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Emanuel Newton: “This is my title. This is my belt.” – Exclusive
BJPenn.com Radio talked with Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Emanuel Newton this past weekend and the topics were hot. Newton talked about his upcoming title defense against longtime MMA vet Joey Beltran, steroid use in MMA, and the Soctt Coker era of Bellator MMA and what he thinks it means for the company. Newton and Beltran […]
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Bonnar Finds Suitable Training Partner For Tito’s Head, Ortiz Fires Back
While prepping for his bout against Tito Ortiz, former UFC light-heavyweight fighter Stephan Bonnar uses practical cranium matching to select his sparring partners. Check it: trying to find a training partner w a head as big as @titoortiz. I think @bigsexymccorkle 's head is close enough pic.twitter.com/NdSbTx0QfK — Stephan Bonnar (@StephanBonnar) September 11, 2014 And […]
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Tito Has A Message For His Haters
The Huntington Beach Bad Boy, Tito Ortiz breaks his silence following last week’s Bellator Brawl. Check it: #Haters here's your chance to say something. Because after Nov-15-14 you won't have anything to say but "oh I knew Tito would beat him". — Tito Ortiz (@titoortiz) September 10, 2014
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Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson 2 almost happened at Bellator 123
Former Bellator matchmaker, Sam Caplan was recently interviewed by Sherdog and shared some interesting stories regarding his time with the promotion. Among these, was a story from just months ago, on how Bellator almost had Kimbo Slice convinced to make a return to Mixed Martial Arts: “I wanted Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson for Bellator 123. That was […]
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Masked Man Says Tito Owes Him Money
“[Tito has] owed me and hasn’t even made an effort to make good on it, so I really have no allegiance, and Bonnar’s a real solid dude. I thought, if I’m going to help anybody out on this one, I’m going to help the guy that called me first.” “I went to his house and […]
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Bellator MMA: Uncut – Bellator 123
Exclusive behind-the-scenes action from Bellator 123 live from Mohegan Sun Arena – Friday, September 5th on Spike TV. Episode includes Joe Warren, Tamdan McCrory, Bobby Lashley, Patricio Pitbull & more!
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Bonnar: ‘Tito should be thanking me for saving the sport he was destroying’
“If you think Scott Coker and Spike TV are writing this material, you’re nuts.” “I cant believe people are this stupid. There are people with all these conspiracy theories. People think like, they got us all in the office with SpikeTV and the Bellator brass and we all planned out this elaborate plan.” … “Tito […]
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Brian Rogers Now Set To Face Brazilian Striker Rafael Carvalho At Bellator 125
The opponent changes continue for Brian Rogers, as the Ohio native is now set to take on Brazilian striker Rafael Carvalho after Brett Cooper has withdrawn from the fight due to a back injury suffered in training, After originally preparing to face James Irvin at Bellator 125 on September 19th, Rogers will once again prepare […]
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Bellator 126 Finalized With 11 Bouts
A storm is heading to Phoenix as Alexander Shlemenko will return to the Bellator cage on Friday, September 26th to defend his Bellator middleweight title against Brandon Halsey live on Spike TV from Grand Canyon University Arena. The event will also feature the Bellator Lightweight Tournament Final and a full preliminary card. Former heavyweight tournament […]
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Stephan Bonnar Apologizes To Bellator Boss For Tito Stunt
“Scott Coker, I apologize to you. It never crossed my mind that you would get blamed for it. I thought people would realize it’s me from the get-go.” “This was 100 percent our stunt, and just the fact that they think that him and Spike TV collaborated and wrote this up, c’mon. It’s (Coker’s) first […]
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Coker Explains Beltran’s Bellator Title Shot
Former UFC light-heavyweight Joey Beltran may be a journeyman by most accounts, but his entertaining, kill or be-killed style, grants him the credibility to sometimes be the exception, rather than the rule. The “Mexicutioner” is set to fight for the Bellator light-heavyweight title and with a record of just 2-5-1 over his last eight bouts […]
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Scott Coker Swears He Didn’t Know About The Bonnar-Ortiz Brawl
At Bellator 123 on Friday, multiple time steroid abuser Stephan Bonnar and a masked man joined Scott Coker and Tito Ortiz in the ring to announce their fight, which will take place on November 15th. During the course of the verbal exchange, it was revealed that the masked man was Ortiz’ former coach Justin McCully. […]
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QUICK TWITT: Stephan Bonnar Accidentally Retweets, Then Deletes, Photo Of Tito Ortiz’ Peni$
Former UFC fighter, and multiple time steroid abuser, Stephan Bonnar found himself in quite a predicament earlier today when he accidentally retweeted a leaked picture of Tito Ortiz’s penis, which was posted by another Twitter user. Once Bonnar realized his error he was quick to explain himself. “That pic was originally tweeted by @danammawhite. Check […]
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QUICK TWITT: Stephan Bonnar Admits To WWE Style Promo To Hype Fight With Tito Ortiz
At Bellator 123, multiple time steroid abuser, Stephan Bonnar along with a masked man, who was later revealed to be Tito Ortiz’ former coach Justin McCully took to the Bellator cage to confront Tito Ortiz in a match of words. After trading verbal shots, McCully took off his mask, and revealed his identity. Ortiz took […]
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SPIKEFORCE! Coker Isn’t Counting Out Fedor vs. Couture Bout
“You know, that’s a fight I personally would love to see, but I just don’t know if it’s going to happen,” “Randy? He’s dancing with the stars now. I mean, he’s not going to want to go fight Fedor now that he’s hanging out with some good-lookin’ girls dancing every night. “But we’ll see him […]
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Lashley Looking For Activity, Open To Kongo Bout
Following his impressive return to the cage after a 10-month layoff, TNA champion Bobby Lashley wants a quick turnaround, and another bout inside Bellator’s cage as soon as possible. Lashley spoke to media members following his Bellator 123 win about his desire to return to the cage sooner rather than later. “I don’t know when […]
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Ratings Report: UFC/Bellator Go Head-To-Head, Here’s The Numbers
The UFC scheduled an event on the same night, in the same town, as Bellator did. UFC Fight Night 50 and Bellator 123 went head to head on Friday night. Here are the preliminary ratings for each event. UFC Fight Night 50: Jacare vs. Mousasi had a .54 rating for its main card, which aired […]
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Coker & Chou Bring Magic Back To Friday Night Fights with Bellator 123
Friday September 5th was an amazing night to be a fan of mixed martial arts. On an evening that played host to over twenty MMA fights between the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator, the biggest winners were backstage at Bellator in Connecticut. Bellator President Scott Coker and matchmaker Rich Chou brought an amazing night of […]
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King Mo Explains What A “D*ck Rider” Is
King Mo explains his infamous comments towards the former Bellator President, Bjorn Rebney.
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REPLAY! Pitbull Takes Title From Curran In Rematch
In Friday’s Bellator 123 main event, Pat Curran lost his Bellator featherweight title after a hard hought five-rounds against Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire.
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REPLAY! King Mo Dominates And Finishes Jacoby with Brutal Strikes
In SPIKE TV’s Bellator 123 co-main event, King Mo delivered on the hype and earned a much-needed stoppage victory over a very game Dustin Jacoby.
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REPLAY! McCory Blasts Through Ward With Vicious Strikes
Tamdan McCory returned to MMA action Friday night, following a five-year absence from competition. Here’s the replay from his impressive finish over Ward.
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REPLAY! Bobby Lashley Gets Submission Win In Bellator Debut
Friday night on SPIKE TV, TNA Heavyweight champion Bobby Lashley returned to MMA action with a dominant performance over Josh Burns.
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REPLAY! Kongo Chokes Out Lavar Johnson In Round 1
Friday night on Spike TV, Cheick Kongo returned to MMA action and finished the hard-hitting Lavar Johnson.
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Bellator 123 Results: Freire Crowned New Featherweight Champion, Curran Loses Decision
Bellator 123 caps off an exciting card with a title change; Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire is your new champion! Like any championship bout, the first round saw a lack in action as the champion and challenger spent the full five minutes feeling each other out. It looked as if Curran got popped with a good punch […]
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Bellator 123 Results: King Mo Clobbers Jacoby in Round 2, Earns TKO Win
Muhammed Lawal is back to his winning ways inside the Bellator cage with his TKO victory against Dustin Jacoby tonight at Bellator 123. As expected, wrestling standout King Mo took striker Dustin Jacoby down to the mat and tried to soften him up with ground-and-pound. Jacoby worked off his back and eventually made it back […]
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Bellator 123 Results: McCrory Brutally TKOs Ward in 21 Seconds
Tamdan McCrory picked up the quickest victory of the night on tonight’s main card with his first round knockout. McCrory was backed up against the fence for a quick second but caught Ward with a punch that made him back up and wobble. McCrory continued to press forward and dropped him with a seven-punch combination […]
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Bellator 123 Results: Lashley Makes Burns Tap Out in Second Round
Bobby Lashley’s Bellator debut was as big of a success as he could have hoped for, earning a stoppage in the second round against Josh Burns It was clear that Josh Burns and Bobby Lashley were nowhere near the likes of Cheick Kongo in terms of skill inside the cage, but it was an attraction […]