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Yes, T.J. Dillashaw will be in Juan Archuleta's corner this Saturday at Bellator 246. Let's get that out of the way right now. Dillashaw, the UFC's disgraced former bantamweight champ, relinquished the belt in that organization after testing positive for...

Mixed martial arts fans love a good fight-ending sequence, as often it summarizes the story of the fight in just a few seconds. Getting the finish is a definitive end to a fight that makes a statement: “I was...

The vacant Middleweight title will be on the line as Douglas Lima tries for double champion status. Douglas Lima is the current welterweight champion of Bellator MMA, after defeating Rory MacDonald at Bellator 232. Gegard Mousasi lost his Middlweight title...

President Scott Coker announces major deal for Bellator MMA, including European shows. Paramount Network (formerly Spike TV) has been the home to find Bellator MMA for the last half decade. Moving forward, that will be the case no more. On...

When UFC Vegas 10 arrives Saturday night, it's a rather different looking card than was originally planned. But what else is new in pandemic era MMA? Out is Glover Teixeira vs. Thiago Santos. Promoted to the new main event,...

Bellator 245 kicks off back-to-back events for the promotion and a rematch between Phil Davis and Lyoto Machida is the main event for Friday's card. The main event of Bellator 245 features veteran light heavyweights Phil Davis and Lyoto Machida...

Seven years after their first encounter, Phil Davis and Lyoto Machida will square off once again in a high stakes bout at Bellator 245. Let's go back a minute to 2013. Phil Davis was building his way back to title contention...

Bellator MMA is headed to France, making it the first major promotion to touch down in the nation. On Friday, the promotion announced via social media that Bellator 248 will take place in Paris. France only recently opened its doors...

The second of back-to-back events from Bellator MMA this weekend, Bellator 246, had fighters weight in Friday morning. And while the main event pairing of Juan Archuleta and Patrick "Patchy" Mix made weight, two fighters did not. Archuleta and Mix,...

With the loss of Glover Teixeira vs. Thiago Santos — pushed back due to a positive COVID-19 test by Teixeira — UFC Vegas 10 is a very different card. The event is now topped by a pair of former Invicta...