The MMA community was struck with monumental news on Monday when PFL officially announced its purchase of Bellator. After months of rumors and speculation, PFL publicly revealed terms of the deal to take over control of Bellator beginning in 2024, with plans to run the promotion’s independently in the near future, but with the ability to share…
Former Bellator champion Michael Chandler hopes that his former promotion figures out a way to stand tall in the face of an uncertain future. Bellator 300 takes place this weekend in San Diego, California. The event could be one of the last cards in Bellator’s history amidst rumors that the PFL is close to purchasing the…
Famous UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad recently made a bold prediction regarding Usman Nurmagomedov’s MMA career. The undefeated 24-year-old Russian is considered one of the most exciting prospects in MMA, which is unsurprising considering his incredible fighting pedigree. Nurmagomedov is the younger brother of UFC bantamweight Umar Nurmagomedov and a cousin of the legendary Khabib Nurmagomedov….
UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev will corner Bellator lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov for his first title defense on March 10 at Bellator 292 in San Jose. The Russian is set to face former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson in the quarter-final round of the Lightweight Grand Prix, whose winner will take home a prize of…
Michael Chandler and Conor McGregor are set to coach opposing teams on season 31 of The Ultimate Fighter. The No.5-ranked lightweight’s coaching staff for the upcoming season, which has already begun filming, has been revealed. Ryan Bader, who was the light heavyweight tournament winner on season eight of TUF, shared a picture to his Instagram account announcing…
LOS ANGELES – All four fighters involved in the two Bellator 290 title bouts came together for faceoffs following Wednesday’s pre-fight news conference. In the main event, heavyweight champion Ryan Bader (30-7 MMA, 8-2 BMMA) puts his belt on the line in a rematch with Fedor Emelianenko (40-6 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) in what will be…
Fedor Emelianenko will be competing for the final time in his legendary career when he challenges Ryan Bader for the heavyweight championship at Bellator 290 on Saturday night. During his appearance on The MMA Hour, Bellator President Scott Coker revealed that he received calls from a number of MMA pioneers who wanted to be in…
Bellator heavyweight fighter Fedor Emelianenko has confirmed that he’s planning on hosting an MMA tournament in Russia as a touching tribute to the late father of Khabib Nurmagomedov. Abudalmanap Nurmagomedov was also ‘The Eagle’s coach as well as a mentor for UFC fighters such as Isam Makhachev and Umar Nurmagomedov. The late Nurmagomedov passed away…
A celebration is in order for Khabib Nurmagomedov as his cousin Usman Nurmagomedov made history by becoming the first Dagestani champion in Bellator history after defeating Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire to capture the lightweight championship. It was a dominant performance for Numagomedov as he cruised to a unanimous decision win. Freire was unable to find an…
Bellator 288 event was capped off by Vadim Nemkov vs. Corey Anderson to determine the $1 million Grand Prix winner at light heavyweight. Vadim Nemkov (16-2, 1 NC) rematched Anderson (16-6, 1 NC) after an accidental foul saw their first fight end in a no contest. Prior to that unfortunate result, Vadim Nemkov was coming…
