Bellator 289: Liz Carmouche Wants to Be Ilima-Lei Macfarlane’s Final Opponent, at Bantamweight
Former Bellator MMA women's flyweight champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and current title holder Liz Carmouche were once the type of training partners who refused to fight each other. But having gone their separate ways in terms of teams, it appears they...
Raufeon Stots Reacts to “Outrageous” 50-45 Scorecard in Bellator 289 Main Event
Bellator 289 saw Raufeon Stots defend his interim bantamweight title, clinch a berth in the 135lb grand prix final, and get the nod over rival Danny Sabatello. It's that last point that may actually make Friday's victory over Sabatello the...
Bellator 289: Cris Lencioni Likens MMA Fans to Ex-Girlfriends
Following what many saw as a clear-cut win for Cris "Sunshine" Lencioni at Bellator 289, fans in attendance at the Mohegan Sun Arena voiced their displeasure with the outcome. Picking up a split decision win over Cody Law, Lencioni (10-3)...
Bellator 289: Magomed Magomedov Says He Has All the Tools Necessary to Beat Patchy...
When the Bellator Bantamweight Grand Prix resumes on Friday night at Bellator 289, Magomed Magomedov will look to advance to the finals, paired up with Patrick "Patchy" Mix in one of two semi-final bouts. Magomedov (19-2) was a keen observer...
Bellator 289: Juliana Velasquez Never Stopped Thinking Of Herself As Champ Despite Loss
Earlier this month, current Bellator MMA women's flyweight champion Liz Carmouche told us that, had the shoe been on the other foot, she would not have appealed the outcome of her fight with Juliana Velasquez back in April. Velasquez did...
Bellator 289’s Patchy Mix: Another Shot at Title “Is Everything to Me”
As Patrick "Patchy" Mix works his way through the Bellator Bantamweight Grand Prix, he's also working his way towards another crack at the world title. Bellator 289 is the next step in the journey back for Mix, who lost a...
Bellator 289: With Would-Be Opponents Turning Dalton Rosta Down, “There’s Only So Many People...
Bellator middleweight Dalton Rosta returns to action for the third time in 2022 at Bellator 289, looking to close out his year with another dominant performance. Rosta (7-0) is paired up with Anthony Adams, and is fighting down in the...
Bellator 289: Danny Sabatello Believes He Has Fight Against “Mental Midget” Stots Already Won
For Bellator 289 bantamweight Danny Sabatello, the old adage of "be seen, not heard" simply does not apply. Sabatello's bread and butter is his trash talk, and ahead of his bantamweight grand prix semifinal match-up this Friday, he's been sure...
Grant Neal vs. Karl Albrektsson Booked for Bellator 290 on Feb. 4
Bellator 290 will see the promotion's light heavyweight title on the line — and a second big 205lb match-up will also take place at the event. On Thursday, promotion officials informed Cageside Press that #6-ranked Grant Neal (7-1) will face...
Violent Night! Carmouche Picks Krampus As Fave Holiday Flick, Proclaims Die Hard A Christmas...
Yes, folks, Die Hard is very much indeed a Christmas movie. So says Bellator MMA women's flyweight champion Liz Carmouche, anyway. During Wednesday's Bellator 289 media day, Carmouche was asked for her take on that issue, and to single out...

























