After a scouting expedition that took Bellator Talent Development Director and former MMA fighter Zach Light throughout the United Kingdom, Bellator has added three English standouts to the roster as Martin Stapleton, Rob Sinclair and Paul Sass have all signed long-term promotional agreements with Bellator MMA. Read More »
After having two of his four straight wins inside the UFC overturned due to testing positive for marijuana within the last year, Matt Riddle was released from the organization in February. Riddle then signed with Texas-based promotion Legacy Fighting Championships, but his contract has since been bought out by Bellator MMA. Riddle will now take part in Bellator's Season 9 Welterweight Tournament this Fall. Read More »
The issue of marijuana usage aside, Matt Riddle is a household name in the MMA world. The UFC released Riddle from his contract after the fiasco with his drug test failures and the consequential fallout with UFC President Dana White. Matt Riddle has signed with Bellator MMA. Read More »
Bellator veteran and women's MMA strawweight standout "Little" Patricia Vidonic (8-5) got back in the win column this past weekend with a first round armbar submission victory over Jessica Doerner (3-2) at "Golden Cage MMA: Magic City Mayhem 2" in Minot, N.D. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) reporter Daniel Theodore recently sat down with UFC veteran Karo Parisyan to discuss his bout with fellow judo specialist Rick Hawn which took place at Bellator 95 last month, his battle with addiction and what his plans for the future are. Read More »
Forty-two-year-old former IFL light heavyweight champ and UFC veteran Vladimir "The Janitor" Matyushenko (26-7) will continue his pro mixed martial arts career with Bellator MMA. Bellator announced the signing of "The Janitor" to their light heavyweight division via press release on Thursday. Read More »
(Irvine, CA) Steve Carl has signed with Paradigm MMA Management for full service representation. The Bellator and M-1 veteran has amassed a 19-3 record in his professional MMA career. While Steve as an active duty member of the United States ... Read More »
Bellator MMA returns on Thursday night from the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Calif. The card features the semifinals of the middleweight and featherweight tournaments. As always, the main card airs live on Spike TV, while the undercard can be seen on Spike.com. Read More »
Bellator MMA 91 takes place this Thursday night from the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, N.M. As always the main card will air live on Spike TV, while the undercard can be seen on Spike.com. The card features light heavyweight champion Christian M’Pumbu’s first title defense against tournament winner Attila Vegh and the semifinals on the lightweight tournament. Read More »
Dana White talked with the media today leading up to UFC 157 and addressed several hot topics that are on the forefront of the sport right now. Dana discusses Liz Carmouche and the fact that she is openly gay. He assures any male fighters that if they come out they will no be treated any different or promoted any different. He talks at length about the recent cuts and speaks on the backlash from fans for releasing Jon Fitch. Read More »
Bellator 90 takes place this evening at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah and features a main event between Rad Martinez and Shahbulat Shamhalaev in the Bellator Featherweight Tournament Championship. King Mo also makes his Bellator return tonight as he takes on Emanuel Newton in Season 8 light heavyweight tournament semifinal action. Read More »
Bellator MMA returns this Thursday night on Spike TV. On the main card, the Rad Martinez and Shahbulat Shamhalaev face off for the season-seven featherweight tournament crown. The season-eight light heavyweight and welterweight tournaments continue as well. Read More »
Kelvin Hunt highlights some of the best posts and top articles from the Pro MMA Now (www.prommanow.com) staff this week. We know people are busy, so here are a few things you may have overlooked. Read More »
UFC President Dana White spoke with media at the after the UFC on FUEL TV 7 post-fight press conference. He touched on all types of topics from Dominick Cruz's return, Tito Ortiz announcing Cyborg to Invicta, Bellator ratings, and more. Read More »
The Bellator MMA machine just keeps on turning. Bellator 89 takes place this Thursday night at the Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. The card features a bamtamweight title fight as well as the first round of the season eight middleweight tournament. As always, the main card will air live on Spike TV while the undercard can been seen on Spike.com. Read More »
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. The Lightweight Tournament continues ... Read More »
ProMMAnow.com's Official World MMA Lightweight Rankings. Ben Henderso is still the top in the division. However, there are some upcoming matchups that could shake things up a bit. Read More »
Spike TV and Bellator Fighting Championships are holding a press conference in Santa Monica, Calif. today announcing the signing of UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture as a coach on Bellator's upcoming reality series. In addition to Couture, Coach Greg Jackson, Joe Warren, Frank Shamrock, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney and others are in attendance. Read More »
After a strong debut, the ratings dipped a little bit last week. However, there is no time to regroup, since Bellator's eighth season continues Thursday night at the Soaring Eagle Casino in Mount Pleasant, Mich. As always, the main card will air live on Spike TV, while the undercard can be seen on Spike.com. Bellator 87 features the first round of the season-eighth lightweight tournament. Read More »
UFC President Dana White was interviewed in the "UFC Tonight" show that airs on FUEL TV, and was asked by analyst Kenny Florian to provide an update on the Eddie Alvarez situation. White went on an epic rant about how Bellator's lawyer is a moron and why Spike and FOX are not comparable networks. Read More »
Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (9-1, 1 NC) will return to action February 21 when he faces Emanuel Newton (19-7) at Bellator 90 in the Season 8 light heavyweight tournament semifinals. Read More »
Former UFC champion and UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture has signed a deal with SPIKE TV and will reportedly coach on the upcoming Bellator MMA reality TV show that will air on Spike. Read More »
