Bellator MMA

Following Bellator 257, Mads Burnell is sitting pretty in Bellator's featherweight division. Two fights into his tenure with the promotion, and the former UFC fighter has two wins, both finishes. The latest, on Friday night, came via rear-naked choke...

Following Bellator 257, light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov knows, down to two opponents anyway, who he'll be fighting next. One side of the light heavyweight grand prix bracket is booked, with Corey Anderson meeting Ryan Bader. Nemkov's side started with...

Friday night was a big night for light heavyweight Karl Albrektsson. A former RIZIN standout, Albrektsson debuted in Bellator to much fanfare in 2019, only to be stopped by Phil Davis. Competing outside the promotion during the pandemic last year,...

Bellator 257 has come and gone, and two more fighters have moved on to the light heavyweight grand prix semifinals. Corey Anderson made a statement against Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov, earning a third-round TKO stoppage. And 205lb champ Vadim Nemkov retained his...

Improving to 8-0 at Bellator 257 was New Zealand's Jay Jay Wilson — and he made a statement in the process. Wilson dominated Pedro Carvalho on the ground in the opening round, even while fighting off his back. In the...

The third event of Bellator's 2021 and second to feature the light heavyweight grand prix arrives Friday night at Bellator 257. And as always, we've got our picks ready! The main event will see Vadim Nemkov put his title on...

Featherweight Mads Burnell was not thrown by his fight with Saul Rogers being pushed back. The former Cage Warriors champ and UFC fighter was supposed to face Rogers earlier this month at Bellator 255. However, that was bumped back to...

Paul Daley finally gets a chance to throw down with Sabah Homasi this weekend. And ahead of the fight, he's seen a shift in tone from his Bellator 257 opponent. Homasi stated Wednesday that he's not intimidated by Daley's long,...

Towards the end of his UFC run, Corey Anderson admittedly "lost focus on what I was fighting for." It didn't end well. Speaking at this week's Bellator 257 media day, Anderson put it bluntly. "We all saw what happened when...

Former Bellator featherweight champ Julia Budd tests her skills against promotional newcomer Dayana Silva at Bellator 257 in a featherweight fight on Friday, April 16. The card broadcasts on Showtime in the U.S. and is headlined by a rematch between...