Bellator News

Russell Ess - December 31, 2015

https://youtu.be/wAGYmm4gNKM Bellator light heavyweight Muhammed “King Mo” Laval proved why he was chosen to represent the Bellator promotion by winning the RIZIN heavyweight tournament by knocking out Jiri Prochazka in the final.

Russell Ess - December 23, 2015

ONE Championship is planning to revolutionize the sport of mixed martial arts with a new weigh-in system starting in January 2016. If the same system is adopted by more promotions, particularly the UFC and Bellator MMA, the world of mixed martial arts will forever be changed. The announcement comes shortly after a ONE Championship fighter, Yang Jian Bing passed away while attempting to make weight for a bout.

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.

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.

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.

bjpenndotcom - November 27, 2015

Michael ‘Venom’ Page is one of the most highly touted prospects under the Bellator MMA banner.

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.

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.

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.

bjpenndotcom - November 20, 2015

The co-main event of Bellator 146 was an exciting one. Brandon Girtz picked up a very quick KO win over Derek Campos in just 37 seconds.

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.

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.

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.

Russell Ess - November 17, 2015

UFC President took in some questions from media and fans prior to UFC 193 going down in Melbourne, Australia. One of the questions asked was about the Bellator 149 announced fight between 48-year-old Royce Gracie versus 51-year-old Ken Shamrock. White still seemed a bit baffled at just the thought of the fight and said (transcribed by bloody elbow):

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.”

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.

Russell Ess - November 9, 2015

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bjpenndotcom - November 7, 2015

Leading up to the Bellator 145 weigh-ins, Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks was involved in a scuffle with the Freire brothers in the hotel where the fighters were staying at. Following his unanimous decision win over Marcin Held at Bellator 145, Will Brooks apologized to fans for the scuffle: