Bellator MMA

Late last year, Johnny Eblen had an inkling that he might step into the Bellator 290 card, which goes down on February 4 on broadcast network CBS. His hunch turned out to be correct: with Vadim Nemkov vs. Yoel Romero...

Bellator flyweight Diana Avsaragova (5-0) makes the trip from Russia to Los Angeles for Bellator 290 next month, where she'll face off with former title challenger Alejandra Lara. Avsaragova's corners are already stateside, leaving her to make the trip alone....

Bellator has added a second event to its March 2023 calendar. On Monday, promotion officials announced that Bellator 293 will take place at the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, California on March 31, 2023. It's the second California date in...

A pair of explosive match-ups have been added to the Bellator Paris card on May 12, 2023, and one involves a former champion moving up a division. Douglas Lima (32-11), the promotion's former, and storied, welterweight champion will make the...

"The StrabAnimal" will return after 16 months on the sidelines at Bellator 292. Strabane, Northern Ireland's James Gallagher (11-2) will face Brazilian Leandro Higo (21-6) at the event on March 10, 2023, in a bantamweight match-up. Severe MMA was first to...

Bellator MMA is returning to Paris this May, and bringing a couple of high-profile fights along with it. On Thursday, promotion officials announced via press release that the organization would return to the Accor Arena in Paris, France on May...

Usman Nurmagomedov (16-0) will attempt to make the first defense of his lightweight title at Bellator 292 this March. And that fight will come against former UFC champion Benson Henderson (30-11). Shortly after Bellator CEO Scott Coker announced the launch...

While Bellator makes its 2023 debut on February 4, care of a card headlined by Fedor Emelianenko vs. Ryan Bader 2, its lightweight grand prix will kick off the following month. On a Wednesday appearance on The MMA Hour, Bellator...

He may be known as "The Mercenary," but A.J. McKee is staying loyal, and staying put with Bellator MMA. Now one of the promotion's biggest stars, former featherweight champ McKee (20-1) has spent the entirety of his professional career with...

Next month's Bellator 290 sees a pair of title fights usher in 2023 for the promotion, and the event's undercard has now been completed. On Friday, promotion officials announced the full preliminary card for the California-based event, which takes place...