If ever there was an unknown fighter ahead of a major fight, it was Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov. The light heavyweight from Turkmenistan was virtually unheard of among western MMA fans at least, prior to being booked against Corey Anderson in...

Former Combate Americas fighter Desiree Yanez was supposed to have thrown down with Veta Artega last October, making her Bellator MMA debut in the process. But with a COVID-19 positive from Arteaga scrapping the fight, Yanez was forced to...

Paul Daley and Sabah Homasi were yet another pair of fighters who were supposed to face off pre-pandemic. Booked in 2019 and again in 2020, the latter fight cancelled due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, it felt...

Improving to 8-0 at Bellator 257 was New Zealand's Jay Jay Wilson — and he made a statement in the process. Wilson dominated Pedro Carvalho on the ground in the opening round, even while fighting off his back. In the...

Bellator's light heavyweight grand prix continued Friday at Bellator 257, complete with a title fight. One of two quarterfinal match-ups on the card had 205lb champ Vadim Nemkov putting his title on the line against Phil Davis. Nemkov and "Mr....

The third event of Bellator's 2021 and second to feature the light heavyweight grand prix arrives Friday night at Bellator 257. And as always, we've got our picks ready! The main event will see Vadim Nemkov put his title on...

Featherweight Mads Burnell was not thrown by his fight with Saul Rogers being pushed back. The former Cage Warriors champ and UFC fighter was supposed to face Rogers earlier this month at Bellator 255. However, that was bumped back to...

Paul Daley finally gets a chance to throw down with Sabah Homasi this weekend. And ahead of the fight, he's seen a shift in tone from his Bellator 257 opponent. Homasi stated Wednesday that he's not intimidated by Daley's long,...

Towards the end of his UFC run, Corey Anderson admittedly "lost focus on what I was fighting for." It didn't end well. Speaking at this week's Bellator 257 media day, Anderson put it bluntly. "We all saw what happened when...

Former Bellator featherweight champ Julia Budd tests her skills against promotional newcomer Dayana Silva at Bellator 257 in a featherweight fight on Friday, April 16. The card broadcasts on Showtime in the U.S. and is headlined by a rematch between...