Bellator MMA

Bellator MMA heads to Hawaii this weekend, returning to the island state for the first time since 2019. Two big back-to-back shows feature a combined three title fights, plus the launch of the promotion's bantamweight grand prix. Up first, Bellator...

Liz Carmouche has no problem if Bellator women's flyweight champ Juliana Velasquez is, in fact, overlooking her. Velasquez told Cageside Press during the Bellator Hawaii media day on Wednesday that Carmouche, a former two-time UFC title challenger, was not the...

Bellator women's flyweight champion Juliana Velasquez is paired up with Liz Carmouche this Friday at Bellator 278. That's a match-up that many have pegged as the toughest test of the undefeated Brazilian fighter's career. But Velasquez herself doesn't see it...

Ahead of this weekend's back-to-back Bellator shows in Honolulu, Hawaii, UFC star Nate Diaz raised eyebrows with one particular tweet. In a post to the social media site that quickly went viral, Diaz wrote "I'm tryin (sic) get on this...

The Bellator debut of former RIZIN Fighting Federation lightweight champion Tofiq Musayev has hit a snag. Musayev (18-4) had been expected to face Zach Zane (15-11) at Bellator 278 this Friday, April 22 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Zane, however, has been...

Hawaii's own Yancy Medeiros (15-8, 1NC) will fight at home for the first time in over a decade at Bellator 279. It's an opportunity the former UFC star campaigned for, and one he was lucky enough to land. He also...

Los Angeles, CA — Bellator MMA women's featherweight champion Cris Cyborg spoke to Cageside Press recently about her upcoming title defense against Arlene Blencowe. She also touched on why the fight is against Blencowe, who she already has a win...

There's a running joke in MMA circles regarding the "Gods" of the sport being wickedly cruel and tricksome. Those MMA Gods were up to their usual antics over the weekend, pulling the rug out from under a trio of...

Bantamweight Danny Sabatello made his promotional debut for Bellator MMA last year, pulling off an impressive upset over Brett Johns on short notice. Yet somehow, Sabatello (11-1) was excluded from the promotion's 135lb rankings following the win. That's something that...

San Jose, CA - Short notice opponents bring a different set of challenges, but for Bellator featherweight Aaron Pico it was just another challenge. Speaking to reporters after his bout with Adli Edwards at Bellator 277 on Friday night, Pico...