Tag: MMA

Julius Anglickas Gets Chance Of A Lifetime As The Grand Prix Alternate Replaces “Rumble” Johnson In Bellator MMA 268 Main Event Clash Against World Champion Vadim Nemkov

LOS ANGELES – A previously announced BELLATOR MMA Light Heavyweight World Championship bout between Vadim Nemkov (14-2) and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson has been canceled following the news that “Rumble” has been forced to withdraw from the bout due to an undisclosed illness. As a result, official BELLATOR Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix alternate Julius Anglickas (10-1) […]

Brothers Anatoly And Vladimir Tokov Set For Action At Bellator MMA 269 On Oct. 23 Inside Moscow’s VTB Arena

LOS ANGELES (September 15, 2021) – BELLATOR MMA’s first-ever card in Russia continues to grow with today’s announcement of several new fights including the return of middleweight standout Anatoly Tokov (29-2), who returns for the first time since 2019 to take on Sharaf Davlatmurodov (18-3-1) during the main card of BELLATOR MMA 269: Fedor vs. […]

Former Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Phil Davis Challenges Olympic Silver Medalist Yoel Romero In Main Event Of Bellator MMA 266

LOS ANGELES (September 10, 2021) – A pair of elite mixed martial artists meet in the main event of BELLATOR MMA 266 next Saturday, Sept. 18 inside the SAP Center at San Jose when former 205-pound champion and No. 3 ranked Phil Davis (22-6) welcomes MMA superstar Yoel Romero (13-5) to the BELLATOR promotion. The […]

Two Bouts Featuring Top-Ten Ranked Fighters Added To Main Card Of Bellator 270: Gallagher Vs. Mix

DUBLIN (September 2, 2021) – Leading mixed martial arts promotion BELLATOR MMA has today announced two explosive fights have been added to the BELLATOR 270: Gallagher vs. Mix main card, which takes place at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, on Friday November 5th.  Set to light up the main card on BELLATOR’s highly-anticipated return to Ireland […]

Bellator MMA Confirms Several New Bouts For Bellator Mma 262

LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA has confirmed the full fight card for BELLATOR MMA 262: Velasquez vs. Kielholtz on Friday, July 16 at the Mohegan Sun Arena. The event airs LIVE on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and is headlined by undefeated flyweight world champion Juliana Velasquez (11-0) versus BELLATOR Kickboxing’s Flyweight World Champion and […]

Featherweight World Champion Patricio Pitbull Meets Aj Mckee In The Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Finals With One Million Dollar Prize On The Line

LOS ANGELES — And then there were two… What began with 16 featherweight athletes vying for a one-million-dollar grand prize and the BELLATOR Featherweight World Championship has been narrowed to the greatest BELLATOR athlete in the history of the promotion Patricio Pitbull (32-4) and the company’s best-ever homegrown fighter in No. 1 ranked AJ McKee […]

Pair Of Explosive Heavyweight Fights Added To Main Card Of Bellator 262 On Friday, July 16

LOS ANGELES (June 17, 2021) – The slate of action scheduled for BELLATOR 262 on Friday, July 16 continues to grow with the addition of five must-see contests.  Two heavyweight fights have been added to the main card of BELLATOR 262, when No. 5 ranked heavyweight Tyrell Fortune (10-1, 1 NC) meets the always-exciting No. 7 ranked Matt Mitrione (13-8, 1 NC) and former title challenger #4-Linton Vassell (20-8, 1 NC) welcomes Brazil’s Marcelo Golm (8-3) […]

Updated Official Bellator MMA™ Fighter Rankings

Yaroslav Amosov Climbs Pound-For-Pound Rankings After World Title Victory While Justin Gonzales and Aaron Pico Both Move Up In Featherweight Division Rankings With Stellar Victories LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA returns to action on Friday, June 25 with BELLATOR 261 featuring a heavyweight clash between Timothy Johnson (15-6) and Valentin Moldavsky (10-1) to determine the promotion’s first ever interim champion. […]