Bellator MMA

Cris Cyborg is staying with Bellator MMA. After a lengthy negotiation process, promotion officials announced on Thursday that Cyborg (26-2, 1NC) had inked an exclusive, multi-fight deal to remain with the company. While the potential of a move to the PFL...

Bellator's return to Chicago, which takes place June 16, 2023 at the Wintrust Arena, continues to grow. On Wednesday, promotion officials announced the addition of six new fights to the Bellator 297 card, including a couple of ranked fighters. Foremost among...

Tunisian heavyweight Slim Trabelsi is once again singed by a major promotion, with the heavyweight inking a multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA. And once again, it appears there could be a wrench in the works. Trabelsi's signing was confirmed by Cageside...

Bellator MMA veteran and kickboxing standout Joe Schilling has successfully defended himself against a lawsuit brought about by a man he KO'd at a Florida eatery. Per an April 19, 2023 court filing, Schilling's legal team appears to have convinced...

Davion Franklin wanted to redeem himself after his last fight, and he believes he did just that at Bellator 295. Franklin (6-1), a rising heavyweight prospect, was caught in a submission against Marcelo Golm in his last fight. And he...

After losing back-to-back fights in 2022 for the first time in his professional fighting career, Mads Burnell got things off on the right foot at Bellator 295. Burnell (17-5) got back in the win column care of a unanimous decision...

Levan Chokheli earned a unanimous decision win at Bellator 294, putting together a two fight win streak — and according to the Georgian welterweight, everything went according to plan. "That was my plan, my team's plan. Control everywhere, smash this...

Tim Johson admits that the "pressure of my career" was something he certainly did feel ahead of his Bellator 294 fight with Said Sowma. The heavyweight entered the bout with Sowma, admittedly a friend who he didn't want to see...

Over the past year or so, the MMA world has entered a strange relationship with Facebook founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. First, Paddy Pimblett called him "a lizard," and the "biggest bully on the planet" and later claimed he...

Ilima-Lei Macfarlane picked up a close split decision win over Japan's Kana Watanabe in a grappling-heavy affair in the Bellator 295 co-main event on Saturday. "The Iliminator" also earned herself the next shot at women's flyweight champion Liz Carmouche, who...