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Long Beach, CA — Former bantamweight champ Juan Archuleta returned to the win column at Bellator 286, snapping a two-fight skid with a decision win over TUF: Latin America winner Enrique Barzola. "It's been very unfortunate, my last two fights...

Long Beach, CA — "The Humble Warrior" Bobby Seronio III returned to action at Bellator 286, improving his professional MMA record to 3-0 thanks to a unanimous decision win over Miguel Peimbert. All of bantamweight Seronio's pro wins have come...

Long Beach, CA — Now a lightweight, New Zealand's Jay-Jay Wilson took a tough Vladimir Tokov the distance at Bellator 286, picking up a split decision win for his first victory at 155lbs. "I feel amazing. I went out there,...

Long Beach, CA - Bellator featherweight Jeremy Kennedy scored the biggest win of his career at Bellator 286 on Saturday night, but it wasn't the way anybody thought he would have earned it. Kennedy (18-3) was declared the winner when...

Long Beach, CA — While Sumiko Inaba's fight against Nadine Mandiau at Bellator 286 was a rematch from their 2018 amateur meeting, the Hawaiian felt like it was a whole new ballgame. And it was far from an easy night...

Long Beach, CA — Former featherweight champ A.J. McKee made his lightweight debut at long last at Bellator 286 on Saturday — and it was a wild one. Spike Carlyle came charging out of the gate at the Long Beach...

Long Beach, CA — After winning his featherweight title back from A.J. McKee earlier this year, Patricio Pitbull (34-5) secured the first title defense of his third reign as Bellator MMA featherweight champion at Bellator 286 on Saturday. The fight...

Long Beach, CA — Patricio Pitbull did what Patricio Pitbull does at Bellator 286 on Saturday, turning back another contender in young upstart Adam Borics. After a five-round decision win by the Brazilian, Bellator CEO Scott Coker reflected on what's...

Richard Palencia was making his promotional debut at Bellator 286 in Long Beach, CA on Saturday, and it was a memorable one in the end — for all the wrong reasons. Paired up with Cee Jay Hamilton, the undefeated LFA...

Long Beach, CA — After a false start earlier this year, Jeremy Kennedy finally gets his date with Aaron Pico at Bellator 286 this Saturday. "It was tough having that first one fall through, especially so close. That was the...