Tim Johnson explains UFC departure, Bellator signing
Tim Johnson’s transition from the UFC to Bellator was very smooth — and perhaps a little surprising, too. The heavyweight signed with the Viacom-backed promotion…
Bellator Archives: 05/2018
Bellator president says Gegard Mousasi vs. Rory MacDonald will happen ‘one day’
Bellator 200 paved the way for a superfight between newly-crowned middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi and welterweight titleholder Rory MacDonald. After dethroning Rafael Carvalho in the…
Bellator 200’s Michael ‘Venom’ Page on ‘Paula Tampax Daley’: ‘He don’t want none of me’
After Michael Venom Page’s scintillating performance against against David Rickels at Bellator 200, the fight on everyone’s lips is MVP vs. Paul Daley. The two…
Bellator 200 results and highlights: Mousasi TKO’s Carvalho to win middleweight title
Bellator 200 is in the books and the promotion saw their middleweight title change hands, when Gegard Mousasi stopped Rafael Carvalho with ground strikes in…
Mousasi likens MMA title to Oscar: It means a lot but it also means nothing
The last time middleweight standout Gegard Mousasi fought for an MMA world title was in July 2011, when he defended the DREAM light heavyweight title…
Bellator 200: Carvalho vs. Mousasi play-by-play, results, and discussion
Join us tonight on Bloody Elbow for live results and detailed play-by-play as Bellator 200 comes to London, England. The headliner for the card was…
Bellator 200 video: Carvalho vs. Mousasi preliminary card live stream
Bellator 200 takes place live at The SSE Arena in London, England, as the UK MMA scene kicks off a busy weekend of fights with…
Paul Daley says fight with ‘MVP’ will ‘definitely’ happen: He’ll get ‘switched off’ in 1st round
It’s starting to become clear why Paul Daley’s turbulent relationship with Bellator is suddenly on the mend: A fight with British rival Michael Venom Page…
Gegard Mousasi says he may retire after end of current Bellator contract
Gegard Mousasi, who suffered an eye injury in his last bout, is just a day away from stepping back into the cage. The UFC veteran…
Roy Nelson becomes default HWGP alternate following Cro Cop’s Bellator 200 injury snafu
Bellator 200 was poised to be the promotion’s mega tentpole show, but much like the UFC’s 200th numbered card, it has had to make a…
Paul Daley looks forward to ‘promising’ meeting with Scott Coker, talks about in-cage rant at Bellator 199
Paul Daley isn’t exactly one to bite his tongue. The heavy handed Brit has been venting his frustration about Bellator’s seeming lack of interest in…
Tito Ortiz: I never got a fair shake when I was with the UFC against Chuck Liddell
Early this month, rumblings about a possible third fight between retired UFC Hall-of-Famers Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz began to resurface. More interestingly, it was…
Bellator 200’s Michael Page talks year-long layoff, not rushing title shot
Striking dynamo Michael ‘Venom’ Page will return to action this Friday at Bellator 200, after spending well over a year on the sidelines due to…
Scott Coker: Expect the Bellator roster to ‘really blossom’ in the next year
In terms of talent level, it can be said that Bellator MMA is still in the shadows of its more prominent counterpart that is the…
Patricky Freire wants his next fight on same Bellator card as brother Patricio
The “Pitbull Brothers” Patricio and Patricky Freire have been a staple of Bellator MMA for years. Patricio is Bellator’s current featherweight champion, while the heavy-handed…
Chael Sonnen on Fedor Emelianenko: ‘You’re a scumbag and so am I’
When you interview Chael Sonnen, you’re going to get one of three things – Chael in character, the actual Chael, or a mixture of work…
Ratings: Vasyl Lomachenko’s dramatic win tops busy Saturday night in combat sports
May 12th was an unusually crowded night for combat sports. UFC 224 took place in Brazil, Bellator 199 went down in San Jose, and Vasyl…
Jon Fitch talks Paul Daley’s in-cage outburst, thinks crowd was booing him
This past weekend at Bellator 199, welterweight slugger Paul Daley made the rounds when he began insulting the broadcast team while he was being pummeled…
Video: Paul Daley says ‘f-ck Bellator’ to broadcast team while being wrestled by Jon Fitch
Bellator 199 wasn’t one of the finest moments of Paul Daley’s MMA career, as the British knockout artist found himself arguing and swearing at the…
Bellator 199 results and highlights: Ryan Bader takes 15 seconds to KO ‘King Mo’
Bellator 199 went down Saturday night from SAP Center in San Jose, California and aired live on Paramount Network. In the main event, Ryan Bader…