Bellator MMA

Danny Sabatello has been talking massive trash about his upcoming opponent. And Jornel  has finally responded. When Bellator originally announced their 2022 Bantamweight Grand Prix, Lugo was not part of it. However, with some injuries and constant grinding, Lugo got...

San Jose, CA — The finale of the Bellator light heavyweight grand prix at Bellator 277 was no finale at all in the end. And Corey Anderson knows that his own good sportsmanship cost him a world title, not...

San Jose, CA — Patricio Pitbull had a guillotine sunk in deep on A.J. McKee in the third round of their Bellator 277 main event — but McKee eventually popped out of it. That's something that doesn't sit well with...

San Jose, CA — Following the first loss of his fighting career, A.J. McKee had two key messages. One, it's clear he doesn't feel Patricio Pitbull actually beat him in the main event of Bellator 277 on Friday. Despite three...

San Jose, CA — The final of Bellator's light heavyweight grand prix did not go down as planned at Bellator 277 on Friday. In fact, in the end, it's as if it didn't go down at all. That's because, due...

It's rare that a pair of fighters with a combined 0-1 record going into a fight offer much to write home about. But apparently, sometime ahead of Friday's Bellator 277 card in San Jose, somebody sat Socrates Hernandez and...

San Jose, CA — Dovletzhan Yagshimuradov was one of the big winners on the Bellator 277 preliminary card in San Jose. Coming into the fight, however, there were concerns far greater than fighting weighing on Yagshimuradov, a light heavyweight from...

San Jose, CA — Scott Coker is faced with an embarrassment of riches this month, with five title fights in April, including the culmination of Bellator MMA's light heavyweight grand prix. The promotion president has long espoused the belief that...

Bellator 277 features a pair of title fights in the first event from the promotion in over a month. Cageside Press has its picks set. The main event of Bellator 277 is the rematch of the Featherweight Grand Prix final...

San Jose, CA — Patricio Pitbull does not foresee a lightweight title shot for A.J. McKee, despite the featherweight champ having expressed interest in exactly that. "It's not gonna happen," Pitbull told Cageside Press on Thursday in an exclusive interview....