Bellator MMA

Bellator heavyweight and PRIDE legend Fedor Emelianenko has landed in hospital after contracting COVID-19. Considered by many one of the greatest of all time, Emelianenko confirmed on social media Thursday that he was "on the mend" after being hospitalized due...

Bellator has definitely put themselves in a big money and a high viewership situation heading into 2021. That's thanks to the anticipation from fans after the signing of two former UFC title contenders, Yoel Romero and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. Both...

For Bellator MMA, there's Rumble Johnson, and Yoel Romero, and then there's a different type of free agent signing: Darina Mazdyuk. Mazdyuk (3-1) is the latest addition to the Bellator roster. But rather than being an immediate threat to win...

Former UFC title challenger Yoel Romero has officially signed with Bellator and is expected to move up in weight to compete in the light heavyweight division. "The Soldier of God" has found a home after just two weeks on the...

After Bellator 254, that's a wrap for the promotion's 2020 calendar year. Like everyone else, it was no doubt a year that in many ways the organization would like to forget. At the same time, Bellator managed to put on...

Middleweight Romero Cotton's win over Justin Sumter at Bellator 254 was a long time coming. Originally slated for March, only to be delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, "it was a crazy road" getting to the fight, Cotton (5-0) said following...

For the second straight fight, Linton Vassell got the job done early. At Bellator 254, Vassell put on an impressive display against UFC alum Ronny Markes. Combined with a prior TKO of Sergei Kharitonov, this latest stoppage (also a...

Bantamweight Magomed Magomedov made his promotional debut at Bellator 254, and the former ACB champion immediately made his presence felt. It's not often you see a debuting fighter (let alone two) in the co-main event of a major card, but...

It's not entirely hyperbole to say that an era has ended for Bellator MMA's flyweight division. On Thursday at Bellator 254, Juliana Velasquez brought to an end the reign of Ilima-Lei Macfarlane — the only women's flyweight champion the...

The final card of 2020 for Bellator MMA saw a changing of the guard in the women's flyweight division. In the main event of Bellator 254, Brazilian challenger Juliana Velasquez became the first woman to defeat reigning champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane....