Bellator News
Fedor's 'surprise' opponent officially announced
Russell Ess - December 17, 2015
Two weeks out from the RIZIN New Year’s Eve card, the promotion finally announced the opponent for Fedor Emelianenko. The previous talk of Fedor facing Jaideep Singh (1-0 MMA) fizzled out after initial reports, but it was announced that Singh is, in fact, Fedor’s opponent. RIZIN announced the match late Thursday at a news conference.
Frank Shamrock will corner Ken Shamrock against Royce Gracie
bjpenndotcom - December 17, 2015
The Shamrock brothers are back together again! Ken and Frank Shamrock have had a pretty rocky relationship, which has resulted in rumors spreading that they may fight each other one day.
REPLAY! Josh Thomson TKO's opponent at Bellator 147
bjpenndotcom - December 5, 2015
Last night Josh ‘The Punk’ Thomson stepped into the Bellator MMA cage to fight Pablo Villaseca at Bellator 147 in front of his hometown fans.
Kimbo on Dada 5000: 'The fact I get to fight this piece of sh-t enhances my training'
Russell Ess - November 30, 2015
The buzz of the bouts announced for Bellator 149 has had a lot of people talking, whether it is good things or bad. But frankly, many fans and pundits are straight out interested in the matches. One of the bouts features Kimbo Slice, who drew in record-breaking numbers on cable television against Ken Shamrock at Bellator 138. Kimbo faces a rather new name to MMA, but paints a perfect picture to once again get people’s attention.
War Machine blows kiss at prosecutor interrupting court hearing
Russell Ess - November 25, 2015
Johnathan Koppenhaver, known as War Machine is once again causing some disruption and making headlines in the media. The former UFC and Bellator fighter who was in court on Monday for a preliminary hearing on 34 charges from ex-girlfriend and adult film star Christy Mackinday that include sexual assault and two accounts of attempted murder.
Shamrock to critics: Stop age discrimination!
bjpenndotcom - November 25, 2015
When Bellator announced that Ken Shamrock would be fighting Royce Gracie at Bellator 149 on February 19th, many fans rolled their eyes. Memes came out regarding the fight, joking that it would be sponsored by Life Alert, pointing out that the combined age of the two men will be 100 years old on fight night.
Bellator 146 results: Manhoef gets walk-off KO
bjpenndotcom - November 20, 2015
In the main event of Bellator 146 Melvin Manhoef found himself rocked by Hisaki Kato in the 1st round. While Manhoef seemed close to being dropped, he fought on and clipped Kato with a big left hand that left Kato out cold on the canvas.
Bellator 146 results: Bubba Jenkins wins via split decision
bjpenndotcom - November 20, 2015
Bubba Jenkins and Jordan Parsons went to WAR on the main card of Bellator 146. It was a back and forth fight that had the judges split. Ultimately 2 of 3 judges scored the bout in favor of Bubba Jenkins.
Bellator 146 results: Chidi Njokuani wins via decision
bjpenndotcom - November 20, 2015
It was a close one between Chidi Njokuani and Ricky Rainey on the main card of Bellator 146. Ultimately, while the commentators, the crowd, and Ricky Rainey disagreed with the decision, the judges scored the fight in favor of Chidi Njokuani.
Bellator 146 results: Guilherme Viana wins via doctor stoppage
bjpenndotcom - November 20, 2015
It was a slugfest between Houston Alexander and Guilherme Viana for the near-two rounds the fight lasted. After being rocked in the first round, Houston Alexander showed a tremendous amount of heart in the second round until the ringside doctor stopped the fight due to a nasty cut.
Royce Gracie speaks on MMA return
bjpenndotcom - November 18, 2015
Last month it was announced that Royce Gracie would be returning to MMA for a trilogy fight against Ken Shamrock under the Bellator MMA banner in February. While Gracie has been away from MMA competition since 2007, he’s ready to show that at 48 years old he still has what it takes to compete professionally.
Kimbo Slice explains beef with Dada 5000: Going to 'knock his ass out'
Russell Ess - November 12, 2015
The news of the latest card announced by Bellator has been buzzing with some very interesting fights. One bout on Bellator 149 that has a lot of fans talking about is between Kimbo Slice and Dhafir Harris who goes by the name Dada 5000. For someone flipping through the TV Guide, an alluring program to tune in on simply due to the unique names involved would definitely be Kimbo Slice versus Dada 5000. Kimbo spoke with MMA Fighting on his beef with Dada 5000, who gained some status through a Netflix documentary “Dawg Fight.”
Bellator 145 beats 'UFC FN: Sao Paulo' in viewership
bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2015
Friday night Bellator MMA broadcasted live from St. Louis Missouri. Bellator 145 was headlined by 2 title fights on Spike TV, whereas UFC: Fight Night Sao Paulo featured a trilogy bout between Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson. The totals are in, and according to MMAFighting Bellator 145 beat out UFC FN: Sao Paulo.
PHOTO | Daniel Straus shows off severely broken hand from Bellator 145 scrap
bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2015
Daniel Straus may have captured the Bellator featherweight championship on Friday night at Bellator 145, but it came at a price. Straus took to Instagram to show off x-rays of his broken hand sustained in the fight, and boy does it look bad.
"Rampage" Jackson and Tito Ortiz kick it at Bellator!
Russell Ess - November 9, 2015
A video posted by Quinton Jackson (@rampage4real) on Nov 7, 2015 at 12:20am PST
Rampage Jackson in attendance at Bellator 145
bjpenndotcom - November 7, 2015
Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson is currently engaged in a legal battle that will decide whether or not the MMA legend will be forced to remain in his contract with Bellator MMA, or return to the UFC. Because of the legal battle, many were surprised to discover that Rampage was in attendance at Bellator 145 last night.
MUST SEE! Shamrock vs. Gracie & Slice vs. Dada5000 announcement
bjpenndotcom - November 7, 2015