Bellator MMA

Bellator flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane will be taking on her toughest challenge to date as she looks to defend her title against Juliana Velasquez on December 10. https://twitter.com/BellatorMMA/status/1321557462814654464?s=20 The most anticipated fight in the short history of Bellator's flyweight division will...

When featherweight juggernaut Cris Cyborg left the UFC in 2019, the allure of her joining Bellator was having a proper 145lb division around her. Dana White and co. had never properly invested in the division (nor have they now that...

Consider the bantamweight showdown between Ricky Bandejas and Leandro Higo at Bellator 249 a battle for divisional relevance. Both men had been through some ups and downs in recent times. Bandejas entered the night off a loss to Sergio Pettis,...

Bellator 249 saw a last-minute shake-up to its main card Friday. That saw the co-main event between Patricky Pitbull and Jaleel Willis pulled from the event, after an undisclosed medical issue suffered by Pitbull. As a result, Ricky Bandejas...

Saad Awad had his back to the wall entering Bellator 249. No question there. Awad, a longtime veteran of the Bellator cage, entered the evening on a four-fight skid, desperately in need of a win. That Awad's losses had come...

Bellator returned stateside on Thursday, heading back to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT. Bellator 249 marked the first title defense for featherweight champion Cris Cyborg, who put her belt on the line against Australia's Arlene Blencowe. Also on...

Bellator Paris (that's Bellator Europe 10, but not Bellator 248, in a confusing bit of scheduling on Saturday) marked the first sanctioned MMA event in the history of France. A huge coup for Bellator MMA, beating rival UFC to...

After nearly two decades of competing in mixed martial arts, Cheick Kongo finally got to compete at home on Saturday. At Bellator Europe 10 (or just Bellator Paris if you prefer), the promotion helped usher in legal MMA in...

Two things stood out about the historic Bellator 248 card on Saturday. One, for those somehow unaware, it was the first-ever sanctioned MMA event in France. The Paris-based card ushered in MMA in the nation, and gave Bellator another...

For those keeping track, the Bellator Europe 10 preliminary card was set to air after the Bellator 248 main card — but ahead of the Euro Series 10 main card, otherwise known as Bellator Paris. Both cards, part of...