Russian MMA pioneer and former PRIDE heavyweight champion, Fedor Emelianeko is currently in the hospital. This is due to him apparently having COVID-19. For many, Fedor tops the list as the greatest heavyweight of all time. Without a doubt, he is the best fighter to never compete under the UFC banner, no matter how close
Glory kickboxing has shared the heartbreaking news that their former champion Robin van Roosmalen has been hospitalized due to a car accident. The accident also was so severe, that it took his sister’s life. Glory Reports Van Roosmalen Hospitalization Additionally, Robin is a member of Bellator’s roster. His sister Melissa passed away due to critical
Cris Cyborg is willing to move up to 155 pounds to face Kayla Harrison. The Bellator women’s featherweight champion was talking about the PFL standout on her YouTube channel and believes many in the combat sports world would be eager to watch her and Harrison collide. Cyborg — who last competed in October — notably
Bellator president Scott Coker is considering striking while the iron is hot when it comes to a Yoel Romero vs. Anthony Johnson fight. Bellator’s light heavyweight division was recently boosted with the signings of the two former UFC title challengers with many in the combat sports world eager to see them collide. The intrigue is
Dillon Danis is still confident he would easily defeat Jon Jones in a grappling match. The Bellator star recently appeared on an episode of Food Truck Diaries with Brendan Schaub with much of the discussion being about a potential boxing match with Jake Paul. That’s because the popular YouTuber attacked Danis during the interview with
Fans were stunned by the news that Anthony Johnson had parted ways with the UFC and signed to Bellator. For the first time since news broke, he addresses his departure from the UFC, and shoots down some rumors about a potential opponent for his Bellator debut. There was a ton of excitement surrounding the idea
Bellator is seemingly striking while the iron is hot with their signing of Darina Madzyuk. Madzyuk made headlines recently when she fought a 529-pound man named Grigory Chistyakov at a Russian MMA event called “OUR BUSINESS.” The footage naturally went viral not only because of the cross-gender fight, but the fact that Madzyuk was competing
It was quite a shock that Yoel Romero was cut by the UFC and signed by Bellator. Speaking for the first time since this happened, he addresses his UFC release, and talks about the potential of fighting Anthony “Rumble” Johnson in his debut in the new promotion. As a multiple-time UFC title challenger, it was
In the wake of the surprising news that Yoel Romero had parted ways with the UFC, fans have been going crazy while speculating where he may go next. Now it seems that he has found himself a new home in Bellator. The release of Romero from the UFC was one of those things that was
Last night’s Bellator 254 saw a little shake-up in the women’s flyweight division. Two highly skilled fighters faced off for the title in the main event of the evening. The champion Ilima-lei Macfarlane (11-1) was attempting to defend her title yet again. This time the Brazilian Juliana Velasquez (11-0) was on her path. Velasquez looked
Bellator President Scott Coker has made it clear that the MMA promotion is heading in a new direction. The days where the promotion would sign legacy acts and use them in the main even slot are long gone. Instead, the organization is investing in its younger stars and building their own homegrown talent. One of
UFC veteran and long time contender Yoel Romero was recently released from his UFC contract. Yoel was the first of at least 60 fighters who will be cut from the UFC due to an inflated roster. After the announcement, fans wondered about the next potential landing spots for the Cuban. To their surprise, both Bellator
Fans were excited to see Anthony Johnson get back to action in the UFC. However it seems that if you want to see him fight, you will have to watch him in Bellator. It seemed like it came out of nowhere when Johnson announced his retirement in the Octagon after losing a light heavyweight title
Last week Bellator featherweight standout AJ McKee scored one of the most unique submissions seen in a while. Yet to him, this was a move he has been pulling off since he was a kid. As the son of UFC and Bellator alumni Antonio McKee, AJ has had a lot of intrigue and hype surrounding
It was known that the coronavirus pandemic would eventually makes it way to MMA, but for the most part things have not been that bad. However now Bellator fighter Dillon Danis can add himself to the list of people who have caught the novel virus. Admittedly a controversial figure in MMA, Danis seems to find
Bellator 253 took place last night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. In the main eventof the evening, A.J. McKee and Darrion Caldwell prepared to battle for a spot in the Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix finals. Although he was facing a former champion, McKee was confident in his skills, and it paid off.