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Kimbo delivers in Reddit ‘ask me anything’
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson has another fight in a Spike-televised event with Bellator 149 on Feb. 19. The popular fighter who knocked out Ken Shamrock in his last ratings record-breaking Bellator event hosted an AMA or “ask me anything” on Reddit ahead of his next fight. Kimbo answered questions ranging from fighting to food and gave fun […]
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MUST SEE! Ken Shamrock says McGregor is P4P king
While Conor McGregor is certainly a polarizing figure, there’s no debating the Irishman’s dominance inside the Octagon. Fresh off of his UFC 194 KO win over Jose Aldo, McGregor made quite the jump in the UFC’s official pound 4 pound ranking ladder. Ken Shamrock however believes that the win over Aldo cemented McGregor’s place at […]
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ONE Championship CEO Victor Cui: ‘All our athletes will move up a weight class’
With ONE Championship’s new weigh-in system set to take place in 2016, the weight class the fighters have been competing in will be taking a big change. Victor Cui, CEO of the promotion recently appeared on Fox Sports Asia to address the changes that could have a dramatic effect on the landscape of MMA. From […]
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Vote for your favorites! 2016 World MMA Award nominees announced
On Thursday, the nominees for the Fighters Only 2016 World MMA Awards were announced. Fans can vote for their favorite nominees at WorldMMAAwards.com. Voting is now open and will run through Friday, Jan. 31, 2016 at 12 Midnight PT. This marks the eighth annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards ceremony and will take place on […]
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UFC color commentator Joe Rogan says the revolutionary ONE FC weigh-in procedure ‘a step forward’
UFC color commentator Joe Rogan has been a longtime advocate against weight cutting in MMA. With the recent news of ONE FC’s new weigh-in procedures and regulations, Rogan recently tweeted a link to the organizations new system that will be implemented in 2016. Rogan said in the tweet, “This ONE FC weight cutting ban is […]
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WATCH! ‘King Mo’ Lawal lands one-punch knockout to take RIZIN tournament
https://youtu.be/wAGYmm4gNKM Bellator light heavyweight Muhammed “King Mo” Laval proved why he was chosen to represent the Bellator promotion by winning the RIZIN heavyweight tournament by knocking out Jiri Prochazka in the final. Lawal also won a first round knockout on day 1 of RIZIN’s tournament, just two days before on the 12/29 card against Brett McDermott […]
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ONE Championship will begin game changing weigh-in procedures starting in 2016 and asks UFC to follow suit
ONE Championship is planning to revolutionize the sport of mixed martial arts with a new weigh-in system starting in January 2016. If the same system is adopted by more promotions, particularly the UFC and Bellator MMA, the world of mixed martial arts will forever be changed. The announcement comes shortly after a ONE Championship fighter, […]
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Fedor’s ‘surprise’ opponent officially announced
Two weeks out from the RIZIN New Year’s Eve card, the promotion finally announced the opponent for Fedor Emelianenko. The previous talk of Fedor facing Jaideep Singh (1-0 MMA) fizzled out after initial reports, but it was announced that Singh is, in fact, Fedor’s opponent. RIZIN announced the match late Thursday at a news conference. […]
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Frank Shamrock will corner Ken Shamrock against Royce Gracie
The Shamrock brothers are back together again! Ken and Frank Shamrock have had a pretty rocky relationship, which has resulted in rumors spreading that they may fight each other one day. While that never happened, the pair have reunited ahead of Ken Shamrock’s Bellator 149 fight against Royce Gracie on February 19th. Ken spoke to […]
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REPLAY! Josh Thomson TKO’s opponent at Bellator 147
Last night Josh ‘The Punk’ Thomson stepped into the Bellator MMA cage to fight Pablo Villaseca at Bellator 147 in front of his hometown fans. Thomson ultimately ended up getting the 2nd round TKO win, which you can see above!
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Kimbo on Dada 5000: ‘The fact I get to fight this piece of sh-t enhances my training’
The buzz of the bouts announced for Bellator 149 has had a lot of people talking, whether it is good things or bad. But frankly, many fans and pundits are straight out interested in the matches. One of the bouts features Kimbo Slice, who drew in record-breaking numbers on cable television against Ken Shamrock at […]
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WATCH! Michael ‘Venom’ Page training with parkour specialist
Michael ‘Venom’ Page is one of the most highly touted prospects under the Bellator MMA banner. Page gained notoriety when videos began spreading on the internet, praising him for his boastfulness and ability to make his opponents look foolish while appearing to barely put forth any effort. In this video, we see Page working with […]
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War Machine blows kiss at prosecutor interrupting court hearing
Johnathan Koppenhaver, known as War Machine is once again causing some disruption and making headlines in the media. The former UFC and Bellator fighter who was in court on Monday for a preliminary hearing on 34 charges from ex-girlfriend and adult film star Christy Mackinday that include sexual assault and two accounts of attempted murder. […]
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Shamrock to critics: Stop age discrimination!
When Bellator announced that Ken Shamrock would be fighting Royce Gracie at Bellator 149 on February 19th, many fans rolled their eyes. Memes came out regarding the fight, joking that it would be sponsored by Life Alert, pointing out that the combined age of the two men will be 100 years old on fight night. […]
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REPLAY! Manhoef gets walk-off KO in Bellator 146 main event
Friday night in the main event of Bellator 146, Melvin Manhoef picked up an impressive walk-off KO win over Hisaki Kato in the 1st round. Catch the replays above!
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Bellator 146 results: Manhoef gets walk-off KO
In the main event of Bellator 146 Melvin Manhoef found himself rocked by Hisaki Kato in the 1st round. While Manhoef seemed close to being dropped, he fought on and clipped Kato with a big left hand that left Kato out cold on the canvas. Manhoef eyes down Kato as Big John McCarthy steps in […]
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Bellator 146 results: Brandon Girtz wins via 1st round KO
The co-main event of Bellator 146 was an exciting one. Brandon Girtz picked up a very quick KO win over Derek Campos in just 37 seconds. Girtz landed two big overhand rights and dropped Campos quickly!
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Bellator 146 results: Bubba Jenkins wins via split decision
Bubba Jenkins and Jordan Parsons went to WAR on the main card of Bellator 146. It was a back and forth fight that had the judges split. Ultimately 2 of 3 judges scored the bout in favor of Bubba Jenkins. Jenkins had Parsons nearly starched in the 2nd round, but somehow Parsons survived and managed […]
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Bellator 146 results: Chidi Njokuani wins via decision
It was a close one between Chidi Njokuani and Ricky Rainey on the main card of Bellator 146. Ultimately, while the commentators, the crowd, and Ricky Rainey disagreed with the decision, the judges scored the fight in favor of Chidi Njokuani. The win was the first of Njokuani’s Bellator MMA career. How did you score […]
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Bellator 146 results: Guilherme Viana wins via doctor stoppage
It was a slugfest between Houston Alexander and Guilherme Viana for the near-two rounds the fight lasted. After being rocked in the first round, Houston Alexander showed a tremendous amount of heart in the second round until the ringside doctor stopped the fight due to a nasty cut. Result: Guilherme Viana wins via doctor stoppage […]
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Royce Gracie speaks on MMA return
Last month it was announced that Royce Gracie would be returning to MMA for a trilogy fight against Ken Shamrock under the Bellator MMA banner in February. While Gracie has been away from MMA competition since 2007, he’s ready to show that at 48 years old he still has what it takes to compete professionally. […]
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Dana White comments on Bellator 149 Ken Shamrock vs Royce Gracie 3
UFC President took in some questions from media and fans prior to UFC 193 going down in Melbourne, Australia. One of the questions asked was about the Bellator 149 announced fight between 48-year-old Royce Gracie versus 51-year-old Ken Shamrock. White still seemed a bit baffled at just the thought of the fight and said (transcribed […]
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Kimbo Slice explains beef with Dada 5000: Going to ‘knock his ass out’
The news of the latest card announced by Bellator has been buzzing with some very interesting fights. One bout on Bellator 149 that has a lot of fans talking about is between Kimbo Slice and Dhafir Harris who goes by the name Dada 5000. For someone flipping through the TV Guide, an alluring program to tune in […]
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Bellator 145 beats ‘UFC FN: Sao Paulo’ in viewership
Friday night Bellator MMA broadcasted live from St. Louis Missouri. Bellator 145 was headlined by 2 title fights on Spike TV, whereas UFC: Fight Night Sao Paulo featured a trilogy bout between Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson. The totals are in, and according to MMAFighting Bellator 145 beat out UFC FN: Sao Paulo. Bellator averaged […]
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PHOTO | Daniel Straus shows off severely broken hand from Bellator 145 scrap
Daniel Straus may have captured the Bellator featherweight championship on Friday night at Bellator 145, but it came at a price. Straus took to Instagram to show off x-rays of his broken hand sustained in the fight, and boy does it look bad. “I’m being told this is one of the worst breaks some doctors […]
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“Rampage” Jackson and Tito Ortiz kick it at Bellator!
A video posted by Quinton Jackson (@rampage4real) on Nov 7, 2015 at 12:20am PST With a common history in MMA and being legendary pioneers of the sport, Tito Ortiz and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson have never met in a closed cage for a fight. Although the two were near a match made in Bellator, the fight […]
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Will Brooks apologizes for hotel scuffle with Freire brothers
Leading up to the Bellator 145 weigh-ins, Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks was involved in a scuffle with the Freire brothers in the hotel where the fighters were staying at. Following his unanimous decision win over Marcin Held at Bellator 145, Will Brooks apologized to fans for the scuffle: “Earlier this week, I want to […]
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Rampage Jackson in attendance at Bellator 145
Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson is currently engaged in a legal battle that will decide whether or not the MMA legend will be forced to remain in his contract with Bellator MMA, or return to the UFC. Because of the legal battle, many were surprised to discover that Rampage was in attendance at Bellator 145 last night. […]