Bellator MMA

Bumped up to the main card this Friday at Bellator 280 is France's own Davy Gallon. For years, MMA was banned in Gallon's home country. Now, he gets to compete in Paris for this first time, after signing with Bellator...

A short-notice change of opponent has resulted in lightweight Soren Bak's fight being moved to a catchweight at Bellator 280. But the good news is, he still has a fight. "It's always unfortunate to have an opponent drop out late...

English middleweight Mike Shipman returns from an extended layoff this Friday at Bellator 280, heading into enemy territory in Paris, France. Shipman (14-3) will look to play spoiler against Gregory Babene, who returns to the Bellator cage on a six-fight...

Fight Yoel Romero on short notice in Paris? No problem. Alex Polizzi is up for the challenge. Polizzi returns for his second fight of 2022, at Bellator 280 this Friday, on less than two weeks' notice. Oh, and less than...

Nearly three years later, Ryan Bader and Cheick Kongo finally run it back at Bellator 280 this Friday in Paris, France. The pair's first fight, in 2019, saw an early end due to an accidental eye poke. Kongo, from that...

Melvin Manhoef or Alex Polizzi, it doesn't seem to matter to Bellator 280's Yoel Romero. He went from one to the other last week, with Polizzi stepping in for an injured Manhoeff in Paris this Friday. "They're both same stature,...

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,...