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Dillon Danis swipes MacDonald and Caldwell’s belts for photo, gets roasted by Ben Askren
On Wednesday, the stars of Bellator 222 took center stage in New York City for a pre-fight media day. Among those appearing were welterweight champion Rory MacDonald, bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell, and main card fighter Dillon Danis. At one point during the days festivities, Dillon Danis swiped MacDonald and Caldwell’s Bellator titles and posed for […]
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Bellator 222 | Pro fighters make their picks for Chael Sonnen vs. Lyoto Machida
Bellator returns to Madison Square Garden in New York City with the stacked Bellator 222 card this weekend. The card sees two titles on the line and an intriguing light heavyweight matchup between Chael Sonnen and Lyoto Machida. Ahead of the light heavyweight showdown, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions […]
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Aaron Pico says top featherweights are still turning down fights with him
At Bellator 222 inside Madison Square Garden, highly touted prospect Aaron Pico will return to the cage to take on Adam Borics. He’ll be looking to rebound from a knockout loss to Henry Corrales. Although Pico is coming off of a loss, he is ready to return and believes he’s taken the perfect amount of […]
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Aaron Pico explains move to JacksonWink MMA
Aaron Pico is one of the most highly touted prospects on Bellator’s roster. And, ahead of his upcoming fight at Bellator 222, he changed camps from Team Body Shop to JacksonWink MMA in Albuquerque. The 22-year-old says there is a simple reason for this change. “Back home all my coaches were great and I still […]
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Cris ‘Sunshine’ Lencioni willing to absorb and deliver some soccer kicks in RIZIN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsO88Wf8PLA The past month has treated Bellator featherweight, Cris ‘Sunshine’ Lencioni pretty kindly when it comes to the world of combat that he finds himself entrenched in. The 24-year old seven-fight veteran entered the cage for the first time in 2019 at Bellator 221 in Chicago, Illinois on May 11 where he would snap a […]
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Bellator 222 headliner changed from Lyoto Machida vs Chael Sonnen to Rory MacDonald vs Neiman Gracie welterweight title bout
On June 14, Bellator MMA heads back to Madison Square Garden for their second visit with Bellator 222 and it could very be argued as the promotion’s best card ever on paper. From top to bottom, the line-up is flooded with big names and talented fighters… not just from Bellator but RIZIN FF as well. […]
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Eduardo Dantas will make his debut at featherweight against Juan Archulaeta at Bellator 222
Eduardo Dantas is done with the bantamweight division. The former Bellator champion will be moving up to the featherweight ranks and will make his debut against Juan Archulaerta at Bellator 222. The promotion made the announcement earlier today. Dantas’ decision is an interesting one as the upcoming featherweight grand prix needs some good names to […]
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Patricio Freire explains why he’s ‘absolutely certain’ he’d beat Max Holloway
Patricio Freire now owns the Bellator featherweight and lightweight titles. In accomplishing this historic feat, he solidified his rep as one of the sport’s greatest fighters, regardless of promotion. Given Freire’s status as one of the best fighters on earth, many fans have wondered how he might fair in the UFC, namely against UFC featherweight […]
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Daniel Cormier breaks down potential matchup with Ryan Bader
For a brief period, it looked as though Daniel Cormier and Ryan Bader would meet in the UFC. Unfortunately, the matchup never materialized, and the two wrestling specialists went their separate ways. Today, both men are hovering at the pinnacle of the sport in different promotions. Bader currently holds the light heavyweight and heavyweight titles […]
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Lyoto Machida explains decision to fight Chael Sonnen, details lofty goals in Bellator
Lyoto Machida will return to the cage on June 14 where he will square off with Chael Sonnen in the headliner of Bellator 222. The former UFC light heavyweight champion, Machida (25-8 MMA), made his Bellator debut this past December where he picked up a split-decision win over former Bellator middleweight title holder Rafael Carvalho. […]
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Dillon Danis channels Eminem in latest warning to fellow fighters
Submission specialist Dillon Danis utilized some lyrics from rap mogul Eminem to send a warning to fellow fighters on social media. Danis, who rose to prominence in the MMA Community after helping prepare Conor McGregor for his rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 202, took to Twitter with the following message for his peers. I'll […]
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Michael Chandler releases deep and poetic statement following title loss
Historically, there are few if any fighters in Bellator that have achieved more in the promotion than the three-time lightweight champion, Michael Chandler. Perhaps the obvious one who we could say has achieved more and is now the greatest fighter in Bellator history is none other than the man to defeat Chandler this past weekend, […]
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Patricio Freire welcomes super fights with UFC champions
Patricio Freire joined the shortlist of double champions in a major MMA organization last weekend when he knocked out Michael Chandler in the first round of the main event of Bellator 221 to win the promotion’s lightweight title. “Pitbull” was already the Bellator featherweight champion, making him the promotion’s second current dual champion alongside Ryan […]
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The biggest winners from Bellator 221
Bellator 221 from Rosemont, Illinois was a night filled with fireworks for the Viacom owned mixed martial arts promotion. It’s fair to say that Bellator 221 was one of the more anticipated cards of the year so far from the second largest North American MMA promotion. Whether you were tuning in to watch Michael Chandler […]
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Michael Chandler argues for rematch with ‘Pitbull’ after controversial stoppage
Over the weekend, in the main event of the finish-filled Bellator 221 card, Michael Chandler attempted to defend the lightweight strap against featherweight champ and arch rival Patricio “Pitbull” Freire. Unfortunately for Chandler, who is one of Bellator’s most visible stars, this fight went quite disastrously. Moments into the first round, he was stung by […]
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Douglas Lima issues quick statement after vicious KO of Michael Page
Last night, at Bellator 221, former Bellator welterweight king Douglas Lima walked onto the canvas with undefeated British striking specialist Michael Page. In this crucial bout, both men sought to advance to the finals of the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix. Though Page had some success early in this fight, Douglas Lima put a decisive end […]
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After KO win over Michael Chandler, Patricio Freire wants Canelo Alvarez next
Patricio Freire became the second fighter in Bellator history to become a champ-champ last night at Bellator 221. The reigning featherweight champion moved up in weight to take on Michael Chandler, and knocked the lightweight champion out in just 61 seconds. However, immediately after the ref jumped in to stop the fight, Chandler got up and […]
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Michael Page issues gracious statement after KO loss to Douglas Lima
On Saturday night, on the main card of the stacked Bellator 221 event on DAZN, former welterweight champ Douglas Lima stepped into the cage with undefeated British striking specialist Michael Page. The two men were looking to advance to the second round of the action-packed Bellator welterweight Grand Prix and edge closer to championship glory. […]
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Pros react to Douglas Lima knocking out Michael Venom Page
Douglas Lima and Michael Page squared off in tonight’s Bellator 221 co-headliner, with the winner advancing to the finals of the promotions Welterweight Grand Prix. Michael ‘Venom’ Page entered tonight’s contest sporting a perfect professional mixed martial arts record of 14-0. In his most recent effort at Bellator 216, Page had scored a unanimous decision […]
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Bellator 221 Results: Patricio Freire KO’s Michael Chandler (VIDEO)
Lightweight champion Michael Chandler put his title on the line against bitter rival and current featherweight champion Patricio Freire in tonight’s Bellator 221 main event. Michael Chandler (19-4 MMA) reclaimed the Bellator lightweight title at December’s Bellator 212 event, this by defeating Brent Primus via unanimous decision. Chandler enters tonight’s headliner having won seven of […]
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Bellator 221 Results: Douglas Lima KO’s Michael Page (VIDEO)
A welterweight grand prix semifinals match between Douglas Lima and Michael Page served as the co-headliner of tonight’s Bellator 221 event in Rosemont, Illinois. Michael ‘Venom’ Page will enter tonight’s contest sporting a perfect professional mixed martial arts record of 14-0. In his most recent effort at Bellator 216, Page scored a unanimous decision victory […]
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More reasons to watch Bellator 221
Another weekend chock-full of high level mixed martial arts is upon us. The Viacom owned promotion touches down in Chicago for Bellator 221 on Saturday. Bellator will go head to head with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for the second straight week on Saturday night. While that typically is promotional suicide, Bellator 221 is a […]
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Rory MacDonald explains how ‘new relationship with Jesus Christ’ has changed him as a fighter
Ever since his contentious Bellator 220 draw with Jon Fitch, there’s been some question about what the future holds for Bellator welterweight champion Rory MacDonald. Much of that uncertainty stems from the comments he’s made about his flagging urge to hurt people. Speaking on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday, MacDonald added a bit of […]
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Biggest winners from Bellator Birmingham
In an amazing weekend full of mixed martial arts action, Bellator Birmingham may have been the most exciting card. Let’s take a look at the biggest winners from this event. Brent Primus The former Bellator lightweight champion brought the partisan crowd at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom to silence as he […]
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Bellator Birmingham produces two knockout of the year contenders
Tonight’s Bellator Birmingham event produced some amazing fights including a pair of KO’s that are already being touted as potential knockout of the year candidates. Kickboxing sensation Raymond Daniels made his second career MMA appearance at tonight’s event and scored one of the most flashy knockouts in recent memory. Check out the incredible KO from […]
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Jon Fitch believes ‘we need some new people judging fights’ after controversial draw against MacDonald
Jon Fitch had his shot to win Bellator gold last Saturday, and many believed he had succeeded by the time the final bell rang. Fitch, who many counted out, came out and took Rory MacDonald down over and over again and dominated him on the ground. He even won one round 10-8 — but even […]
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More reasons to watch Bellator Birmingham
The Resorts World Arena in the United Kingdom will house the action for this weekend’s Bellator Birmingham event. Let’s take a look at some more reasons to watch. A former lightweight champion will headline the festivities and a kickboxing legend will look to earn his first win as a mixed martial artist. With a total […]
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Leslie Smith breaks down differences between UFC and Bellator
As UFC bantamweight contender Leslie Smith was working her way up the rankings ladder in 2016-2017 with three consecutive wins in the division, she was also making her presence felt in more ways than just within the Octagon. Having always been a strong advocate for fighter’s rights, Smith would launch Project Spearhead in early 2018 […]