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Bellator 181 headliner Brandon Girtz knows main event opponent Derek Campos well. He should, as the two have met twice before, with each fighter picking up a win over the other. Friday night in Thackerville, Oklahoma, Bellator MMA puts...

According to a post Tuesday from UFC lightweight Kevin Lee, the fighter has been asked to appear as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter — opposite new UFC sensation Justin Gaethje. Lee made the comment on his official Twitter...

An injury has scuttled plans for Valerie Letourneau's Bellator MMA debut. As a result, opponent Emily Ducote has a new foe opposite her at Bellator 181 Friday: Jessica Middleton. The Viacom-backed promotion announced the news Monday. No details were...

At Bellator 181 in Thackerville, Oklahoma this Friday, surging middleweight John Salter takes on one of the biggest names in his career to date — Kendall Grove. "Da Spyder," of course, won The Ultimate Fighter Season 3, and has...

Women's atomweight title contender Jinh Yu Frey returns to action at Invicta FC 24 July 15, going up against a highly motivated Ashley Cummins. It's a fight that should thrust one fighter right back into the title hunt. Last September,...

Featherweight Justin Lawrence got his start in professional MMA under Scott Coker's Strikeforce promotion, and after stints in the UFC and RFA, found himself in Bellator as Coker took control of the ship. It's kind of a full circle...

We spoke to Josh Thomson about his career path, young prospect Aaron Pico, and his new home of Bellator MMA. Fighter, analyst, pioneer, legend. All these titles properly describe Bellator lightweight contender Josh Thomson. It’s hard to believe that he...

It looks like popular UFC middleweight contender Gegard Mousasi (42–6–2) has found a new home. According to a report from MMA Junkie's Chamatkar Sandhu, the former Strikeforce and Dream champ has signed on with Bellator MMA. Sweden's Kimura Crew...

The UFC Hall of Fame induction ceremony was more interesting than planned, formal fight challenges come via text message, and another champion is getting buried by their promotion. Huh? Finding the proper response to much of the news finding its...

Bellator 181 middleweight Mike Rhodes was the last man prior to UFC 213 this past weekend to go the distance with new interim middleweight champion Robert Whittaker. Friday night in Thackerville, Oklahoma, Rhodes squares off against undefeated Jiu-jitsu ace...