Bellator News

bjpenndotcom - November 6, 2015

It was a quick one, but boy was it impressive! Bobby Lashley came out of the gate quick and secured a fast takedown. He then poured the group and pound strikes on James Thompson until the referee stopped the fight, earning Lashley a 1st round TKO.

bjpenndotcom - November 6, 2015

It was a back and forth battle between Emmanuel Sanchez and Justin Lawrence to kick off the main card of Bellator 145 on Spike TV this evening. After 3 hard fought rounds of action, we went to the judges scorecards for a razor thin decision that ultimately came down to how the judges scored the 2nd round.

bjpenndotcom - November 6, 2015

It was another quick finish as Raymond Ettling and Fazlo Mulabitinovic squared off in the preliminary card of Bellator 145. Stone faced, Fazlo Mulabitinovic secured the submission win without looking like he put forth any effort.

bjpenndotcom - November 6, 2015

Kain Royer kept the ball rolling on the Bellator 145 preliminary card. After getting caught in a bad position early Royer fought out of a rear naked choke and a triangle choke. Ultimately, he secured a modified toe hold, giving him the submission win!

bjpenndotcom - November 6, 2015

Adam Meredith’s Jiu-Jitsu was the story of the fight as he advanced to 4-1 in his professional career with a 1st round rear naked choke submission win over Jordan Dowdy. The Bellator 145 preliminary card keeps on rolling!

bjpenndotcom - November 6, 2015

It was the professional debut of Jeff Crotty on the preliminary card of Bellator 145. After a close 1st round, Crotty survived the remainder of the fight, taking Garrett Gross to a decision which ultimately saw Garrett Gross awarded the unanimous decision win.

bjpenndotcom - November 6, 2015

To kick off Bellator 145 Chel Erwin-Davis upset former Ultimate Fighter competitor Adam Cella as he scored a late 3rd round TKO win. Erwin-Davis advanced to 3-1 win the TKO win over Cella.

bjpenndotcom - November 6, 2015

Ahead of the Bellator 145 action tonight on Spike TV, UFC Hall of Famer Frank Trigg and Nick Kalikas broke down the main event and co-main event bouts.

bjpenndotcom - November 6, 2015

Unable to catch the Bellator 145 action? Tune in to BJPENN.com for all of the live results and recaps! Refresh this page throughout the evening for up-to-the-minute updates.

bjpenndotcom - November 6, 2015

Former WWE wrestler turned MMA fighter Bobby Lashley knows a thing or two about making the transition from professional wrestling to combat sports. Since making the jump to MMA, Lashley has compiled a 13-2 record that has seen him go 3-0 under the Bellator MMA banner, and will see him ride a 6-fight win streak into his bout against James Thompson at Bellator 145 Friday evening.

bjpenndotcom - November 5, 2015

As Will Brooks prepares to defend his Bellator lightweight title against Marcin Held at Bellator 145 Friday night, he spoke with UFC Hall of Famer Frank Trigg about his desire to test the free agency market after completing his current contract with Bellator.

bjpenndotcom - November 5, 2015

When Ken Shamrock lost to Kimbo Slice at Bellator 138 via TKO there were many who speculated that the fight was fake. The first thing that was strange about the fight was that Kimbo and Shamrock were clinched with their faces out of view and both fighters had their mouth near the other’s ear.

Russell Ess - November 4, 2015

In response to Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks’ claim of the Pitbull brothers attacking him, Patricio Freire tweeted that Brooks is a liar. The featherweight champion of Bellator who also fights on Friday at Bellator 145 even posted a previous tweet from Brooks in August that foreshadowed an incident brewing. Will Brooks is a liar. He hit Patricky first and came at me, I went after him too and my first punch landed. We were separated.

Russell Ess - November 4, 2015

Just two days from defending his title against Marcin Held, Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks claimed in a tweet that the Pitbull brothers, Patricio and Patricky Freire, jumped him. Patricio is the Bellator featherweight champion and older brother Patricky fights in the same division as champion Will Brooks in the Bellator lightweight division. Patricio also defends his title against Daniel Straus on Friday at Bellator 145.

Russell Ess - November 3, 2015

Another legendary Bellator Fan Fest is being held this week to tie in with their Bellator 145 event on Friday, Nov 6. MMA stars Ken Shamrock, Royce Gracie, Kimbo Slice, Tito Ortiz and light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary are set to be in attendance at the event being held at the Dave & Buster’s in Maryland Heights, Missouri. Former WWF champion Kurt Angle was also announced to make an appearance at the Fan Fest.

Russell Ess - November 2, 2015

Is a fight between Bobby Lashley and Kimbo Slice the next big hit for Bellator? Basically the fight sounds like it can happen if there is enough buzz from fans to give the Bellator heads a reason to book it.

bjpenndotcom - November 1, 2015

The main card of Bellator 146 has received an exciting lightweight matchup between Brandon Girtz and Derek Campos. Girtz is coming off a huge split decision win over former top ranked UFC fighter Melvin Guillard at Bellator 141 back in August. The win gave Girtz a 2-fight win streak which he will be looking to build upon against Campos.

bjpenndotcom - October 31, 2015

Bellator MMA has released 5 fighters from its roster, including a former champion surprisingly. Jason Floyd of The MMA Report broke the news via Twitter, revealing that Alexander Sarnavskiy, Alexander Volkov, Mike Mucitelli, Fabricio Guerreiro, and Joe Duarte have all been released by the promotion.