Bellator 251’s Said Sowma Ready to Surprise People: “Keep an Eye Out”
"I was very surprised. And pretty happy about it too," Said Sowma admitted earlier this week about landing a featured spot on the Bellator 251 main card. Sowma (6-1) is lined up with Tyrell Fortune, one of the top prospects...
Bellator 251: Jaylon Bates Foresees Patchy Mix Fight in Future, Not Impressed by Gallagher
Alongside Sumiko Inaba, bantamweight Jaylon Bates is one of two fighters making their pro debuts at Bellator 251 on Thursday. Like Inaba, Bates had an impressive amateur career, enough so that Bellator scooped him right up, with a multi-fight...
Bellator 251’s Austin Vanderford on ATT Move, Believes PVZ Going to BKFC Will Make...
Think your 2020 has been rough? Well, it probably has been. Still, "We moved to Florida and ironically got COVID from doing it," Austin Vanderford pointed out during the Bellator 251 media day this week. Vanderford (9-0) and wife Paige...
Bellator 251: Manhoef vs. Anderson Weigh-In Results and Video
The Bellator 251 official weigh-in went down Wednesday morning, followed by a ceremonial weigh-in and photo op. The card, of course, was built around the arrival of one man: Former UFC light heavyweight contender Corey Anderson. While Anderson, the winner...
Bellator 251: Melvin Manhoef Reveals He Has Two Fights Left
When Melvin Manhoef steps into the cage at Bellator 251 on Thursday against Corey Anderson, he'll be facing an opponent 13 years younger than himself. That has led to a number of doubters speaking up, proclaiming the Manhoef (32-14-1, 2NC)...
Bellator 251: Corey Anderson Feels Like He’s Starting Over, Without “the President Over Here...
Corey Anderson came up through the collegiate wrestling system believing that if he beat those in front of him, he'd succeed. That's how he viewed a future in mixed martial arts, spurred on by working with welterweight legend Matt...
Bellator 251: Tyrell Fortune Says Johnson Loss Was an Eye Opener
Bellator heavyweight Tyrell Fortune (8-1, 1NC) returns to action this Thursday at Bellator 251. It's somewhat of a quick turnaround following his September bout against Jack May, which ended in disappointing fashion (a no contest) following a low blow...
ONE: Inside the Matrix — Tiffany Teo Knows She Belongs at Championship Level
Tiffany Teo came up short against Xiong Jing Nan at ONE Championship's Inside the Matrix on Friday. For the second time. The pair first met in 2018, with the promotion's vacant strawweight belt on the line. Two years, and two...
ONE: Inside the Matrix — Eduard Folayang Not Ready to Retire
Former ONE championship lightweight title holder Eduard Folayang is not ready to call it a career just yet. That, despite losing his second straight fight, and fourth out of his last five, at Inside the Matrix on Friday. Folayang (22-10)...
ONE: Inside the Matrix — Antonio Caruso Feels Like Real-Life Rocky Balboa
ONE Championship's Antonio Caruso earned the biggest win of his career at Inside the Matrix this past Friday. After coming up short in his ONE debut against Pieter Buist, Caruso (8-1) got back in the win column with a unanimous...
