RIZIN BOOK MULTIPLE CROSS-PROMOTIONAL BOUTS AT BELLATOR JAPAN ON DEC. 28 AND RIZIN.20 ON NEW YEAR’S EVE BELLATOR SENDS LORENZ LARKIN, ILARA JOANNE, GOITI YAMAUCHI, PATRICK MIX & JOHN MACAPA TO JAPAN – WITH TWO ATHLETES SET TO COMPETE INSIDE RIZIN’S RING BELLATOR JAPAN AIRS LIVE SATURDAY, DEC. 28 AT 10 P.M. ET/9 […]
FULL RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 233: SALTER VS. VAN STEENIS Full Weigh-In Photos Here Main Card: John Salter (17-4) defeated Costello van Steenis (12-2) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Andrew Kapel (15-6) defeated “King Mo” Lawal (21-10) via KO (punch) at 1:22 of round one Arlene Blencowe (13-7) defeated Leslie Smith (11-8-1) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Tyrell Fortune (8-0) defeated Zu Anyanwu (15-6) via TKO (punches) at 1:56 of […]
WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 233: SALTER VS. VAN STEENIS EVENT Full Weigh-In Photos Here THACKERVILLE, OKLA. – Bellator 233: Salter vs. van Steenis, which takes place inside the WinStar World Casino & Resort tomorrow evening, will be broadcast live on Paramount Network and simulcast on DAZN at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary bouts will stream […]
FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR, BELLATOR AND THE USO TEAM UP TO SALUTE THE TROOPS WITH SPECIAL LIVE EVENT IN HAWAII ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 JOSH BARNETT MAKES HIS BELLATOR DEBUT AGAINST RONNY MARKES IN HEAVYWEIGHT MAIN EVENT ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK LOS ANGELES – To honor the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces, […]
FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 232: MACDONALD VS. LIMA 2 COMPLETE FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS HERE Bellator 232 Main Card: Douglas Lima (32-7) defeated Rory MacDonald (21-6-1) via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45) Paul Daley (42-17-2) defeated Saad Awad (23-13) via TKO (punches) at 1:30 of round two Patrick Mix (12-0) defeated Isaiah Chapman (9-4) via submission (kneebar) at 3:49 of round one Manny Muro (11-6) […]
160-POUND CONTRACT WEIGHT BOUT WILL SERVE AS CO-MAIN EVENT OF BELLATOR JAPAN AT SAITAMA SUPER ARENA BELLATOR JAPAN AIRS LIVE SATURDAY, DEC. 28 AT 10 P.M. ET/9 P.M. CT ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK LOS ANGELES – The co-main event of Bellator Japan, powered by RIZIN, is set, following tonight’s announcement that three-time former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler (19-5) will take on Benson Henderson (28-8) in […]
FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 231: MIR VS. NELSON 2 COMPLETE FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS HERE Complete Bellator 231 Fight Card: Frank Mir (19-13) defeated Roy Nelson (23-18) via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) Phil Davis (21-5, 1 NC) defeated Karl Albrektsson (9-3) via TKO at 3:06 of round three Ed Ruth (8-1) defeated Jason Jackson (10-4) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Joanne Ilara (9-4) defeated Bec Rawlings (7-9) […]
WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 231: MIR VS. NELSON 2 COMPLETE WEIGH-IN PHOTOS HERE UNCASVILLE, CONN. – Bellator 231 will be broadcast live on Paramount Network and DAZN at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary bouts will stream on Bellator.com, DAZN and globally on the Bellator Mobile App beginning at 6 pm EST/5 pm CT. Bellator 231 – Live on Paramount Network and DAZN– 9 p.m. […]
OFFICIAL RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR MILAN, BELLATOR 230 AND BELLATOR KICKBOXING 12 Complete Fight Night Photos Here Bellator 230: Carvalho vs. Nemkov Fight Card: Vadim Nemkov (11-2) defeated Rafael Carvalho (16-4) via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:56 of round two Dragos Zubco (3-1) defeated Hesdy Gerges (0-2) via unanimous decision (29-28 x3) Kirill Sidelnikov (12-6) defeated Domingos Barros (6-1) via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) Walter Pugliesi (5-2) […]
OFFICIAL BELLATOR 227 & 228 FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS & PHOTOS Complete Event Photos Here Bellator 228 Main Card Results: Gegard Mousasi (46-7-2) defeated Lyoto Machida (26-9) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (30-4) defeated Juan Archuleta (23-2) via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 49-46) A.J. McKee (15-0) defeated Georgi Karakhanyan (28-10-1, 1 NC) via KO (punches) at :08 of round one Darrion Caldwell (14-3) defeated Henry […]
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED BELLATOR FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP SUPERFIGHT BETWEEN JULIA BUDD AND CRIS ‘CYBORG’ IS OFFICIAL MATCHUP SET FOR JANUARY 25 AT THE FORUM IN LOS ANGELES AND LIVE EXCLUSIVELY ON DAZN TICKETS ON SALE NEXT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4 LOS ANGELES – Bellator is set to deliver one of the most anticipated bouts in the […]
Complete Bellator Dublin Weigh-in Results: 145-lb.Contract Weight Main Event: James Gallagher (139.8) vs. Roman Salazar (145.4) Welterweight Co-Main Event: Michael Page (170.6) vs. Richard Kiely (171.0) Welterweight Bout: Ryan Scope (170.0) vs. Peter Queally (168.4) Complete Bellator 227 Weigh-in Results: Maincard Lightweight Main Event: Benson Henderson (156.0) vs. Myles Jury (156.2) * 165-lb. Contract Weight […]
COMPLETE FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 226: BADER vs. KONGO COMPLETE FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS Bellator 226: Bader vs. Kongo Main Card: Ryan Bader (27-5, 1 NC) and Cheick Kongo (30-10-2, 1 NC) was ruled a no-contest due to an accidental eye poke Derek Campos (20-9) defeated Daniel Straus (26-9) via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-25, 30-25) Adam Borics (14-0) defeated Pat Curran (23-9) via TKO […]
FULL WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 226: BADER vs. KONGO COMPLETE WEIGH-IN PHOTOS HERE SAN JOSE, CALIF. – Bellator 226: Bader vs. Kongo will be broadcast exclusively on DAZN at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT, while preliminary bouts will stream on Bellator.com, DAZN and globally on the Bellator Mobile App beginning at 7:30 pm EST/4:30 pm PST. Limited […]
HEAVYWEIGHTS SERGEI KHARITONOV & LINTON VASSELL HEADLINE BELLATOR’S RETURN TO MENORA MIVTACHIM ARENA IN TEL AVIV, ISRAEL ON NOV. 14 ALSO, ROGER HUERTA MEETS SIDNEY OUTLAW IN CO-MAIN EVENT & FORMER TITLE CHALLENGER OLGA RUBIN TAKES ON SINEAD KAVANAGH, WHILE AUSTIN VANDERFORD & ISRAELI FATHER-SON DUO, HAIM & AVIV GOZALI, ARE IN ACTION Plus, […]
BELLATOR SIGNS CRIS ‘CYBORG’ TO LARGEST CONTRACT IN WOMEN’S MMA HISTORY LOS ANGELES – Bellator is proud to announce the signing of Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino (21-2, 1 NC) to the organization. The deal – the largest of its kind in women’s MMA history – exclusively secures “Cyborg’s” talents with a multi-year, multi-fight contract. “Cyborg” joins current champ Julia Budd, Olga […]
MIDDLEWEIGHTS JOHN SALTER AND COSTELLO VAN STEENIS MEET IN MAIN EVENT OF BELLATOR’S RETURN TO WINSTAR WORLD CASINO AND RESORT ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Tickets on sale this Friday! LOS ANGELES – Bellator’s return to WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. on Friday, November 8 will be headlined by a middleweight […]
BELLATOR RETURNS TO MOHEGAN SUN ARENA FOR MASSIVE DOUBLEHEADER ON OCTOBER 25 AND 26 RORY MACDONALD MEETS DOUGLAS LIMA IN WELTERWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX FINALS FOR TITLE AND ONE MILLION DOLLARS FRIDAY NIGHT’S BELLATOR 231 HEADLINED BY FRANK MIR AND ROY NELSON IN EXPLOSIVE HEAVYWEIGHT REMATCH LOS ANGELES – On October 25 and 26, Bellator […]
COMPLETE RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 225: MITRIONE vs. KHARITONOV 2 Complete Event Photos Here Bellator 225: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov 2 Main Card: Sergei Kharitonov (30-7, 2 NC) defeated Matt Mitrione (13-7, 1 NC) via TKO (punches) at 1:24 of round two Vitaly Minakov (22-1) defeated Tim Johnson (12-6) via KO (punch) at 1:45 of round one Alejandra Lara (8-3) defeated Taylor Turner (4-6) via […]
FULL WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 225: MITRIONE vs. KHARITONOV 2 Complete Weigh-In Photos Here BRIDGEPORT, CONN. – Bellator 225: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov 2 will be broadcast live on Paramount Network at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT and simulcast on DAZN, while preliminary bouts will stream on Bellator.com, DAZN and globally on the Bellator Mobile App beginning at 5:45 pm EST/2:45 pm PST. Limited tickets […]
FULL CARD SET FOR BELLATOR’S DEBUT IN BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 AT WEBSTER BANK ARENA BELLATOR 225: MITRIONE VS. KHARITONOV 2 AIRS ON PARAMOUNT NETWORK AND DAZN AT 9 P.M. ET/8 P.M. CT LOS ANGELES – Bellator will hold the first-ever MMA event at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn. on Saturday, August 24 […]
BELLATOR DEBUTS IN MILAN, ITALY ON SATURDAY, OCT. 12 WITH STACKED EVENT FEATURING DUAL-MMA CARDS AND THE RETURN OF BELLATOR KICKBOXING FORMER CHAMP RAFAEL CARVALHO MEETS VADIM NEMKOV IN MAIN EVENT OF PARAMOUNT NETWORK’S BELLATOR 230 BELLATOR EUROPEAN SERIES SEES MELVIN MANHOEF TAKE ON YANNICK BAHATI IN BELLATOR MILAN HEADLINER Plus, Gabriel Varga Defends His Bellator Kickboxing […]
NEWLY SIGNED MYLES JURY SET FOR PROMOTIONAL DEBUT AGAINST BENSON HENDERSON IN BELLATOR’S RETURN TO DUBLIN ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 27 LIGHTWEIGHT MAIN EVENT HEADLINES PARAMOUNT NETWORK PORTION OF DUAL-BROADCAST EVENT LOS ANGELES – Bellator makes its highly-anticipated return to Dublin on Friday, Sept., 27 with a stacked dual-broadcast event from 3Arena, featuring […]
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