Bellator News

Bellator MMA Signs Olympic Wrestling Hopeful Tyrell Fortune
BJPENN.COM News - August 19, 2015
Bellator MMA just added a highly scouted fighter to their roster in the form of olympic wresting contender Tyrell Fortune.

Bellator 143's Main Card Complete With Debut Of Heavyweight Ewerton Teixeira
BJPENN.COM News - August 19, 2015
‘Bellator 143: Warren vs. Davis’ has rounded out its main card with the addition of heavyweight Ewerton Teixeira, who will be making his debut against Vinicius Queiroz.

Fedor, Sakuraba And Shamrock To Attend Bellator Fan Fest
BJPENN.COM News - August 18, 2015
Bellator MMA president Scott Coker has announced that three of the biggest MMA legends will be in attendance for Bellator’s Fan Fast on Sept. 19 in San Jose, which is apart of their next major event, ‘Bellator: Dynamite 1’.

Bellator MMA Announces Two New Signings –– Including Former King Of Pancrase
BJPENN.COM News - August 18, 2015
Bellator MMA has announced the signing of two new fighters to their already impressive roster. In a press release, they revealed that they have signed Isao Kobayashi and Thiago Jambo Goncalves to multi-year, multi-fight contracts.

Bellator heavyweight puts Kimbo Slice on blast for dodging fight
BJPENN.COM News - August 17, 2015
Long before Kimbo Slice signed the dotted lines to face veteran Ken Shamrock at Bellator 138, the heavyweight brawler was originally in talks to face an up and coming Bellator fighter.

Josh Thomson set to make explosive debut at Bellator's "Dynamite" event
BJPENN.COM News - August 17, 2015
Add Media Less than a week removed from his signing with the company, Bellator already has major plans for Josh Thomson. “The Punk” may be making his debut sooner than expected at Bellator’s “Dynamite” super-card in September.

'Bellator 145: Vengeance' Headlined By Two Title Fights
BJPENN.COM News - August 15, 2015
The next ‘tentpole’ event for Bellator MMA will go down on Nov. 6, with ‘Bellator 145: Vengeance.’

Bellator Champions Go At Each Other––'I'll Slap You In The F*cking Mouth'
BJPENN.COM News - August 14, 2015
Another day, another Twitter war. In what’s starting to become common practice, two Bellator champions engaged in a heated back and forth on the good ol’ 140 characters or less platform.

'Bellator 144: Galvao vs. Dantas 2' Announced For Oct. 23
BJPENN.COM News - August 12, 2015
Bellator MMA today announced that their 144th event will feature a main event between Bantamweight champion Marcos “Loro” Galvao and challenger, and former champion, Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas. The fight will be a rematch from a past bout and will headline the card, which will take place on Oct. 23 in Uncasville, Conn.

Bellator Signs Josh Thomson To Exclusive Multi-Fight Contract
BJPENN.COM News - August 11, 2015
Former Strikeforce lightweight champion and, now, former UFC lightweight Josh Thomson is now a Bellator MMA lightweight.

Paul Daley vs. Fernando Gonzalez Set For Glory Kickboxing Bout
BJPENN.COM News - August 11, 2015
Bellator’s ground breaking event ‘Dynamite’, which will feature both a GLORY kickboxing ring and a Bellator cage in the same venue, just added another action packed fight.

'Bellator 141: Guillard vs. Girtz' Card Is Complete With New Fights Added
BJPENN.COM News - August 4, 2015
Bellator 141, which will feature a main event between former UFC lightweight Melvin Guillard and Brandon Girtz, is now complete with the addition of five new fights.

Bellator Adds Four Fights To 'Guillard vs. Girtz' Event
BJPENN.COM News - July 30, 2015
Bellator 141, which will feature former UFC lightweight Melvin Guillard’s promotional debut, has added four new bouts to the fight card.

GLORY fighter calls out Paul Daley for "Dynamite"
BJPENN.COM News - July 27, 2015
Bellator and GLORY Kickboxing are joining forces to put together one of the biggest combat sports cards of the year in September. “DYNAMITE” will take place in San Jose, California and will feature a one night, four man light heavyweight tournament as well as a Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship match.

Booking Roundup: McCall Out, 4 Undefeated Fighters Set to Make Debut, & More!
BJPENN.COM News - July 26, 2015
“Uncle Creepy” Ian McCall has been forced out of his upcoming fight with Dustin Ortiz and UFC just signed their replacement! Also, several undefeated fighters will be invading the octagon to keep their streak alive while trying to make it at the next level. Catch up with the latest fight announcements in this week’s “Booking Roundup”!