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Juliana Velasquez fought a patient fight at Bellator 254. She set the pace, and in the opening rounds, it was a conservative one to be sure. But as the fight went on, she showed glimpses of brilliance — never...

Davion Franklin takes on Anthony Garrett at Bellator 254 on December 10. This collision goes down at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, and broadcasts on CBS Sports Network. That main card placement comes after Goiti Yamauchi missed weight...

Both Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Juliana Velasquez would have nothing left to prove in terms of who is the best flyweight in Bellator following Bellator 254. https://twitter.com/BellatorMMA/status/1332957470038192129?s=20 Though she will not be gracing her native Hawaii this winter, flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane...

Romero Cotton locks horns with Justin Sumter at Bellator 254 on December 10. The middleweight bout emanates from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. It's a fight months in the making, as the pair were originally scheduled to face...

Bellator MMA is back with their final show of 2020. At Bellator 254, styles clash when heavyweights go at it, as Linton Vassell takes (20-8) on Ronny Markes (19-7). In a last minute switch-up, heavyweights Anthony Garrett (5-2) and...

DWCS veteran Justin Sumter is looking for a long term home with Bellator MMA. Justin Sumter is excited to return to the cage for the first time in over a year this week. Last appearing on Dana White's Contender Series...

The Bellator 254 main event is official, with both Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Juliana Velasquez making weight successfully on Wednesday. That was not the case for one other fight on the card, however. Longtime Bellator mainstay Goiti Yamauchi blew well past...

The lightweight bout between Bellator mainstay Goiti Yamauchi and PFL vet Nate Andrews is off Bellator 254. Expected to feature on the main card, the fight wound up pulled after Yamauchi badly missed weight for the fight at weigh-in on...

Anthony Johnson is returning to the cage — but it will not be with the UFC. The return of "Rumble" has been talked about throughout 2020. In fact, the idea of a Johnson (22-6) comeback was first floated in 2019,...

Making his promotional debut at Bellator 254, former CES lightweight champ and PFL veteran Nate Andrews knows he has a big opportunity ahead of him. That comes in a scrap with Bellator stalwart Goiti Yamauchi. "It's a chance to show...