CHICAGO, Ill. (July 30, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships World Featherweight Championship belt will be on the line Sept. 2nd when reigning champ Joe “The Hammer” Soto defends his title against Season 2 Featherweight Tournament Champion  Joe Warren at Bellator ... Read More »

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (July 15, 2010) — For the second time in three months, Bellator Fighting Championships will bring its action-packed, nationally televised brand of mixed martial arts to the historic Majestic Theater in downtown San Antonio on Thursday, Sept. ... Read More »

Joe Warren was almost not able to even participate, much less win his fight against Patricio "Pitbull" Freire due to a case of apparent food poisoning. Read More »

Zoila Frausto also pulls off stunning upset of No. 1 ranked Rosi Sexton before sold-out crowd in Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. (June 24, 2010) – Bellator Fighting Championships concluded its hugely successful second season with two more thrilling upsets on Thursday ... Read More »

Undefeated 36-year-old heavyweight Ron "The Monster" Sparks (5-0) will represent his hometown of Louisville, Ky., at "Bellator 23", which will be held at Fourth Street Live in downtown Louisville next Thursday, June 24. Read More »

Rebney calls middleweight semifinalist “The personification of the Bellator spirit” CHICAGO, Ill. (June 4, 2010) — Jared Hess, whose grit and determination following a gruesome knee injury at Bellator 20 last Thursday won him legions of new fans across the ... Read More »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Bellator Fighting Championships will provide a live video stream of the Bellator 16 pre-fight press conference and weigh-ins tonight on www.Bellator.com beginning at 8:00 p.m. CT. The weigh-ins and presser will take place at the Kansas ... Read More »

CHICAGO, Ill. (April 23, 2010) — The action-packed three-round Bellator 14 fight between up-and-coming Macon, Ga., product Bryan Goldsby and MMA legend Jeff Curran is now available for viewing in its entirety exclusively at Bellator.com. The fight, which was the ... Read More »

Fans can participate, too, via e-mail and Twitter CHICAGO, Ill. (April 22, 2010) — For the second consecutive week, Bellator Fighting Championships will provide a LIVE video stream of its post-fight press conference at Bellator.com. Tonight’s stream, broadcast from the ... Read More »

CHICAGO, Ill. (April 19, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships made its FOX Sports Net debut April 8th as FSN’s highest-rated national program on both Thursday and Sunday night. The Thursday premiere lifted the network’s prime time ratings by an impressive ... Read More »

Alvarez quest for No. 1 world ranking also included on Bellator’s Boston card CHICAGO, Ill. (April 20, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney announced today that Roger Huerta will face rising star Pat Curran while “Submission ... Read More »

Event will be broadcast to virtually every home in the U.S. via NBC, FOX Sports Net, Telemundo and mun2 CHICAGO, Ill. (April 20, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships, the fist-of-its-kind tournament-style mixed martial arts promotion will bring its world-class, nationally-televised brand ... Read More »

CHICAGO, Ill. (April 19, 2010) — Ryan “The Tank Engine” Thomas, whose controversial loss to former U.S. Olympian Ben Askren generated substantial comment in the MMA world following Bellator 14 in Chicago last week, has been announced as a last-minute ... Read More »

New broadcast partner re-affirms Bellator’s commitment to Latino MMA fans CHICAGO, Ill. (April 12, 2010) – Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that it has expanded its groundbreaking TV distribution alliance to include mun2 (moon-dos), an NBC-owned cable TV network aimed ... Read More »

Josh Barnett, John “Doomsday” Howard, and Sean Sherk join Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice on this week’s edition of Inside MMA. Barnett addresses the steroid allegations as well as Tom Atencio’s statement saying he was the cause of Affliction’s demise. ... Read More »

CHICAGO, Ill. (March 25, 2010) – Bellator Fighting Championships today officially announced the on-air broadcast teams for its nationally televised shows on FOX Sports Net, NBC and Telemundo during its second and third seasons. Bellator’s English-language team will be led ... Read More »

CHICAGO, Ill. (March 26, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that its reigning featherweight champion, Joe Soto, will square off in a non-title “Super Fight” with UFC veteran Diego “The Octopus” Saraiva under the Bellator banner this spring. The ... Read More »

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – March 25, 2010 – The international production and distribution company Engine Entertainment has completed an agreement with Bellator Fighting Championships to handle the exclusive worldwide distribution (excluding US and Canada) for this first-of-its-kind mixed martial arts ... Read More »

CHICAGO, Ill. - Former IFL champion and Pat Miletich protege Ryan McGivern (13-6) is the latest addition confirmed for Bellator Fighting Championships’ upcoming Season 2 middleweight tournament. McGivern, who has been fighting professionally since 2004,has notable wins over Dennis Hallman, Matt ... Read More »

CHICAGO, Ill. (March 17, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships put the final piece in place for its much-anticipated Season 2 lightweight tournament today with the signing of 9-3 up-and-comer Pat Curran. The 22-year-old Curran is the cousin of UFC, WEC, ... Read More »

Alliance brings together two authentic names in fight sports CHICAGO, Ill. (March 17, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships, the nationally televised mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, today announced a new partnership with Everlast, the world’s leading manufacturer, marketer and licensor ... Read More »

CHICAGO, Ill. (March 15, 2010) — Roger Huerta, the top free agent in MMA and one of the sport’s brightest young stars, announced today that he has signed an exclusive contract with Bellator Fighting Championships and will compete in the ... Read More »