Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois in DAZN Co-Op Arena Preview By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Prediction Record: 2025-2026 – (89-22-3) (3-3) in Feature Bouts Manchester, UK (May 9th, 2026)– World Boxing Organisation World Heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley will risk his title in a dangerous defense against former champion Daniel Dubois in […]
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Conah Walker Defeats Sam Eggington in a Dramatic Ending in Wolverhampton, UK – Video Highlights Sign up to DAZN Wolverhampton, UK (May 4th, 2026)– Conah Walker (18-3-1,9 KOs) defeated Sam Eggington (36-10, 20 KOs) via TKO in the 10th round (1:59) during their headlining fight on May 2, 2026, at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton. […]
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Naoya Inoue Defeats Junto Nakatani in a Close Fight in Japan Tokyo, Japan (May 4th, 2026)– Naoya Inoue (33-0) maintained his status as the undisputed super bantamweight champion by defeating Junto Nakatani via unanimous decision on May 2, 2026. In front of a sell-out crowd of 55,000 at the Tokyo Dome, Inoue outpointed his fellow […]
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VALIDATION VS. REDEMPTION PFL MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH BETWEEN COSTELLO VAN STEENIS AND JOHNNY EBLEN HEADLINES PFL AUSTIN ON JULY 18 Tickets for PFL Austin at the Moody Center Are Available Through Ticketmaster Presale Begins Today at 12:00 PM CT – Sign Up For Exclusive Access at pfl.info/austin The Highly Anticipated Rematch Will Air Live in the […]
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Nico Ali Walsh on Protecting the Integrity of the Ali Act PDF – Protecting Fighters. Preserving Legacy. Strengthening the Future of Boxing Good Afternoon, For full transparency, was Nico’s recent email to the members of the US Senate Committee: Thank you for your time and continued commitment to the sport of boxing and to protecting […]
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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.
DUBLIN’S CHARLIE WARD CLASHES WITH NORBERT NOVENYI JR. IN AN EXPLOSIVE MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT, WHILE DANIEL WEICHEL COLLIDES WITH PEDRO CARVALHO AT FEATHERWEIGHT ALSO: FIVE PRELIMINARY CONTESTS ADDED TO THE MASSIVE CARD TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! DUBLIN – Leading mixed martial arts promotion BELLATOR MMA has today announced two explosive fights have been added to the BELLATOR […]
UNDEFEATED NO. 6 RANKED LIGHTWEIGHT USMAN NURMAGOMEDOV FACES PATRIK PIETILA DURING MAIN CARD OF BELLATOR 269: FEDOR VS. JOHNSON FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION VITALY MINAKOV GETS A NEW OPPONENT ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23 IN NO. 8 RANKED HEAVYWEIGHT SAID SOWMA LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA’s first-ever event in Russia just got even bigger, as BELLATOR 269: Fedor […]
BELLATOR MMA RETURNS TO THE 3ARENA IN DUBLIN ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 PAIR OF GRUDGE MATCHES HEADLINE THE CARD AS IRISH MMA PHENOMENON JAMES GALLAGHER MEETS FELLOW SUBMISSION ACE PATCHY MIX AT BANTAMWEIGHT & HOME-CROWD FAVORITE PETER QUEALLY FACES TOP RANKED PATRICKY “PITBULL” IN IMMEDIATE REMATCH BELLATOR 270 TICKETS ON SALE THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 27 […]
COMPLETE RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR MMA 265: KONGO VS. KHARITONOV Complete Event Photos Here – Please Credit: Lucas Noonan / BELLATOR MMA #3-Cheick Kongo (31-11-2, 1 NC) defeated Sergei Kharitonov (32-9, 2 NC) via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:59 of round two #5-Logan Storley (12-1) defeated Dante Schiro (8-3) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Marcelo Golm (9-3) defeated Billy Swanson (4-1) via TKO (strikes) at 4:57 of round one […]
BELLATOR MMA 265: KONGO VS. KHARITONOV CEREMONIAL WEIGH-IN Weigh-In to Stream Live on BELLATOR and SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Pages, as Well as the BELLATOR MMA Channel on Pluto T BELLATOR MMA 265: Kongo vs. Kharitonov Main Card: Friday, August 20 – live on SHOWTIME 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT Heavyweight Bout: #3-Cheick Kongo (30-11-2, 1 NC) vs. Sergei Kharitonov (32-8, 2 NC) […]
No. 5 RANKED LEAH ‘THE CURSE’ MCCOURT MEETS JESSICA BORGA IN FEATHERWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT AT BELLATOR MMA 267: LIMA VS. MVP 2 LONDON’S SSE ARENA, WEMBLEY PLAYS HOST TO MASSIVE CARD ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 LONDON, UK – A women’s featherweight fight will serve as the co-main event for BELLATOR MMA 267: Lima vs. MVP 2 on Friday, October 1 […]
BELLATOR MMA™ CONFIRMS FULL FIGHT CARD FOR BELLATOR MMA 265: KONGO VS. KHARITONOV – THIS FRIDAY, AUGUST 20 – LIVE ON SHOWTIME® LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA has confirmed the full fight card for the BELLATOR MMA 265: Kongo vs Kharitonov event taking place at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD and set to air live on SHOWTIME this Friday, […]
WEIGHTS FROM CORONA TORRES vs. ZAMORA Saturday August 14, 2021 Photos by Carlos Baeza – Thompson Boxing Promotions Ruben Torres 141.6 vs. Richard Zamora 140.6 Ruben Torres 141 vs. Richard Zamora 140.6 Loui Lopez 147 vs. Demarcus Layton 146.8 Katsuma Akitsumgi 124.5 vs. Dihul Olguin 125.6 Miguel Angel Madueño 143.4 vs. Manuel Martinez 143.8 Lazaro Vargas 119.9 vs. Alexis Alvarado 120.2 Tickets priced at $50, $75, & $100, and are available for purchase by calling 714-935-0900, or online at ThompsonBoxing.com. This […]
FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS, QUOTES & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 264: MOUSASI VS. SALTER COMPLETE FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS HERE – (PLEASE CREDIT: BELLATOR MMA / LUCAS NOONAN) POST-FIGHT VIDEO INTERVIEWS HERE c-Gegard Mousasi (48-7-2) defeated #1-John Salter (18-5) via TKO (punches) at 2:07 of round three Gegard Mousasi following retaining his middleweight title: “He’s a southpaw so everything is […]
BELLATOR 264 MEDIA QUOTES & WEIGH-IN UNCASVILLE, Conn. – August 11, 2021 – BELLATOR Middleweight World Champion Gegard Mousasi and No. 1 ranked middleweight John Salter previewed their BELLATOR MMA on SHOWTIME main event clash during a virtual media availability Wednesday. The event contributes to an action-packed month of fights on SHOWTIME and begins live at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. […]
FEDOR EMELIANENKO SET TO MEET NUMBER TWO RANKED HEAVYWEIGHT TIM JOHNSON AT MOSCOW’S VTB ARENA ON OCT. 23 IN MAIN EVENT OF BELLATOR MOSCOW: FEDOR VS. JOHNSON LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA announced this morning that the greatest heavyweight mixed martial artist of all-time, Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (39-6, 1 NC) will take on number two ranked heavyweight Tim […]
BELLATOR MMA 263: PITBULL VS. MCKEE RESULTS, PHOTOS & QUOTES FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS LOS ANGELES – The culmination of the nearly two-year featherweight tournament featuring the greatest BELLATOR athlete and the top undefeated prospect in the history of the promotion is in the books and AJ McKee emerged victorious, notching an emphatic submission win in the opening […]
BELLATOR MMA: LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX RESUMES WITH SEMIFINALS AT FOOTPRINT CENTER IN PHOENIX ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 Light Heavyweight World Champion Vadim Nemkov Set To Defend Title Against ‘Rumble’ Johnson, While Ryan Bader Goes Toe-To-Toe With Corey Anderson Live on SHOWTIME® at 10 P.M. ET/7 P.M. PT LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA’s massive second half of 2021 keeps […]
BELLATOR MMA 263: PITBULL VS. MCKEE FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AND PHOTOS CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS FROM TODAY’S BELLATOR 263 PRESS CONFERENCE WATCH TODAY’S PRESS CONFERENCE HERE LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA’s Featherweight and Lightweight World Champion Patricio Pitbull (32-4) and undefeated top-ranked challenger AJ McKee (17-0) previewed their must-watch Featherweight World Grand Prix Final and 145-pound title fight during a […]
BELLATOR MMA ANNOUNCES BLOCKBUSTER EVENT FOR THEIR RETURN TO LONDON AT THE SSE ARENA, WEMBLEY ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED REMATCH BETWEEN DOUGLAS ‘THE PHENOM’ LIMA AND MICHAEL “VENOM” PAGE TO HEADLINE BELLATOR LONDON: LIMA VS. MVP 2 TICKETS ON SALE THIS FRIDAY LONDON, UK – Today, BELLATOR MMA announced it will be returning to The […]
NO. 3 RANKED HEAVYWEIGHT CHEICK KONGO SET TO RUMBLE WITH SERGEI KHARITONOV IN MAIN EVENT OF BELLATOR MMA 265 ON AUGUST 20 AT SANFORD PENTAGON IN SIOUX FALLS, SD ADAM BORICS AND JAY-JAY WILSON WILL ALSO MEET AT FEATHERWEIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO CLAIM NUMBER ONE CONTENDER STATUS LOS ANGELES – Today, BELLATOR officials confirmed a […]
FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS, QUOTES & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR MMA 262: VELASQUEZ VS. KIELHOLTZ COMPLETE FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS HERE – (PLEASE CREDIT: BELLATOR MMA / LUCAS NOONAN) POST-FIGHT VIDEO INTERVIEWS HERE C-Juliana Velasquez (12-0) defeated #3-Denise Kielholtz (6-3) via split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) Juliana Velasquez: “I think I would be clinching a bit more, her striking didn’t surprise me, […]
WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 262: VELASQUEZ VS. KIELHOLTZ LIVE TOMORROW, FRIDAY, JULY 16 ON SHOWTIME AT 9 P.M. ET/6 P.M. PT COMPLETE WEIGH-IN PHOTOS UNCASVILLE, Conn. – BELLATOR 262: Velasquez vs. Kielholtz will be broadcast tomorrow, Friday, July 16 on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, while preliminary bouts will stream on the BELLATOR MMA […]
BELLATOR MMA CONFIRMS SEVERAL NEW BOUTS FOR BELLATOR MMA 262 – LIVE ON SHOWTIME® FRIDAY, JULY 16 AT 9 P.M. ET UNDEFEATED FLYWEIGHT CHAMPION JULIANA VELASQUEZ AND NO. 3 RANKED DENISE KIELHOLTZ SQUARE OFF FOR 125-POUND STRAP WHILE TOP-10 HEAVYWEIGHTS TYRELL FORTUNE AND MATT MITRIONE MEET IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA has confirmed the full […]
Bellator 261 Results & Video Highlights Valentin Moldavsky (ic) def. Tim Johnson via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46) Liz Carmouche def. Kana Watanabe via first-round knockout (punches) Sidney Outlaw def. Myles Jury via third-round submission (rear-naked choke) Daniel Weichel def. Keoni Diggs via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) Christian Edwards def. Simon Biyong via unanimous […]
GEGARD MOUSASI SET TO DEFEND BELLATOR MMA™ MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST NO. 1 RANKED JOHN SALTER ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 13 EVENT AIRS LIVE FROM MOHEGAN SUN ARENA ON SHOWTIME AT 9 P.M. ET/6 P.M. PT LOS ANGELES – The BELLATOR MMA Middleweight World Championship will be up for grabs on Friday, August 13 at Mohegan […]
WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 261: JOHNSON VS. MOLDAVSKY LIVE TOMORROW, FRIDAY, JUNE 25 ON SHOWTIME AT 9 P.M. ET/6 P.M. PT COMPLETE WEIGH-IN PHOTOS UNCASVILLE, Conn. – BELLATOR 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky will be broadcast tomorrow, Friday, June 25 on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, while preliminary bouts will stream on the BELLATOR […]
PAIR OF EXPLOSIVE HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHTS ADDED TO MAIN CARD OF BELLATOR 262 ON FRIDAY, JULY 16 TYRELL FORTUNE-MATT MITRIONE AND LINTON VASSELL-MARCELO GOLM CONFIRMED FOR SHOWTIME BROADCAST THREE ADDITIONAL PRELIMINARY CONTESTS ALSO OFFICIAL LOS ANGELES – The slate of action scheduled for BELLATOR 262 on Friday, July 16 continues to grow with the addition of five must-see contests. Two heavyweight fights have been […]
FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION PATRICIO PITBULL MEETS AJ MCKEE IN THE BELLATOR FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD GRAND PRIX FINALS WITH ONE MILLION DOLLAR PRIZE ON THE LINE BELLATOR 263 TAKES PLACE AT THE FORUM IN LOS ANGELES ON SATURDAY, JULY 31 – LIVE ON SHOWTIME® TICKETS FOR THIS MASSIVE EVENT GO ON SALE TOMORROW AT BELLATOR.COM […]
FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS, QUOTES & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR MMA 260: LIMA VS. AMOSOV COMPLETE FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS HERE – (PLEASE CREDIT: BELLATOR MMA / LUCAS NOONAN) POST-FIGHT VIDEO INTERVIEWS HERE #1-Yaroslav Amosov (26-0) defeated c-Douglas Lima (32-9) via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46) Yaroslav Amosov after winning the title: “I am happy because this is my life. […]
WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 260: LIMA VS. AMOSOV LIVE TOMORROW, FRIDAY, JUNE 11 ON SHOWTIME AT 9 P.M. ET/6 P.M. PT COMPLETE WEIGH-IN PHOTOS UNCASVILLE, Conn. – BELLATOR 260: Lima vs. Amosov will be broadcast tomorrow, Friday, June 11 on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, while preliminary bouts will stream on the […]
LIZ CARMOUCHE MEETS UNDEFEATED KANA WATANABE IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT OF BELLATOR MMA 261 ON FRIDAY, JUNE 25 – LIVE ON SHOWTIME AT 9 P.M. ET/6 P.M. PT LOS ANGELES – Liz Carmouche (15-7), who is No. 5 in the BELLATOR women’s pound-for-pound rankings, will face the promotion’s No. 3 ranked flyweight Kana Watanabe (10-0-1) during the co-main event […]
COMPLETE BELLATOR 260 FIGHT CARD CONFIRMED FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 11 AT 9 P.M. ET LIVE ON SHOWTIME® DOUGLAS LIMA DEFENDS WELTERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE AGAINST NO. 1 RANKED YAROSLAV AMOSOV IN MAIN EVENT LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA has confirmed the full fight card for BELLATOR MMA 260: Lima vs. Amosov on Friday, June 11 at Mohegan Sun Arena. The event is the […]
FEATHERWEIGHT SENSATION AARON PICO MEETS BIRMINGHAM’S AIDEN LEE DURING THE MAIN CARD OF BELLATOR 260: LIMA VS. AMOSOV ON FRIDAY, JUNE 11 – LIVE ON SHOWTIME TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR BELLATOR’S FIRST FAN-ATTENDED EVENT STATESIDE IN OVER A YEAR LOS ANGELES — Today, BELLATOR MMA confirmed that No. 6 ranked featherweight Aaron Pico (7-3) has been added to […]
FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS, QUOTES & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR MMA 259: CYBORG VS. SMITH 2 COMPLETE FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS HERE – (PLEASE CREDIT: BELLATOR MMA / LUCAS NOONAN) POST-FIGHT VIDEO INTERVIEWS HERE c-Cris Cyborg (24-2, 1 NC) defeated #4-Leslie Smith (12-9-1) via TKO (strikes) at 4:51 of round five Cris Cyborg after retaining the title: “I knew she […]
UNDEFEATED BELLATOR MMA FLYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION JULIANA VELASQUEZ SET TO MAKE HER FIRST TITLE DEFENSE AGAINST BELLATOR KICKBOXING WORLD CHAMPION DENISE KIELHOLTZ AT BELLATOR MMA 262 ON FRIDAY, JULY 16 LOS ANGELES – The main event of BELLATOR 262 on Friday, July 16 will feature undefeated 125-pound world champion Juliana Velasquez (11-0) making the first defense of her title against BELLATOR […]
FULL WEIGH-IN RESULTS & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR 259: CYBORG VS. SMITH 2 LIVE TOMORROW, FRIDAY, MAY 21 ON SHOWTIME AT 9 P.M. ET/6 P.M. PT COMPLETE WEIGH-IN PHOTOS UNCASVILLE, Conn. – BELLATOR 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2 will be broadcast tomorrow, Friday, May 21 on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, while preliminary bouts will stream on […]
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