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San Diego, CA — Cat Zingano has had her eye on Cris Cyborg for a good long time now. "I felt like it was a matter of time, one way or the other," Zingano, 41, explained during this week's Bellator...

Just five or so months ago, Hawaii's Ilima-Lei Macfarlane told Cageside Press that she feared enduring grueling weight cuts was "significantly impacting" her chances at motherhood. Ahead of Bellator 300, Macfarlane, the promotion's former women's flyweight champ, missed weight for...

Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov is in the midst of a tournament, but the future implies there's a different reason to deliver against the dangerous Brent Primus at Bellator 300. https://twitter.com/BellatorMMA/status/1708882098873090186?s=20 At 25 years-old, Bellator's lightweight champion has the world on...

This coming weekend, Grant Neal (8-1) will make his debut in a new weight class of middleweight, as he takes on Romero Cotton at Bellator 300. Neal has picked up impressive back-to-back wins in his last two outings, beating both...

Bellator 300 arrives this weekend, a milestone event for the promotion that has held the #2 slot in MMA for the better part of a decade. Of course, it wouldn't be a Bellator card without a touch of the promotion's...

San Diego, CA — Heavyweight Davion Franklin returns to the cage at Bellator 300, taking on debuting ARES FC champ Slim Trabelsi and looking for his second straight win. During this week's media day in San Diego, Franklin (6-1) touched...

San Diego, CA — Jena Bishop is the hometown hero at Bellator 300 this weekend, as the jiu-jitsu star lives in San Diego. The flyweight carries a 5-0 record into her fight with Ilara Joanne, and admitted during the Bellator...

San Diego, CA — Brazilian flyweight Ilara Joanne, known professionally as "Arya Stark," is in San Diego for Bellator 300, paired up with BJJ standout Jena Bishop. And like her namesake from George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and...

Leah McCourt will look to return to the win column this Saturday as she takes on Sarah McMann at Bellator 300. In her last outing, the 31-year-old lost a decision to Cat Zingano, who will be taking on Cris Cyborg...

Sara McMann will make her second Bellator appearance this coming Saturday, as she takes on Leah McCourt at Bellator 300. McMann (14-6) signed for the promotion in 2022 after a 13 fight tenure with the UFC which saw her compete...