Reigning Bellator Featherweight Champ Joe Soto improves perfect record with ‘Super Fight’ win GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (May 20, 2010) – MMA star Dan Hornbuckle and former U.S. Olympian Ben Askren both booked passage into the championship round of Bellator Fighting ... Read More »
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GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – ProMMAnow.com is on the scene at the Verizon Theatre this evening for the semi-final round of Bellator Fighting Championships‘ season two welterweight tournament featuring Ben Askren vs. Ryan Thomas and Dan Hornbuckle vs. Steve Carl. The ... Read More »
Fans can participate in the Bellator 19 post-fight press conference streaming live tonight at Bellator.com
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – Bellator Fighting Championships will provide a live video stream of the Bellator 19 post-fight press conference tonight on Bellator.com. The post-fight press conference will begin at approximately 11:15 p.m. ET/8:15 p.m. PT. ProMMAnow.com is on the ... Read More »
Pictures: Bellator 19 weigh-ins
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – ProMMAnow.com was on the scene at the Verizon Theatre Wednesday afternoon for the “Bellator 19″ weigh-ins. Bellator 19 will feature the semi-final round of Bellator‘s season two welterweight tournament. The event will air live on FOX Sports ... Read More »
Firing back, Thomas calls Askren a ‘coward’: ‘He needs to keep his mouth shut before I shut it for him’
War of words intensifies on eve of much-anticipated rematch at Bellator 19 in Dallas GRAND PRARIE, Texas (May 19, 2010) — Bellator Welterweight Tournament semifinalist Ryan Thomas shot back at disparaging comments made Monday by his opponent, Ben Askren, calling ... Read More »
Bellator 19 weigh-in results
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – ProMMAnow.com‘s Billy “24-7″ MacDonald was on the scene at the Verizon Theatre this afternoon for the “Bellator 19″ weigh-ins. All fighters, including the welterweight tournament semi-finalists, made weight successfully. “Bellator 19″ will feature the semi-final round ... Read More »
Askren on Thomas: “I’m gonna put him to sleep”
Former U.S. Olympian sets the stage for Bellator 19 rematch this Thursday night in Dallas GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (May 17, 2010) — The ongoing war of words between Bellator Welterweight Tournament semifinalists Ben Askren and Ryan Thomas continued on Monday ... Read More »
Film Study – Askren vs Moza Fay
Last Thursday, the Beat the Streets Gala took place aboard the USS Intrepid in New York City. The event raised funds for high school and middle school wrestling programs in the city. Some of the nation’s top wrestlers took part ... Read More »
Bellator 17 ratings on Fox Sports Net up 184% over network debut on April 8th
Bellator viewership outpaces prior FOX Sport Net MMA programming by 46% among coveted 25-54 male demo; Bellator remains highest-rated weekly program distributed by FSN nationally CHICAGO, Ill. (May 14, 2010) — Just five weeks into its 24-show engagement with FOX ... Read More »
Warren, Pitbull advance to Bellator Featherweight Finals while Lombard makes a statement with 6-second KO at Bellator 18
MONROE, La. (May 13, 2010) – World Champion wrestler Joe Warren and undefeated jiu-jitsu black belt Patricio Pitbull punched their tickets to the Bellator Featherweight Tournament Finals on Thursday while reigning Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard made yet another statement ... Read More »
Bellator 18 KO special: Hector Lombard vs. Jay Silva fight video
Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard took on UFC veteran Jay Silva at Bellator 18 in Monroe, La., Thursday night. It was a non-title fight basically meant to keep Lombard active while the second season tournament plays out. Unfortunately, it couldn’t ... Read More »
Joe Warren and Patricio “Pitbull” Freire advance to Bellator Featherweight Tournament Finals
MONROE, La. – Thursday night at the Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, La., wrestling crossover star Joe Warren (4-1) continued his assault on professional mixed martial arts. Matched up against the much more experienced Georgi Karakhanyan (13-2-1) at Bellator 18, ... Read More »
Bellator 18 results and play-by-play
MONROE, La. — It is another week, and tonight is another round of the Bellator Fighting Championships second season. Bellator 18 takes place this evening at the Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, La. The event will be broadcast live on ... Read More »
Bellator 18 weigh-in results
MONROE, La. (May 12, 2010) — On the eve of Bellator Fighting Championships’ much-anticipated show at the Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, La., the fighters competing in tomorrow’s event participated in an official weigh-in earlier this evening. Bellator 18 will ... Read More »
UFC veteran Jay Silva to replace Paulo Filho in Thursday’s Bellator “Super Fight” vs. Champion Hector Lombard
MONROE, La. (May 11, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that Paulo Filho has withdrawn from this Thursday night’s “Super Fight” against Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard at Bellator 18. Lombard (24-2-1) will instead face off against former UFC ... Read More »
Roger Huerta talks loss to Curran, ponders possible fight in Japan
Roger Huerta talks about his recent loss to Pat Curran at Bellator 17. He talks about his relationship with Pat’s cousin, Jeff Curran, and also where he goes from here. The former Sports Illustrated cover boy says with Bellator’s permission ... Read More »
Submission artist Ulysses Gomez added to Bellator’s Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament
CHICAGO, Ill. (May 6, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships put another piece in place for its upcoming Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament today with the addition of Las Vegas-based submission grappler Ulysses Gomez. The 26-year-old Brazilian jiu-jitsu brown belt boasts a ... Read More »
Pat Curran upsets Roger Huerta and advances to lightweight finals while Champion Eddie Alvarez dominates Josh Neer at Bellator 17
Curran will face MMA vet Toby Imada; Heavyweight Cole Konrad makes national TV debut with a win BOSTON, Mass. (May 6, 2010) – Pat Curran, the 22-year-old descendant of MMA royalty pulled off one of the most shocking upsets in ... Read More »
Bellator 17 results and play-by-play
BOSTON, Mass. – Bellator 17 takes place tonight at Boston’s Wang Theatre and will air live on FOX Sports Net. ProMMAnow.com will provide live results and play-by-play commentary during the fights which include the lightweight tournament semi-finals with Roger Huerta vs. ... Read More »
Hawaii’s Mark Oshiro added to Bellator’s Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament
CHICAGO, Ill. – As the Bellator Fighting Championships has begun to reach the semi-final rounds of their second season tournaments, the promotion, at the same time, is preparing for season three, which officially begins on Aug. 12. On Wednesday, Bellator ... Read More »
Bellator 17 weigh-in results
BOSTON, Mass. – The weigh-ins for Bellator 17 took place Wednesday at Boston’s Wang Theatre, the same location for Thursday’s fights which will air live on FOX Sports Net. ProMMAnow.com will provide live results and play-by-play commentary during the fights ... Read More »
Boston-area native Saul Almeida wins Bellator Fighting Championships open tryout
SOMERVILLE, Mass. (May 4, 2010) – Saul “The Spider” Almeida, who has compiled a perfect 8-0 record on the Boston-area regional circuit since turning pro less than 18 months ago, was the unanimous winner of an open tryout held earlier ... Read More »