ProMMAnow.com's Official World MMA Welterwight Rankings. Georges St. Pierre is still the king, but there's a ton of change in the division since our last update. Read More »
Tag Archives: Ben Askren
Feed SubscriptionBellator 86 recap: Askren and Lawal win impressively
We recap the Bellator 86 event that featured Ben Askren taking out Karl Amoussou in the main event, and the impressive Bellator MMA debut of King Mo Lawal. Read More »
Bellator 86 LIVE results and play-by-play
Bellator 86 takes place this evening from the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla. Ben Askren puts his welterweight title on the line against Karl “Psycho” Amoussou. In addition to the title fight there are five tournament bouts on the card including the Bellator debut of King Mo. The first prelim fight kicks off at 8 p.m. ET and will stream live on Spike.com. The televised portion of the night will begin at 10 p.m. ET and will air live on Spike TV. Read More »
Bellator 86 weigh-in results and photos
Bellator 86 goes down tomorrow night from the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville Oklahoma and tonight the weigh-ins took place in that very spot. The welterweight title is up for grabs when Ben Askren defends his title against Karl Amoussou Read More »
Pro MMA Now’s Guide to Bellator 86
Bellator Fighting Championships is looking to continue their momentum after making their debut on Spike TV last week. On Thursday, Bellator 86 goes down at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla. and features a title fight, the first round of the welterweight tournament and the debut of former Strikeforce champion Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal. Read More »
Bellator’s Spike TV debut off to good ratings start
The Bellator 85 event which was the first LIVE Bellator event broadcast at their new home on Spike TV got off to a good start. The show averaged 938,000 viewers for the two hour event and peaked with a high of 1.2 million viewers. Read More »
Bellator 360 debuts on Spike TV tonight at 10 p.m. ET
Bellator Fighting Championships will make their long-awaited programming debut on Spike TV this evening (Thursday, Jan. 3) at 10 p.m. ET with Bellator 360. Read More »
Bellator 86: ‘King Mo’ debuts, Askren vs. Amoussou welterweight title fight headlines
Bellator 86 is set for January 24th and will be headlined by the welterweight title fight between Ben Askren and Karl Amoussou. Also, King Mo Lawal will make his Bellator debut against Przemyslaw Mysiala. Read More »
Bellator MMA will premiere on Spike TV on January 17
The Bellator MMA promotion will finally make the jump from MTV2 over to their new home Spike TV on January 17. Read More »
Bjorn Rebney discusses Bellator 72 wins and futures of Amoussou, Daley and Wiuff *VIDEO*
ProMMAnow.com's Dr. Rhadi Ferguson recently caught up with Bellator Chairman/CEO Bjorn Rebney to talk about three of Bellator's most promising fighters following their victories at Bellator 72 in Tampa, Fla. Read More »
Karl Amoussou Bellator 72 post-fight interview *VIDEO*
ProMMAnow.com reporter Dr. Rhadi Ferguson was on the scene this past weekend in Tampa, Fla., for Bellator 72. The good Doctor caught up with fellow judo black belt Karl "Psycho" Amoussou following his devastating 56-second inverted heel hook submission win over Bryan Baker in the welterweight tournament finals. Read More »
Bellator 74 kicks off season seven Sept. 28 in Atlantic City
Bellator Fighting Championships returns to Caesars Atlantic City on Friday, Sept. 28, for Bellator 74. The card will feature the start of Bellator's season seven welterweight tournament and will include former Bellator 170 pound champion Lyman "Cyborg" Good. Read More »
Bellator 64 main card recap: Askren smothers Lima, retains welterweight title
Ben Askren dominated Douglas Lima with a stifling top game, running away on the scorecards and retaining his welterweight title at Bellator 64. Read More »
Bellator 64 LIVE results and play-by-play
Bellator 64 takes place this evening at Caesar's Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada and features a Bellator welterweight title fight between undefeated champion Ben Askren and Bellator season five welterweight tournament winner Douglas Lima. Read More »
Bellator 64 pick ‘em contest sponsored by RYU
Welcome to ProMMAnow.com's Bellator 64 pick 'em contest sponsored by RYU (Respect Your Universe). Get the most main card picks right from tonight's Bellator 64 event and win a RYU prize package. Read More »
Mann Talk – Bellator 64 Preview
Tonight, Bellator Fighting Championships returns to MTV2. In the main event, welterweight champion Ben Askren will defend his belt against tournament champion Douglas Lima. The rest of the main card features bouts in the featherweight and bantamweight tournaments. This is easily one of the best cards, on paper, so far this season. Read More »
Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren to represent RYU at Bellator 64
Today, Respect Your Universe, Inc. (RYU) (OTCBB: RYUN), http://www.ryu.com/, is pleased to announce that current Bellator Welterweight Champion Ben Askren will be representing RYU. Read More »
Bellator 64 set with loaded lineup on April 6th
Bellator 64 is set with a loaded lineup on April 6th that features fights with Ben Askren defending his welterweight title against Douglas Lima. Marlon Sandro will battle Alexandre Bezerra in a featherweight matchup. Read More »
Bellator 64 preview: Ben Askren vs. Douglas Lima
Bellator 64 takes place this Friday, April 6, at Caesar's Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada and features current Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren defending his title against Douglas Lima in the main event. Read More »
Douglas Lima to face Ben Askren for Bellator welterweight title April 6 in Ontario
Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren will put his title and undefeated pro MMA record on the line when he faces season five welterweight tournament winner Douglas Lima at Bellator 64. Read More »
Roufusport rose to new levels 2011 and looks to explode in 2012
2011 was a banner year for the Roufusport. Nominated for “Gym of the Year” by the World MMA Awards…opened up the Roufusport Fighter House…won “Top MMA Gym” from Versus.com…brought in Bellator Welterweight Champion Ben Askren…brought in 2008 BJJ World Champion Joao Zeferino as its new Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Head Coach… Read More »
Bellator Signs World’s Top Welterweight Prospect Andrey Koreshkov
As Bellator Fighting Championships prepares for its highly anticipated sixth season, the promotion has once again added a premier talent from across the globe, this time signing undefeated Russian welterweight phenom Andrey "Spartan" Koreshkov. Last year, Bellator signed highly-touted Douglas Lima, who went on to win the Season 5 Welterweight Tournament and will face Ben Askren for the title. Read More »