Bellator Archives: 12/2018

Bellator MMA’s first show of 2019 just took a hit. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reported on Thursday that reigning middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi has withdrawn from…

Former Bellator champion Rafael Carvalho believes he was overlooked by the judges due to his opponent’s fame. In a close affair against ex-UFC light heavyweight…

The last three years have not been good for Frank Mir. The former heavyweight champion left the UFC on a two-fight skid in 2015, and…

Just because someone is a former UFC champion doesn’t mean they can’t still get a little uncomfortable in the cage, apparently. After more than a…

The UFC was forced to cancel the first pay-per-view event of 2019. UFC 233, which was supposed to take place on January 26th in Anaheim,…

Bellator ran their second of two shows in the Blaisdell Center in Honolulu tonight, and the Hawaiian faithful showed up in droves to see their…

Ilima-Lei Macfarlane scored yet another submission finish. At Bellator 213, in Honolulu, Hawaii, the champ choked out UFC veteran Valerie Letourneau in the third round…

Join us tonight (Saturday, December 15th) on Bloody Elbow for live results and detailed play-by-play as Bellator 213 comes to you from the Neal S.…

Bellator 213 is an event that under other circumstances would probably suffer from being the second consecutive event in as many days. Fortunately, it only…

Michael Chandler won his belt back. After five rounds against Brent Primus, Chandler reclaimed the lightweight title at Bellator 212, Honolulu, Hawaii. On Twitter, pro…

The first installment of Bellator’s double header just concluded from Honolulu, Hawaii. Bellator 212 witnessed Michael Chandler earn a unanimous decision over Brent Primus to…

A welterweight fight between Andrey Koreshkov and Lorenz Larkin will headline a Bellator event at the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California in March. Bellator…

Join us tonight (Friday, December 14th) on Bloody Elbow for live results and detailed play-by-play as Bellator 212 comes to you from the Neal S.…

The Bellator 213 weigh-ins are in the books, and almost everyone made weight for Saturday’s “tentpole” show in Honolulu, Hawaii. Women’s flyweight champion and Hawaiian…

Bellator graces the Hawaiian islands with a major duo of cards, the first of which having a collection of vets and prospects, as well as…

The Bellator 212 weigh-ins are in the books, and everyone made weight for Friday’s fight card in Honolulu, Hawaii, which doubles as a special “Salute…

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida feels no pressure ahead of his Bellator debut on Saturday night. A 11-year veteran of the Octagon, ‘The…

Most of the talks surrounding Nick Diaz these days have been about his UFC return. Last month, reports floated around about him breaking his three-year…

There’s a doubleheader of Bellator MMA events this weekend. On December 14th at Bellator 212 in Hawaii, Michael Chandler and lightweight champion Brent Primus will…

Two big heavyweight matchups have been announced for Bellator’s back to back cards taking place in February. The promotion announced the fights on Tuesday. The…