Bellator MMA

Bellator Newcastle was capped off by a close split decision that was won by veteran Patricio Pitbull. Bellator legend Patricky Pitbull edged past Sunderland native Ryan Scope in the main event at Bellator Newcastle. Despite entering the fight as a massive favorite, Pitbull had...

Stepping in as a replacement is never easy. It's even less so against a former champion. So it's not a huge surprise that Mike Jasper had no answer for Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 219. Andrey Koreshkov, a former welterweight champion...

Patrick Mix got a quick submission finish over the young Ricky Bandejas at Bellator 222, winning by rear-naked choke in just over a minute. Going into this battle of prospects, Ricky Bandejas was coming off a tough decision loss to...

Pedro Carvalho may very well be a dark horse candidate to win it all in the featherweight grand prix after an impressive showing against Sam Sicilia at Bellator 226. Fight two in the Bellator featherweight grand prix saw UFC veteran...

A dangerous striker, Vadim Nemkov finished Rafael Carvalho on the ground, earning just his second career submission win at Bellator 230. Bellator 230's main event saw former middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho back in action. In a light heavyweight scrap, he'd...

Bellator 235 kicks off a packed weekend of MMA action headlined by Josh Barnett's return to action. Cageside Press has its picks set. Bellator 235's main event features Josh Barnett's return to the cage after over three years away from...

After a 14-month layoff, Bellator heavyweight Javy Ayala is ready to pick up where he left off when he faces Valentin Moldavsky at Bellator 239. When heavyweight Javy Ayala steps back in the cage on Friday night to face off...

Bellator was back in town (in Uncasville, CT) on Friday night for Bellator 244, their third card since a return to action last month. The "FightSphere" had seen Sergio Pettis and Michael Chandler pick up key wins, and now...

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...

The Bellator 255 co-main event had something of a throwback feel to it. A welterweight battle between ranked 170lb'ers, the fight saw BJJ expert Neiman Gracie go up against Jason Jackson — whose advantage would clearly be on the...