Bellator MMA

Nick Newell isn't worried about any jitters at Bellator 260, despite coming off an extended layoff. That's because Newell (16-3) has had an extended layoff before, having retired for a time from MMA entirely. "Last time I had a long layoff,...

Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima looks to further his dominance at 170 pounds against divisional dark horse Yaroslav Amosov at Bellator 260. https://twitter.com/BellatorMMA/status/1398670473316110336?s=20 Last October, the story was that Douglas Lima dared to be great against Gegard Mousasi.  "The Phenom" came...

Bellator 260 takes place Friday night, with welterweight champ Douglas Lima booked opposite an undefeated juggernaut in the main event. Returning to 170lbs after an unsuccessful attempt at double-champ status against Gegard Mousasi (for the promotion's middleweight crown), Lima was...

A promising women's flyweight scrap has been removed from the Bellator 260 card. As weigh-ins unfolded this morning for tomorrow's event, Bellator PR confirmed that former Invicta FC 125lb champion Vanessa Porto had been removed from her fight with Ilara...

Win or lose, Paul Daley appears to have a little more left in the tank. Ahead of Bellator 260 this Friday night, Daley (43-17-2) downplayed recent talk of retirement. "I think you'll see me again," Daley said during the Bellator...

Douglas Lima is happy to see fans back in the building at the Mohegan Sun Arena for Bellator 260 this Friday. "Very, very excited about that," the welterweight champ told Cageside Press ahead of his return to Connecticut. "I fought...

Undefeated featherweight Justin Gonzales makes his Bellator debut this Friday at Bellator 260. “It feels great to be making my Bellator debut. I'm pumped. I feel like I should have been here a long time ago,” Gonzales said in an...

Bellator 261 on June 25 has its co-headliner set, as Liz Carmouche will meet Kana Watanabe in what feels like a flyweight title eliminator. News of the booking was first reported by The San Diego Union-Tribune. The match-up finds both...

Kyle Crutchmer (6-1) makes his fourth Bellator appearance this Friday at Bellator 260. The former two-time NCAA All-American wrestler out of Oklahoma is coming off his first professional loss. Last October, he lost a unanimous decision to Kemran Lachinov at...

Surging prospect Kyra Batara is looking to pick up where she left off in her newest chapter as she makes her Bellator debut on June 25 against Lena Ovchynnikova. The last time you saw Kyra Batara, the 25 year old...