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Bellator NYC co-headliner Fedor Emelianenko will face Matt Mitrone

Bellator CEO Scott Coker: Original Plan Was for Fedor to Fight at Bellator 192

Heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko was nearly part of Bellator 192, but surgery kept him off the card. Bellator 192 may very well have been the promotion's biggest show to date. While we won't know for certain until the ratings come...
Michael Chandler fights Benson Henderson. Chandler will appear at Bellator NYC

Despite Disinterest in Brent Primus, Bellator’s Michael Chandler Not Closing Door Entirely

Bellator star Michael Chandler has voiced his disinterest in a fight with lightweight champion Brent Primus, but he hasn't closed the door entirely on a fight with the man he dropped the belt to. Former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler...
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Bellator MMA

Bellator Flyweight Champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Would Love to Fight on Fedor-Mir Card in April

Bellator women's flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane has had an absolutely insane few months. In November, at Bellator 186, she captured the promotion's inaugural women's 125lb title, defeating Emily Ducote via submission. Perfect in her career to date, the title...
Cheick Kongo Bellator MMA

Cheick Kongo, Javy Ayala Announced As Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix Alternates

Cheick Kongo has been added to the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix as an alternate. After promising for weeks that alternates for their World Heavyweight Grand Prix would be announced following Bellator 192 on Saturday night, Bellator MMA has unveiled the...
Bellator MMA's King Mo Muhammed Lawal

Bellator’s King Mo Lawal Discusses His Participation in the World Heavyweight Grand Prix

King Mo isn't one to sit on his laurels, so Bellator's World Heavyweight Grand Prix suits him fine. Muhammed Lawal, better known to MMA fans as 'King Mo,' was minus his crown in the lead-up to Bellator 192 on Saturday....
Marloes Coenen Bellator MMA

Marloes Coenen Discusses Life After Fighting, Higher Weight Classes for Women, and More

MMA pioneer Marloes Coenen chats about feeling free now that she's retired, the current featherweight field, and tells us she's expecting a baby girl! Marloes Coenen (23–8) retired from MMA last year, but has a lot of big things coming...
Jake Hager a.k.a. Jack Swagger of WWEvideo

Bellator Heavyweight and Former WWE Star Jake Hager, a.k.a. Jack Swagger, Talks Move to...

Former WWE superstar Jack Swagger, real name Jake Hager, addressed the press ahead of Bellator 192, discussing his transition to MMA under the Bellator banner. The wrestling to MMA transition has been a long tradition, dating back to fighters like...
Bellator 192

Bellator 192 Preliminary Card Live Stream and Results

Catch all the preliminary action from today's Bellator 192 card in Los Angeles, right here on Cageside Press! Bellator: Lima vs. MacDonald - Live Tonight 9/8c, on Paramount Network   Bellator 192 takes place Saturday at the Forum in Los Angeles, CA....
Ryan Bader Bellator MMA

Ryan Bader Sees Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix Fight As Extension of Fighting Toughest Guys...

Ryan Bader sees his fight with King Mo as an extension of his career at light heavyweight, where Mo would have been next in line for a title shot. Bellator Light Heavyweight champion Ryan Bader is taking a hiatus from...
Frank Mir is set to face Fedor later this year in Bellator MMA's heavyweight grand prix

Frank Mir Sees About A Round And a Half in Fight with Fedor Until...

Frank Mir breaks down what he expects against Fedor Emelianenko, and explains why you won't see him in Bellator's broadcast booth just yet. After being on the sidelines for the past two years or so, former UFC heavyweight champion Frank...

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