Bellator MMA

Strange as it may seem, Japanese star Kyoji Horiguchi will represent American promotion Bellator MMA at a massive cross-promotional event with RIZIN Fighting Federation on New Year's Eve. "Yeah of course, it's a little strange, you know? Because I'm Japanese....

Along with Obon and Golden Week, New Years in Japan is among the three biggest national holidays — and MMA has become a New Year's Eve tradition. So it's no surprise to see arguably RIZIN's biggest card to date...

A.J. McKee wants to do some "full blown exploring" of Japan, taking in everything from the snowboarding opportunities, to temples, to the classic car scene — but December 31 is purely a business endeavor as he takes on Roberto...

Bellator MMA is welcoming two new fighters to the fold ahead of 2023. On Tuesday, promotion officials announced the signing of UFC and Dana White's Contender Series alumnus Aalon Cruz, and Ukrainian women's featherweight talent Kateryna Shakalova. Both fighters enter the...

Leah McCourt will not be fighting on the Bellator Dublin card next February, which feels like a bit of a missed opportunity. McCourt, from Northern Ireland, has turned up in nearby Dublin five times under the Bellator MMA banner, after...

A women's flyweight match-up featuring the #10-ranked fighter in the weight class facing a rising 125lb hopeful has been booked for Bellator 290. Alejandra Lara (9-6) will fight Diana Avsaragova (5-0) at the promotion's 2023 debut on February 4, 2023....

Bellator MMA bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis (22-5) has been forced to sit on the sidelines and watch as the promotion's bantamweight grand prix unfolds. That's a tough pill for any fighter to swallow, made tougher still by the fact that...

Ilara Joanne (11-6) carried a secret with her in Bellator 289, at least as far as her mother was concerned: She hadn't told her mom that she was fighting. The Brazilian revealed after her win over former Bellator MMA women's flyweight...

It's been a tough year for welterweight Jaleel Willis, but things got a little better when he returned to the win column on Friday at Bellator 289. Willis (16-4) claimed an important unanimous decision victory over Kyle Crutchmer, snapping a...

Hawaiian Kai Kamaka III returned to the win column at Bellator 289 on Friday, finishing Kevin Boehm by TKO in the third. Kamaka (10-5-1) previously competed for the UFC, and is now 2-1 since returning to Bellator last year. Of late,...