Bellator 289: Dalton Rosta “Blessed” to Have Champ Eblen in the Gym with Him
Another night at the office, and another win for the undefeated Dalton Rosta at Bellator 289 on Friday. Middleweight Rosta improved to 8-0 with a unanimous decision win over Anthony Adams, ranked #10 in the 185lb weight class. Rosta himself...
Scott Coker Says Internal Discussions on Women’s Bantamweight in Bellator Have Happened
Following a win on Friday at Bellator 289 that saw her settle things with Juliana Velasquez once and presumably for all, Liz Carmouche reiterated her call for Bellator to open a women's bantamweight division. Carmouche, a two-time title challenger at...
Bellator 289: Patchy Mix Believes He Can Choke “Anyone in the World” Out With...
Patchy Mix has landed himself in the Bellator bantamweight grand prix, with a second chance to win a title in the promotion following Bellator 289 on Friday. Mix (17-1) choked out Magomed Magomedov in the second round of their semi-final...
Bellator 289: Danny Sabatello Says MMA Is Just Trying to “Trick Three Judges”
After the scorecards were read in the wake of Bellator 289's main event, Danny Sabatello made a hasty exit from the cage. While one judge had scored the fight 50-45 for Sabatello, two others had awarded rival Raufeon Stots scores...
Bellator 289: Liz Carmouche Wants to Be Ilima-Lei Macfarlane’s Final Opponent, at Bantamweight
Former Bellator MMA women's flyweight champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and current title holder Liz Carmouche were once the type of training partners who refused to fight each other. But having gone their separate ways in terms of teams, it appears they...
Raufeon Stots Reacts to “Outrageous” 50-45 Scorecard in Bellator 289 Main Event
Bellator 289 saw Raufeon Stots defend his interim bantamweight title, clinch a berth in the 135lb grand prix final, and get the nod over rival Danny Sabatello. It's that last point that may actually make Friday's victory over Sabatello the...
Bellator 289: Cris Lencioni Likens MMA Fans to Ex-Girlfriends
Following what many saw as a clear-cut win for Cris "Sunshine" Lencioni at Bellator 289, fans in attendance at the Mohegan Sun Arena voiced their displeasure with the outcome. Picking up a split decision win over Cody Law, Lencioni (10-3)...
Bellator 289: Raufeon Stots Wins Tight Split Decision Over Danny Sabatello
Heated exchanges were constant in the run-up to the interim title fight and grand prix semifinal between interim champ Raufeon Stots and top contender Danny Sabatello at Bellator 289. These two men simply do not like each other and have...
Bellator 289: Liz Carmouche Subs Juliana Velasquez, Eliminates Any Doubt as to Legitimacy of...
Liz Carmouche and Juliana Velasquez ran it back in the co-main event of Bellator 289 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT on Friday night. Their first fight had ended in controversy, at least if you were Velasquez. The...
Bellator 289: Patchy Mix Chokes Out Magomed Magomedov, Advances to Grand Prix Final
The Bellator MMA Bantamweight Grand Prix continued Friday night, with the first of two semifinals at Bellator 289 featuring Patchy Mix and Magomed Magomedov. Mix had earned himself a decision win over ex-Bellator and RIZIN FF 135lb champion Kyoji Horiguchi...
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