Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN: Kyoji Horiguchi Sails Past Hiromasa Ougikubo, Goes 3-0 in Career...
In a bit of quirky matchmaking, Japan's Kyoji Horiguchi, RIZIN's reigning bantamweight champion, represented Bellator during Saturday's Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN cross-promotion. Make that former bantamweight champ — ahead of the fight, Horiguchi vacated his title, opting to focus...
Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN: Juan Archuleta Survives Late Choke Attempt, Wins Decision Over Soo...
Bantamweight action at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN saw two of the respective promotion's best 135lb'ers go head-to-head on New Year's Eve. The second fight in at the Saitama Super Arena just outside Tokyo had former Bellator MMA champ Juan Archuleta...
Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN / RIZIN 40 Full Results
In a rarely seen cross-promotional collaboration between two of MMA's biggest organizations, Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN arrived Saturday with the chance to change the sport's promotional landscape. While yes, Bellator and RIZIN had cross-promoted before, there was little danger for...
Bellator 289: Raufeon Stots Wins Tight Split Decision Over Danny Sabatello
Heated exchanges were constant in the run-up to the interim title fight and grand prix semifinal between interim champ Raufeon Stots and top contender Danny Sabatello at Bellator 289. These two men simply do not like each other and have...
Bellator 289: Liz Carmouche Subs Juliana Velasquez, Eliminates Any Doubt as to Legitimacy of...
Liz Carmouche and Juliana Velasquez ran it back in the co-main event of Bellator 289 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT on Friday night. Their first fight had ended in controversy, at least if you were Velasquez. The...
Bellator 289: Patchy Mix Chokes Out Magomed Magomedov, Advances to Grand Prix Final
The Bellator MMA Bantamweight Grand Prix continued Friday night, with the first of two semifinals at Bellator 289 featuring Patchy Mix and Magomed Magomedov. Mix had earned himself a decision win over ex-Bellator and RIZIN FF 135lb champion Kyoji Horiguchi...
Bellator 289: Stots vs. Sabatello Live Stream and Results
A tale of two fight cards scheduled for this weekend went something like this: in one corner, you had UFC 282, decimated by injuries and lacking 205lb champ Jiri Prochazka, forced to vacate his title after wrecking his shoulder...
Bellator 288: Vadim Nemkov Wins Grand Prix, Million Dollars with Decision Over Corey Anderson
Consider the doubters silenced following the conclusion of Bellator's light heavyweight grand prix at Bellator 288 in Chicago on Friday night. Bellator 288 was headlined by the rematch between Corey Anderson and Vadim Nemkov for the finale of the grand...
Bellator 288: Usman Nurmagomedov Stays Undefeated In Dominant Title Win Over Patricky Pitbull
A year and a bit on from winning Bellator's lightweight championship, Patricky Pitbull returned to the cage at Bellator 288 for his first title defense. Opposite the Brazilian champ, whose brother Patricio currently holds featherweight gold, was the undefeated Usman...
Bellator 288: Nemkov vs. Anderson 2 Live Stream and Results
A busy weekend for MMA saw Bellator offer up arguably the deepest card on paper, with two title fights perched atop Bellator 288 in Chicago on Friday. In the main event, light heavyweight champ Vadim Nemkov and Corey Anderson ran...