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Phoenix, AZ — There was a small army of undefeated prospects on the Bellator 268 card who found success on Saturday. Sumiko Inaba, Lance Gibson Jr., and of course Jaylon Bates, who secured an arm-bar submission in the opening...

A well-traveled veteran of mixed martial arts, former UFC fighter Brian Gassaway has died at age 49. A memorial fund established on GoFundMe confirmed the news late Sunday. No caused of death has been revealed for the former fighter and...

Phoenix, AZ — Canada's Lance Gibson Jr. continued to impress over the weekend at Bellator 268. Improving his pro record to 5-0, lightweight Gibson picked up a TKO win over Raymond Pina, set up by a smart knee that led...

We're quickly approaching the end of this latest season of Dana White's Contender Series, and Season 5, Week 8 was likely to see the total number of contracts handed out in Season 3 matched if not surpassed. The 2019...

Phoenix, AZ — The battle of former lightweight champions (Bellator and UFC) went down at Bellator 268, and Brent Primus came out on top. Primus (11-2) went the distance with former UFC champ Benson Henderson, picking up a unanimous decision...

Coming out of UFC Vegas 40 on Saturday, arguably the biggest topic of conversation was about someone who wasn't even fighting. Jim West, head coach at MMA Gold, not to mention coach and boyfriend of main event star Aspen Ladd,...

Phoenix, AZ — Improving her professional record to 3-0 on Saturday at Bellator 268 was Hawaii's Sumiko Inaba. "Lady Samurai" was up against a fellow undefeated fighter in Randi Field, and earned the arm-triangle submission to secure her third finish...

Phoenix, AZ — LFA lightweight champion Nick Browne made his debut for Bellator MMA on Saturday, picking up a heel hook submission win over Bobby Lee in the opening round of their preliminary card fight. As first impressions go, you...

Phoenix, AZ — Karl Albrektsson fought in a grueling light heavyweight battle at Bellator 268, one in which opponent Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov just would not go away. "King" Karl took home the unanimous decision victory, but not before being suplexed, eating...

Phoenix, AZ — Light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov got the job done at Bellator 268, overcoming an early stumble to dominate Julius Anglickas in their light heavyweight grand prix semifinal. The end came via submission in the fourth round. "I...