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Bellator 282: Magomed Magomedov Says Losing By Decision Was “Really Harmful”

Magomed Magomedov advanced in Bellator's bantamweight grand prix on Friday, but not without facing some adversity early. The Russian standout (19-2) was neck-and-neck with opponent Enrique Barzola, a former Ultimate Fighter winner, before catching the Peruvian in a guillotine choke...
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Killys Mota Reveals He Fought Out Contract at Bellator 282

A seemingly exhausted Killys Mota revealed following Bellator 282 that he had fought out his contract at the event. Mota (13-3) picked up a unanimous decision win over #9-ranked lightweight Dan Moret at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT...
Jared Scoggins and Sarvadzhon Khamidov will collide at Bellator 284

Sarvadzhon Khamidov Set to Debut Against Jared Scoggins at Bellator 284

Recently signed undefeated bantamweight Sarvadzhon Khamidov will make his promotional debut at Bellator 284 in August. Khamidov (13-0) will face Jared Scoggins (10-2) at the event, set for the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on August 12, 2022....
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Bellator 282: Lucas Brennan Has No Use for Trash Talk

Featherweight prospect Lucas Brennan improved his record to a perfect 7-0 on Friday at Bellator 282, and is starting to get the respect he deserves. The 22-year old has spent his entire pro career in Bellator, with six submission victories...
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Bellator 282: The Next Name on Ilara Joanne’s List? Ex-Champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane

A girl has a name. And that name, apparently, is Ilima-Lei Macfarlane. Flyweight Ilara Joanne is known to fight fans as "Arya Stark," the pint-sized heroine of HBO's Game of Thrones (not to mention the A Song of Ice and...
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Bellator 282’s Danny Sabatello: Stots, Not Pettis, Is Champ, “I’m Going to Take It...

Danny Sabatello talked the talk, then walked the walk on Friday at Bellator 282. He also walked away with a unanimous decision win in the quarterfinal round of the Bellator Bantamweight Grand Prix. It's technically his second fight of the...
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Bellator 282: Sabah Homasi Opens Up About Bad Blood with Mendonca

Bellator welterweight Sabah Homasi took just under a minute to land a crushing knockout blow on Maycon Mendonca on Friday — putting Mendonca to sleep, and the bad blood between them to rest. The punishing walk-off KO was the climax...
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Bellator 282: Johnny Eblen Says Performance Against Mousasi “Expected”

Perhaps the most surprising thing about Johnny Eblen's championship-winning performance against Gegard Mousasi at Bellator 282 was how one-sided it was. Rarely has Mousasi been on the wrong end of a drubbing as thorough as Eblen's on Friday, which saw...
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Bellator 282: Cat Zingano Has Some Choice Words in Response to Cris Cyborg’s USADA...

Things are heating up between women's featherweight champ Cris Cyborg and Cat Zingano. And while an apparent knee injury to "Alpha" Cat at Bellator 282 may delay a potential fight between the two, there's certainly no love lost between...
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There’s No One Bellator 282’s Danny Sabatello Won’t Trash Talk To

That headline up there, right above the featured video? That's no joke. There is absolutely no one Danny Sabatello won't talk trash to. That even includes his own teammates. Luckily, as he heads into the Bellator bantamweight grand prix quarterfinals...

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