Bellator MMA

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...

Big Country made a big debut at Bellator 183 on Saturday in San Jose, CA. Facing Javy Ayala, who had a breakout victory in his last bout, a KO over Sergei Kharitonov at Bellator 163, Ayala was looking for...

Kirill Sidelnikov earned his first win under the Bellator MMA banned Saturday night in Milan, Italy, earning a unanimous decision over Domingos Barros at Bellator 230. Heavyweights slugged it out as part of the Bellator 230 main card. Going down...

One of Bellator's best, 205-lb champion Vadim Nemkov, moved up in weight and defeated former PFL heavyweight champion Bruno Cappelozza in Saudi Arabia at PFL vs. Bellator: Champions on Saturday. Although Cappelozza had a disappointing 2023 season after his championship...

A pair of top featherweight prospects collided on the Bellator 271 main card on Friday. While Justin Gonzales sported a 12-0 record and had appeared on the Contender Series, it was Aaron Pico with the larger profile heading into the...

Phoenix, AZ - After a highlight reel finish over Saad Awad at Bellator 273, lightweight Chris Gonzales spoke about how the finish came about on Saturday night. "I'm recalling the fight right now, I'm playing it back in my head,...

On a historic night for Bellator MMA, the promotion's inaugural women's flyweight champion and one of its biggest stars Ilima-Lei Macfarlane put on a gritty showing but fell (quite literally) after throwing down with flyweight champ Liz Carmouche. The fight...

Justin Lawrence proved game, but ultimately, A.J. McKee proved why he's so highly touted, remaining Bellator's Mr. Perfect. At Bellator 197 on Friday night in St. Charles, MO, the co-main event saw surging featherweight A.J. McKee take on arguably the...

Plenty has been written this past week about the unrivaled career of heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko. Whether he won or lost at Bellator 290 on Saturday night, lots more was bound to be written in the coming days. The man...

Short notice replacement Roman Salazar was short work for James Gallagher at Bellator: Dublin on Friday at the 3Arena. The main event of Bellator: Dublin, a split card with Bellator 227, saw James Gallagher taking on short-notice replacement Roman Salazar....