Bantamweights Leandro Higo and Ricky Bandejas find themselves facing off at Bellator 249, in very similar circumstances. Both men have had mixed results of late. But both have also been fighting at the top of the division, taking on some...

So many people have tried and failed against Cris Cyborg over the years. "So many people have tried and failed, but not all of them," Bellator 249 title challenger Arlene Blencowe corrected at this week's Bellator 249 media day. "I...

Jaleel Willis is one of over a dozen recent Bellator signings that have industry watchers excited about the promotion's future. The LFA welterweight champion makes his debut this Thursday night at Bellator 249, and he's being thrown right into...

Arlene Blencowe has been a stalwart of the Bellator featherweight division for years, but can she overcome a living legend in Cris Cyborg at Bellator 249? https://twitter.com/BellatorMMA/status/1316438478490484736?s=20 Though it may not seem like it in the bigger picture, this situation is...

The only man to ever defeat current UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan has signed with Bellator MMA. On Wednesday, Bellator President Scott Coker told CBS Sports that the promotion had signed former ACB champ Magomed Magomedov. The Russian bantamweight sports...

Bellator 249 has bantamweight Ricky Bandejas in another tough match-up. Bandejas (13-4), who has fought the likes of Sergio Pettis, Juan Archuleta, and James Gallagher, will go up against Leandro Higo this Thursday. Brazil's Higo challenged Darrion Caldwell for gold...

Cris Cyborg is set to make the first defense of her Bellator featherweight championship this Thursday at Bellator 249. And for the first time in years, she'll be fighting an actual member of her division, with an establish record...

Bellator 249 marks the return of the Viacom-owned promotion to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT, after a successful four-event stint in Europe. A run that included three shows in Milan, Italy, and a successful and historic debut...

Patricky Pitbull, one half of Bellator MMA's notorious Pitbull brothers, always seems to have a target on his back. Returning at Bellator 249 this Thursday against LFA champ Jaleel Willis, Pitbull is still the subject of frequent callouts. Most recently,...

Saad Awad enters Bellator 249 with his back to the wall. There's little question about that, really. The promotional mainstay has been with the organization since 2009 and fought exclusively for Bellator since 2013. But after a four-fight win...