Bellator 254: Macfarlane vs. Velasquez Photo Highlights
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....
RIZIN Standout Kana Watanabe Signs with Bellator MMA
Shortly before Thursday night's Bellator 254 card, which saw Juliana Velasquez dethrone long-serving flyweight champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, another addition to the promotion's 125lb division was revealed. Cageside Press has confirmed with Bellator officials that RIZIN standout Kana Watanable has signed...
Bellator 254: New Champ Juliana Velasquez Game for Grand Prix
Juliana Velasquez fought a patient fight at Bellator 254. She set the pace, and in the opening rounds, it was a conservative one to be sure. But as the fight went on, she showed glimpses of brilliance — never...
Bellator 254: Davion Franklin on Finding His Purpose, WWE Tryout
Davion Franklin takes on Anthony Garrett at Bellator 254 on December 10. This collision goes down at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, and broadcasts on CBS Sports Network. That main card placement comes after Goiti Yamauchi missed weight...
Bellator 254: Velasquez to Provide Macfarlane’s Toughest Test
Both Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Juliana Velasquez would have nothing left to prove in terms of who is the best flyweight in Bellator following Bellator 254. https://twitter.com/BellatorMMA/status/1332957470038192129?s=20 Though she will not be gracing her native Hawaii this winter, flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane...
Bellator 254: Romero Cotton Discusses Eight Months of Build Up for Sumter Fight
Romero Cotton locks horns with Justin Sumter at Bellator 254 on December 10. The middleweight bout emanates from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. It's a fight months in the making, as the pair were originally scheduled to face...
Bellator 254: Macfarlane vs. Velasquez Main Card Preview
Bellator MMA is back with their final show of 2020. At Bellator 254, styles clash when heavyweights go at it, as Linton Vassell takes (20-8) on Ronny Markes (19-7). In a last minute switch-up, heavyweights Anthony Garrett (5-2) and...
Bellator 254: Justin Sumter Believes He’ll Be “the Toughest Test of Romero Cotton’s Career”
DWCS veteran Justin Sumter is looking for a long term home with Bellator MMA. Justin Sumter is excited to return to the cage for the first time in over a year this week. Last appearing on Dana White's Contender Series...
Bellator 254: Macfarlane vs. Velasquez Weigh-In Results
The Bellator 254 main event is official, with both Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Juliana Velasquez making weight successfully on Wednesday. That was not the case for one other fight on the card, however. Longtime Bellator mainstay Goiti Yamauchi blew well past...
Goiti Yamauchi vs. Nate Andrews Off Bellator 254 Following Weigh-In Flub
The lightweight bout between Bellator mainstay Goiti Yamauchi and PFL vet Nate Andrews is off Bellator 254. Expected to feature on the main card, the fight wound up pulled after Yamauchi badly missed weight for the fight at weigh-in on...