Bellator MMA

Promotional newcomer Akhmed Magomedov put away Kevin Boehm inside of a round at Bellator 283, submitting his opponent and making a statement in his debut. "I took this fight very, very seriously and I prepared well," Magomedov (8-0, 1NC) said...

It was another successful night at the office for Jaylon Bates at Bellator 283, but it came awfully close to falling apart. Bates (6-0) admits that opponent Mark Coates got in his head during the fight, which ended in a...

For an 8-0 fighter coming off a first-round finish, welterweight Roman Faraldo was incredibly self-critical in the aftermath of Bellator 283 on Friday. The American Top Team fighter knocked out Luis Iniguez with just over a minute left in the...

Lightweight standout and former RIZIN tournament champ Tofiq Musayev says his promotional debut at Bellator 283 went according to plan. "If you watch my interview, that's exactly how I planned it to be," Musayev (20-4) said, speaking to media outlets...

The welterweight return of Lorenz Larkin did not play out according to plan, after an illegal elbow landed on Mukhamed Berkhamov, leading to a no contest. The incident occurred midway through the opening round, and brought a halt to a...

Bellator middleweight Dalton Rosta put on his best performance yet at Bellator 283 on Friday, making a statement in his TKO victory against Romero Cotton. The fight had been a long time coming, booked anywhere between two to four times,...

It wasn't what the fans were looking for on Friday in Tacoma, Washington, but welterweight Jason Jackson got the job done in the main event of Bellator 283. Smothering wrestling and relentless takedowns saw former champion Douglas Lima spend most...

"Florist by day, fighter by night" Bellator flyweight Veta Arteaga secured a memorable submission of ex-Invicta FC champ Vanessa Porto at Bellator 283 in Tacoma, WA. Thanks to that guillotine submission, Arteaga (7-4) may have set herself up for something...

Lightweight Usman Nurmagomedov notched another victory and another finish at Bellator 283 in Tacoma, WA on Friday, improving to 15-0 in the process. The cousin of Khabib Nurmagomedov, who now serves as his coach, has been making waves since his...

Bellator President Scott Coker weighed in on the status of Fedor Emelianenko following the promotion's debut in Tacoma, Washington on Friday night. While it was the welterweight and lightweight divisions that saw contenders emerge on Friday, namely Jason Jackson and...