Bellator MMA

Fourth-ranked Bellator heavyweight contender Daniel James opens the main card of Bellator 297 this Friday night in his home city of Chicago against Gokhan Saricam. Ahead of the fight, he sat down with Cageside Press to discuss this high-profile...

Bellator MMA offers up arguably the best card of the weekend this Friday, as Bellator 297 in Chicago, IL brings with it two title fights and a host of notable names. Light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov headlines the event, defending...

Yoel Romero fears no man in the cage. That much is clear. Heights? Well, that's another story. Romero (15-6) is set to face Vadim Nemkov for the Bellator light heavyweight championship this Friday at Bellator 297 in Chicago, Illinois. With the...

Sergio Pettis was in a tough spot in 2018. He had lost three of his last four fights to ranked opposition and the UFC was trying to get rid of the flyweight division for good. He would end up...

Chicago, IL - Undefeated Bellator featherweight Timur Khizriev comes into Bellator 297 to take on Richie Smullen on Friday night. "I have nothing against this opponent. I checked him. He's pretty good," Khizriev told reporters including Cageside Press on Tuesday. "I...

Bellator light heavyweight Alex Polizzi is happy to get back in the cage at Bellator 297 this Friday, especially being just 90 minutes away from home. That said, he does admit he's tried to distance himself a little bit from...

Chicago, IL - Bellator lightweight Archie Colgan may be the favorite at Bellator 297 on Friday night, but he knows he has a dangerous opponent with a lot more experience in front of him in the form of Emmanuel...

Undefeated Hungarian middleweight Norbert Novenyi Jr. ended a lengthy layoff earlier this year, returning to action with a knockout win against Andy Manzolo back in February. Novenyi (6-0) will enter the cage once again at Bellator 297 this Friday in...

A stacked Bellator 297 card at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, IL this Friday is topped by a light heavyweight title fight that sees Yoel Romero getting one more (and likely last) chance to claim gold in a major...

Chicago, IL - The co-main event on a stacked Bellator 297 card this Friday night may be bigger than the headliner as bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis will defend his title against the history-seeking Patricio Pitbull. "Biggest fight of my career...