Like Kyoji Horiguchi, Patricky Freire wants titles in Rizin, Bellator
It has always been Patricky Freire’s dream to fight in Japan, and he will finally get to check that off his bucket list in two…
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Scott Coker hoped ‘for a different fight’ than Patricio Freire vs. Pedro Carvalho
Bellator president Scott Coker likes how the selection process for the Bellator featherweight grand prix quarterfinals bracket played out, but he wishes the next title…
Bellator FWGP: Sanchez wanted Weichel rematch ‘for a long time’ – ‘He knows he didn’t beat me’
Emmanuel Sanchez has been waiting a long time to get another crack at Daniel Weichel. More than three years after dropping a split decision to…
Darrion Caldwell: Patricio Freire ‘dodging me’ in Bellator featherweight grand prix
Darrion Caldwell believes Bellator champion Patricio Freire is trying to avoid fighting him in the featherweight grand prix. During the selection process for the quarterfinals…
Patricio Freire explains why he chose Carvalho, not Caldwell, for March title fight
Thanks to the “champion’s choice” twist, Patricio Freire had a big decision to make during the selection process for the Bellator featherweight grand prix quarterfinals…
Ava Knight hopes Bellator builds strawweight division around her: ‘I’m the one to bring up’
After her Bellator 228 win, former boxing champion Ava Knight discusses what it felt to fight in MMA for the first time, the early adversity…
After Bellator 228 win, Leandro Higo mentions James Gallagher as potential next opponent
After his Bellator 228 win, Leandro Higo spoke with the media about what it was like coming off two losses, who he wants to fight…
Holly Holm injured, UFC 243 fight with Raquel Pennington scrapped
Holly Holm will not have the opportunity to score another spectacular win down under after all. Holm, a former UFC women’s bantamweight champion, is out…
Juan Archuleta hopes to avoid fighting teammate Georgi Karakhanyan in Bellator tourney
Juan Archuleta knows what it’s like to train with a champion of a major MMA promotion. Now he’s trying to become one himself. Archuleta meets…
Darrion Caldwell wants Patricio Pitbull in second round of Bellator tournament
Darrion Caldwell’s path to the Bellator featherweight grand prix wasn’t exactly what he thought it would be, but he’s thrilled to be part of it…
Video: Bellator 228 ceremonial weigh-in staredowns
At the Bellator 228 ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday morning in Los Angeles, the competing fighters faced off for the final time. You can watch the…
Bellator 228 official weigh-in results, highlights
The Bellator 228 weigh-ins took place Friday morning in Los Angeles ahead of Saturday’s event at The Forum. Bloody Elbow was on scene when competing…
Bellator 228: Ex-boxing champ Ava Knight wants titles in both MMA and boxing
As she begins her venture into MMA, Ava Knight has high expectations of herself. Knight, a former boxing champion who makes her MMA debut at…
Daniel Weichel: Competing in Bellator FW tournament is about ‘writing my legacy’
Ahead of his Bellator 228 fight with Saul Rogers, Daniel Weichel discusses what it means to him to be participating in the featherweight grand prix,…
Gegard Mousasi explains why he wanted Lyoto Machida rematch: ‘I was a bad loser’
Ahead of his Bellator 228 main-event rematch with Lyoto Machida, Gegard Mousasi discusses why he has wanted to fight Machida again ever since their first…
Lyoto Machida wants title shot after Mousasi rematch, open to fights with Lovato Jr. and Bader
Ahead of his Bellator 228 main-event rematch with Gegard Mousasi, Lyoto Machida discusses if he has enjoyed his time in Bellator since joining the promotion…
Patricio Pitbull doesn’t care he’s not the Bellator 228 main event, calls Machida a ‘legend’
Ahead of his Bellator featherweight title defense against Juan Archuleta at Bellator 228, Patricio Pitbull discusses being the man everyone is after in the 145-pound…
In need of change, Juan Adams plans to do next camp at Jackson-Wink MMA
With his UFC career in jeopardy, heavyweight Juan Adams is making some major changes to his training regime. Adams, who won his UFC debut last…
The night he watched his brother break his jaw, KB Bhullar called it quits for good
Sitting in the waiting area of the hospital, with his younger brother in the emergency room, KB Bhullar said he was never going to fight…
Carla Esparza says fan dumped beer on her after UFC Mexico win: ‘It made me really sad’
Jeremy Stephens wasn’t the only fighter attacked by the UFC Mexico City crowd Saturday night. Former UFC strawweight champion Carla Esparza, who defeated Alexa Grasso…