Bellator MMA Shifts to PPV Model in Canada, Starting with Friday’s Bellator 296
Bellator MMA will no longer be free for Canadian viewers. Starting with Friday's Bellator 296, the promotion's events will be available to stream live (and for a seven-day window) on a Pay-Per-View basis via the promotion's official website. News of...
Bellator 296: Douglas Lima Still Taking On Anyone, Now At Middleweight
Paris, France - Making the middleweight walk at Bellator 296 former welterweight champion Douglas Lima is still open to taking on anyone, anywhere, but first he takes on Costello van Steenis. "I never say no. I needed a fight, they...
Bellator 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards Weigh-In Results — One Fight Scratched
Bellator 296 is official. All fighters for Friday's card hit the scales in Paris, France on Thursday morning, with just one small hiccup to report. Steven Hill vs. Nicoli Solli, which had been scheduled to kick off the Bellator...
Bellator 296’s Mansour Barnaoui: Potential of Title Shot in Third Bellator Fight “Nice and...
Mansour Barnaoui (20-4) makes his second walk to the Bellator MMA cage at Bellator 296 this Friday — and a lot will be on the line against ex-champ Brent Primus. Barnaoui vs. Primus is one of four quarterfinal match-ups in...
Bellator 296’s Fabian Edwards: Title Would Cement Edwards Bros. As Best Fighting Brothers in...
The chance to bring a second world championship home for the Edwards family is a "big motivating factor" for middleweight Fabian Edwards, he told Cageside Press on Wednesday. "It's huge." Edwards (11-2) is the brother of UFC welterweight champion Leon...
Bellator 296’s Costello van Steenis: “To Become a Legend You’ve Got to Destroy a...
Ahead of his retirement earlier this year, Bellator middleweight contender and former title challenger John Salter told Cageside Press there was one fighter he wanted to see face champ Johnny Eblen for gold. Not himself, but rather a former foe...
Bellator 296’s Brent Primus: Barnaoui In for “Long Nights” If He Reads Too Much...
Brent Primus believes he should have been part of Bellator's lightweight grand prix all along. The former 155lb champ was passed over, initially, when the tournament was announced earlier this year. However, a failed drug test by Sidney Outlaw, revealed...
Bellator MMA Re-Signs Women’s Featherweight Champ Cris Cyborg to Multi-Fight Deal
Cris Cyborg is staying with Bellator MMA. After a lengthy negotiation process, promotion officials announced on Thursday that Cyborg (26-2, 1NC) had inked an exclusive, multi-fight deal to remain with the company. While the potential of a move to the PFL...
Austin Vanderford, Leandro Higo Among Names Added to Bellator 297
Bellator's return to Chicago, which takes place June 16, 2023 at the Wintrust Arena, continues to grow. On Wednesday, promotion officials announced the addition of six new fights to the Bellator 297 card, including a couple of ranked fighters. Foremost among...
Slim Trabelsi Signs with Bellator MMA, ARES FC Threatens to Block Deal
Tunisian heavyweight Slim Trabelsi is once again singed by a major promotion, with the heavyweight inking a multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA. And once again, it appears there could be a wrench in the works. Trabelsi's signing was confirmed by Cageside...
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