Bellator News

bjpenndotcom - November 6, 2015

It was a 5-round war between Will Brooks and Marcin Held in the co-main event of Bellator 145. It truly was a matchup of wrestler vs. submission artist, with Held securing many leg locks throughout the 25 minutes of fighting.

bjpenndotcom - November 6, 2015

It was a bloody fight between Michael Chandler and David Rickels that saw Rickels bloodied and in a bad position against the cage. Chandler poured on the ground & pound while Rickels offered little in the way of defense, forcing the referee to stop the fight.

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

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

Despite a late 3rd round comeback attempt by Alex Huddleston, it wasn’t enough to steal a decision win from Augusto Sakai. Huddleston rocked Sakai hard with just seconds left in the fight, pouring on the ground and pound as the final bell sounded.

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

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.

Russell Ess - November 6, 2015

A scuffle between the Pitbull brothers and Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks was reported all over MMA media earlier this week. One of the brothers in the altercation, Patricio Freire has a featherweight match defending his Bellator title against Daniel Straus tonight at Bellator 145. Straus spoke with MMA Junkie on the eve of the scuffle and was asked if he has crossed paths with his opponent Patricio yet.

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

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.

bjpenndotcom - November 4, 2015

Everlast is one of the most well-known manufacturers of combat sports equipment and apparel. News broke Wednesday afternoon that ‘#TeamEverlast’ had signed 4 fighters to a sponsorship deal, one of which was TJ Dillashaw.

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 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

Bellator 146 has picked up yet another exciting matchup for its November 20th card. Houston Alexander vs. Guilherme Viana has been added to the main card of the event in addition to several other fights which we have listed below.