The weigh-in and press conference for Thursday night's Bellator MMA event is set to take place today (Jan. 30.) at the Soaring Eagle Resort & Casino in Mount Pleasant, Mich. The weigh-ins will begin at 5 p.m. EST and are open and free for the public to attend. Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionBellator 85: Weigh-ins set for 5 P.M. PT inside Irvine’s Bren Center on Jan. 16
The Bellator 85 weigh-in and press conference is set to take place at Irvine’s Bren Center on Wednesday, January 16th. The weigh-ins will begin at 5:00 P.M. PST and are open and free for the public to attend. Read More »
Bellator 71 to air commercial free to promote ‘MMA Onslaught’ video game
Bellator Fighting Championships will stream the entire Bellator 71 fight card LIVE for FREE without commercial interruption on leading video game web site, Gametrailers.com, on Friday, June 22 at 6 pm ET to promote Bellator’s new video game, “MMA Onslaught,” which debuts this summer. Throughout the night, fans will get a first-look at the MMA promotion’s first video game offering. Read More »
Bellator signs undefeated Russian heavyweight Vitaly Minakov
The heavyweight additions continue for Bellator Fighting Championships as the promotion has added the undefeated Vitaly Minakov to the heavyweight ranks. Minakov joins Bellator fresh off a vicious knockout of Bellator veteran Eddie Sanchez, and is ready to take his talents stateside and compete with the world’s best fighters. Read More »
Olympic alternate Shanon Slack signs with Bellator and will debut at Bellator 69
Bellator Fighting Championships continues to add to its impressive roster, this time adding dynamic featherweight Shanon Slack to its growing list of talent. Read More »
Mann Talk – Bellator 60 Preview
Richard Mann breaks down the main card for Bellator's sixth season premiere which airs tonight LIVE on MTV 2 and features Joe Warren defending his featherweight title against Pat Curran in the main event. Read More »
The top three reasons why Anthony Johnson vs. Hector Lombard needs to happen
Dr. Rhadi Ferguson makes the case that following Anthony Johnson's recent cut from the UFC, Bellator should sign him and build up a fight between he and Hector Lombard. Read More »
Bellator adds elite Japanese bantamweights Masakatsu Ueda and Hiroshi “Iron” Nakamura
In a continuing effort to scout and sign the world’s best talent, Bellator Fighting Championships has added two dynamic bantamweights in Masakatsu Ueda and Hiroshi “Iron” Nakamura. Read More »
Is Zuffa actively counterprogramming Bellator’s new season?
Is the UFC trying to add another promotion to Dana White's gravestone by sabotaging Bellator's television ratings on MTV2? Read More »
Bellator signs BJJ black belt Ricardo Tirloni
Bellator Fighting Championships has managed to sign yet another high quality fighter to their burgeoning lightweight roster, BJJ black belt Ricardo Tirloni. Read More »
Kyle Cerminara and Mtume Goodrum selected at Bellator open tryouts
Bellator Fighting Championships held tryouts this past weekend at Daddis Fight Camps in Cherry Hill, N.J., for the chance to earn a spot on an upcoming New Jersey fight card. Read More »
Bellator picks up Brazilian lightweight prospect Thiago Michel Pereira Silva
Twenty-seven-year-old World Kickboxing Champion and WBC Muay Thai Champion Thiago Michel Pereira Silva has been added to Bellator Fighting Championships' lightweight roster. Read More »
Bellator Fighting Championships returns to Lake Charles for Bellator 45 with two tournament championship fights
CHICAGO, Ill. (May 11, 2011) — Louisiana has been a second home to Bellator Fighting Championships, as the promotion has traveled to the Bayou State five times since their debut in 2009. On May 21st, Bellator will travel back to ... Read More »
Bellator heavyweight champion Cole Konrad to face Paul Buentello at Bellator 42 on April 23
Undefeated Bellator heavyweight champion Cole Konrad will take on veteran knockout artist Paul Buentello on April 23 at Lucky Star Casino in Concho, Okla. Read More »
Bellator Fighting Championships returns to Florida’s Seminole Hard Rock three times in 2011 on MTV2
CHICAGO, Ill. (March 16, 2011) — Bellator Fighting Championships today announced the promotion’s newly signed multi-year alliance with its long-term Florida partner Redline Media Group, to produce a series of nationally televised MTV2 events in 2011 at the Seminole Hard ... Read More »
Bellator lightweight title fight featuring Eddie Alvarez vs. Pat Curran set for April 2
Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez will put his title on the line on April 2 when he takes on Pat Curran at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. Read More »
Scott Barrett talks about his win over Mike Wessel at SportFight X; wants to fight Jon Madsen *VIDEO*
Heavyweight Scott "The Bear" Barrett talks about his win over TUF 10 and UFC 92 veteran Mike Wessel at SportFight X this past weekend. Read More »
Iraq War veteran Steve Carl confirmed for Bellator season 4 welterweight tournament
CHICAGO, Ill. (January 17th, 2011) —Bellator Fighting Championships will welcome back one of its own as three time Bellator competitor Steve “The Wildman” Carl has been confirmed for Bellator’s upcoming Season 4 Welterweight Tournament, airing in March on MTV2. Carl ... Read More »
Former champion Lyman Good returns for Bellator Season 4 Welterweight Tournament
CHICAGO, Ill. (January 12, 2011) — Former Bellator World Welterweight Champion Lyman “Cyborg” Good is not shy about his desire to avenge his only professional loss to current Bellator Welterweight Champion Ben Askren while reclaiming his spot at the top ... Read More »
Dave Herman defeats Michal Kita with omoplata submission at Bellator 31 (fight video)
After spending the majority of 2010 locked in a contract dispute, Dave "Pee Wee" Herman (20-2) faced Polish heavyweight Michal Kita (10-5) on Thursday, Sept. 30, at Bellator 31 in Lake Charles, La. Read More »
Bellator 30 results, play-by-play
Bellator 30 takes place this evening at 4th Street Live in Louisville, KY. The event is headlined by a middleweight matchup between Bryan Baker and Jeremy Horn. Read More »
Grove vs. Konrad heavyweight world championship set for Bellator 32 at Kansas City Power & Light
CHICAGO, IL. (September 22, 2010) –Bellator Fighting Championships will crown its first Heavyweight Champion when powerful striker Neil “Goliath” Grove meets 2-time NCAA Division I Heavyweight Wrestling Champion Cole “The Polar Bear” Konrad for Bellator’s World Heavyweight Title at Bellator ... Read More »