Bellator MMA

There's little argument that among active fighters, Bellator MMA welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov holds the best record in the sport. 27-0, in a leading mixed martial arts promotion, with wins over names like Logan Storley, Roberto Soldic, Douglas Lima, and...

A.J. McKee will face Sidney Outlaw at Bellator 301 this Friday in Chicago, a non-tournament lightweight bout that amounts to a battle of fighters who were scheduled for this year's Lightweight Grand Prix, but couldn't make it. Outlaw was yanked...

There might not be gold on the line officially, but Patricky Pitbull (25-11) believes his Bellator 301 fight against Alexander Shabliy is for the organization's 155lb title regardless. The promotion's ongoing lightweight grand prix was thrown for a loop when...

Yaroslav Amosov and Jason Jackson throw down for Bellator MMA's welterweight title at Bellator 301 this Friday in Chicago, capping off what is expected to be the final event of 2023 for the promotion. What the future holds for Bellator...

What is expected to be the final Bellator MMA event of 2023 goes down Friday in the "Windy City" of Chicago, IL, with Bellator 301 headlined by a pair of title fights. Questions about the promotion's future abound, and there...

It may come as quite the shock, given the success he found early in his career, but Patchy Mix wasn't fully dedicated to MMA until roughly three fights ago. Mix (18-1), Bellator's interim bantamweight champion and grand prix winner, faces...

Not to make light of the situation — pun fully intended — but you'd have to imagine Sergio Pettis' weight cut these days is much, much more comfortable than his flyweight run. Pettis (23-5) is now the reigning Bellator MMA...

Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov has been suspended 6 months by the California State Athletic Commission following a failed drug test. News of the sanction was first reported by Cole Shelton. Nurmagomedov (17-0) failed drug test follows his victory over Brent...

Bellator 300 was a special night for flyweight Jena Bishop, and not just because it was a milestone for the promotion. The undefeated Bishop (6-0) has fought in Wisconsin, Colorado, Arizona, and even Burbank, CA — but her October bout...

Former Bellator MMA interim bantamweight champ Raufeon Stots returns to action at Bellator 301 later this month — and will be looking to return to the win column as well. He'll be doing so against rival Danny Sabatello, a rematch...