Corey Anderson believes he is the best light heavyweight fighter on the planet. Of course, Glover Teixeira would disagree with that statement. ‘Its Water Under The Bridge’ Anderson did beat the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion… but that was way back in 2018. Years later, ‘Overtime’ thinks that dominant win over Teixeira makes his claim
Cat Zingano would like a rematch with UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Julianna Pena at some point down the road. Back in July 2016, Zingano and Pena collided in the featured prelim bout of UFC 200. Zingano was hoping to rebound from her 14-second submission loss to Ronda Rousey. “Alpha” ended up losing the fight via
Sometimes, when you are as dominant at fighting as Cris Cyborg, the next step is going into another combat sport. At Bellator 279, Cyborg defeated Arlene Blencowe again in a five-round slugfest en route to a unanimous decision. Cyborg is now 5-0 in Bellator and has defended her featherweight title four times. View this post
Cris Cyborg remains the women’s featherweight champion of Bellator. Over the course of 25 minutes, Cyborg outlasted a very durable Arlene Blencowe at Bellator 279 in Honolulu, Hawaii, but there were moments of tension as well. The very first round was very much like their 2020 clash, which Cyborg won with a rear-naked choke in
Liz Carmouche won the women’s flyweight title with a fourth-round TKO over Juliana Velasquez (12-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) in the main event in Honolulu, but the finish occurred after what many believe was an earlier stoppage by referee Mike Beltran. During the first four rounds, there was some close competition. Although Carmouche found success early
Don’t expect Cris Cyborg to retire anytime soon. Cyborg is the current Bellator Women’s Featherweight champion. She’s due to put her 145-pound gold on the line against Arlene Blencowe in the main event of Bellator 279 this Saturday (April 23). View this post on Instagram A post shared by ®️ Cris Cyborg (@criscyborg) Cris Cyborg
Corey Anderson is taking aim at Fedor Emelianenko after “The Last Emperor” confronted him. Anderson took on Vadim Nemov in the finals of the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix. While “Overtime” had success with his grappling, things went awry at the end of the third round when he accidentally clashed heads with Nemkov. This
For just a moment, Corey Anderson had finally realized his first world title. Or so he thought… ‘Overtime’ was apparently the Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion after stopping Vadim Nemkov at Bellator 277. However, within minutes, that would quickly become undone. The title would slip away from Anderson as referee Frank Trigg dived more into the
Bellator Welterweight Champion Yaroslav Amosov has shared some harrowing details of fighting in the Russia-Ukraine war. Amosov was scheduled to put his 170-pound gold on the line against Michael Page in the main event of Bellator 281 on May 13. That plan went awry as Amosov withdrew from the fight to protect Ukraine in the
Bellator President Scott Coker wants to work with Jake and Logan Paul Coker named an MMA gym where the Paul brothers can train should they decide to pursue MMA Despite taking combat sports by storm, Jake and Logan Paul have yet to compete professionally in MMA. The primary reason is that mainstream MMA promotions seem
Cris Cyborg is still looking to run things back with Amanda Nunes. The Bellator women’s featherweight champion lost her UFC featherweight title to Nunes after suffering a first-round knockout defeat in their UFC 232 clash back in December 2018. Cyborg was looking for an immediate rematch soon after, however, no agreement was made. Eventually, she
Corey Anderson shared his take on his performance against Vadim Nemkov in a title fight that ended in a no contest “Overtime” opened up about his mistake on social media Corey Anderson was devastated by how his chance to dethrone reigning Bellator light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov at Bellator 277 was botched. Nevertheless, he is
Vadim Nemkov and Corey Anderson’s fight at Bellator 277 was stopped after an accidental headbutt According to the rule, the fight should be a no contest in such cases. The Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix remains ‘unresolved’. Bellator 277’s co-main event Vadim Nemkov vs. Corey Anderson ended in a controversial no contest. Both light heavyweight
Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire has finally gotten his revenge against AJ McKee. The rubber match would come eight months after McKee not only dethroned him but also took away a $1M grand prize. McKee ran through Pitbull in the first fight, but the second assignment wouldn’t be so easy for ‘The Mercenary’. How the fight played
Three fighters are guaranteed to make six-figure purses at Bellator 277. Bellator 277 takes place Friday night at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, United States. The headliner is a featherweight title rematch between current champion AJ McKee and Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire. McKee and Freire are arguably two of the best fighters in the
Scott Coker still has AJ McKee under contract, but that won’t stop McKee from wanting to fight in the UFC. The Bellator Featherweight Champion has made it clear that he wants his hands on UFC gold. McKee believes he’s the best 145lber in the world and wants to prove it to the world. Of course,