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Undefeated light heavyweight Alex Polizzi made his Bellator debut in his last fight. Making an immediate splash. Polizzi (7-0) took on veteran Rafael Carvalho at Bellator 245 in September, winning a unanimous decision. Now, the former LFA 205lb champ returns...

"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...

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...

After a hiatus while the UFC was busy tending to some international business out on "Fight Island," Dana White's Contender Series returned to action this week. Forgoing its usual Tuesday night time slot, week eight of the Contender Series...

Sumiko Inaba studied nursing in college, expecting to go into the medical field until she was sidetracked by a boxing class she took purely for fitness. That led to her going the MMA route, winning her first few amateur...

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...

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...

Only a few days after Invicta finalized November's Invicta FC 43 card, they are now down one title fight due to main-eventer Pearl Gonzalez testing positive for COVID-19. The Invicta FC 43 main event was originally a highly anticipated championship...

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)...

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...