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Dillon Danis issues vulgar response to YouTuber Jake Paul
Dillon Danis won’t let go of his feud against Youtube star Jake Paul. He’s now taking shots at Paul’s wife. A few days ago, the stars got in a Twitter beef after Dillon Danis posted “F**k the Pauls.” His YouTuber rival responded by insinuating that Danis’ girlfriend had hooked up with him. The New Jersey […]
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Bellator veteran Katy Collins passes away
Women’s MMA veteran Katy Collins has passed away after suffering a brain aneurysm and related complications. She was 32. The coach of Collins, JT Tilley, shared the unfortunate news on his Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10216275744986414&set=a.1521374114436&type=3&theater “The fight is over. You never stopped fighting and we never gave up on you. Just wasn’t in the cards. …I’ve always […]
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Cris Cyborg talks possible pro wrestling career
Cris Cyborg is no stranger to making new career moves. Recently, she left the UFC to join Bellator, and now it seems the former champion has her sights set on WWE. Cyborg had a tumultuous relationship with the UFC, specifically the organization’s kingpin, Dana White. The last fight of her final UFC contract was a […]
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James Gallagher talks mental health struggles
Irish Bellator prospect James Gallagher has a promising future ahead of him. As he prepares for his next fight against Roman Salazar in Dublin on Friday, he plans to follow in the footsteps of Conor McGregor and take his budding career stateside. The 22-year-old has the winning formula for a rising MMA star, but that […]
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Lyoto Machida plans KO of Gegard Mousasi, then Bellator title win
Lyoto Machida has planned out the rest of 2019 and the beginnings of 2020. In the co-main event of Bellator 228, the former UFC light heavyweight champion Machida is taking on Gegard Mousasi. This middleweight fight is a rematch of their 2014 fight, which Machida won by decision. Now, in Bellator, the fight is crucial […]
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Dillon Danis beefs with Youtube star Jake Paul
Dillon Danis’ new beef extends outside the MMA sphere, as he’s been trading barbs with Youtuber Jake Paul. On September the 10th, Danis called out the Youtube brothers Jake Paul and Logan Paul on Twitter. He commented, “F**k the Pauls.” fuck the Pauls — Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) September 10, 2019 The Youtube star responded by […]
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Junior dos Santos rates Jon Jones, Ryan Bader as heavyweights
Former UFC heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos thinks reigning UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones is the best fighter in the world today. In fact, dos Santos believes Jones would do very well if he made the move up to the heavyweight division. “Jon Jones is the No. 1 baddest guy on the planet… actually, […]
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Ben Askren eyes grappling match with Dillon Danis, Danis responds
Ben Askren and Dillon Danis are separated by promotional bounds, as they’re currently signed with the UFC and Bellator respectively. Nonetheless, the pair of grappling specialists have taken every opportunity to swap trash talk on Twitter. From the sounds of it, they could soon settle their differences on the mats. Speaking on Ariel Helwani’s MMA […]
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Cris Cyborg confident Amanda Nunes rematch would go differently
Although Cris Cyborg is no longer in the UFC and recently signed with Bellator, she still hopes she can rematch Amanda Nunes one day. The two fought back at UFC 232, when Nunes moved up in weight and shockingly knocked Cyborg out in just 51 seconds. Since then, the former featherweight champion and the UFC […]
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Bellator boss Scott Coker criticizes UFC’s treatment of Cris Cyborg
Bellator President Scott Coker isn’t impressed with the way the UFC handled the career of Cris Cyborg. Cyborg, the former Strikeforce, Invicta and UFC featherweight champion, joined Bellator MMA earlier this month. Prior to her move to Bellator, Cris Cyborg competed in the UFC, and got off to a good start with stoppage wins over […]
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Cheick Kongo opens up on controversial Ryan Bader fight
Cheick Kongo was fighting for the heavyweight title against Ryan Bader in the main event of Bellator 226. It was a chance for the 44-year-old Frenchman to win a major MMA title, something that has eluded him thus far in his career. Unfortunately for Kongo and his team, things didn’t go as planned. Instead, the […]
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Ilima-Lei MacFarlane joins Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus in new music video
Bellator flyweight champion Ilima Lei-MacFarlane is featured in the official music video for the new song Don’t Call Me Angel by pop stars Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey. In the video for this song, which will serve as the lead single on the soundtrack for the new Charlie’s Angels movie, MacFarlane can […]
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Cris Cyborg believes women’s featherweight is ‘one of the deepest in terms of talent’
Cris Cyborg officially signed with Bellator two weeks ago. The former UFC featherweight champion was released from the Las Vegas-based promotion after her UFC 240 bout — partly due to her crumbling relationship with UFC President Dana White. Cris Cyborg talked to many promotions when her free agency began, but she always knew she would […]
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Bellator fighter Michael Page believes he makes less money because he’s black
According to Bellator fighter Michael Page, being a black fighter is less lucrative than being white. “I genuinely feel if I was a white fighter with the same talents, I would have more support and money,” Page said in an interview with Metro. Page says he hasn’t experienced racism from fans or fight promoters, but […]
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Patricio ‘Pitbull’ is confident he could knockout Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib Nurmagomedov is 28-0 and has only lost one round in his entire MMA career. Yet, Bellator featherweight and lightweight champion, Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire believes he can be the one to hand the Russian his first loss. Although they are in two different promotions, Freire hopes he can get the chance as he knows he […]
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Bellator 226 salaries: Victorious Emmanuel Sanchez earns top payday
On Saturday night, Bellator MMA returned to our screens with Bellator 226. This stacked card was topped by a heavyweight title fight between reigning champ Ryan Bader and Bellator staple Cheick Kongo. Elsewhere on the card, we witnessed four of the quarterfinal bout for Bellator’s 16-man Featherweight World Grand Prix, in addition to a number […]
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Cris Cyborg explains why new Bellator deal is preferable to UFC deal
Cris Cyborg is happy to have parted ways with the UFC and inked a new deal with Bellator MMA. In fact, she says her new deal with Bellator includes a number of important benefits that she was not able to enjoy while fighting for the UFC. Most notably, Cyborg is no longer obligated to wear […]
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Bellator and RIZIN eyeing Fedor vs. Rampage, Bader vs. Prochazka
Bellator and RIZIN are eyeing a year-end show in Japan featuring some of the best fighters from both promotions. Reports indicate Bellator president Scott Coker and RIZIN bossman Nobuyuki Sakakibara are in talks for a main event between Fedor Emelianenko and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, as well as a light heavyweight co-main event between Ryan Bader […]
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Cris Cyborg on UFC departure: Dana White is a ‘liar’
Earlier this year, Cris Cyborg parted ways with the UFC. Based on UFC President Dana White’s telling of this highly publicized split, it was the UFC that decided to end the relationship. Cyborg, however, begs to differ. Now a member of the Bellator MMA roster, and looking forward to a title shot opposite Bellator’s reigning […]
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VIDEO | Bellator fighter suffers horrific leg injury
Mixed martial arts is a nasty business. Fighters routinely sustain nasty injuries in their bouts, from cuts, to hematomas, and of course, broken bones. That latter thing is just what we saw on the postlims of Bellator 226 last weekend, when Albert Gonzales took on Tyson Miller. It was a sequence not unlike the final […]
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Ryan Bader believes Cheick Kongo used the eye poke to get out of the fight
Ryan Bader was looking for the first title defense of his heavyweight belt when he took on Cheick Kongo in the main event of Bellator 226. Yet, he did not get to defend his title but did not lose it either. Instead, the fight was ruled a no-contest due to an accidental eye poke from […]
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PHOTO | See Cheick Kongo’s eye after No Contest ending at Bellator 226
Cheick Kongo’s teammate Quinton “Rampage” Jackson posted a picture of his teammate’s injured eye following a disappointing conclusion to Bellator 226. Kongo’s fight against Ryan Bader ended with a No Contest in the first round after Bader was deemed to have accidentally poked his opponent in the eye, which led to the doctor stopping the […]
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Quinton Jackson goes off on ‘coward’ Ryan Bader following Bellator 226 scuffle
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson took to social media to criticize Ryan Bader for the way his fight ended against Cheick Kongo at Bellator 226. The fight ended in the first round after Bader accidentally poked Kongo in the eye, which led to the doctor stopping the fight. It was declared a No Contest due to an […]
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VIDEO | Rampage Jackson and Ryan Bader nearly brawl at Bellator 226
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Ryan Bader nearly got into a brawl following a disappointing end to Saturday night’s Bellator 226 event. With the Bellator heavyweight championship on the line, Bader and Cheick Kongo fought to a No Contest after Bader accidentally poked Kongo in the eye and the doctor stopped the fight when he couldn’t […]
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Pros react to Ryan Bader vs. Cheick Kongo at Bellator 226
Ryan Bader put his heavyweight title on the line against Cheick Kongo in the headliner of tonight’s Bellator 226 event in San Jose. Bader (27-5 MMA) had captured the promotions vacant heavyweight title this past January at Bellator 214, defeating MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko by first round knockout. ‘Darth’ entered tonight’s Bellator 226 main event […]
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Bellator 226 Results: Ryan Bader vs. Cheick Kongo ends in a no-contest
Ryan Bader puts his heavyweight title on the line against Cheick Kongo in the headliner of tonight’s Bellator 226 event in San Jose. Bader (27-5 MMA) captured the promotions vacant heavyweight title this past January at Bellator 214, defeating MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko by first round knockout. ‘Darth’ will enter tonight’s Bellator 226 main event […]
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Cris Cyborg gets title shot against Julia Budd in Bellator debut
Former UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg was introduced as the newest fighter on Bellator’s roster during Saturday night’s Bellator 226 event. The promotion also confirmed that Cyborg will be fighting Bellator women’s featherweight champion Julia Budd in her organizational debut. Bellator commentator “Big” John McCarthy revealed the promotion’s plans during an in-cage interview with […]
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Cheick Kongo shoves Ryan Bader at Bellator 226 weigh-ins (VIDEO)
Cheick Kongo has won eight fights in a row heading into his heavyweight title opportunity against Ryan Bader at Bellator 226, yet has stayed relatively under the radar. That certainly changed as the two headliners for Saturday night’s event went face-to-face for the final time. At the Bellator 226 ceremonial weigh-ins on Friday evening in […]