Bellator 286’s Juan Archuleta: You “Don’t Reward an NBA Team for Playing Good Defense,”...
Former Bellator MMA bantamweight champion Juan Archuleta returns to action at Bellator 286 this Saturday. Archuleta (25-4) is looking to shake off back-to-back losses, the most recent of which saw him bounced from the bantamweight grand prix, in an interim...
Bellator 286: Aaron Pico Believes Win Over Jeremy Kennedy Puts Him Next For Featherweight...
Aaron Pico's MMA career has been a wild ride thus far, and he is finally putting it all together. A little more than three years ago, Pico (10-3) was on a two-fight losing streak — finding himself knocked out twice....
Bellator 286: Max Rohskopf Not Quite At Peace with UFC Appearance, But Doesn’t Regret...
It's difficult not to immediately associate Max Rohskopf with his disastrous UFC appearance two years ago, which saw him fail to answer the bell for the third round against Austin Hubbard. But after walking away from MMA ever so briefly,...
Cris Cyborg Rules Out UFC Return Ahead of Pro Boxing Debut
Former UFC women's featherweight champion and current Bellator MMA champ Cris Cyborg has ruled out a return to the octagon, barring major organizational changes. A champion in every major promotion she has competed for — Strikeforce, Invicta FC, the UFC,...
Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally Weigh-In Results
Bellator MMA returns to the 3Arena in Dublin this Friday, with Bellator 285 featuring Ireland's own Peter Queally in the main event, taking on former UFC lightweight champ Benson Henderson. There is plenty of Irish talent on the card beyond...
Scott Coker Confirms Bellator In Talks with Free Agent Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz fought out his UFC contract with a win against Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 earlier this month — and Bellator MMA have already opened a dialog with the Stockton star. Bellator President Scott Coker let the news slip...
Brett Johns Still Hoping to Face James Gallagher Following Bellator 285
At Bellator 285 this Friday night in Dublin, Welsh bantamweight Brett Johns had been expected to feature in a high-profile match-up with Ireland's own James Gallagher. That fight, however, won't be happening. With Gallagher pulling out a month and a...
Bellator 286: A.J. McKee Says “The Resurrection Is Here” Ahead of Lightweight Debut
Los Angeles, CA — A.J. McKee is set to make his lightweight debut against Spike Carlyle next month, with the fight serving as the co-main event of Bellator 286. Ahead of that October 1 scrap, McKee (18-1) told Cageside Press...
Carmouche vs. Velasquez 2, More Fights Added to Bellator 289
Liz Carmouche (17-7) and Juliana Velasquez (12-1) will run it back for Bellator's women's flyweight championship this December. Carmouche vs. Velasquez 2 is one of a trio of additions to the Bellator 289 card on December 9, 2022. The other...
Cris Cyborg Says Zingano Next for Title: “When She’s Ready, I Will Be Waiting”
Los Angeles, CA — Bellator women's featherweight champion Cris Cyborg will make her pro boxing debut later this month under the Fight Music banner in Brazil. Cyborg (26-2, 1NC) has long pursued a match in the ring, and that will...