Bellator MMA

It may come as quite the shock, given the success he found early in his career, but Patchy Mix wasn't fully dedicated to MMA until roughly three fights ago. Mix (18-1), Bellator's interim bantamweight champion and grand prix winner, faces...

Not to make light of the situation — pun fully intended — but you'd have to imagine Sergio Pettis' weight cut these days is much, much more comfortable than his flyweight run. Pettis (23-5) is now the reigning Bellator MMA...

Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov has been suspended 6 months by the California State Athletic Commission following a failed drug test. News of the sanction was first reported by Cole Shelton. Nurmagomedov (17-0) failed drug test follows his victory over Brent...

Bellator 300 was a special night for flyweight Jena Bishop, and not just because it was a milestone for the promotion. The undefeated Bishop (6-0) has fought in Wisconsin, Colorado, Arizona, and even Burbank, CA — but her October bout...

Former Bellator MMA interim bantamweight champ Raufeon Stots returns to action at Bellator 301 later this month — and will be looking to return to the win column as well. He'll be doing so against rival Danny Sabatello, a rematch...

Chael Sonnen was once again part of another big show for Bellator earlier this month, as he hosted the Bellator 300 press conference among other duties. That's become a common task for Sonnen, who has always been entertaining on...

Showtime Sports will no longer provide boxing and MMA coverage following the end of 2023 — leaving Bellator, already in limbo, in an even more perilous situation. Per an internal e-mail sent to Showtime Sports staffers, the network will focus...

San Diego, CA — If the build-up to the Bellator 300 co-main event women's featherweight title fight was a heated one, that was one sided, Cris Cyborg has revealed. Cyborg (27-2, 1NC) put "Alpha" Cat Zingano, a fellow former UFC...

San Diego, CA — Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov advanced to the lightweight grand prix semifinals at Bellator 300, while maintaining his undefeated record, now standing at 18-0. A cousin of UFC Hall of Fame member Khabib, Usman has proven...

San Diego, CA — Scott Coker was flooded with questions about the rumored sale of Bellator MMA throughout the Bellator 300 Fight Week in San Diego this past week. Following Saturday night's historic show, capped by three title fights, Coker...