Bellator 249 on Thursday, the promotion's first show back from a multi-week stint in Europe, had a little bit of everything. From the inspired, to the weird, to the downright wince-inducing. When it comes to weird, nothing was stranger than...

Bellator women's featherweight champion Cris Cyborg made the first defense of her featherweight title on Thursday at Bellator 249. And the famed striker secured a personal first in the process: the first submission win of her lengthy career. Cyborg (23-2,...

Following Bellator 249, which saw Cris Cyborg successfully defend her featherweight title, Bellator has a full schedule over the next few weeks. Douglas Lima moves up to middleweight to face Gegard Mousasi for the vacant 185lb title. And the...

When featherweight juggernaut Cris Cyborg left the UFC in 2019, the allure of her joining Bellator was having a proper 145lb division around her. Dana White and co. had never properly invested in the division (nor have they now that...

Consider the bantamweight showdown between Ricky Bandejas and Leandro Higo at Bellator 249 a battle for divisional relevance. Both men had been through some ups and downs in recent times. Bandejas entered the night off a loss to Sergio Pettis,...

Bellator 249 saw a last-minute shake-up to its main card Friday. That saw the co-main event between Patricky Pitbull and Jaleel Willis pulled from the event, after an undisclosed medical issue suffered by Pitbull. As a result, Ricky Bandejas...

Saad Awad had his back to the wall entering Bellator 249. No question there. Awad, a longtime veteran of the Bellator cage, entered the evening on a four-fight skid, desperately in need of a win. That Awad's losses had come...

On Thursday, Bellator MMA revealed the next dates in its ongoing Featherweight World Grand Prix. The tournament, which began over a year ago but was brought to a screeching halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, is set to resume on...

Bellator 249 lost its co-main event shortly before the main card was set to begin. During the preliminary card broadcast on Thursday, promotion officials announced that Patricky Pitbull vs. Jaleel Willis had been removed from the event. The reason appears to...

Bellator returned stateside on Thursday, heading back to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. Bellator 249 marked the first title defense for featherweight champion Cris Cyborg, who put her belt on the line against Australia's Arlene Blencowe. Also on...