Paul Daley announces retirement fight: ‘I want to be a guy who goes out when I want to go out’
Paul Daley has been competing in MMA for almost two decades and is one of the UK’s pioneers of the sport. But after stepping into…
Bellator Archives: 01/2022
Fights on Tap: Charles Oliveira vs. Justin Gaethje among 24 UFC bouts announced
Fights on Tap is a weekly roundup of all the fights booked in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions. The UFC took a break this…
Ryan Bader has ‘unfinished business’ with Cheick Kongo: ‘I always wanted to get that fight back’
Ryan Bader was still taking in his win over Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 273 this past Saturday when his manager pulled him aside and revealed…
Bellator announces return to France, confirms Ryan Bader vs. Cheick Kongo 2 as headliner
Bellator returns to France and brings along a heavyweight championship fight between Ryan Bader and Cheick Kongo as its headliner. Bader successfully defended his title…
Bellator 273 results and highlights: Ryan Bader keeps HW title with grueling win over Valentin Moldavsky
Bellator 273 was a pretty fun card overall, with a variety of finishes and even one technical decision. The featured matchup was heavyweight unification bout…
Bellator 273: Twitter reacts to Ryan Bader’s decision victory over Valentin Moldavsky
In a mostly uneventful title fight, linear Bellator heavyweight champion defeated the interim title-holder, Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 273. After almost finishing his opponent in…
Bellator 273: Bader vs. Moldavsky live stream, results, play-by-play
Bellator MMA kicks off its 2022 schedule with a heavyweight title fight at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. In the main event of Bellator…
Bellator 273: Bader vs Moldavsky preview, weigh-in results
Bellator kicks of 2021 with a card that could easily represent a changing of the guard. A surging heavyweight phenom in Valentin Moldavsky (11-1) finally…
‘Be careful’ – Khabib issues warning to UFC and Bellator about treating fighters well
Former undefeated UFC champion and pound-for-pound king Khabib Nurmagomedov appears to have made a smooth transition into fight promotion. The 33-year-old’s very own Eagle FC…
‘I don’t want to get in the way of my brother’s rematch’ – Patricky Pitbull dismisses AJ McKee fight
A superfight is not in the plans of the older ‘Pitbull’ brother for now. After winning the vacant Bellator lightweight belt back in November 2021,…
Fights on Tap: Glover Teixeira vs. Jiří Procházka among 23 UFC bouts announced
Fights on Tap is a weekly roundup of all the fights booked in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions. Despite being ravaged by a number…
Ryan ‘Master’ Bader talks nickname change; wants to stay at heavyweight and try boxing eventually
Bellator 273 is going down Saturday January 29th from the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona with the promotion’s heavyweight champion, Ryan Bader (28-7-1), defending his…
UFC, Bellator veteran Maiquel Falcao dies after being stabbed in his hometown
One-time UFC fighter and three-time Bellator MMA competitor Maiquel Falcao has died in in his hometown of Pelotas, Brazil. According to local news outlet GZH,…
Yaroslav Amosov vs. Michael ‘Venom’ Page title fight headlines Bellator London
At long last, Michael Page is getting his title shot. On Monday it was announced by Bellator MMA that the British welterweight striker is set…
‘The sky is the limit’ – 43-year-old Lyoto Machida rejects retirement talk, calls out Salter
At the ripe age of 43, former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida is not ready to think about retiring from MMA just yet. In…
Fights on Tap: Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan 2 among 17 UFC bouts announced
Fights on Tap is a weekly roundup of all the fights booked in the UFC, Bellator and other promotions. Fight week is here, ladies and…
Neiman Gracie vs. Logan Storley headlines Bellator 274
It’ll be a battle of top Bellator welterweights on February 19th in Uncasville, CT. Bellator MMA announced on Tuesday that former title challenger Neiman Gracie…
‘They ruined him’ – Brendan Schaub discusses how UFC treated former top prospect
Since leaving the UFC in 2014 Brendan Schaub has become a popular podcaster and MMA opinionator whose good for a hot take on whatever the…
Bellator: Lyoto Machida to finish career ‘on his own terms’ having faced ‘gauntlet of killers’
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida left the Octagon in 2018, on the heels of an incredible front kick KO over Vitor Belfort. After…
Bellator working on Cris Cyborg vs. Cat Zingano title fight
Cris Cyborg lifted gold in her Bellator debut in 2020. At Bellator 238 she dethroned long-time featherweight champion Julia Budd, via fourth round TKO. Since…