Bellator MMA

Los Angeles, CA — Cris Cyborg will return to face Arlene Blencowe for the second time atop Bellator 279 in just under two weeks' time. The promotion will be heading to Honolulu, Hawaii for the event on April 23, with...

Los Angeles, CA — This past Saturday, Alexander Volkanovski successfully defended his UFC featherweight title against The Korean Zombie at UFC 273, earning a fourth-round TKO finish. It was a dominant showing, but not one that blew Bellator's own...

After Bellator women's flyweight champion Juliana Velasquez secured her first title defense last July, it was back to the gym after a brief vacation. And since then, she's known exactly who she would be facing: Liz Carmouche. "I've been training...

Bellator MMA has a pair of big events coming up, and the promotional push is in full swing. On Monday, the pre-fight press conference for Bellator 277, which goes down at the SAP Center in San Jose, California this Friday,...

Adli Edwards wanted to turn a big win at XMMA 4 into an opportunity with a major promotion. And it appears the featherweight fighter has done just that. With Jeremy Kennedy dropping out of his Bellator 277 fight against Aaron...

Tofiq Musayev has his Bellator MMA debut set. The former RIZIN FF lightweight champion has been booked opposite Zach Zane at Bellator 278 later this month. Promotion officials confirmed the bout to Cageside Press on Friday, following an initial report...

Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov has a new opponent for his third foray into the Bellator MMA cage. On Thursday, Bellator officials confirmed that with Tony Johnson out of the fight, Rafael Carvalho had stepped into the light heavyweight match-up, set for Bellator...

Hawaii's own Sumiko Inaba will put her undefeated record on the line at home later this month. Flyweight Inaba (3-0) is set to face Whittany Pyles (3-4) at Bellator 279 on April 23, 2022. Promotion officials confirmed the bout Wednesday,...

One of two bantamweight world grand prix wild card fights at Bellator 278 later this month has lost a fighter. Josh Hill (21-4) was expected to face Enrique Barzola (17-5-2) at the event, scheduled for April 22, 2022 in Honolulu,...

Bellator MMA continues to add depth to its bantamweight roster. With the promotion set to launch its bantamweight world grand prix later this month, Bellator is also building for the future, and has signed undefeated 135lb prospect Sarvadzhon Khamidov to...