Bellator 289: Juliana Velasquez Never Stopped Thinking Of Herself As Champ Despite Loss
Earlier this month, current Bellator MMA women's flyweight champion Liz Carmouche told us that, had the shoe been on the other foot, she would not have appealed the outcome of her fight with Juliana Velasquez back in April. Velasquez did...
Bellator 289’s Patchy Mix: Another Shot at Title “Is Everything to Me”
As Patrick "Patchy" Mix works his way through the Bellator Bantamweight Grand Prix, he's also working his way towards another crack at the world title. Bellator 289 is the next step in the journey back for Mix, who lost a...
Bellator 289: With Would-Be Opponents Turning Dalton Rosta Down, “There’s Only So Many People...
Bellator middleweight Dalton Rosta returns to action for the third time in 2022 at Bellator 289, looking to close out his year with another dominant performance. Rosta (7-0) is paired up with Anthony Adams, and is fighting down in the...
Bellator 289: Danny Sabatello Believes He Has Fight Against “Mental Midget” Stots Already Won
For Bellator 289 bantamweight Danny Sabatello, the old adage of "be seen, not heard" simply does not apply. Sabatello's bread and butter is his trash talk, and ahead of his bantamweight grand prix semifinal match-up this Friday, he's been sure...
Grant Neal vs. Karl Albrektsson Booked for Bellator 290 on Feb. 4
Bellator 290 will see the promotion's light heavyweight title on the line — and a second big 205lb match-up will also take place at the event. On Thursday, promotion officials informed Cageside Press that #6-ranked Grant Neal (7-1) will face...
Violent Night! Carmouche Picks Krampus As Fave Holiday Flick, Proclaims Die Hard A Christmas...
Yes, folks, Die Hard is very much indeed a Christmas movie. So says Bellator MMA women's flyweight champion Liz Carmouche, anyway. During Wednesday's Bellator 289 media day, Carmouche was asked for her take on that issue, and to single out...
Bellator 289: Stots vs. Sabatello Weigh-In Results
The Bellator Bantamweight Grand Prix continues at Bellator 289 this Friday; one day prior, the full card was set to weigh in for the Connecticut-based event. Bellator 289 plays host to both semifinal fights in the 135lb tournament. In the...
Bellator 289: Raufeon Stots Says Sabatello’s Trash Talk a “Facade,” Fight Is “Interlude” in...
There was no need for Raufeon Stots to go out of his way to emulate Danny Sabatello's trash talk in training ahead of Bellator 289. He already had all the tools he needed. Sabatello has become perhaps the promotion's best-known...
Sabah Homasi vs. Brennan Ward Booked for Bellator 290
How do you spell violence? We're not going to spell it out for you, but how about Sabah Homasi vs. Brennan Ward? Homasi (17-10) will take on Ward (16-6) in a welterweight contest as part of Bellator 290 on February...
Bellator 289’s Liz Carmouche: Improving Yourself, Not Throwing Tantrums, Is Demeanor of a Champion
It's been over seven months since Liz Carmouche claimed the Bellator MMA women's flyweight championship, and this Friday at Bellator 289, she'll run it back with the woman she captured the title from: Juliana Velasquez. The immediate rematch comes after...