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Streaming this Weekend: Wilder vs Fury 2, UFC Auckland, Bellator and more
As streaming services continue to take over the combat sports industry, there are more and more events being broadcast on platforms like ESPN+, UFC Fight Pass, DAZN and YouTube. BJPENN.Com’s Streaming this Weekend series keeps fans up to date on the best combat sports action across the industry’s major streaming platforms. With so much happening […]
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Rugby player James Haskell confirmed for MMA debut at Bellator London
Former rugby player James Haskell is set to make his eagerly-anticipated MMA debut at Bellator London on May 16. The former England international finished his 17-year rugby career in 2019 just before announcing his decision to join the Bellator roster. Now he will be putting his MMA training to the test in his first official […]
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Brent Primus frustrated with infrequency of fights in Bellator, considering free agency
Brent Primus has only fought once a year in Bellator, except in 2013 when he got two fights in. But, the former champion makes it clear that is not his doing. The 34-year-old expected to be more active, especially when he was the champion and now former champ. He became the lightweight champion in 2017 […]
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Gegard Mousasi wants to fight Ryan Bader for light heavyweight title after Douglas Lima scrap
Gegard Mousasi is eyeing champ-champ status in Bellator. Mousasi recently lost the middleweight championship to Rafael Lovato Jr, but the champ had to vacate the title after ongoing health issues. Bellator has since booked Mousasito fight Douglas Lima for the vacant middleweight title. Before the fight was announced Mousasi was vocal about a possible retirement. Now, […]
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Gegard Mousasi vs. Douglas Lima for vacant middleweight title added to Bellator 243
Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima will move up a weight class to take on Gegard Mousasi for the vacant Bellator middleweight title at Bellator 243. Former Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Lovato Jr. vacated his belt this week due to health issues, which opened up the possibility of this superfight between the former champion Mousasi and […]
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Bellator middleweight champ Rafael Lovato relinquishes belt amid health concerns
Rafael Lovato Jr. has relinquished the Bellator middleweight title after revealing he’s suffering from a cavernoma, an issue pertaining to the blood vessels in the brain. Lovato opened up on these health concerns on a recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, explaining that the issue has put his career on hold. Bellator announced that […]
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Rafael Lovato Jr’s story is a reminder that MMA is more than just wins, losses, and titles
The recent headlines in the world of MMA have consisted of: two fighters at the top of their division getting into an argument on Radio Row at the Super Bowl, and an ESPN personality getting ripped for his lack of knowledge on the sport, however, there’s a far greater and more important story happening in […]
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Gegard Mousasi, Douglas Lima open to vacant Bellator middleweight title fight
Gegard Mousasi and Douglas Lima, two of the most elite fighters in Bellator, are open to fighting each other for the promotion’s vacant middleweight title. Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Lovato Jr. admitted last week on the Joe Rogan Experience show that he has a rare brain condition. He has not retired yet and Bellator later […]
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Logan Paul wants to fight in Bellator, Scott Coker and Dillon Danis respond
YouTube sensation Logan Paul is considering taking his talents from the ring to the cage as he recently expressed interest in fighting for Bellator MMA. Logan was involved in a recent media scrum for the leadup to his brother Jake’s fight with fellow celebrity AnEsonGib, where he stated the following. “We love you, Scott. Let’s […]
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Newly retired Josh Thomson opens up on future plans
This week on his Weighing In podcast, Josh Thomson announced his official retirement from fighting. “I can say that I’m officially retired,” Thomson began. “I realized I was taking more shots than I should be taking,” Thomson said of his decision. “I don’t want to live that lifestyle. I don’t want to be in there and […]
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Miesha Tate praises Cris Cyborg: ‘She’s damn near one of a kind’
Cris Cyborg made a successful Bellator MMA debut when she defeated Julia Budd at Bellator 238 and won the featherweight title. In doing so, Cyborg also added her fourth promotional world title, adding the Bellator belt to a trophy case that already included Strikeforce, Invicta and UFC belts. Feeling refreshed with her new promotion unlike […]
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Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Lovato Jr. reveals he has a rare brain condition, career on pause
Rafael Lovato Jr. doesn’t know if he will fight again. The 36-year-old has not fought since his upset win over Gegard Mousasi to win the Bellator middleweight title in June of 2019. He’s 10-0 as a pro recently discovered he has a problem that went undetected because he often fought with commissions that didn’t require […]
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MMA veterans Jessica Penne and Bec Rawlings are offering ‘premium content’ on OnlyFans subscription service
Jessica Penne and Bec Rawlings have found another stream of income, and that is their own subscription accounts on OnlyFans.com. The two athletes have records that encompass the UFC, Invicta and Bellator. Jessica Penne hasn’t fought since 2017 after coming off three back-to-back losses and Bec Rawlings is also coming off 5 consecutive losses, though […]
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Strikeforce, UFC, Bellator veteran Josh Thomson announces his retirement
Josh Thomson, a veteran of the Strikeforce, PRIDE, UFC and Bellator cages, has announced his retirement from mixed martial arts. Thomson, 41, announced his retirement from the sport on his Weighing In podcast on Tuesday. https://www.instagram.com/p/B73f6S6pkrn/ “I can say that I’m officially retired,” Thomson began. Thomson continued, explaining that his decision has a lot to […]
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Three potential opponents for Cris Cyborg’s first Bellator title defense
In the main event of Bellator 238, Cris Cyborg was looking to become the Bellator featherweight champion as she was taking on Julia Budd. It was Cyborg’s promotional debut, where a win could be the first fighter to win belts in Strikeforce, Invicta, UFC, and Bellator. She did just that as she TKO’d Julia Budd […]
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John McCarthy shuts down Brendan Schaub’s claim that all the best fighters are in the UFC
Former UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub recently claimed that all the best fighters are on the UFC roster. Unsurprisingly, this comment generated a torrent of backlash — including a retort from MMA referee turned Bellator commentator John McCarthy. Hear what McCarthy had to say about Schaub’s claim below (via Twitter): @BrendanSchaub made a statement on the […]
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Bellator 238 medical suspensions: Julia Budd out 45 days
Bellator 238 was an action-packed card, with violent finishes from the likes of Cris Cyborg, Sergio Pettis and Aaron Pico. As is always the case with highlight-filled cards like this, the result is a long list of medical suspensions — particularly for the Bellator 238 losers. Check out the full medical suspensions for the Bellator […]
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Bellator 238 Salaries: Julia Budd banks 100k more than Cris Cyborg
Julia Budd received $100,000 more for her performance at Bellator 238 than the woman that beat her for the title, Cris Cyborg. The two main eventers went toe to toe for the Bellator Featherweight Championship, and after a fascinating encounter, it was Cyborg who cemented her place in the record books with an impressive fourth-round […]
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Cris Cyborg says she’s happy in Bellator after feeling like a ‘slave’ in the UFC
Cris Cyborg is very happy to be fighting for Bellator. Cyborg had a public falling out with the UFC after her knockout loss to Amanda Nunes at The Forum. UFC president, Dana White said Cyborg didn’t want the Nunes rematch while the Brazilian claimed she did. Following Cris Cyborg’s win over Julia Budd to become […]
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Scott Coker says Arlene Blencowe could be next for Cris Cyborg
Bellator president Scott Coker says that the next opponent for new Bellator women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg could be Arlene Blencowe. Cyborg dominated former champ Julia Budd at Bellator 238 to become the promotion’s new 145lbs champion in the women’s featherweight division. As soon as Cyborg got through with Budd the next question fans and […]
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PHOTO | Darrion Caldwell praises opponent Adam Borics after Bellator 238 victory
Bellator featherweight contender Darrion Caldwell praised his opponent Adam Borics following his first-round submission victory at Bellator 238. Caldwell and Borics met in the quarterfinals of the Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix. The oddsmakers actually favored Borics slightly to get his hand raised, but ultimately Caldwell and his vaunted grappling attack proved to be too much […]
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PHOTO | Cris Cyborg shows off her four MMA belts
New Bellator women’s featherweight Cris Cyborg took to social media to share a photo of herself posing with her four belts from major MMA promotions. Cyborg dominated Julia Budd en route to a fourth-round TKO win in her Bellator debut. It was an incredible performance by Cyborg, who displayed her trademark striking and punching power […]
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Pros react after Cris Cyborg TKO’s Julia Budd at Bellator 238
Tonight in the blockbuster main event of Bellator 238, Cris Cyborg challenged the organization’s featherweight champion, Julia Budd. Cyborg announced her departure from the UFC in 2019 due to mounting tensions with Dana White. The pair became embroiled in an ongoing conflict over derogatory comments made about her by White, and contract negotiations. Shortly after […]
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Bellator 238 Results: Cris Cyborg TKO’s Julia Budd (Highlights)
Former UFC and Invicta FC champion Cris Cyborg squares off with Julia Budd for the Bellator women’s featherweight title this evening in Inglewood, California. Cyborg (21-2 MMA) was last seen in action at July’s UFC 240 event, where she earned a unanimous decision victory over Felicia Spencer. Prior to the victory, Cris Cyborg was coming […]
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Ryan Bader to defend light heavyweight title at Bellator 243 against Vadim Nemkov
Ryan Bader will look to defend his light heavyweight title for the first time since November of 2017. On the Bellator 238 broadcast, Bader announced he will battle Vadim Nemkov on May 9 in San Jose, California at Bellator 243. The champ-champ recently revealed he was going to defend the light heavyweight title on social […]
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Bellator 238: Budd vs. Cyborg Results and Highlights
Bellator MMA is in Inglewood, California tonight for Bellator 238 which features the women’s featherweight title on the line as Julia Budd battles Cris Cyborg in the main event. Budd (13-2) is looking to defend her belt for the fourth time and extend her winning streak to 12. She won the inaugural featherweight title back […]
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Curtis Millender plans to make Moses Murrietta ‘look like he doesn’t belong’
Curtis Millender is entering his fight at Bellator 238 fight against Moses Murrietta with a chip on his shoulder. Millender, who was recently released from the UFC, immediately reached out to Bellator to try and sign back with the promotion after fighting for them in 2015 and 2017. “For me, at this point in my […]
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Cris Cyborg looking to make history as MMA’s first ‘Grand Slam Champion’
Cris Cyborg knows she will go down as one of the greats but at Bellator 238 she can cement her legacy even more. In the main event, Cyborg is making her Bellator debut and taking on Julia Budd for the featherweight title. Should she win, she would become the first person to win belts in […]