PARIS, FRANCE (May 10, 2023) – Ahead of this weekend’s return to Paris, France for a star-studded night of fights at BELLATOR 296: Mousasi vs. Edwards, several of the card’s world-class athletesspoke to the media today before descending upon the Accor Arena this Friday, May 12. BELLATOR 296 will air LIVE on SHOWTIME at 10 […]
Category: MMA
Barros responds to Knight: “You talked a lot – now you’re going to pay for it!”
(May 9, 2023) – Domingos Barros (7-1) waited his entire MMA career for an opportunity to fight for a heavyweight world title. On Friday, May 12th, Barros finally gets his shot, when he faces William “The Knightmare” Knight (11-5) for the vacant CES MMA Heavyweight Championship at the North Shore Music Theater in Beverly, MA. […]
QUOTES, FROM TODAY’S BELLATOR 296: MOUSASI VS. EDWARDS PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE ICONIC EIFFEL TOWER IN PARIS
PARIS (May 9, 2023) — BELLATOR MMA officially kicked off fight week today in a big way with an unforgettable press conference from the Eiffel Tower in Paris. BELLATOR President Scott Coker was joined on the dais by main event fighters, former Middleweight Champion Gegard “The Dreamcatcher” Mousasi (49-8-2) and Fabian “The Assassin” Edwards (11-2), as […]
Knight warns Barros: “I’m going to Hunt Your Soul”
(May 8, 2023) – William “The Knightmare” Knight (11-5) is on a mission. The 35-year-old from Hartford, CT has heard all the criticism that follows a 3-fight skid and felt all the backlash concerning his lackluster performance against Marcin Prachnio on UFC Fight Night 219. Chief amongst his tormentors is his opponent at CES MMA […]
BELLATOR MMA RE-SIGNS WORLD’S GREATEST FEMALE MMA FIGHTER AND FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION, CRIS CYBORG
Los Angeles (May 4, 2023) – BELLATOR MMA is proud to announce the blockbuster re-signing of Featherweight World Champion Cris Cyborg (26-2), MMA’s only Grand Slam Champion, to an exclusive, multi-fight contract. With the historic contract, BELLATOR has retained the greatest female fighter of all time to its industry-leading women’s featherweight division. Cyborg, 37, returns […]
BELLATOR 297: NEMKOV VS. ROMERO / PETTIS VS. PITBULL CARD COMPLETE WITH THE ADDITION OF SIX NEW BOUTS INCLUDING FORMER TITLE CHALLENGER AUSTIN VANDERFORD RETURNING TO ACTION AGAINST UNDEFEATED IMAMSHAFI ALIEV
LOS ANGELES (May 3, 2023) – BELLATOR MMA is adding six new contests to complete the lineup for its blockbuster BELLATOR 297: Nemkov vs. Romero / Pettis vs. Pitbull event Friday, June 16 event at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The preliminary portion of BELLATOR 297 now features a middleweight fight between No. 5-ranked Austin Vanderford […]
CES MMA 73 card set to feature UFC veteran William Knight against Domingos Barros for the vacant CES Heavyweight Championship
BEVERLY, MA (May 1, 2023) – CES MMA, the leading mixed martial arts promoter in the Northeast, is proud to announce its highly anticipated CES MMA 73 card, featuring an explosive main event between UFC veteran William “The Knightmare” Knight and rising star Domingos Barros for the vacant CES World Heavyweight Championship. The bout serves […]
Welterweight World Champion Yaroslav Amosov Returns To Action After Defending Ukraine – Set For Unification Match With Interim Title-Holder Logan Storley
DUBLIN, IRELAND – Two months ago, the best fans in the world helped propel BELLATOR MMA 285 to a record-breaking gate at Dublin’s 3Arena. Today, the Paramount-owned promotion has announced a can’t-miss BELLATOR Welterweight World Championship unification bout as the main event of BELLATOR MMA 291, which is set for an updated date of Saturday, […]
COMPLETE RESULTS FOR BELLATOR MMA 288: NEMKOV VS. ANDERSON 2 / PITBULL VS. NURMAGOMEDOV
CHICAGO – After a memorable return to Chicago BELLATOR MMA 288 is officially in the books. A partisan crowd was not enough to earn No. 1-ranked Corey Anderson (16-5, 1 NC) his first world championship and a million-dollar grand prize for winning the BELLATOR World Grand Prix. Incumbent light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov (16-2, 1 NC) defeated […]
No. 10-Ranked Bellator Lightweight Gadzhi Rabadanov Will Represent The Promotion At The Historical Bellator MMA Vs. Rizin Event Against Japan’s Koji Takeda On New Year’s Eve
Los Angeles (November 11, 2022) – — BELLATOR MMA has announced that its fifth participant for the New Year’s Eve spectacle against RIZIN Fighting Federation opponents will be No. 10-ranked lightweight, Gadzhi Rabadanov (18-4-2), taking on 27-year-old Japanese standout Koji Takeda (15-3) in a compelling matchup between two competitors riding high on the strength of […]