Megumi Fuji

Watch today’s Bellator 69 weigh-ins LIVE on ProMMAnow.com at 2 p.m. ET

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The fighter weigh-ins for Bellator 69 will take place today at L’Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, La., the same location that will host Friday’s fight card featuring Maiquel Falcao vs. Andreas Spang in the season six middleweight tournament finals and Karl Amoussou vs. David Rickels in the welterweight tournament semifinals.

Bellator 31 results, play-by-play

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Bellator 31 features the semifinal round of Bellator’s 115 lb. women’s tournament featuring Zoila “The Warrior Princess” Frausto vs. Jessica “Jag” Aguilar and Megumi “Mega Megu” Fujii vs. Lisa Ward. Also, Chris Lozano takes on Yoshiyuki Yoshida.

Pictures: Bellator 24 fight night action

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In the following Bellator 24 gallery you will see photos from Neil Grove’s TKO of Eddie Sanchez, Hector Lombard’s knockout of “Whisper” Goodman, Yves Edwards vs. Luis Palomino and the two women’s bouts.

Bellator 24 results and play-by-play

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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Bellator Fighting Championships makes its third season debut tonight at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Bellator 24 will broadcast live on FOX Sports Net beginning at 7:00 p.m. CT.

Yves Edwards vs. Luis Palomino confirmed as ‘Local Main Event’ for Bellator 24 in Hollywood, Fla., on Aug. 12th

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CHICAGO, Ill. (July 29, 2010) — A showdown between one of MMA’s most exciting lightweights and a colorful, highly-regarded South Florida fan favorite will serve as the “Local Main Event” when Bellator Fighting Championships returns to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., for its Season 3 debut on Aug. 12th. The … Read more

Fujii vs. Magana, Alvarez vs. Aguilar to kick off Season 3 Women’s World Championship Tournament at Bellator 24 in Hollywood, Fla., Aug. 12

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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (July 15, 2010) — Bellator’s much anticipated Women’s World Championship Tournament will kick off on Thursday, Aug. 12th at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., with two opening-round fights featuring four of the planet’s top-ranked female fighters. In the first televised fight of the evening, the No. 1 pound-for-pound … Read more

Bellator 21 results and play-by-play

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Megumi Fuji (left) vs. Sarah Schneider - Photo courtesy of Tom Hill / www.TomHillPhotos.com

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Bellator Fighting Championships presents “Bellator 21” tonight live from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. ProMMAnow.com is on the scene to report all the play-by-play action.

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World’s No. 1 ranked female fighter, Megumi Fujii, makes national TV debut on Thursday during Bellator 21

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CHICAGO, Ill. (June 7, 2010) — Japanese MMA sensation Megumi Fujii, widely regarded as the No. 1 pound-for-pound female fighter in the world, will make her U.S. television debut on Thursday night on FOX Sports Net as part of the LIVE broadcast of Bellator 21 from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, … Read more

“Cyborg” poised to move up pound-for-pound rankings

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Strikeforce should not be blamed for continually referring to Gina Carano and Cristiana “Cyborg” Santos as the two top pound-for-pound female fighters during their lead up to Saturday’s fight. As a promoter they are entitled, and almost required, to speak in such grandiose terms — Gus Johnson screaming “Cyborg has tasted Gina’s power” while Carano is being pummeled is another story.

It is likely they will now promote Santos as the Fedor of women’s MMA, but the simple fact of the matter is that it is not true.

When dealing with a women’s pound-for-pound discussion, four names come to mind: Megumi Fujii, Yuka Tsuji, Tara Larosa, and Miku Matsumoto.

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