Undefeated lightweight Usman Nurmagomedov doesn't mind being billed as "Khabib Nurmagomedov's cousin." The Dagestani star, a perfect 14-0, returns to action on Friday at Bellator 283, and was asked if the occasion would be an opportunity to establish himself as...

After five fights in Bellator, Jaylon Bates wants to let everyone know he is the best bantamweight on the planet. Bates (5-0) returns to the Bellator cage for his second fight of 2022 this Friday in Tacoma, Washington. There, he...

Azerbaijan's Tofiq Musayev, a former RIZIN lightweight champion, makes his promotional debut at Bellator 283 this Friday. Making a first impression is always important, but in Musayev's case, he's doing so in a co-main event, filling in for reigning champion...

Go back a couple of months, and Bellator heavyweight Davion Franklin had been expected to fight as part of the promotion's return to Paris. What was to be his second fight of 2022 never did transpire, however. Instead, the undefeated...

Sidney Outlaw had a big main event fight, a lightweight title fight, lined up for Bellator 283 this Friday. Then the bottom fell out from under him. Three weeks out from the event, champion Paticky Pitbull pulled out of the fight....

Bellator MMA makes its debut in Tacoma, Washington this week, with Bellator 283 bringing a welterweight main event to the Pacific Northwest. It wasn't the fight originally expected to top the card, mind you. Much to the chagrin of Sidney...

Undefeated Bellator middleweight Dalton Rosta showed up at Wednesday's media day dressed to the nines — a familiar fight week sight. This time out, it was a David Alan Clothing suit, a designer who has worked with pro wrestlers in...

Former Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima returns to action Friday at Bellator 283, paired up with Jason "The Ass-Kicking Machine" Jackson in a five round non-title main event. The main event billing was a late development, after lightweight champ Patricky...

Bellator MMA will return to Milan, Italy on October 29, 2022, the promotion announced Wednesday. The show will mark the first event for Bellator in Milan since a three-card stint in September and October of 2020, and the first fan-attended...

Invicta FC flyweight champion Karina Rodriguez will take her next fight inside the Bellator MMA cage. On Monday, a source familiar with the situation confirmed to Cageside Press that Mexico's Rodriguez (10-4) had signed a multi-fight deal with the promotion....