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Daiane Silva still hospitalized after botched Bellator London weight cut led to coma!! Daiane Silva remains hospitalized five weeks after falling ill following a botched weight cut for her Bellator London clash with Eman Almudhaf on Sept. 14, MMA Fighting has confirmed.Cris Cyborg’s...

After each of his 17 wins to begin his career, AJ McKee has made sure to make it known that his sights were set on Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, the current featherweight and lightweight Bellator champ and a man who many consider to be the greatest MMA fighter in that promotion’s history. After...

There isn’t much of anything left for Patricio “Pitbull” Freire to prove at this point in his career. And yet, he feels he has everything to prove. The 34-year-old currently reigns in Bellator as both the featherweight and lightweight champ and is already considered by many to be the best...

In order to steamroll his way to the top of MMA, Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader first had to learn to take his foot off the accelerator. Since he began wrestling at the age of 7, Bader has only known one way of training: 100 percent, 100 percent of the time. The results spoke for...

Courtesy of Bellator Their first battle was an instant epic, so this weekend’s rematch between Rory MacDonald and Douglas Lima was inevitable. When the brackets were announced in August 2018 for Bellator’s Welterweight Grand Prix, Lima—the former Bellator welterweight champion—realized he and...

Lucas Noonan Antonio and A.J. McKee are more than just father and son. The fast-talking fight tandem are best friends who’ll always have the other’s back—even while occasionally getting under each other’s skin. The two should have plenty to talk about when they make MMA history Saturday at...

Rory MacDonald Reacts To Brutal Bellator 206 Loss By Mike Drahota Sep 30, 2018 Rory MacDonald met a harsh reality when he was thoroughly beaten by middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi in the main event of last night’s (Sept. 29, 2018) Bellator 206 (highlights here) from the SAP Center in San...

With Lack Of Adequate Pay And No Respect, More UFC Fighters Are Jumping Ship For Bellator Things are starting to get interesting as Bellator begins to further prove their status as the clear cut number two MMA promotion in the world. Ever since WME-IMG acquiring the UFC last summer, it’s...

‘Rampage’ on ‘King Mo’ Rematch at Bellator 175: ‘I’m Gonna Try to Break My Foot in His Ass’ By Tristen Critchfield Mar 9, 2017 Quinton Jackson has one fight remaining on his current Bellator MMA contract, and he plans on making it a memorable one. “Rampage” will rematch Muhammed Lawal...

Bellator Beats UFC In Total Viewer Numbers This Past Weekend By Rory Kernaghan - Nov 11, 2015 So Kimbo Slice didn’t fight at Bellator this weekend, but the show that announced his next fight against Dada 5000 beat the UFC in viewer totals… Another busy MMA weekend just gone, and another double...

Kurt Angle Teases Major Bellator 145 Announcement By Andy Ravens - Oct 28, 2015 Longtime professional wrestler Kurt Angle tweeted out that he would be making a huge announcement today involving Bellator 145. Kurt Angle ✔ @RealKurtAngle Huge announcement coming today for #Bellator145 Stay...

Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson: 'I might as well just go ahead and retire' By Ryan McKinnell October 5, 2015 Quinton "Rampage" Jackson's future as a fighter doesn't look good. Jackson, 37, returned to the UFC in April after spending 2013-2014 fighting for the UFC's rival, Viacom-owned Bellator...

Bellator 142 – Liam McGeary becomes the first man to submit Tito Ortiz to retain light heavyweight gold September 20, 2015 Bellator light heavyweight champion, Liam McGeary picked up the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career last night on the Bellator 142 card in San Jose, California...

Tamdan “The Barn Cat” McCrory Is Back in the UFC and We Can Barely Contain Our Excitement https://youtu.be/2FhdKWNDMxI (McCrory channels Mark Hunt with a walk-off knockout of Brennan Ward at Bellator 123. Bonus points go to whoever decided on Jumanji drums as the background music.) Following a...

Bellator 138 results: Kimbo Slice rallies, finishes Ken Shamrock By Dave Doyle @davedoylemma on Jun 20, 2015 https://youtu.be/k7ZzKBQqgYo Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock delivered exactly what the fans came to see Friday night at Bellator 138. Fans didn't come to the Scottrade Center in St...

Mike Richman’s Response to Failed Bellator 137 Drug Test Is…Surprisingly Endearing, Actually It’s a scenario we’ve seen play out dozens, if not hundreds of times in mixed martial arts: A fighter rockets to the top of his division with a string of strong performances and is rewarded with the...

The Week in Review: Rampage Forced Off UFC 186 (UH-DOI!), The Return of Mike Swick, + A Big Step Forward in UFC Drug Testing Greetings, Nation. If you haven’t noticed by the all but complete lack of posts this week, I’ve been away from the office (and in fact out of the state) to deal with...

Bellator Makes Brandon Halsey-Kendall Grove Official By Dana Becker on March 3, 2015 Brandon Halsey’s first Bellator middleweight title defense is now official, as he’ll meet Kendall Grove on May 15 from Temecula, California. The bout was previously reported by Grove himself for the...

Bellator MMA Takes UFC, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson To Court By Dana Becker on March 2, 2015 Bellator MMA announced on Monday that they have filed an injunction to stop Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s planned UFC return in April. After competing three times for Bellator, Jackson resigned with the...

Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock to Headline June 20th Bellator Event And there’s PLENTY MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM. (*cries*) When it was announced that Bellator had signed Kimbo Slice after a five year hiatus from the sport, we were confused. When we tried handpicking who he should fight for his...