Yoel Romero out of fight with Anthony Johnson after not clearing pre-fight medical testing
Fans of Yoel Romero will have to wait a little longer to see the former UFC interim title challenger in the Bellator MMA cage. ‘Soldier…
Bellator Archives: 04/2021
Lyoto Machida wants to go back to middleweight, calls out Mousasi for trilogy
Former UFC light heavyweight champion and current 205-pound Bellator contender Lyoto Machida believes it is time to go back to the middleweight division. After suffering…
Fights on Tap: Israel Adesanya vs Marvin Vettori among 12 UFC fights finalized
Fights on Tap is a weekly roundup of all the fights booked in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions. It wasn’t the busiest week of…
Bellator parts with nine fighters, including Roger Huerta and Brandon Girtz
Bellator has shortened its roster by nine after these recent fighter releases that included former staples Roger Huerta and Brandon Girtz. Officials from the promotion…
Dillon Danis confident he could beat ‘one-pump chump’ Francis Ngannou in street fight
Dillon Danis thinks he could beat Francis Ngannou in a street fight. No, really. Despite competing as a welterweight and having fought just twice under…
Fights on Tap: Nunes vs Pena, Blachowicz vs Teixeira among 18 UFC bouts finalized
Fights on Tap is a weekly roundup of all the fights booked in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions. There were 18 fights finalized in…
Douglas Lima vs. Yaroslav Amosov set for Bellator 260 in June
After a failed attempt to become a double champion, Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima will return to his familiar weight class in June. The Brazilian…
Bellator 257 results: Vadim Nemkov, Corey Anderson advance to semifinals of Grand Prix
Vadim Nemkov and Corey Anderson advanced to the semi-finals of the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix with wins at Bellator 257. The champion Nemkov…
Bellator 257: Nemkov vs. Davis 2 results, live stream, play by play updates
The Bellator MMA light heavyweight tournament continues tonight (Friday, April 16) from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. In the main event of Bellator…
Bellator 257: Nemkov vs Davis 2 preview, weigh-in results
Bellator keeps rolling to make up for their extended hiatus, making the most of the start to the Showtime era. This may be the most…
Fights on Tap: Ribas vs Hill, Tuivasa vs Hardy among 12 UFC fights finalized
Fights on Tap is a weekly roundup of all the fights booked in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions. There were just 12 fights finalized…
Bellator 256 results: Ryan Bader outwrestles Lyoto Machida to win one-sided decision
Ryan Bader advanced to the semi-final of the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix, as he defeated Lyoto Machida by unanimous decision at Bellator 256.…
Bellator 256: Pros react to Ryan Bader’s win in rematch against Lyoto Machida
Nine years later, Ryan Bader paid back his defeat to Lyoto Machida. At Bellator 256’s main event, ‘Darth’ made use of his wrestling prowess to…
Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2 results, live stream, play by play updates
The Bellator MMA light heavyweight tournament kicks off tonight (Friday, April 9) from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. In the main event of…
Bellator 256 preview: Ryan Bader vs Lyoto Machida 2 kicks off light heavyweight grand prix
After their return to Showtime last week, Bellator is back with a more expanded card and a very similar focus: competitive matchups, recognizable figures and…
Lyoto Machida: This isn’t just a rematch with Ryan Bader, it’s a ‘mission’ to win the grand prix
Former UFC light heavyweight champion is eager to begin a new chapter in his career. Just a few days from his debut in the Bellator…
Fights on Tap: Poirier vs McGregor 3, Edwards vs Diaz among 22 UFC fights finalized
Fights on Tap is a weekly roundup of all the fights booked in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions. Over 20 fights in the UFC…
‘Come to Bellator’ – Ex-UFC champ Cris Cyborg has a message for Jon Jones
Jon Jones is the just the latest in a long string of notable fighters to seemingly run into a wall while negotiating with the UFC.…
Cris Cyborg returns, headlines Bellator 259 in rematch with Leslie Smith
Cris Cyborg has her next title defense scheduled. The Bellator women’s featherweight champion will meet Leslie Smith in the main event of Bellator 259 set…
Bellator 255: Pros react to Patricio Freire choking Emmanuel Sanchez to sleep
Patricio Freire got the job done again in the rematch. After defeating Emmanuel Sanchez via unanimous decision back in 2018, the ‘Pitbull’ did it in…