Bellator News
Bellator 144 Adds Brandon Halsey vs. Rafael Carvalho For Vacant Middleweight Title
BJPENN.COM News - August 30, 2015
Brandon Halsey is ready to square off with Rafael Carvalho at “Bellator 144” for the championship he never truly lost in competition. Earlier this year in May, Halsey was all set to defend his Bellator Middleweight Championship with Kendall Grove at “Bellator 137”. However, the day before his defense Halsey missed weight and was stripped of the title. The stipulations of the fight the following day were changed so that Grove would take home the championship in the event of a victory, but Halsey ended up knocking the Hawaiian out in the fourth round of the catchweight bout. As a result of his victory, the middleweight championship has since remained vacant. Bellator President Scott Coker recently appeared on “The MMA Road Show” and announced that any issues the company had with their former champion have since been resolved and he will be meeting Rafael Carvalho for the title at “Bellator 144”.
Bellator Announces Legendary Fan Fest Event Ft. Gracie, Fedor, Couture And More
BJPENN.COM News - August 30, 2015
History will be made in September at “Dynamite” when Bellator and GLORY join forces to bring fans one of the most stacked cards of the year at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA. Before the event takes place, fans will have the opportunity to shake fans with some of the most legendary names of the sport! Fans have been invited to the Bellator Fan Fest the night before “Dynamite” takes place. The meet and greet will take place at 7:00 PM on September 18th at the Dave & Busters, located in Milpitas, California.
Carmont vs. Lins Booked As 'Dynamite' Four-Man Tourney Alternate Fight
BJPENN.COM News - August 30, 2015
Bellator and GLORY’s first joint event is set to go off with a bang in September as “Dynamite 1” will feature a one night, four man light heavyweight tournament. UFC veteran Phil Davis, Emanuel Newton, Linton Vassell, and Muhammed Lawal will battle for supremacy and possibly the right to face the winner of Ortiz/McGeary for the light heavyweight championship. One night tournaments are a tricky thing in the world of mixed martial arts as the company runs the risk of getting one of the participants injured in their opening round fight. In the event that Davis, Newton, Vassell or Lawal get injured or are not cleared to compete by the athletic commission in the finals of the tournament, Bellator has set up an alternate fight between another octagon vet in Francis Carmont and Philipe Lins.
Coker: 'Bellator Ramping Up For 2016, Will Put On More Fights, Including International'
BJPENN.COM News - August 30, 2015
Scott Coker has been behind the scenes at Bellator for just over a year now and is finally looking to ramp up the output of events the company has. By year’s end, Bellator will have dished out sixteen fights in just twelve months. The final event of the year will be Bellator 147 where former UFC title contender Josh Koscheck is set to make his debut. Next year, Coker is hoping to put out at least twenty-two fights!
Bellator 'Dynamite' Four-Man Light Heavyweight Tournament Matches Announced
BJPENN.COM News - August 28, 2015
Bellator MMA will be putting on quite a show at their ‘Dynamite’ event coming up next month. There will be a cage for MMA fights and a ring for GLORY kickboxing matches in the same venue, something that really hasn’t been done before. The night will feature GLORY title fights and a Bellator light heavyweight title fight between the champ Liam McGeary and MMA legend Tito Ortiz.
Bellator 141 Results: Brandon Girtz Spoils Melvin Guillard's Debut, Wins Split Decision
BJPENN.COM News - August 28, 2015
In the night’s main event we got to see former UFC lightweight Melvin Guillard step into the Bellator cage for the first time, to face Brandon Girtz. They both felt each other out for a while, then Girtz exploded and threw a massive punch, grabbed Guillard, picked him up and slammed him to the mat. Guillard got to his feet quick, but Girtz stayed on him and got him back to the mat.
Bellator 141 Results: Patricky Freire Goes The Distance With Awad, Wins Decision
BJPENN.COM News - August 28, 2015
In the co-main event Patricky ‘Pitbull’ took on Saad Awad in a lightweight fight. It was a feeling out process at the start of the fight. Pitbull went for a big punch but Awad contend with a big kick. They basically canceled each other out. Pitbull landed a leg kick, Awad went for one, but missed. Awad shot in for a takedown, but it got stuffed. Awad went for head kick, but slipped and fell. Then it was Pitbull who shot in and got a very brief takedown. Pitbull went for a big flying knee but missed and clinched up with Awad until the round ended.
REPLAY! Justin Wren Tries The Old 'Your Shoes Untied' Trick!
BJPENN.COM News - August 28, 2015
During their heavyweight scrap, Justin Wren tried to trick Josh Burns with the oldest trick in the book.
REPLAY! Marloes Coenen Nearly Rips Opponents Arm Off!
BJPENN.COM News - August 28, 2015
In the first fight of Bellator 141, featherweight women went to war, but it was Marloes Coenen who grabbed the win by nearing ripping her opponents arm off, earning the second round submission win.
Bellator 141 Results: Marloes Coenen Submits Blencowe In Round 2
BJPENN.COM News - August 28, 2015
Lorenzo Hood Injured, Marloes Conenen vs. Arlene Blencowe Bumped To Main Card
BJPENN.COM News - August 28, 2015
Just before the fights were set to start (7:45 PM ET), Bellator MMA have reveled that the heavyweight fight between Lorenzo Hood and Raphael Butler, which was scheduled for the main card has been canceled.
Bellator's Patricky 'Pitbull' Wants Lightweight Champ With Victory Tonight
BJPENN.COM News - August 28, 2015
“Will Brooks is a clown. He likes attention. He’s a needy child. He always craves attention. He started messing with me even before my tournament final against Marcin Held. He challenged me and he was already the champion. I had never messed with him before that. I’d always watch his fights. He’s tough and a true athlete, but he talks a lot. He only talks crap. He’s a clown who craves attention.
Bellator's Lorenzo Hood Thinks The IV Ban Is 'Super Trouble'
BJPENN.COM News - August 28, 2015
“You know, I don’t know what’s going on with the UFC, man. But definitely, cutting and IVs in my opinion makes sense. Some guys, they’re competing, they’re going through all this to make weight, for the promotion, for the contract that they signed. And now you’re penalizing the guy for getting his IV and being fully hydrated to fight the next day. That doesn’t make much sense to me.
Melvin Guillard: 'The Reebok Deal Is A Slap In The Face To Veterans'
BJPENN.COM News - August 28, 2015
Former UFC and WSOF lightweight Melvin Guillard is now set to make his Bellator MMA debut Friday night against Brandon Girtz in the main event.
Bellator 141: 'Guillard vs. Girtz' Results
BJPENN.COM News - August 28, 2015
Friday night in Temecula, CA Bellator 141 will go down and feature what’s sure to be an exciting main event between former UFC and WSOF lightweight Melvin Guillard as he makes his promotional debut against Brandon Girtz.
Bellator Champ: 'Fedor's In Great Shape, Still Has His Speed And Power'
BJPENN.COM News - August 27, 2015
Current Bellator heavyweight champion has recently trained with Fedor Emelianenko and says the MMA legend hasn’t lost a step and is as good as ever ahead of his pending return to the sport.
WSOF Exec Hints That He Whooped Guillard In Sparring, Gracie Backs Him Up
BJPENN.COM News - August 26, 2015
Former UFC lightweight, WSOF lightweight and current Bellator fighter Melvin Guillard is preparing for his upcoming debut in the promotion.