There might be a change of ownership for Bellator MMA in the future according to Ariel Helwani. Since the early 90s, the UFC has held firm as the number one MMA promotion in the world. They boast about having the biggest stars and putting on the most MMA events per year. For many years in
A.J. McKee talked about the $100k handmade samurai suit he rocked on his Bellator vs. Rizin entrance “Mercenary” is eyeing to become a champion again this year A.J. McKee ensured his MMA debut in Japan will be as epic as possible. By that, the former Bellator featherweight king meant he wouldn’t mind splurging $100K on
John McCarthy has countered Dana White’s claims of the best fighters being in the UFC. The success of Bellator vs RIZIN has sparked discussions about other cross-promotional MMA events. Scott Coker and Bellator have led the way by being open to working with any other promotions. Meanwhile, Dana White has no interest in co-promoting. He
With Bellator’s successful crossover event with Japan-based promotion RIZIN FF on New Year’s Eve, fans are clamoring for a potential crossover between Scott Coker’s brand and the stars of the UFC. The event, which aired via tape delay on Saturday night, featured some of Bellator’s top stars including AJ McKee, Juan Archuleta, and Patricio Pitbull,
Khabib Nurmagomedov showed support for a Rizin FF fight after his loss. This past weekend two of the most prominent organizations in MMA joined forces to put on a huge New Year’s Eve event. Bellator MMA and Rizin FF came together to pit some of their brightest stars against one another. Bellator brought over five
Scott Coker revealed Khabib Nurmagomedov’s remarkable comment about the recent Bellator vs. Rizin event The Bellator CEO educated “The Eagle” about the roots of combat sports in Japan As advertised, Bellator and Rizin pulled off a spectacular year-end cross-promotional event on New Year’s Eve. Bellator vs. Rizin was a success, to say the least, and
Former Bellator and Rizin bantamweight champion Kyoji Horiguchi marked his return to action against Hiromasa Ougikubo in a special Bellator MMA vs. Rizin FF co-promotion event at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Rizin 40: Bellator MMA vs Rizin FF – Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Hiromasa Ougikubo Round 1 Horiguchi utilized a leg-kick-heavy game plan
Former Bellator bantamweight champion Juan Archuleta took on Soo Chul Kim in a special Bellator MMA vs. Rizin FF co-promotion event this New Year’s Eve at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Rizin 40: Bellator MMA vs Rizin FF – Juan Archuleta vs. Soo Chul Kim Archuleta’s outing with Kim was the second bout
Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire edged out Rizin champion Kleber Koike at the Rizin FF vs. Bellator MMA event. To end the year, Bellator MMA and Rizin FF decided to join forces and put on a massive event for the fans. Each promotion sent its best fighters to match up against one another to see who would
AJ McKee kept the Bellator streak alive with his win over Roberto de Souza at the Rizin FF vs. Bellator event. 2022 was a massive year in the world of MMA. From the UFC to Bellator, to PFL, to all the regional and global organizations fans were treated to amazing fights. As a parting gift
Rizin fighter Nobumitsu Osawa turned some heads during his weigh-in when he showed up in nothing but a bowtie. One of the biggest events of the year is still to be held. On Dec. 31. Bellator MMA and Rizin FF are joining forces to put on a monstrous event on the last day of the
Cris Cyborg has revealed her next MMA fight will likely be against Cat Zingano. When Zingano signed with Bellator, a featherweight showdown against Cyborg seemed inevitable. Now that the Brazilian MMA legend got her feet wet in boxing, the matchup against ‘Alpha’ is expected to take place in 2023. During an interview with Mike Owens
Cris Cyborg is still on board for a cross-promotional class with two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison. While Cyborg continues to reign supreme as the Bellator featherweight champion, Harrison is learning to cope with the first setback of her mixed martial arts career. Stepping into her third-straight PFL championship bout in November, Harrison fell short of
Sara McMann has signed an exclusive multi-fight deal with Bellator The former UFC title contender said it was an offer she couldn’t refuse Despite coming off an impressive unanimous decision win over Karol Rosa at UFC Columbus in March, former title contender Sara McMann left the promotion for Bellator via a multi-fight deal. A new
AJ McKee Jr. wants to prove himself in the Bellator lightweight Grand Prix. Bellator president Scott Coker has announced 2023 will feature a tournament to determine their best 155-pounder. McKee Jr, a former Bellator featherweight champion, is expected to be in the Grand Prix after moving up to lightweight. During an interview on Weighing In,
Bellator champion, Patricio Pitbull Freire is certain that there will be no cross-promotion event with the UFC. The final Bellator event of the year is set to be a historic one. On December 31, four Bellator fighters will be headed to Japan to take on four Rizin fighters in a cross-promotional event being called Bellator