Long Beach, CA — While Sumiko Inaba's fight against Nadine Mandiau at Bellator 286 was a rematch from their 2018 amateur meeting, the Hawaiian felt like it was a whole new ballgame. And it was far from an easy night...

Long Beach, CA — Former featherweight champ A.J. McKee made his lightweight debut at long last at Bellator 286 on Saturday — and it was a wild one. Spike Carlyle came charging out of the gate at the Long Beach...

Long Beach, CA — After winning his featherweight title back from A.J. McKee earlier this year, Patricio Pitbull (34-5) secured the first title defense of his third reign as Bellator MMA featherweight champion at Bellator 286 on Saturday. The fight...

Long Beach, CA — Patricio Pitbull did what Patricio Pitbull does at Bellator 286 on Saturday, turning back another contender in young upstart Adam Borics. After a five-round decision win by the Brazilian, Bellator CEO Scott Coker reflected on what's...

The featherweight title was on the line in the main event of Bellator 286, and for a change, Patricio Pitbull wasn't fighting A.J. McKee. After back-to-back fights that saw the pair swap the belt back-and-forth, Pitbull took on Hungary's Adam...

After a night beset by unfortunate injuries including a difficult-to-watch Anderson Silva-style broken leg, and a dislocated/possibly broken shoulder suffered by Aaron Pico, Bellator 286 was in need of an injection of fun. It got just that in the...

At Bellator 286 in Long Beach, CA on Saturday, third ranked featherweight Aaron Pico faced off against seventh ranked Jeremy Kennedy. Pico was one of the most highly rated amateur wrestlers in California history, who skipped college wrestling after going...

Richard Palencia was making his promotional debut at Bellator 286 in Long Beach, CA on Saturday, and it was a memorable one in the end — for all the wrong reasons. Paired up with Cee Jay Hamilton, the undefeated LFA...

Patricio Pitbull put his newly reclaimed featherweight championship on the line at Bellator 286 on Saturday, this time taking on young challenger Adam Borics of Hungary. Many had expected Pitbull's next title defense to be a trilogy fight with A.J....

Up-and-comer Adam Borics is looking to fulfill the promise he's shown as one of the top prospects in the sport, but he's up against one of MMA's most dominant champions in Patricio "Pitbull" Freire who is quickly approaching a...