Ray Borg has officially announced his retirement from mixed martial arts following his unceremonious release from Bellator on Friday. The one-time UFC title challenger released a statement, confirming that he would be hanging up the gloves after once again failing to make weight for a high-profile bout with Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator 295. Taking to
The co-main event of Bellator 293 is here. Former UFC title challenger Cat Zingano returns to action when she meets Northern Ireland’s Leah McCourt. The women’s featherweight bout with massive title implications takes place in Temecula, California. Round 1: Zingano fires off a few leg kicks to start the fight. McCourt tags Zingano with a
Bellator has announced two major title fights that will headline the promotion’s return to Chicago this summer. On June 16, the promotion will invade Wintrust Arena in Chicago with two can’t-miss title tilts, the first featuring the return of reigning Bellator bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis. ‘The Phenom’ has been out of action since his fourth-round
Francis Ngannou might be boxing next, but he isn’t done with MMA just yet. The former UFC Heavyweight Champion is looking to make his pro boxing debut as early as this summer. After he eventually steps into the ring, there are several avenues that Ngannou can take in his combat sports career, which is most likely
Michael Page admitted he lost some energy while celebrating his win after seeing what happened to Goiti Yamauchi’s knee MVP wished he had just knocked his opponent out Bellator’s electrifying star Michael “Venom” Page did not know how much damage he inflicted on his opponent Goiti Yamauchi at Bellator 292 until he finally did. If
Benson Henderson will be committed to helping out his wife Maria in post-retirement “Smooth” knew he was already approaching the end of his career prior to Bellator 292 Benson Henderson failed to ride off into the sunset with a bang after Usman Nurmagomedov choked him out to retirement in less than three minutes at Bellator
The Bellator Lightweight Grand Prix is underway. Newly crowned champion Usman Nurmagomedov will defend his title and perfect 16-0 record against former UFC and WEC Champion Benson Henderson. The lightweight title fight headlines Bellator 292, which takes place in San Jose, California. Round 1: Nurmagomedov lands a body kick to start off the fight. The
Scott Coker is optimistic that Bellator can land Francis Ngannou. Since his departure from the UFC, Francis Ngannou has been the most talked about and sought-after free agent in MMA. He left the UFC at the beginning of this year in search of bigger fight opportunities. Ngannou was the heavyweight champion at the time and
Yaroslav Amosov made his long-awaited return to the Bellator cage to defend his Bellator welterweight championship against reigning interim titleholder Logan Storley. Amasov won the title in June 2021, defeating Douglas Lima via unanimous decision at Bellator 260. Since then, ‘Dynamo’ has kept busy by defending his home country against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At
Bellator middleweight Gegard Mousasi supports the ambitions of Francis Ngannou after his UFC departure. Former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou has been out of competition since facing Ciryl Gane in Jan. 2022 at UFC 270. He powered through a severe knee injury with a grappling-heavy game plan to defend the title and hand Gane the first
Gegard Mousasi wants to reclaim his throne once again. Mousasi Wants To Run It Back With Eblen The former Bellator Middleweight Champion lost his world title to Johnny Eblen at Bellator 282 last June, dropping a rather lopsided unanimous decision. There would be no immediate rematch for the longtime reigning Mousasi, who now has to
Sidney Outlaw is removed from the Bellator Grand Prix after a positive drug test. The Bellator lightweight Grand Prix will be continuing on without one of the top athletes in the division, Sidney Outlaw. It was announced on Tuesday that Outlaw had tested positive for three prohibited substances in an out-of-competition drug test. The news
Ryan Bader, the current Bellator Heavyweight Champion, is set to make a return to The Ultimate Fighter (TUF 31) as one of the coaches for this year’s edition of the popular reality series. Bader will be joining a group of esteemed coaches in the hopes of helping UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler achieve victory in
Gordon Ryan is explaining why there is bad blood between himself and Dillon Danis. In the world of no-gi jiu-jitsu, there is one name that stands out, one man who seems to be levels above everyone else, that man is Gordon Ryan. In many circles, Ryan is considered the best jiu-jitsu practitioner in the world.
Reigning Bellator heavyweight champion Ryan Bader expressed interest in fighting Francis Ngannou but isn’t sure if a return to the octagon would be next for Ngannou. Former UFC heavyweight champion Ngannou was last seen in action against former interim champ Ciryl Gane in Jan. 2022 at UFC 270. He managed to come out on top
Despite Jon Jones being one of the greatest fighters of all time, he has also been dubbed as ‘the dirtiest fighter ever’. That’s according to former foe Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, who had a lot to say about the longtime UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. The rivals first collided at UFC 135 back in 2011. Jones would submit Jackson