Bellator MMA

Vadim Nemkov makes his fifth walk to the Bellator cage this Friday at Bellator 257. Only this time, he does so as the reigning, defending light heavyweight champion. Nemkov (12-2) faces Phil Davis in a rematch, a title fight that...

Canada's Lance Gibson Jr. sports his father's fighting nickname, "Fearless" — but it wasn't simply a hand-me-down from his dad. "It was kind of interesting, because it wasn't forced, it wasn't even passed on. It just made itself," Gibson (3-0)...

"The Maori Kid," a.k.a. the undefeated Jay Jay Wilson, steps back into the Bellator cage this coming Friday for Bellator 257. Despite his young age, the 23-year old Wilson is currently ranked in the top 10 of the featherweight...

When Liz Carmouche arrived in Bellator last year, cut unceremoniously after a title fight loss in the UFC, the thought process was that she would quickly land a title fight. The fact that friend and training partner Ilima-Lei Macfarlane...

Jaylon Bates earned his first finish as a pro at Bellator 256. And rest assured, he had not been expecting a submission. Let alone a one-arm guillotine. He did foresee finishing early on Friday, however. "I was planning more for...

Hawaii's Nainoa Dung is back in the win column following Bellator 256. Dung was on a two-fight skid heading into the event, and at only 22 years of age, many had forgotten the promise the Hawaiian had shown early...

"A-1" Jornel Lugo took a while to be signed by Bellator. But now under a multi-fight deal, and ranked #10 in the division (probably even higher now after beating #8 Cass Bell), Lugo is riding on cloud 9. Following...

New England's John Douma was victorious in split decision fashion against Will Smith in the opening bout of Bellator 256. It was Douma's first fight since 2019, in which the 24-year old collected his fifth professional victory. Despite that,...

Cody Law remained undefeated at Bellator 256, with his first ever decision victory. Despite going the distance, something he previously said he never wanted to do, Law made it look fairly easy. An American Top Team prodigy, Law handed...

At Bellator 256 on Friday, #3 ranked featherweight Adam Borics defeated fellow top 10 145lb'er Jeremy Kennedy (#8 in the division) to gain his 17th professional victory. Borics was already a top candidate for a potential title fight, and...