Bellator: Newcastle Preliminary Card Results
Bellator's launch of its European fight series began in Newcastle, England on Saturday night, as Brazil's Patricky Pitbull took on Ryan Scope. Bellator MMA kicked off it's European fight series on Saturday with Bellator: Newcastle. Not a numbered Bellator event,...
As Julia Budd Seeks Next Fight, Leslie Smith Throws Her Name in the Mix
Reigning Bellator featherweight queen Julia 'The Jewel' Budd recently expressed her interest in taking on 200+ pound BJJ specialist Gabi Garcia in an openweight title fight for RIZIN FF. However, seeing that Budd is looking for someone to fight,...
Bellator MMA Announces Broadcast Deal with Sky Sports
Bellator MMA finally seems to have solved its U.K. broadcast issues, as events will now air live on Sky Sports starting with Bellator 216 next weekend. At long last, MMA fans in the U.K. will be able to watch Bellator...
Weekly MMA Prospect Report: Bellator Newcastle
There are always great talents coming up the pipeline in MMA, and this series will point out who you should keep an eye on this week, with Bellator Newcastle being the event to watch. Bellator Newcastle | Saturday | Newcastle, England Welterweight,...
Bellator Inks Deal with UK’s Channel 5, European Series to Air Live
Bellator MMA has inked a deal with U.K.'s Channel 5 to air events from their European fight series live. Bellator shows, some of them at least, will finally air live in the U.K. On Wednesday, the promotion announced via press...
Scott Coker Calls Aaron Pico Loss at Bellator 214 “Nature of the Beast”
Aaron Pico's defeat at Bellator 214 is just "the nature of the beast," according to CEO Scott Coker. Los Angeles, CA — Brand names against other brand names. That's how Bellator CEO Scott Coker referred to the matchmaking approach for...
For Bellator’s Jon Fitch, Waiting for Title Shot Had More Positives than Negatives
While waiting is never fun, there were more positives than negatives for Jon Fitch, who will finally fight for Bellator gold in April in San Jose. Los Angeles, CA — Jon Fitch is finally getting his shot at gold in...
Bellator: What Is Fedor Emelianenko’s Legacy?
Following Fedor Emelianenko's fifth knockout loss of his career, and with recent talks of retirement, we revisit the question: What is Fedor's legacy? For years, Fedor Emelianenko was the UFC's golden snitch. The big fighter they could never quite catch....
Bellator’s Rory MacDonald Talks Preparing for Jon Fitch, Fighting in Canada
Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald is back in action in April, when he takes on Jon Fitch — in San Jose, not his native Canada, unfortunately. Los Angeles, CA — Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald has his second child on...
Bellator’s Ilima-Lei Macfarlane Uses Fighting As Motivation to “Get My Ass Off the Couch”
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane is the type of fighter who needs external motivation, and she has found that in Veta Arteaga. Los Angeles, CA — The Iliminator was in town on Saturday night. While not fighting, Bellator women's flyweight champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane...

























