Bellator 228 “Pitbull vs. Archuleta” takes place Saturday, September 28, 2019 at The Forum in Inglewood, California exclusively on DAZN. “Champ-champ” Patricio Freire (29-4) will defend his Featherweight title against …read more
Source:: MMAMania
On the one hand, Patricio Freire has more than proven himself in the Bellator cage. The company mainstay is the Bellator lightweight and featherweight champion, and you don’t get to …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Recent signee Myles Jury will make his first promotional foray against Benson Henderson in the Bellator 227 headliner in Dublin on Sept. 27. …read more
Source:: Sherdog
Two former UFC lightweight standouts are set to headline an upcoming Bellator card. The promotion announced on Monday that former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson will take on Myles Jury …read more
Source:: BJPenn.com
Myles Jury will debut for Bellator on Sept. 27 in Dublin, facing Benson Henderson in a lightweight match. …read more
Source:: ESPN
Benson Henderson | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
It didn’t take long for Myles Jury to land himself a high-profile fight in Bellator.
Less than a week after it was announced …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
Bellator MMA double champion Ryan Bader will be making his first heavyweight title defense at Bellator 226 on September 7 against Cheick Kongo. Initially, Bader did not know if he …read more
Source:: MMANews
BURBANK, Calif. – After his win at Bellator 222, Juan Archuleta made it known who he wanted to face next. From his time on the microphone in the cage to …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Feathers will fly in September when the cream of Bellator’s 145-pound division goes at it in the organization’s 16-man featherweight grand prix.
Ahead of the first-round pairings announcement, we put together …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Bellator MMA veteran Saad Awad has re-signed with the promotion and will be competing again in October. …read more
Source:: Sherdog
A lightweight clash between two promotional staples has been added to Bellator 229.
Saad Awad(23-11 MMA, 11-8 BMMA) and Goiti Yamauchi (23-4 MMA, 9-3 BMMA) will square off Oct. 4 at …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
BURBANK, Calif. — Gegard Mousasi previews his upcoming fight rematch Lyoto Machida at Bellator 228, discusses his recent suspicions of Rafael Lovator Jr.’s PED usage, …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
BURBANK, Calif. — Bellator featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” previews his upcoming title defense against Juan Archuleta, discusses his long-standing rivalry with A.J. McKee, the Featherweight …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
Antonio McKee and A.J. McKee have already achieved quite a bit in their respective MMA careers. But this September, the father-son tandem of fighters is expected to accomplish a rare …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Former UFC lightweight contender Myles Jury, who recently became a free agent, has signed a multi-fight contract with Bellator.
ESPN.com’s Ariel Helwani first broke the news. He added that Jury, who …read more
Source:: BJPenn.com
In late June, Gegard Mousasi surrendered the Bellator middleweight title to Rafael Lovato Jr., losing via majority decision. Shortly after this defeat, Mousasi accused his foe of performance-enhancing drug use. …read more
Source:: BJPenn.com
BURBANK, Calif. – Two-division champion Patricio Freire probably could have put up a few roadblocks to entering the Bellator featherweight grand prix. After all, he’s got two belts to defend.
But …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Gegard Mousasi isn’t dwelling on those who say he can’t lose gracefully. Mousasi was last seen in action back in June. He put the Bellator middleweight gold on the line …read more
Source:: MMANews
Myles Jury | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
The Bellator lightweight roster has added a former UFC fighter.
MMA Fighting confirmed with officials that Myles Jury (17-4) has signed a multi-fight …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
Bellator MMA held a special media gathering for Bellator 228’s top names, including “Pitbull” Patricio Freire and “The Spaniard” Juan Archuleta, as well as top Middleweight superstars Lyoto Machida and …read more
Source:: MMAMania
Myles Jury, a 30-year-old UFC veteran, has signed a multifight deal with Bellator, sources say. …read more
Source:: ESPN
BURBANK, Calif – Less than one month after he lost the Bellator middleweight title to Rafael Lovato Jr., Gegard Mousasi is already rebooked.
At a Bellator 228 media day held Wednesday, …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Bellator president Scott Coker appears to be taking things slow with Aaron Pico.
While Pico has been hailed as one of the greatest prospects in MMA, he was thrown to the …read more
Source:: BJPenn.com
Earlier this week, Bellator announced a featherweight grand prix that will tip off at Bellator 226 this September, with 16 of the promotion’s best featherweights featured in the tournament. One …read more
Source:: MMANews
Earlier this week, the Bellator featherweight grand prix field was finally revealed. One big-name omission was Aaron Pico.
After he devastated four straight foes, Pico (4-3 MMA, 4-3 BMMA) lost two …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
BURBANK, Calif. – A.J. McKee has been chirping at Bellator dual champion Patricio Freire for a while now.
So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that, when the mercurial “Pitbull” nearly …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
BURBANK, Calif. — At Bellator media day, Darrion Caldwell says how he ended up in Bellator FW GP, why he’s still Bellator bantamweight champion, and more. …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
There appears to be a targeted timeline and venue for the Bellator welterweight grand prix final bout between Rory MacDonald and Douglas Lima. …read more
Source:: Sherdog
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
BURBANK, Calif. — At Bellator media day, A.J. McKee talks about Patricio Pitbull and how he will do in the Grand Prix, Aaron Pico’s absence …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
BURBANK, Calif. –Ryan Bader finds himself in possession of two belts these days as the Bellator heavyweight and light heavyweight champion. Three, if you want to include the one he …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
Bellator 226 and Bellator 228 media day photos are from Wednesday’s event in Burbank, Calif.
…read more
Source:: MMAFighting
Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
BURBANK, Calif. — At the Bellator 226 and Bellator 228 Media Day, several of the fighters competing in Bellator’s Featherweight Grand Prix face off against …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
BURBANK, Calif. – Several pairings from the upcoming Bellator featherweight grand prix came together at a media day to promote the event, including current divisional champion Patricio Freire and challenger …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Bellator president Scott Coker told ESPN that discussions are underway to hold a card in Japan on Dec. 29 with a main event featuring Fedor Emelianenko. …read more
Source:: ESPN
Tito Ortiz doesn’t appear to think too highly of Ben Askren.
Askren entered the UFC with a ton of hype. Having won Bellator and ONE Championship gold and being a former …read more
Source:: BJPenn.com
Last weekend was a big one in women’s MMA.
Friday night’s Bellator 224 saw featherweight champion Julia Budd (13-2 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) earned her 11th consecutive victory with a first-round stoppage …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
It was a big weekend for women’s MMA, with both Bellator 224 and UFC on ESPN+ 13 headlined by important women’s fights.
At Bellator 224 on Friday night, featherweight champion Julia …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Bellator is all in on the MMA tournament format of yesteryear, and it’s been pretty great to see.
Earlier this year, the promotion concluded its heavyweight grand prix, which saw Ryan …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Since joining Bellator in 2015, Julia Budd has been nothing short of dominant, with a 7-0 promotional record to reflect that dominance. After making another successful featherweight title defense at …read more
Source:: MMANews
One thing I love about Bellator head cheese Scott Coker, is that he does whatever the hell he wants, whenever the hell he wants to do it — often to …read more
Source:: MMAMania
Jorge Masvidal scored arguably this biggest win of his career earlier this month, defeating former Bellator and ONE champion Ben Askren by way of knockout.
‘Gamebred’ set a record for the …read more
Source:: BJPenn.com
Bellator officials are working on a trip to Japan later this year and Fedor Emelianenko could very well be a part of the card. It’s no secret that Bellator and …read more
Source:: MMANews
Bellator’s schedule in the second half of the year is picking up steam after multiple new fights were announced in recent days.
The promotion rolled out three new headlining bouts as …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Bellator 226: “Bader vs. Kongo” takes place at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Sept. 7, 2019, while Bellator 228: “Pitbull vs. Archuleta” takes place Sept. 28, 2019 at …read more
Source:: MMAMania
Gallery
Patricio Freire def. Michael Chandler at Bellator 221: Best photos
view 10 images
Opening matchups for the Bellator featherweight grand prix are official, with a field twice the size of the promotion’s …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire will put his belt on the line against Juan Archuleta in the first round of Bellator’s 16-fighter grand prix tournament. …read more
Source:: ESPN
The Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix tournament is about to get underway this Fall, and President Scott Coker just announced the opening round matchups in the tournament. Speaking to Ariel …read more
Source:: BJPenn.com
Bellator has announced its star-studded 16-man roster for its upcoming World Featherweight Grand Prix.
Shortly after Bellator president Scott Coker named the participants on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, the promotion made …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
THACKERVILLE, Okla. – Newly minted Bellator champion Rafael Lovato Jr. got to bring his new belt home Friday and see his championship banner for the first time.
Lovato was born in …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Former UFC and Bellator champion Eddie Alvarez is in the semifinals of One Championship’s lightweight grand prix despite losing in the opening round. …read more
Source:: Sherdog
Even though Eddie Alvarez was knocked out in the first round in his ONE Championship debut, the former UFC and Bellator champion is back in the tournament. Not only is …read more
Source:: MMANews
Former UFC and Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is back in the ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix.
After being eliminated from the tournament by Timofey Nastyukhin in March, Alvarez has re-entered …read more
Source:: BJPenn.com
Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums and, perhaps most importantly, social-media platforms.
Fighters …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Here at MMA Junkie we love a good tournament, and Bellator has brought back the format with a fair amount of success.
It’s seen Ryan Bader become a champ-champ by adding …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Julia Budd continued her dominance of the Bellator women’s featherweight division on Friday with a win in the Bellator 224 headliner.
Budd (13-2 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) remained unbeaten in the Bellator …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
With Bellator 224 in the books, check out the highlights from the main card Friday night in Thackerville, Okla. …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
THACKERVILLE, Okla. – Juliana Velasquez extended her unbeaten record with a stoppage win over Kristina Williams at Bellator 224 and said she hoped to get a shot at championship gold …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
(Subscribe to MMAWeekly.com on YouTube)
Bellator featherweight champion Julia Budd retained her championship belt at Bellator 224 on Friday, July 12, 2019, in Thackerville, Oklahoma, with a first-round TKO stoppage of …read more
Source:: MMAWeekly
THACKERVILLE, Okla. – Ed Ruth put the show back on the road with a stoppage win over Kiichi Kunimoto at Bellator 224 on Friday night, then said he fancied taking …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Bellator 224 is in the books, and you can check out the highlights right here on MMA Junkie.
The event took place Friday night at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla., …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Chad Freeman, a Bellator and KOTC vet, slapped a lapel choke on a man who is accused of stealing his truck. Chad ‘The Diamond’ Freeman, 42, owns a professional …read more
Source:: BloodyElbow
While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a Bellator win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
THACKERVILLE, Okla. – After arguably her most dominant title defense yet, Julia Budd knows a few things.
For starters, Budd thinks she proved herself to be the best women’s featherweight in …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Check out the results and highlights from the Bellator 224 main card, where Julia Budd ran through Olga Rubin in the first round of the main event. Bellator 224 just …read more
Source:: BloodyElbow
Make it three straight successful title defenses for featherweight queen Julia Budd.
And it doesn’t look like she’s slowing down anytime soon.
The reigning champion needed just 2:14 to land a crippling …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
Julia Budd continued her Bellator women’s featherweight title reign on Friday when she defended her belt against Olga Rubin the Bellator 224 headliner.
Budd (13-2 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) extended her winning …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
THACKERVILLE, Okla. – Julia Budd continues to feel right at home in Oklahoma and again asserted herself as one of the world’s top featherweights with her third straight title defense.
Budd …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Bellator 224 ‘Budd vs Rubin’ aired Fri. night (July 12, 2019) from WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. MMA Mania brings you a post-fight recap, results, .gifs and …read more
Source:: MMAMania
THACKERVILLE, Okla. – Former champion Rafael Carvalho needed a win in a major way after two straight losses, and while Chidi Njokuani was no easy out, he got what he …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
THACKERVILLE, Okla. – As long as Juliana Velasquez stayed away from Kristina Williams’ kicks, she was OK. She took her time, then pounded her out.
Velasquez (9-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) stayed …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
THACKERVILLE, Okla. – Ed Ruth had to take a little punishment along the way, but bounced back from his first career loss with a TKO win.
Ruth (7-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
THACKERVILLE, Okla. – After a two-year layoff, Leslie Smith returned to Bellator on Friday night and may have put herself immediately into title contention.
Smith (11-7-1 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) didn’t have …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
A heavyweight rumble is going down at Bellator 225 between Timothy Johnson and Valentin Moldavsky this August. …read more
Source:: Sherdog
The time has arrived for Bellator 224. The card will take place tonight (July 12) inside the Winstar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The main card will …read more
Source:: MMANews
Bloody Elbow is the place to be for live results and full play-by-play of Bellator 224: Budd vs. Rubin in Thackerville. Join us tonight (Friday, July, 12) on Bloody Elbow …read more
Source:: BloodyElbow
Ryan Bader will make his first title defense as Bellator heavyweight champion in September. Ryan Bader looks to put a stop to Cheick Kongo’s career-best winning streak in a …read more
Source:: BloodyElbow
Bellator 224: “Budd vs. Rubin” takes place TONIGHT (Fri., July 12, 2019) at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The featured attraction is a women’s Featherweight bout between …read more
Source:: MMAMania
MMA Fighting has Bellator 224 results for the Budd vs. Rubin event Friday at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
In the main event, Julia Budd will try to defend her …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
Gegard Mousasi will finally get the change to avenge his loss to Lyoto Machida five years after the fact. Gegard Mousasi and Lyoto Machida will meet in the co-main event …read more
Source:: BloodyElbow
Rafael Carvalho has changed pretty much everything ahead of his Bellator 224 fight with Chidi Njokuani.
The Brazilian striker, who previously won and defended the Bellator middleweight championship training out of …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
A key welterweight fight will headline Bellator 229 in October when former champion Andrey Koreshkov meets Lorenz Larkin.
The matchup between Koreshkov (22-3 MMA, 13-3 BMMA) and Larkin (20-7 MMA, 2-2 …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Watch the Bellator 224 live stream online on MMA Fighting for the preliminary card at 6:45 p.m. ET. The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
After a 2018 that saw her fight three times, flyweight Kristina Williams has had a very quiet 2019 having yet to get into the cage this year.
According to Williams, the …read more
Source:: MMAWeekly
Though he was able to pick up his second win in two bouts with Bellator this past February over Daniel Olejniczak, for welterweight Kiefer Crosbie the two fights couldn’t have …read more
Source:: MMAWeekly
When assessing Olga Rubin’s chances of dethroning Julia Budd, it helps to know the kind of hurdles she’s already overcome in pursuit of her MMA dream.
A native of Russia who …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
After winning the lightweight title in May, Patricio Freire is returning to 145 pounds. The first matchup in Bellator’s featherweight grand prix tournament is set.
Patricio Freire will defend his 145-pound …read more
Source:: BloodyElbow
When Bellator booked Juliana Velasquez to fight a day before Ilima-Lei Macfarlane’s title defense in Hawaii, the Brazilian thought it was a no-brainer that she would be the next in …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
Bellator heads back to the friendly confines of WinStar Resort and Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma this Friday night for Bellator 224. The event features a four-fight main card with a …read more
Source:: MMANews
Bellator 224 takes place Friday at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla., and it’s headlined by one of the promotion’s most meaningful title fights as women’s featherweight champion Julia Budd …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
THACKERVILLE, Okla – For Brazil’s Rafael Carvalho, Friday night’s co-main event clash with Chidi Njokuani isn’t just an opportunity to bounce back into the win column. It’s also a chance …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Bellator 224 “Budd vs. Rubin” takes place July 12, 2019 at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. Featherweight champion Julia Budd (12-2) will put her ten fight winning …read more
Source:: MMAMania
Bellator 224 takes place Friday, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results beginning at 6:45 p.m. ET (3:45 p.m. PT).
The event takes place at …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
SBG Ireland’s Will Fleury would rather roll the dice against Antonio Jones at Bellator 224 than sit out until Bellator returns to Dublin in late September.
The Tipperary native is …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
Lyoto Machida and Gegard Mousasi are set to run it back at Bellator 228 on September 28, Bellator announced.
The two fought back at UFC Fight Night 36 in February 2014. …read more
Source:: BJPenn.com
Gegard Mousasi will take on former UFC champion Lyoto Machida in the co-main event of Bellator’s event Sept. 28 in Inglewood, California, the promotion announced Thursday. …read more
Source:: ESPN
The doors of the Bellator cage open for business once again Friday as the promotion returns to its happy hunting ground of Thackerville, Okla., for Bellator 224.
With a four-fight main …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Bellator 224: “Budd vs. Rubin” takes place at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla., tomorrow night (Fri., July 12, 2019), featuring a Featherweight world title fight between division …read more
Source:: MMAMania
Jorge Masvidal made waves with his five-second, record-setting knockout of former undefeated ONE Championship and Bellator titleholder Ben Askren at UFC 239 recently. He of course wants to fight for …read more
Source:: MMAWeekly
At the Bellator 224 weigh-ins, all 32 fighters taking part in Friday night’s Bellator 224 fights at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla., stepped on the scale Thursday. MMA Fighting …read more
Source:: MMAFighting