Bellator MMA

Bellator's return to action Friday, Bellator 242, very much highlighted the depth of its featherweight division. And its lower weight classes in general. Aside from a bantamweight main event, there was Aaron Pico vs. Solo Hatley Jr., and Tywan...

The main card of Bellator Milan (Bellator Euro Series 8) on Saturday put the spotlight on the middleweight division. It was something of a middleweight spectacle, really, with all three fights coming at 185lbs. Topped, of course, by what...

Bellator bantamweight Raufeon Stots carried a six fight win streak into Bellator 253. Coming off a win over Cass Bell, Stots, a two-time NCAA Division II wrestling champ, was up against arguably his toughest test in the Bellator cage:...

Uncasville, CT — Johnny Eblen was one of the many heavy favorites on the monstrous Bellator 258 card on Friday, but unlike some of his counterparts, he lived up to the "favorite" term making quick work of opponent Daniel...

Saturday's Bellator 266, which went down in the promotion's stronghold in San Jose, CA, saw an interesting clash of styles in its co-main event. Welterweights Neiman Gracie and Mark Lemminger collided in the penultimate fight of the event; Gracie flying...

Phoenix, AZ - If being undefeated going into a fight is a weakness Bellator light heavyweight Sullivan Cauley begs to differ. "I had an extensive amateur career. I had 25 fights between boxing, kickboxing and MMA. I've had losses, I've...

There is little that is more dangerous than a talented fighter making his debut on short notice against a popular star expected to be the heavy favorite. Lots to lose, little to gain for the established name is the rule...

Former middleweight title challenger Austin Vanderford made his return at Bellator 284, in his first fight back since a loss to Gegard Mousasi earlier this year. Vanderford, who suffered his first career defeat against then-champ Mousasi, had been expected to...

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...

Arguably the face of Bellator MMA, and certainly its longest-serving star, featherweight champion Patricio Pitbull returned to action at Bellator Belfast, where he took on Jeremy Kennedy. The bout had been a long time in the making, with Kennedy undertaking...