Bellator MMA

The stakes were high in the main event of Bellator 273. Having lost his light heavyweight title to Vadim Nemkov, former double champ Ryan Bader was set to defend his heavyweight championship against Nemkov's teammate, Valentin Moldavsky. During Bader's recent absence...

Phoenix, AZ — The Bellator 273 open workouts took place Thursday at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, with the card's biggest stars showing off their moves. In some cases, it wasn't even just fight moves. Darth Bader Heavyweight champ Ryan Bader (28-7,...

Phoenix, AZ — His first Bellator fight at home in Arizona "didn't go as planned," Ryan Bader admitted this week. It most certainly did not. Corey Anderson finished the former light heavyweight (and current heavyweight) champion, knocking him out of...

Losing a fight was something that Jaleel Willis had forgotten the feeling of, and it left a bitter taste in his mouth when Willis saw his win streak end last year. At Bellator 268 in October, Willis (15-3) suffered his...

Phoenix, AZ — Bellator interim heavyweight champion Valentin Moldavsky will look to claim the undisputed heavyweight crown against Ryan Bader at Bellator 273 this Saturday. That's an opponent Moldavsky is rather familiar with. His teammate, Vadim Nemkov, defeated Bader to...

Phoenix, AZ — Former Bellator MMA bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell, who returns to action this Saturday at Bellator 273, was notably absent when the organization announced the participants for its upcoming 135lb grand prix. Caldwell believes he's the still best...

Phoenix, AZ — Bellator's 2021 feelgood story, one of them at least, was Ben Parrish getting a moment in the spotlight. "Big Tuna" was the everyman, the guy no one expected to knock out a training partner of Jon Jones,...

Bellator MMA kicks off it's 2022 year with Bellator 273 this Saturday in Phoenix, AZ. The main event sees Ryan Bader put his heavyweight title on the line in a unification bout with Valentin Moldavsky. Also in action, former...

Take one look at the picture below. It's ridiculous, right? This man is an MMA fighter, not a bodybuilder. Dalton Rosta is one of the most yoked fighters competing right now, but some of his ways to maintain his...

May's Bellator London card has a couple of significant additions to its lineup. Bellator officials confirmed Tuesday that Denise Kielholtz vs. Kana Watanabe, and Daniel Weichel vs. Robert Whiteford, had joined the promotion's return to the British capital. MMA Fighting was...