Bellator MMA

If ever there was an unknown fighter ahead of a major fight, it was Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov. The light heavyweight from Turkmenistan was virtually unheard of among western MMA fans at least, prior to being booked against Corey Anderson in...

Former Combate Americas fighter Desiree Yanez was supposed to have thrown down with Veta Artega last October, making her Bellator MMA debut in the process. But with a COVID-19 positive from Arteaga scrapping the fight, Yanez was forced to...

Paul Daley and Sabah Homasi were yet another pair of fighters who were supposed to face off pre-pandemic. Booked in 2019 and again in 2020, the latter fight cancelled due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, it felt...

Bellator's light heavyweight grand prix continued Friday at Bellator 257, complete with a title fight. One of two quarterfinal match-ups on the card had 205lb champ Vadim Nemkov putting his title on the line against Phil Davis. Nemkov and "Mr....

Kicking off the Bellator light heavyweight grand prix on Friday was a pair of familiar foes. Having first met in 2012 under the UFC banner, Ryan Bader and Lyoto Machida were well acquainted with one another. But much had...

Who is next in line for a title shot in the women's flyweight division? Heading into Bellator 256, the smart money was on Liz Carmouche. The former UFC title challenger, in two weight classes, looked like a shoo-in to...

The featherweight division was in the spotlight on the Bellator 256 main card when Canada's Jeremy Kennedy went up against Hungary's Adam Borics. The international affair had both fighters looking to build on successful outings in their last fights. Kennedy...

With Leslie Smith awarded the next shot at Bellator women's featherweight champ Cris Cyborg, Cat Zingano had a different challenge on Friday at Bellator 256. That would be to cement her spot as next in line. A spot that...

After missing weight for his last fight and suggesting he was done with lightweight, Goiti Yamauchi was back at 155lbs Friday at Bellator 256. Stating that he had one last run in him for the lightweight division, he was...

Bellator MMA returned to action Friday with Bellator 256, kicking off it's much-anticipated light heavyweight grand prix. And brought a rematch nine years in the making to do it with. Lyoto Machida and Ryan Bader first met inside the UFC...