TURKI ALALSHIKH: ‘AJ vs PRENGA IN JEDDAH REINFORCES SAUDI ARABIA’S POSITION AS DESTINATION FOR WORLD’S LEADING EVENTS’ His Excellency Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) and President of the Saudi Boxing Federation, affirmed that “The Comeback” bout between British heavyweight Anthony Joshua and Albanian heavyweight Kristian Prenga, scheduled to take place on July 25 […]
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Chris Billam-Smith vs. Ryan Rozicki Zuffa Boxing 7 Card Preview From Bournemouth, United Kingdom By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Robert Brizel (2025-2026) Prediction Record: 111-24-8 – Feature Fights (6-4) Sign up to Zuffa Boxing on Paramount+ to See this Fight! Bournemouth International Centre, Uk (June 6th, 2026)– Zuffa Boxing Z07, Paramount+, […]
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JOHNNY EBLEN VS. IMPA KASANGANAY FOR INTERIM MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE HEADLINES PFL AUSTIN Sergio Pettis vs. Lewis McGrillen Set to Feature in Co-Main Event PFL Austin Will Air Live in the U.S. on ESPN2 From 8 pm ET Tickets Available Through Ticketmaster NEW YORK (June 4, 2026) – The Professional Fighters League (PFL) today announced that former Bellator […]
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Dmitry Bivol vs. Michael Eifert Results & Video Highlights Yekaterinburg, Russia (May 31st, 2026)– Dmitry Bivol successfully defended his unified WBA and IBF light-heavyweight world titles against Michael Eifert in Russia on May 30, 2026. Bivol secured a dominant unanimous decision victory, with all three judges scoring the shutout bout 120-107. Eifert produced the worst […]
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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.
Bellator Signs “The Janitor” Vladimir Matyushenko To Expanding Light Heavyweight Division Newport Beach, CA. (April 18, 2013) – At 42 years old, Vladimir Matyushenko has seen it all. From earning three submission victories in one night, to taking down opponents like Antônio “Little Nog” Nogueira, Travis Wiuff, Pedro Rizzo and Jason Lambert. Armed with one […]
An emotional Holly Holm announced her retirement from boxing (photo by Will Fox) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (April 16, 2013, 2013) – Today at a Fresquez Productions media luncheon, 14-time, three-division world boxing champion Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm (32-2-3, 9 KOs) shocked the combat sports world by announcing her retirement from boxing, effective after her […]
Bellator Introduces Four-Man Tournaments for Summer Series Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight and Bantamweight Tournament Champions To Be Crowned Newport Beach, CA. (April 10, 2013) – After closing out a highly successful inaugural season on Spike TV, Bellator announced today it will hold four-man tournaments over the summer in the Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight and Bantamweight divisions. […]
SPIKE TV’S FIRST SEASON OF BELLATOR MMA DELIVERS KNOCKOUT RATINGS FOR NETWORK New York, NY – April 10, 2013 – Spike TV’s debut season Bellator MMA was a ratings success for the network, delivering an average of 861,000 viewers, culminating with 952,000 viewers for its finale event this past Thursday, April 4. Emanating from venues all around the country, […]
REAL COMBAT MEDIA MMA RADIO EPISODE #04 (4/9/13) Welcome to our 4th episode of Real Combat Media MMA Radio with your host Hector Gomez from Hanford, California. The Panel hosts for this show will be Ben Capocci from Battle East Essex, UK and Tercilio Cruz from João Pessoa, Brazil. The topics that will be […]
Bellator MMA Results From Atlantic City Atlantic City, N.J. (April 4, 2013) – The final results are in for Bellator MMA live from Revel in Atlantic City. The event featured the Bellator Middleweight Tournament Championship where Doug Marshall defeated Brett Cooper with an explosive TKO (punches) in the first round. Frodo Khasbulaev won the Bellator Lightweight […]
Bellator MMA Weigh-in Results From Atlantic City Atlantic City, N.J. (April 3, 2013) – The Bellator MMA weigh-ins have been completed from The Social at Revel in preparation for Bellator MMA’s April 4th event, which will showcase a Featherweight World Title Fight as well as the Featherweight and Middleweight Tournament Finals. Bellator MMA will take place […]
Bellator MMA Results From Tampa, FL Tampa, FL (March 28, 2013) – The final results are in for Bellator MMA live from the USF Sundome in Tampa, Florida. The night showcased the Lightweight Tournament Final with David Rickels finishing Saad Awad via TKO in the second round. The event also featured the Light Heavyweight Tournament Final as […]
Bellator MMA Weigh-in Results from USF’s Sundome Tampa, F.L. (March 27, 2013) – The Bellator MMA weigh-ins have been completed from the University of South Florida’s Sundome in preparation for Bellator MMA’s March 28th event, which will showcase the Lightweight and Light Heavyweight Tournament Finals. Bellator MMA will take place at the USF Sundome on Thursday, […]
REAL COMBAT MEDIA MMA RADIO EPISODE #02 (3/26/13) Welcome to our second episode of Real Combat Media MMA Radio with your host Hector Gomez from Hanford, California. The Panel hosts for this show will be Ben Capocci from Battle East Essex, UK and Tercilio Cruz from João Pessoa, Brazil. This episode will air […]
April 4th Card Complete as Bellator MMA Returns to Atlantic City from Revel Resort Live on Spike Shamhalaev Battles Curran for Featherweight Title, and Middleweight & Featherweight Tournament Championships on the line Newport Beach, CA. (March 15, 2013) – The Toughest Tournament in Sports will end its season in style as Bellator MMA makes return […]
Bellator MMA Results From Lewiston, Maine Lewiston, ME (March 22, 2013) – The final results are in for the Bellator MMA event live from The Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. The night was headlined with Dave Jansen defeating Marcin Held to win the Lightweight Tournament Finals, a tournament prize of $100,000 and a guaranteed title shot […]
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MEDIA ALERT *Bellator MMA Weigh-In Results* Lewiston, Maine – The Bellator MMA weigh-ins have been completed from The Baxter Lounge at The Androscoggin Colisee in preparation for Bellator MMA’s March 21st event, which will showcase the Lightweight Tournament Final. Bellator MMA will take place at The Androscoggin Colisee on Thursday, March 21st with the first fight taking place at 7:30 […]
Bellator MMA Hosts Weigh-Ins Wednesday, March 20th at 5:00pm EST From Lewiston, Maine Weigh-Ins will be streamed online at Bellator.com Lewiston, Maine. (March 20, 2013) — The weigh-in and pre-fight press conference for Bellator MMA will take place Wednesday at 5:00 P.M. EST at the Baxter Lounge at Androscoggin Colisee, located at 190 Birch St. Lewiston, ME 04240. Bellator MMA will take place from […]
Two $100,000 Tournament Finals Headline Bellator MMA’s Return to Tampa March 28th from The University of South Florida’s Sun Dome Giant Slayers Emanuel Newton vs. Mikhail Zayats Battle for Light Heavyweight Tournament Championship; Awad vs. Rickels Fight For Lightweight Tournament Crown Newport Beach, CA. (March 13th, 2013) – The Toughest Tournament in Sports continues as The […]
Bellator MMA’s Road To The Championships Airs Thursday, March 14th Live on Spike TV at 11pm EST/10pm CST Newport Beach, CA. (March 13, 2013) – As The Toughest Tournament in Sports prepares for its final three weeks of the season, Spike TV will air a special Bellator 360 – Road To The Championships on Thursday, […]
Bellator 92 Recap and Results By: Sensei Phillip Palmejar March 7, Pechanga Casino and Resort, Temecula, Ca. The Southern California Desert on a late winter evening sets the stage for another great night of Bellator tournament fights. The audience is littered with champion stock as Michael Chandler, Dominick Cruz, Brandon Vera and Dan Henderson take […]
MEDIA ALERT *Bellator MMA Weigh-In Results* Temecula, CA. – The Bellator MMA weigh-ins have been completed from Temecula’s Pechanga Resort and Casino in preparation for Bellator MMA’s March 7th event, which will showcase the Featherweight and Middleweight Tournament Semifinals. Bellator MMA will take place at Pechanga Resort and Casino on Thursday, March 7th with the first […]
*Media Alert* $100,000 Welterweight Tournament Finals Delayed As Douglas Lima Suffers Broken Hand Newport Beach, CA. (March 5, 2013) – After a knockout filled Bellator Tournament run, Welterweight Finalists Douglas Lima and Ben Saunders will have to wait for their long awaited rematch as Douglas Lima has suffered a broken hand. Originally scheduled on […]
SPIKE TV TO LAUNCH GROUNDBREAKING CO-VIEWING APP FOR BELLATOR MMA Bellator MMA for iPad, iPhone, and iTouch Gives Fans A New Way to Experience MMA Newport Beach, CA. (February 28, 2013) – Spike TV is launching “Bellator MMA” for iPad, iPhone, and iTouch, as fans can experience mixed martial arts like never before with the world’s most […]
MEDIA ALERT *Bellator MMA Weigh-In Results* Albuquerque, New Mexico. (February 27, 2013) —The Bellator MMA weigh-ins have been completed with all fighters making weight in preparation for Bellator MMA’s February 28th event, where reigning Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Champion Christian M’Pumbu prepares to defend his title against dominating Slovakian finisher Attila Vegh. Bellator MMA will take […]
Bellator Champion Pat Curran Defends World Title Against “The Assassin” Shahbulat Shamhalaev April 4th From Atlantic City’s Revel Newport Beach, CA. (February 27, 2013) – After a dominating run through The Toughest Tournament In Sports with three knockouts in his three tournament fights, explosive Russian striker Shahbulat Shamhalaev has earned his title shot and will battle […]
$100,000 Lightweight Tournament Final Headlines as Marcin Held Battles Dave Jansen March 21st From Maine’s Androscoggin Colisee $100,000 Welterweight Tournament Finals Also Featured; Brett Rogers Returns Newport Beach, CA. (February 20. 2013) – All eyes will be on Bellator March 21st as the Lightweight and Welterweight Tournaments are decided as submission ace and Polish phenom Marcin […]
MEDIA ALERT Jason Fischer Replaces Injured Tiger Sarnavskiy in $100,000 Bellator Lightweight Tournament Semifinals February 28th Live On Spike TV Newport Beach, CA. (February 12, 2013) – After suffering a hand injury in his Bellator Lightweight Quarterfinal victory, Tiger Sarnavskiy will be replaced in the Season 8 Lightweight Tournament by Michigan native Jason “The Finisher” Fischer. […]
*Media Alert* Bellator’s February 28th Card From Santa Ana Star Center Complete: M’Pumbu Battles Attila Vegh for Light Heavyweight World Title, Plus Spectacular Lightweight Semifinals Newport Beach, CA. (February 18, 2013) – As reigning Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Champion Christian M’Pumbu prepares to defend his title against dominating Slovakian finisher Attila Vegh on February 28th, […]
Bellator MMA Brings $100,000 Lightweight Tournament Finals to California’s Pechanga Resort & Casino March 7th Jansen vs. Held Battle for Tournament Crown Newport Beach, CA. (January 18, 2013) – The stage is set for a Bellator MMA Lightweight Tournament Finals showdown as Dave “The Fugitive” Jansen battles submission ace Marcin Held on March 7th from […]
MEDIA ALERT *Bellator MMA Weigh-In Results* Charlotte, NC. (February 14, 2013) – The Bellator MMA weigh-ins have been completed with all fighters making weight in preparation for Bellator MMA’s February 14th event, which features a Bantamweight Title Fight between Eduardo Dantas and Marcos Galvao, as well as the start of Season 8 Middleweight Tournament. Bellator MMA will take […]
Light Heavyweight World Title Fight Headlines Bellator MMA from New Mexico’s Santa Ana Star Center February 28th Christian M’Pumbu Defends World Title Against Attila Vegh Live on Spike TV; In conjunction with Orthrus Promotions Newport Beach, CA. (January 7, 2013) – The title fights continue for Bellator MMA as the promotion announced today Bellator […]
King Mo Returns As Bellator MMA Invades Utah’s Maverik Center February 21st Live on Spike Utah’s Own Rad Martinez Battles For Featherweight Tournament Crown Newport Beach, CA. (January 29, 2013) – After an explosive knockout victory in his Bellator debut, King Mo is set to return to the Bellator cage when he battles “The Hardcore Kid” […]
Bojangles Coliseum Hosts Dantas vs. Galvao World Title Fight, Plus Bellator Middleweight Tournament February 14th Newport Beach, CA. (January 31, 2013) – Bellator MMA’s $100,000 Middleweight Tournament field is set as The Toughest Tournament in Sports continues Thursday, February 14th from Charlotte’s Bojangles Coliseum live on Spike TV. The night also features a spectacular main event […]
MEDIA ALERT *Bellator MMA Weigh-In Results* Mt. Pleasant, MI. (January 30, 2013) – The Bellator MMA weigh-ins have been completed from Soaring Eagle Resort & Casino in preparation for Bellator MMA’s January 31th event, which features the Bellator Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinals. Bellator MMA will take place at Soaring Eagle Resort & Casino on Thursday, January 31st with the […]
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