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Bellator 290 Draws Over 1 Million Viewers in Promotion’s Debut on CBS

Bellator MMA has reasons to be optimistic about their future on broadcast network CBS. Saturday's Bellator 290 drew an average of over one million viewers, on a card stacked with two title fights including the retirement of legendary heavyweight Fedor...
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UFC Set to Open Performance Institute in Mexico Later This Year

After opening locations in Las Vegas and China, the UFC is set to open its third Performance Institute. The promotion announced Tuesday that they would be opening their latest PI, a training and development facility, in Mexico City in the...
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Former Lightweight, Welterweight Contender Kevin Lee Back with UFC

Former lightweight (and later welterweight) contender Kevin Lee has rejoined the UFC. News of Lee (19-7) re-signing with the promotion after a brief absence was first reported by ESPN, following the "Motown Phenom" teasing the possibility. Lee made his exit from...
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Cageside Live: Fedor Retirement, McGregor and Chandler, UFC Vegas 68, UFC 284

Cageside Live is back with host Eddie Law as the crew talks UFC Vegas 68, Bellator 290, UFC 284, Fedor's retirement, the new season of TUF and more! UFC Vegas 68 went down late Saturday night and in the main...
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Bellator 290’s Grant Neal: “This Is Going to Be My Division”

Los Angeles, CA — Light heavyweight Grant Neal picked up the biggest win of his career so far at Bellator 290. With a split decision victory over Karl Albrektsson, Neal (8-1) has now won two in a row, after previously...
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Bellator 290: Henry Corrales Wants Top 10, Details Tough Fight Camp

Inglewood, CA - After a layoff of over a year due to injury Bellator featherweight Henry Corrales announced his return with a victory after he took a decision over Akhmed Magomedov at Bellator 290 on Saturday. "Yeah the guy was...
Lorenz Larkin, Bellator 290

Bellator 290: Lorenz Larkin Gets Redemption, Wants On Bellator 293

Inglewood, CA - It was an elbow that ended their last bout, and another that got the victory for Bellator welterweight Lorenz Larkin when he used one to defeat Mukhamed Berkhamov at Bellator 290 on Saturday. The two first fought...
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Bellator 290: Diana Avsaragova Not Sure What Complicated Weight Cut

Los Angeles, CA — After a split decision win over former title challenger Alejandra Lara at Bellator 290, women's flyweight Diana Avsaragova took the time to apologize for missing weight ahead of the event. The Russian came in at 128.8...
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Bellator 290: Brennan Ward Wants Dalton Rosta Next

Inglewood, CA - Bellator middleweight Brennan Ward extended his win streak to three following his TKO victory over Sabah Homasi at Bellator 290 on Saturday night. "I feel like it (the fight) lived up to the hype, right? We knew...
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Bellator 290: Johnny Eblen Says He’s Now The Best Middleweight In The World

Inglewood, CA - Buried underneath the Fedor Emelianenko celebration that was Bellator 290 was middleweight champion Johnny Eblen who defended his title against Anatoly Tokov in the co-main event on Saturday night. Eblen spoke with Cageside Press among other media...

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LFA 183: Cantanhede vs. Guimarães Full Results

With the UFC in town one night later for UFC 301, LFA hit up Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for Friday's LFA 183. The main event...