Bellator MMA

Cris Cyborg is set to make the first defense of her Bellator featherweight championship this Thursday at Bellator 249. And for the first time in years, she'll be fighting an actual member of her division, with an establish record...

Bellator 249 marks the return of the Viacom-owned promotion to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT, after a successful four-event stint in Europe. A run that included three shows in Milan, Italy, and a successful and historic debut...

Patricky Pitbull, one half of Bellator MMA's notorious Pitbull brothers, always seems to have a target on his back. Returning at Bellator 249 this Thursday against LFA champ Jaleel Willis, Pitbull is still the subject of frequent callouts. Most recently,...

Saad Awad enters Bellator 249 with his back to the wall. There's little question about that, really. The promotional mainstay has been with the organization since 2009 and fought exclusively for Bellator since 2013. But after a four-fight win...

Earlier in the pandemic, Christian Edwards admits things weren't looking too good for MMA. Especially as a young fighter, with sports coming screeching to a halt, it was "a really scary situation," he admitted ahead of his return to...

Da’Mon ‘The Diamond’ Blackshear (7-3) will face Mike Kimbel (3-2) on October 15 at Bellator 249 when the two exciting prospects meet in a 140lb catchweight bout at the Mohegan Sun casino. Bellator 249's Da'Mon Blackshear is coming off an...

Mercedes Terrell has been a part of Bellator MMA for over a decade. Well, had been. That's in the past now, as she's parted ways with the promotion where she served as ring girl for over a decade. Terrell worked...

Former UFC featherweight and Cage Warriors champ Mads Burnell made his Bellator debut over the weekend. That came at Bellator 248, where the promotion became the first major organization to hold a sanctioned event in France. The Paris card...

Bellator's historic first trip to France over the weekend saw Tim Johnson spoil Cheick Kongo's homecoming, standout performances from Mads Burnell and Oliver Enkamp, and Michael Page collecting his fourth straight victory, albeit with less flash than usual. Ultimately, the...

It may fly in the face of expectations for a professional mixed martial artist, but Oliver Enkamp is not a competitive person. Enkamp (10-2) picked up his third consecutive win at Bellator 248 in Paris, France on Saturday. He once...