Bellator MMA

Frank Mir was looking for his first win in Bellator MMA on Friday at Bellator 212, but Javy Ayala had other ideas. Bounced from the World Heavyweight Grand Prix by Fedor Emelianenko, former UFC heavyweight champ Frank Mir was back...

After a couple of split decisions opened the Bellator 212 televised card on Paramount, Team Bodyshop star A.J. McKee made no mistake, finishing Daniel Crawford with an anaconda choke in the first round. Bellator star A.J. McKee's rise through the...

Perhaps the biggest surprise in Juliana Velasquez vs. Alejandra Lara at Bellator 212 came on the scorecards. Former title challenger Alejandra Lara was back in action Friday night at Bellator 212 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Lara made a big splash against...

Sam Sicilia improved his record to 2-1 in Bellator MMA on Friday, earning himself a split decision win in a tough battle against Derek Campos at Bellator 212. Bellator 212 kicked off a two-night stint for the Viacom-backed MMA promotion...

With its Salute the Troops card, properly Bellator 212, Scott Coker's MMA outfit brought a lightweight title fight and a surprisingly interesting event to Honolulu on Friday. Bellator 212, a.k.a. Bellator: Salute the Troops went down Friday night as the...

Back-to-back events in Hawaii from Bellator kick off tonight with Bellator 212 and Cageside Press has their picks set. The main event of Bellator 212 is a long overdue rematch between lightweight champion Brent Primus and former champ Michael Chandler....

Bellator Flyweight champion Ilima-lei Macfarlane will have a hero's welcome when she faces Valerie Létourneau in her native Hawaii at Bellator 213 on Saturday night. Similar to her Hawaiian neighbor Max Holloway, Ilima "The Ilimanator" Macfarlane is a perfect example of...

Bellator 211 was set to be another big win for Alessio Sakara in his native Italy, but apparently, someone forgot to give Kent Kauppinen the memo. With Bellator returning to Italy over the weekend in the second of back-to-back events,...

Hesdy Geges met a rude welcome in his transition from kickboxing to MMA, in the form of Domingos Barros at Bellator 211 on Saturday. Heavyweight action at Bellator 211 in Italy on Saturday saw Hesdy Gerges take on Domingos Barros....

Pedro Carvalho continued to find success in the cage Saturday, submitting opponent Luca Vitali within a minute. Lightweight action featured on the Bellator 211 card in Genoa, Italy on Saturday when Luca Vitali took on Portugal's Pedro Carvalho.  It was...