LOS ANGELES (November 2, 2022) — As BELLATOR’s return to the Windy City approaches, the promotion has announced the full lineup of preliminary bouts slated to take place before the event’s hugely consequential, two title fight-led main card. On Friday, Nov. 18, BELLATOR 288 brings two world championship bouts to Wintrust Arena in Chicago, when […]
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LOS ANGELES (November 1, 2022) — This past weekend, BELLATOR MMA touched down in Milan, Italy, for an event fraught with European talent. In the main event, highly-touted BELLATOR newcomer Mansour “Tarzan” Barnaoui (20-4) dominated mainstay Adam Piccolotti (13-5) in a grappling-heavy affair, notching a second-round submission with a rear-naked choke. The win vaulted Barnaoui […]
BELLATOR 287: PICCOLOTTI VS. BARNAOUI MAIN CARD RESULTS AND QUOTES
Mansour Barnaoui (20-4) defeated Adam Piccolotti (13-5) via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:51 of round two “I did exactly what I wanted to do, and I won.”“I was coming to BELLATOR to make the tournament and win the belt.” “I really would like to make the tournament and fight against Usman [Nurmagomedov] or [Patricky] Pitbull.” […]
Bellator 287: Barnaoui Vs. Piccolotti Quotes
BELLATOR 287 competitors spoke with the media today as they make their final preparations for this Saturday’s event headlined by BELLATOR lightweight mainstay Adam Piccolotti (13-4) taking on proven finisher and former Road FC Lightweight Champion Mansour Barnaoui (19-4), who makes his BELLATOR debut live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. CEST/4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT from Allianz Cloud Arena in Milan, Italy. […]
Lineups Set For Massive Bellator MMA Vs. Rizin Spectacle On New Year’s Eve In Japan
Tokyo (October 26, 2022) – — Today, BELLATOR MMA and RIZIN Fighting Federation jointly confirmed four of the five matchups planned for their collaborative co-promotion, set to pit five BELLATOR superstars against five of RIZIN’s greatest fighters in a first-ever five-on-five main card showdown. The next frontier of this unique partnership will take place at […]
CES MMA Set To Crown First Lightweight Champion In More Than Three Years
Lincoln, RI (October 26, 2022) – Fresh off one of the most talked-about fight cards of the year, CES MMA returns to Bally’s Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort looking to crown its next world lightweight champion. Unbeaten Eddy George of Milford, CT, faces dangerous Westport, MA, native Ali Zebian for the vacant CES MMA World […]
History Will Be Made On New Year’s Eve At Saitama Super Arena In Japan When Stars From Bellator MMA And Rizin Fighting Federation Collide
Tokyo (October 24, 2022) — BELLATOR MMA and RIZIN Fighting Federation are proud to announce the historic, first-iteration of a star-studded BELLATOR MMA vs. RIZIN event set to take place on New Year’s Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. BELLATOR MMA athletes will step outside of the cage and compete inside […]
BELLATOR 286: PITBULL VS. BORICS
WHAT: MEDIA DAY HIGHLIGHTS AVAILABLE NOWClick HERE to download video highlights (Credit: BELLATOR/SHOWTIME)Click HERE to download photos (Credit: BELLATOR/Lucas Noonan) (September 29, 2022) – Video highlights from Thursday’s BELLATOR 286 pre-fight media day featuring all eight main card fighters are available now in advance of this Saturday’s telecast headlined by featherweight kingpin and No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound […]
King Of Pancrase Welterweight Champion Masayuki Kikuiri Signs With Bellator MMA
TOKYO (September 27, 2022) – BELLATOR MMA has signed King of Pancrase Welterweight Champion, Masayuki Kikuiri (7-2-1), to an exclusive multi-fight, multi-year contract. The 27-year-old Kikuiri joins BELLATOR after a successful ten-fight run with Pancrase, Japan’s longest-running martial arts organization, that culminated with him winning the 170-pound championship. U-NEXT is the exclusive live streaming partner of all BELLATOR […]
HUGE Fights announced for CombatFC2 on October 21
(September 27, 2022) – After a successful return to the Shriner’s Auditorium in June, CombatFC is BACK in Wilmington, MA on UFC Fight Pass Live Oct 21 and have announced an incredible fight card for the event. Judo Olympian and Bellator MMA title Challenger Rick Hawn makes his return to MMA to take on MMA […]