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Bellator MMA is officially targeting a fight with Australian contender Arlene Blencowe as the first title defense for new featherweight champion Cris "Cyborg" Justino. Per Amy Kaplan of Fansided, Bellator is targeting a fight between new featherweight champion Cris "Cyborg"...

Bellator's two women's divisions are getting a big boost this weekend. In back-to-back shows in Uncasville, Connecticut, first Cat Zingano, then Liz Carmouche will be making their promotional debuts, at featherweight and flyweight, respectively. Both are former title challengers in...

Jon Fitch has fought all over the globe during his nearly twenty year career. Japan, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Brazil. But after challenging for welterweight gold in the UFC and being unceremoniously dumped by the promotion a few years later,...

The first of back-to-back Bellator MMA shows this weekend is official. But it wasn't easy. No fewer than three fighters missed weight for Bellator 245 at Thursday morning's weigh-in. Including one half of the co-main event. That would be Gabrielle...

Cat Zingano finally gets to make her Bellator MMA debut this weekend. "Alpha" will face Gabrielle Holloway at Bellator 245 on Friday night. Zingano's debut has been a long time coming; she last fought in December 2018, against Megan Anderson...

Jordan Wright picked up his first UFC victory on August 22 with a first-round TKO win over Ike Villanueva. The "Beverly Hills Ninja" says a pre-fight phone call from former teammate Jon Jones helped boost his confidence. "It was really,...

Lyoto Machida sees Bellator 245 opponent Phil Davis as a much different fighter than the man he first fought back in the UFC. "Seven years already passed. We are more experienced, we are different fighters right now," Machida (26-9) told...

"I am looking to take on bigger and badder prey," Bellator kickboxing champion Raymond Daniels explained during the Bellator 245/246 media day on Wednesday. Is he ever. Daniels, who returns to MMA at Bellator 245 on Friday, is set to...

"All things are connected," Phil Davis opined Wednesday, when asked about former foe Ryan Bader losing the Bellator MMA light heavyweight title last month. "Mr. Wonderful" returns to the cage Friday, against Lyoto Machida. There's an argument that Bader's loss...

Chaka Worthy was all set to step in as replacement for Bellator 244, until his fight was cancelled. Chaka Worthy (3-2) certainly has fighting in his bloodline. His brother, Khama Worthy, is currently in the UFC and fights September 12,...