Bellator 253: Jason Jackson Says Being Overlooked Puts “More Fuel Inside of Me”
Welterweight Jason Jackson has a huge assignment in the Bellator 253 co-main event. The Sanford MMA fighter has been paired up with a former UFC champion, a fight that was booked on just a couple of week's notice. Yet despite...
Bellator 253’s Darrion Caldwell “Born to Lose, Built to Win”
When the first of two Featherweight Grand Prix Semi-Finals goes down this Thursday at Bellator 253, former bantamweight champ Darrion Caldwell will look to move one step closer to a second title. Caldwell (15-3) defeated Henry Corrales and Adam Borics...
Bellator 253: Caldwell vs. McKee Weigh-In Results
After resuming the Featherweight World Grand Prix one week ago, Bellator is set to return this Thursday with the first semi-final of the tournament. A.J. McKee and Darrion Caldwell top Bellator 253, and the winner will find themselves one...
Bellator 253: Joey Davis Ready for War, but “Fighting Isn’t Everything”
Undefeated prospect and Team Bodyshop member Joey Davis (7-0) returns to action this Thursday at Bellator 253. There, he'll take on Bobby Lee, a Bellator newcomer who won interim gold under the Cage Fury FC banner. During the event's media...
Bellator 253: Raufeon Stots Says Lee Name “A Trophy In Itself”
Bantamweight standout Raufeon Stots returns at Bellator 253 on Thursday, for his second fight since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Happy to get in a second fight before the end of the year, Stots (14-1) has been paired up...
Bellator 253: AJ McKee Says Darrion Caldwell Has to “Pick and Choose His Poison”
Like Tom Petty once sang, the waiting is the hardest part. That's been the case for a lot of fighters during the coronavirus pandemic, chomping at the bit to get back in the cage. But for A.J. McKee, who...
Bellator 253: Benson Henderson Wants To Stay Active In Final Years of Career
Benson Henderson let Bellator MMA know earlier this Fall that he was looking for a fight. Short notice, he told the promotion, was fine — just give him three weeks if it was going to be at 155lbs. In the...
Bellator 253: Baby Slice Looking to Move Up the Ranks at 155lbs
Kevin Ferguson Jr., more commonly known to fight fans as Baby Slice, has been waiting for his return to the Bellator cage for a while. Thanks to the coronavirus wiping out a March date, Slice has been on the sidelines...
Bellator 252: Yaroslav Amosov Looking for a Big Fight, or Title Fight, Next
Following a split decision win against Logan Storley, himself undefeated until Bellator 252, Yaroslav Amosov's record improved to 25-0. That's no small feat in MMA. Fighters like Glover Teixeira and Juan Archuleta have gone on stellar win streaks over the...
Bellator 252: Emmanuel Sanchez “Wants it More” Than Patricio Pitbull
Bellator 252 went according to plan for Emmanuel Sanchez. Now, he has a title fight ahead. "I want to say better ," the featherweight grand prix quarterfinal winner said following a five-round decision win over Daniel Weichel. The victory sets...