The Bellator MMA promotion returns to Albuqurque, New Mexico, on July 31 when welterweight champion Ben Askren looks to defend his title against Audrey Koreshkov in the main event of Bellator 97. Read More »
Remember us posting the story of Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney stating that former Bellator MMA lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez was making false statements about the promotion and the history that have transpired between the two during this negotiation period? Eddie Alvarez took to his Twitter account this weekend to call the bluff of Rebney by producing the documents he claimed Bellator changed to try and gain his signature. Read More »
Former Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez made some bold statements earlier this week regarding the Bellator MMA promotion that he's currently battling in court. Alvarez told Ariel Helwani on "The MMA Hour" that he believes Viacom and Spike TV are now pretty much running Bellator, not Bjorn Rebney. 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 »
Bellator officials announced today that they will hold four-man tournaments over the summer in the Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight and Bantamweight divisions. Read More »
Spike TV’s debut season of Bellator MMA was a ratings success for the network, delivering an average of 861,000 viewers, culminating with 952,000 viewers for its finale event this past Thursday, April 4. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com reporter and 2004 Olympian Dr. Rhadi Ferguson sat down with Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney to discuss a topic close to his heart, judo, and the welterweight bout between Karo Parisyan and Rick Hawn set to go down Thursday at Bellator 95 in Atlantic City. Read More »
Bellator MMA for iPad, iPhone, and iTouch Gives Fans A New Way to Experience MMA Newport Beach, CA. (February 28, 2013) – Spike TV is launching “Bellator MMA” for iPad, iPhone, and iTouch, as fans can experience mixed martial arts like never before with ... Read More »
Bellator Returns To The University of South Florida March 28th With Two Tournament Finals Plus the Return of World’s #1 Ranked & Florida’s Own Jessica Aguilar Live on Spike TV Newport Beach, CA. (February 15, 2013) – Bellator MMA will ... Read More »
Fight fans watching Tiger Sarnavskiy fight in the Bellator Lightweight Quarterfinal know two things. Tiger won the match. And, he also fractured his hand. The bittersweet victory means he will not be able to participate in the Season 8 Lightweight Tournament and he will be replaced. This news was relayed Monday evening via Twitter by Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney. Read More »
The Bellator MMA promotion will visit Ovation Hall at Revel in Atlantic City, NJ as Pat Curran will put his Bellator Featherweight Title on the line against Daniel Straus live on Spike TV on April 4. Read More »
The Bellator MMA Welterweight Tournament is set for Feb. 21 in Utah’s Maverik Center live on Spike TV. Bryan Baker will replace an injured Brent Weedman in the tournament and face off against Douglas Lima. Ben Saunders will take on Raul Amaya for a spot in the welterweight tournament finals. Read More »
We reported a few days ago that former UFC champion and UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture had inked a deal with Spike TV. A press conference was held today to officially announce a part of the deal, and below are details on how the partnership will work. Read More »
The Bellator MMA promotion will finally launch their MMA based reality show entitled "Fight Master: Bellator MMA" which will premiere this summer on Spike TV. Randy Couture, Greg Jackson, Frank Shamrock, and Joe Warren will helm four separate fight camps for 32 up-and-coming fighters looking to fight their way into the Bellator tournament and a $100,000 cash prize. Read More »
The Toughest Tournament in Sports continues as The Androscoggin Colisee will host Bellator MMA on March 21st live on Spike TV. The event will feature the $100,000 Welterweight Tournament Finals, the Bellator debut of Kickboxing World Champion Michael Page and the return of longtime MMA veteran and Maine native Marcus Davis. 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 »
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 »
Former Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez will not be fighting at UFC 159, and could be spending more time in a courtroom than training for his octagon debut. His injunction to fight at uFC 159 was denied in the courts of New Jersey today. Read More »
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 »
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 »
Bellator announced today their longstanding alliance with Everlast, the world’s leading manufacturer, marketer and licensor of fight sports equipment has been extended through 2014. Read More »
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 »
