The initial rankings for Bellator MMA's roster have been released. Meaning that for the first time, Bellator fighters (those officially ranked) have a number next to their name. A little over a month ago, the promotion announced their 15 member...

A pair of top Bellator lightweights will finally fight after being rebooked. MMA Fighting was first to report the news that Patricky Freire will make his Bellator MMA return against Peter Queally at Bellator 258 on May 7. The pair...

There has been a shuffling of the deck for Bellator MMA's soon-to-launch light heavyweight grand prix. On Friday, promotion officials announced via press release that the light heavyweight quarterfinal between Corey Anderson and Dovletdzhan "Wolfhound" Yagshimuradv would be bumped from...

Bellator 256 continues to grow, with the latest addition being a bantamweight showdown featuring two fighters looking to return to the win column. That fight will see John Douma (4-2) take on Will Smith (3-1) in preliminary card action. Both...

The much anticipated Bellator debut of Magomed Magomedov took place at Bellator 254, and his return was set for April 2's Bellator 255, the promotion's first event of 2021. Magomedov was set to face Jared Scoggins — however Scoggins...

Bellator 256, the promotion's second event of 2021, will be a big night for the ladies. On Monday, two big bouts were revealed for the card: in one, former two-time UFC title challenger Liz Carmouche will take on former Invicta...

"The pandemic has changed everything," Patricio Pitbull admits ahead of April 2's Bellator 255. It's been a long wait for Pitbull (fully Patricio Freire) to get to the featherweight grand prix semi-final against Emmanuel Sanchez. On the surface, it doesn't...

Jason Jackson is back in action in the co-main event of Bellator 255 on April 2, 2021. Some would say he is coming off the biggest win of his career thus far, against former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson....

Undefeated Hawaiian lightweight prospect Keoni Diggs will not be making his return to action at Bellator 255 as planned. On Monday, Cageside Press confirmed that Diggs (9-0) was out of his fight with fellow blue-chip prospect Mandel Nallo (7-1, 1NC)....

Former Bellator flyweight title challenger Alejandra Lara returns next month at Bellator 255, where she'll take on Japanese standout Kana Watanabe. The April 2 date is Lara's first in over a year. But while she was out of the...