Bellator MMA

Bellator MMA is headed to France, making it the first major promotion to touch down in the nation. On Friday, the promotion announced via social media that Bellator 248 will take place in Paris. France only recently opened its doors...

The second of back-to-back events from Bellator MMA this weekend, Bellator 246, had fighters weight in Friday morning. And while the main event pairing of Juan Archuleta and Patrick "Patchy" Mix made weight, two fighters did not. Archuleta and Mix,...

Still a top flight prospect in Bellator's welterweight division, Ed Ruth (8-2) is looking to get back in the win column this weekend. He's set to face Taylor Johnson, in Ruth's first fight during the pandemic. The Penn State wrestler,...

Patrick "Patchy" Mix is ready for his star turn. The Jackson-Wink MMA fighter sits at 13-0, and will fight for the vacant 135lb title at Bellator 246 this weekend. It's rare that you'll find a fighter still considered a prospect...

Bellator MMA is officially targeting a fight with Australian contender Arlene Blencowe as the first title defense for new featherweight champion Cris "Cyborg" Justino. Per Amy Kaplan of Fansided, Bellator is targeting a fight between new featherweight champion Cris "Cyborg"...

Bellator's two women's divisions are getting a big boost this weekend. In back-to-back shows in Uncasville, Connecticut, first Cat Zingano, then Liz Carmouche will be making their promotional debuts, at featherweight and flyweight, respectively. Both are former title challengers in...

Jon Fitch has fought all over the globe during his nearly twenty year career. Japan, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Brazil. But after challenging for welterweight gold in the UFC and being unceremoniously dumped by the promotion a few years later,...

The first of back-to-back Bellator MMA shows this weekend is official. But it wasn't easy. No fewer than three fighters missed weight for Bellator 245 at Thursday morning's weigh-in. Including one half of the co-main event. That would be Gabrielle...

Cat Zingano finally gets to make her Bellator MMA debut this weekend. "Alpha" will face Gabrielle Holloway at Bellator 245 on Friday night. Zingano's debut has been a long time coming; she last fought in December 2018, against Megan Anderson...

Lyoto Machida sees Bellator 245 opponent Phil Davis as a much different fighter than the man he first fought back in the UFC. "Seven years already passed. We are more experienced, we are different fighters right now," Machida (26-9) told...