Luis "Sapo" Santos (54-9-1) has quite the resume going into his XFC 23 "Louisville Slugfest" match up with Shamar Bailey. Santos has recorded 54 wins in his mixed martial arts career that dates back to 2000. He brings that experience into a fight with a solid wrestler and UFC, Strikeforce and Bellator veteran in Shamar Bailey(15-8-0). Read More »
The Legacy Fighting Championship 17 event took place Friday night in San Antonio, Texas. The main event saw MMA veteran Dan Hornbuckle get back on the winning side of things with a unanimous decision win over fellow MMA veteran Pete Spratt. The co-main event saw three time All-American wrestler Jared Rosholt dominant a tough and previously undefeated Richard Odoms to win a unanimous decision. Read More »
Bellator 49 takes place this evening at the Caesars Atlantic City, and features the quarterfinals of Bellator's Season 5 welterweight tournament. Read More »
The weigh-ins for Bellator 49 took place this afternoon at Caesar's in Atlantic City, the same location that will host Saturday's fight card that features the Bellator season five welterweight tournament quarterfinals. Read More »
CHICAGO, Ill. (August 30, 2011) — With a limited amount of tickets still remaining to Bellator’s fifth season premier in Atlantic City, the promotion has added two fan favorites to the card as Bellator veteran and New Jersey resident Lester ... Read More »
Bellator's season 5 welterweight tournament kicks off Sept. 10 LIVE on MTV2 from Caesars Atlantic City. The winner of the tournament gets a title shot against the winner of Ben Askren vs. Jay Hieron. Read More »
Bellator 35 featured eight welterweight combatants competing to reach the semi-finals of the promotion’s 170-pound tournament. Read More »
Richard Mann and Matt De La Rosa chat it up about Bellator's MTV2 deal, and then Mann tries to shake of the disappointment of his Deep 52 Impact picks and predict Saturday's card. Read More »
Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren will get a tune-up non-title fight against veteran Nick "The Goat" Thompson at Bellator 40 on April 9 in Newkirk, Okla. The event will air LIVE on MTV2. Read More »
Bellator 35, which airs live on MTV2, will mark the start of season four's welterweight (170 lbs.) tournament and will feature all four quarterfinal bouts on the card. Read More »
Former Judo Olympian and undefeated MMA fighter Rick Hawn will compete in Bellator's upcoming welterweight tournament. Read More »
Bellator Fighting Championships on Jan. 6 confirmed that former Judo Olympian Rick Hawn (9-0) will compete in the season four welterweight tournament. Read More »
Bellator season two welterweight tournament finalist Dan Hornbuckle has been named as the first official participant for their season four welterweight tournament. Read More »
Bellator welterweight contender Dan Hornbuckle (22-3) has been forced to withdraw from a scheduled bout against UFC and PRIDE veteran Ryo Chonan (18-11) at the Sengoku: Soul of Fight Dec. 30 event in Tokyo. Read More »
Once a UFC competitor and BodogFight champion, Nick Thompson is now using his legal background and MMA experience to manage fighters. Read More »
Bellator Fighting Championships on Nov. 16 announced the signing of sought-after welterweight free agent Jay Hieron, who has competed for the UFC, Strikeforce, and other major MMA promotions. Read More »
Strikeforce and UFC veteran Jay Hieron has agreed to compete in the Bellator Fighting Championships Season Four welterweight tournament. Read More »
Welterweight prospect and 2004 Judo Olympian Rick Hawn is now a part of a Bellator's 170-pound class that includes the likes of Dan Hornbuckle, former Olympic wrestler Ben Askren and UFC vet Ryan Thomas. Read More »
CHICAGO — Bellator Fighting Championships 25 takes place this evening at the Chicago Theater in Chicago. Headlining the card is a middleweight fight between Dan Hornbuckle and Brad Blackburn. The card also features two bouts in the first-ever Bellator heavyweight ... Read More »
Fighters competing tonight at Bellator 25 weighed in Wednesday at Chicago's Hotel Sax. All fighters were on point except for Shonie Carter, who was five pounds over the 171 lbs. allowed for welterweight non-title fights. Read More »
Bellator Fighting Championships returns to the Chicago Theater in Downtown Chicago for the second time this year for their 25th edition. The card will feature first round matches in both their heavyweight and women’s 115-pound tournaments. Also on the card, ... Read More »
The Bellator 25 weigh-ins and pre-fight press conference will stream LIVE online this evening from Chicago's Hotel Sax starting at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT on Bellator.com. Read More »
