Weekly MMA Prospect Report: Bellator Newcastle
There are always great talents coming up the pipeline in MMA, and this series will point out who you should keep an eye on this week, with Bellator Newcastle being the event to watch. Bellator Newcastle | Saturday | Newcastle, England Welterweight,...
Bellator Inks Deal with UK’s Channel 5, European Series to Air Live
Bellator MMA has inked a deal with U.K.'s Channel 5 to air events from their European fight series live. Bellator shows, some of them at least, will finally air live in the U.K. On Wednesday, the promotion announced via press...
Scott Coker Calls Aaron Pico Loss at Bellator 214 “Nature of the Beast”
Aaron Pico's defeat at Bellator 214 is just "the nature of the beast," according to CEO Scott Coker. Los Angeles, CA — Brand names against other brand names. That's how Bellator CEO Scott Coker referred to the matchmaking approach for...
For Bellator’s Jon Fitch, Waiting for Title Shot Had More Positives than Negatives
While waiting is never fun, there were more positives than negatives for Jon Fitch, who will finally fight for Bellator gold in April in San Jose. Los Angeles, CA — Jon Fitch is finally getting his shot at gold in...
Bellator: What Is Fedor Emelianenko’s Legacy?
Following Fedor Emelianenko's fifth knockout loss of his career, and with recent talks of retirement, we revisit the question: What is Fedor's legacy? For years, Fedor Emelianenko was the UFC's golden snitch. The big fighter they could never quite catch....
Bellator’s Rory MacDonald Talks Preparing for Jon Fitch, Fighting in Canada
Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald is back in action in April, when he takes on Jon Fitch — in San Jose, not his native Canada, unfortunately. Los Angeles, CA — Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald has his second child on...
Bellator’s Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Uses Fighting As Motivation to “Get My Ass Off the Couch”
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane is the type of fighter who needs external motivation, and she has found that in Veta Arteaga. Los Angeles, CA — The Iliminator was in town on Saturday night. While not fighting, Bellator women's flyweight champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane...
Bellator 214: Aaron Pico Admits He Needs to Use His Wrestling “A Little More”
Aaron Pico made the decision to face the media following his loss at Bellator 214, and admitted he should probably fall back on his wrestling more. Los Angeles, CA —Well, that did not go as planned. Aaron Pico got a...
Bellator 214: Juan Archuleta Felt Like He’d Lost a Fight When T.J. Dillashaw Was...
Juan Archuleta picked up his seventeenth straight win at Bellator 214, but after losing the first round of his career against Ricky Bandejas, he feels he still has plenty of work to do. Los Angeles, CA — Despite a big...
Bellator 214’s Henry Corrales Credits Recent Success to MMA Lab
Coming off a huge win over Aaron Pico at Bellator 214, Henry Corrales credited The MMA Lab for changing his fortunes. Los Angeles, CA — Henry Corrales was more than just "Ok" at Bellator 214 on Saturday. In the co-main...
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