Bellator MMA

Ryan Bader, 38 years young, defends his Bellator MMA heavyweight championship this Friday at Bellator 280. There, Bader (29-7, 1NC) takes on Cheick Kongo, roughly eight years his senior. But despite recently signing a contract extension that he may not...

Cheick Kongo gets another chance — in all honesty, likely his last — to capture heavyweight gold at Bellator 280 this Friday in Paris, France. The occasion will be Kongo's second time fighting at home, after the French government legalized...

Most fighters are thrilled to have a number next to their name. For Bellator 280's Lorenz Larkin, he not only doesn't care about rankings, he questions why he's even ranked in Bellator's middleweight division in the first place. "I'm not...

Cat Zingano vs. Pam Sorenson was supposed to go down back in March, only for the fight to fall through on short notice. Now, the women's featherweight pair have been lined up once again, with Bellator 282 on June 24,...

An entertaining welterweight match-up is going down in June at Bellator 282. On Monday, multiple sources confirmed to Cageside Press that Sabah Homasi will fight Maycon Mendonca on the June 24 card, set to take place at the Mohegan Sun...

Former PFL standout and Bellator MMA lightweight Islam Mamedov has been granted permission to take a fight under coach and mentor Khabib Nurmagomedov's Eagle FC banner. Mamedov (20-2-1) will face UFC and BKFC vet Yosdenis Cedeno (11-7-1) at Eagle FC...

With Melvin Manhoef sustaining a hand injury after subduing a trio of burglars near his home, Yoel Romero has a new opponent lined up for Bellator 280 next week. Romero (13-6) will now face Alex Polizzi (10-1) at the event...

Blake Perry wants a Bellator contract after defeating Makoa Cooper last weekend. It was quite the professional debut for Perry (1-0) at Bellator 278. He kicked off Bellator's two-night Hawaiian homestand by defeating Hawaii's very own Cooper in a come-from-behind...

Aaron Jeffery finally has a date for his Bellator debut. Multiple sources, speaking on the condition of anonymity, have confirmed to Cageside Press that Aaron Jeffery and Fabio Aguiar will face off at Bellator 282 on June 24 at the...

Bellator's return to London has taken a few hits, losing welterweight champ Yaroslav Amosov (currently serving in Ukraine's military), and Douglas Lima vs. Jason Jackson. On Tuesday, word of another fighter falling off the card made the rounds: Andrey Koreshkov...