Bellator MMA

Austin Vanderford looked great in his second promotional appearance at Bellator 225, utilizing his wrestling and elbows to win by doctor's stoppage at the end of two rounds. Austin Vanderford, famously the husband of UFC flyweight Paige VanZant, is undefeated...

A rare fight-day switch has happened, with former UFC heavyweight Timothy Johnson replacing Javy Ayala in the Bellator 225 co-main event against Vitaly Minakov. Bellator 225's original co-main event was former heavyweight champion Vitaly Minakov taking on Javy Ayala. However,...

A heavyweight rematch between Frank Mir and Roy Nelson has been selected to top Bellator 231, the first of back-to-back shows the promotion will hold in October. Bellator MMA will once again take over the Mohegan Sun Arena (at the...

Paige VanZant had so much faith in husband Austin Vanderford that she accepted a match with Jake Shields at Submission Underground before he even had a chance to say yes. Austin Vanderford will be making his sophomore trip to the...

Bellator 225 looks to make right on a matchup that was stolen from us the first time around and Cageside Press has their picks set. Of all the events Bellator has held in Connecticut, they've never landed in Bridgeport. That'll...

Heavyweights collide at Bellator 225, with four clashes of the big men on the card, plus the return of former women's flyweight title challenger Alejandra Lara. Bellator MMA is back in action this weekend, returning to Connecticut, but not to...

A confident Tyrell Fortune was looking for bigger names, but if you ask to fight him, you're more than likely going to end up fighting him. Which is why Rudy Schaffroth got the nod this weekend. As an undefeated heavyweight,...

The date is set for Rory MacDonald and Douglas Lima's second engagement, this time in the finale of the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix. On Thursday, MMA Fighting cited Bellator MMA President Scott Coker when reporting that the duo would meet...

Ahead of Bellator 225 in his home state of Connecticut, Mike Kimbel discusses the treacherous beauty of his MMA journey, being on billboards, and fighting as part of the GOAT generation. Over the past several years, Bellator MMA has become...

Ricky Bandejas was on top of the world after beating James Gallagher in his promotional debut, but now it's back to the drawing board at Bellator 225 after two straight losses. Ricky Bandejas looks to snap a two-fight losing skid...