Bellator 238: Raymond Daniels Happy with Ground n’ Pound Finish, but Would Prefer Something...
Los Angeles, CA — While Chase Hooper hit it big with his M&M affinity, count Raymond Daniels as a Reeses man. Daniels, Bellator kickboxing champ and mixed martial artist, was sporting a bag of Reeses Pieces following Bellator 238...
Bellator 238: Emilee King Looked to Coach’s Fight with Heather Hardy as Blueprint for...
Los Angeles, CA — While talk of boxers crossing over to MMA seems to fire up every month, few practitioners of the sweet science have actually made the jump. That said, Bellator has mined some of women's boxing's best...
Despite KO Victory at Bellator 238, Aaron Pico Says “I’m In No Position to...
Los Angeles, CA — Still just 23-years-old, Aaron Pico has had more pressure put on him than almost any prospect in MMA history. Pico (5-3) entered the fight scene in 2017, having signed with Bellator as a highly talented...
Bellator 238’s Juan Archuleta: “All Comers are Welcome”
Los Angeles, CA — While nothing was officially announced ahead of the fight, Juan Archuleta vs. Henry Corrales at Bellator 238 felt like it could serve as a grand prix alternate bout. Each man had been eliminated in the opening...
Bellator 238: Sergio Pettis Surprised Khashakyan Fight Didn’t End Sooner
Los Angeles, CA — Cris Cyborg wasn't the only former UFC star making their promotional debut at Bellator 238. Along with Cyborg, Sergio Pettis was making the jump to a new home. He entered Bellator's bantamweight division off a win...
Bellator 238: Julia Budd Explains What Went Wong, Calls Grand Prix Idea Exciting
Los Angeles, CA — Needless to say, Saturday was not Julia Budd's night. At Bellator 238 in Los Angeles, Budd put her featherweight title on the line against Cris Cyborg. She entered the night a champion. Now, the word "former"...
Bellator 238: Cris Cyborg Says She Broke Her Nose Weeks Out From Budd Fight
Los Angeles, CA — Arguably the most recognizable women's featherweight fighter in the world is a champion once more. At Bellator 238, Cris Cyborg captured the promotion's 145lb title with a fourth-round TKO against Julia Budd. It was Cyborg's debut...
Bellator: Ryan Bader Will Defend Light Heavyweight Title Against Vadim Nemkov
With a light heavyweight title defense set for May, Bellator's Ryan Bader looks to be the rare double-champ to defend both his titles. Ryan Bader has his next title defense set. And that's the light heavyweight title, this time. During...
Pros Including Tate, Carano React to Cris Cyborg Winning Her Fourth Major Title at...
Strikeforce. Invicta FC. The UFC. And now Bellator MMA. Where Cris Cyborg goes, gold follows. Or better yet, she takes it. That was the case at Bellator 238, where Cyborg made her promotional debut against Julia Budd. Budd was the...
Bellator 238 Results: Cris Cyborg Overwhelms Julia Budd in Fourth Round, Wins Another Title
Julia Budd was game, but came under fire in the fourth round against Cris Cyborg at Bellator 238, and it was too much to withstand. So you want to build a featherweight division. Well, this is how you do it....