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 »
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Bellator MMA’s eighth season comes to a close this evening at Revel in Atlantic City. Bellator 95 is headlined with a Featherweight title bout between champion Pat Curran and season seven tournament weinner Shahbulat Shamhalaev. The event also includes season eight's middleweight and featherweight tournament finals. Read More »
Bellator 95 weigh-in results
Bellator MMA's eighth season comes to a close Thursday night at Revel in Atlantic City with two tournament finals and a featherweight title bout. Fighters competing on the Bellator 95 card took to the scales Wednseday, with featherweight headliners Pat Curran and Shahbulat Shamhalaev both weighing in at 144.7 pounds. Curran's title will be on the line against Shamhalaev, who won Bellator's season seven featherweight tournament. Read More »
Interview: Bjorn Rebney talks judo, Rick Hawn vs. Karo Parisyan, Olympic wrestling *VIDEO*
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 95: Curran vs. Shamhalaev set for Atlantic City on April 4
The Bellator MMA promotion makes its return to Atlantic City from Revel on April 4th live on Spike. The night will feature reigning Bellator Featherweight Champion Pat Curran putting his title on the line against Season 7 Tournament winner and explosive Russian striker Shahbulat Shamhalaev. Read More »
Bellator 85: Michael Chandler defends title, makes easy work of Rick Hawn
Bellator MMA lightweight champion Michael Chandler took out Rick Hawn with relative ease for his first title defense. Chandler used good movement while trading some strikes with Hawn before shooting in for the takedown and getting it in the first round. He landed some head and body shots while Hawn was content to lock up his guard while landing occasional elbows from the bottom. Hawn was able to get back to his feet, but not without taking some heavy shots to the back of his legs. Read More »
Bellator 85 LIVE results and play-by-play
Bellator 85 takes place this evening at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, Calif., and marks the promotion's debut on Spike TV. Two title fights are on the line, as well as quarterfinal round match-ups for Bellator's season 8 light heavyweight tournament. The prelim action kicks off starting at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT local time) on Spike.com, with main card airing live on Spike at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT local time). Read More »
Bellator 85 weigh-in results
The Bellator MMA era is almost ready to begin as all the fighters made weight for the Bellator 85 event that will be the first LIVE Bellator event to air on Spike TV Thursday night. Read More »
Pro MMA Now’s guide to Bellator 85
Bellator Fighting Championships returns for the eighth season. This season marks the promotion's return to Thursday nights and their debut on Spike TV. The highly anticipated move to the former home of the UFC is expected to propel the promotion forward. Bellator 85 features a pair of title fights and the first three bouts for the light heavyweight tournament. Lightweight champion Michael Chandler will defend his title against Rick Hawn. Tournament winner Patricio "Pitbull" Freire will attempt to displace featherweight champion Pat Curran. Read More »
Bellator 85: Weigh-ins set for 5 P.M. PT inside Irvine’s Bren Center on Jan. 16
The Bellator 85 weigh-in and press conference is set to take place at Irvine’s Bren Center on Wednesday, January 16th. The weigh-ins will begin at 5:00 P.M. PST and are open and free for the public to attend. Read More »
Open workouts for Bellator 85 to be held Tuesday, January 15
In preparation of their debut card on Spike TV, Bellator Fighting Championships will hold an open workout day for media and fans Tuesday, Jan. 15, from 1-3 p.m. PST at HB Ultimate Training Center in Huntington Beach, Calif. 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 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 »
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 70 results: Hawn wins Lightweight Tournament, Konrad successfully defends Heavyweight Title
Bellator Fighting Championships returned to “The Crescent City” Friday night for the close of Bellator’s action packed sixth season. Bellator Heavyweight Champion Cole Konrad made the first successful title defense of his career while Rick Hawn won the Bellator Season 6 Lightweight Tournament with a dynamic performance. Read More »
Bellator 70 weigh-in results
Fighter weigh-ins for Bellator 70 took place this afternoon in preparation for Friday night’s fight card from New Orleans, Louisana. All of the Bellator Tournament fighters made weigh with no issues. Read More »
Video: Rick Hawn talks win over Lloyd Woodard at Bellator 66
ProMMAnow.com's Dr. Rhadi Ferguson talks with fellow 2004 U.S. Olympic judo team member Rick Hawn following his knockout win over Lloyd "Cupcake" Woodard in the Bellator season six lightweight tournament semifinals. Read More »
Bellator 66 LIVE results and play-by-play
Bellator 66 takes place this evening at Cleveland's I-X Center and features a highly anticipated lightweight rematch between Japanese submission god Shinya Aoki and former Bellator 155 pound champion Eddie Alvarez. Read More »
Video: Dr. Rhadi talks with Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney
ProMMAnow.com reporter Dr. Rhadi Ferguson caught up with Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney this week to discuss Friday's Bellator 66 card in Cleveland and the promotion's future on Spike TV. Read More »
Bellator 66 weigh in results
Fighter weigh-ins for Bellator 66 took place this evening in preparation for Friday night’s fight card from Cleveland, Ohio, in preparation for Bellator’s Friday night event at the I-X Center. All fighters made weight without issue. Read More »
Listen to Pro MMA Now Radio with guests Rick Hawn and Shannon Knapp tonight at 10 p.m. ET
Tonight's guest include Bellator's Rick Hawn and Invicta Fighting Championships President Shannon Knapp. We also preview UFC 145. Read More »
Bellator 66 brings loaded card to Cleveland on April 20th
The Bellator 66 card will deliver one of the most sought after rematches in recent memory when former Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez rematches Shinya Aoki. Read More »