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Bjorn Rebney Blasts Dana White For Value Assesment of Bellator
Earlier in the week UFC President Dana White came up with a statement on the Bellator brand that gave them a $0.00 value. The UFC boss is known for taking jabs at his competition from time-to-time, but apparently Bjorn Rebney, the Bellator CEO, didn’t want to take that jab lying down. “It hasn’t been my […]
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UFC Signs Bethe ‘Pitbull’ Correia to Women’s Roster
Undefeated Brazilian women’s bantamweight, Bethe ‘Pitbull’ Correia has officially signed with the UFC. As first, reported by Brazilian MMA news outlet, TATAME. Correia, 30, is 6-0 as a professional and stands next to MMA kin with Bellator fighters Patricky and Patrick as brothers. She comes off two straight unanimous decision victories. Correia has just one […]
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Lavar Johnson discusses TRT suspension
36-year-old heavyweight, Lavar Johnson, appeared on Monday’s episode of ‘The MMA Hour,’ where he discussed his suspension by the California State Athletic Commission for elevated levels of testosterone following his loss to Brendan Schaub at UFC 157. The loss was Johnson’s second in a row and he was subsequently released by the UFC. “What happened was basically I was […]
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Dana White: ‘Irrelevant’ Tito Ortiz can’t beat anybody and would get knocked out by Cyborg
UFC President Dana White had some choice words for former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz (16-11-1 MMA) during a recent UFC 168 media scrum: “The dumbest human being to ever be involved in the sport. The most irrelevant fighter on the fucking planet. He has not won a fight in years. He can’t beat […]
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VIDEO | Bellator: Rampage vs. Tito Trailer
The first Bellator MMA PPV, Saturday, November 2nd will feature MMA Legends Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Tito Ortiz as they battle for the first time in the Bellator MMA cage! As well as the long awaited rematch between Bellator Lightweight World Champion Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez for the belt.
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Fox Sports Latin America Inks Bellator Deal, UFC President Responds
As the competition heats up between America’s two best known MMA promotions, so do the opportunities abroad. In a recent move, FOX Sports Latin America, opted to go with a broadcast deal with Bellator instead of the UFC, who is pushing the FOX market in the United States. In a press release the folks […]
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO | Douglas Lima Discusses His Upcoming Fight Against Ben Saunders
Top Bellator welterweight, Douglas Lima, talks to BJPENN.COM’s Anton Skoro about Friday night’s fight against UFC veteran, Ben Saunders. See what the ATT trained contender has to say about this pivotal matchup.
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Matthew Riddle announces retirement from MMA
Matthew Riddle (7-3 MMA) announced his retirement from mixed martial arts on Monday night. The 27-year-old, Riddle, was slated to fight Luis Melo (29-11 MMA) at next weeks Bellator 100 event, which features the opening round of the promotions Season 9 welterweight tournament. However, Riddle apparently suffered a cracked rib in training and thus has decided […]
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Bjorn Rebney Expects ‘Crazy Fight’ Between Tito Ortiz and Rampage Jackson; Talks PPV Plans for Future
Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney will be in the MMA spotlight in the coming months as Bellator not only makes their first foray in to the PPV market but also in the return of Eddie Alvarez to the Bellator cage. After the Bellator 98 post-fight Press Conference, Rebney discussed all things Bellator MMA including Alvarez’s rematch […]
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Cheick Kongo vs. Mark Godbeer set for Bellator 101
Former UFC heavyweight Cheick Kongo (18-8-2 MMA) will make his Bellator MMA debut later this month, as it was announced Saturday that Kongo will face fellow promotional newcomer Mark Godbeer at Bellator 101 in Portland. Kongo was last seen in action at UFC 159 in New Jersey, where the Frenchman suffered a first-round KO loss to Roy “Big Country” Nelson. Prior […]
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Dana White Responds To ‘Terrible’ FS1 Ratings/Historic Low TUF Scores
The ratings are in from Wednesday night’s UFC-a-thon; a night that showcased a UFC Fight Night event from Belo, Brazil, along with the premiere of the highly anticipated TUF: Tate vs. Rousey series. According to the UG’s ‘MMALogic,’ the UFC Fight Night prelims pulled 270k viewers, 539k viewers for the main card, and TUF:18 grabbed […]
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PHOTO | Rampage Jacksons ‘Street Soldier’ Comic Book Sneak Peek
Former UFC light-heavyweight champion and current Bellator Roster holder, Rampage Jackson, is putting his brand up in a new comic book series presented by Lion Forge Comics. His comic series, ‘Street Soldier’ was announced this past July in San Diego at the world-famous traveling event, Comic Con. We now have a sneak peek of the […]
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Cheick Kongo Signs With Bellator, Will Compete In Season 9 Heavyweight Tournament
Bellator has been trying their hardest to gather momentum in the mixed martial arts world. After announcing their plans to embark in the pay per view market, it was confirmed that Tito Ortiz and Rampage Jackson would headline the promotion’s first PPV card. Bellator officials dropped another major announcement today as they revealed Cheick Kongo […]
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VIDEO | Rampage and Tito Hit ESPN’s MMA Live To Talk Bellator PPV
The two former UFC champions, Tito and Rampage, are putting in long hours to try and promote their November main event on the first ever Bellator PPV. The time hopping on ESPN’s MMA Live to promote!
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VIDEO | Tito And Rampage Talk Leaving UFC For Bellator On ESPN’s FirstTake
Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson and Tito Ortiz hit the media rounds hard yesterday at the ESPN studio’s. Check out what they had to say to the FirstTake crew about their decision to fight each other, switching to Bellator and more.
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Curran vs. Strauss Title Fight Added to Nov. 2nd Bellator Pay-Per-View
With two title defenses already under his belt, Bellator Featherweight Champion Pat Curran will look to make it 3 for 3 in 2013 when he faces Featherweight Tournament winner Daniel Straus live on Pay-Per-View November 2nd from The Long Beach Arena. Curran vs. Straus now joins a fight card that already features King Mo vs. […]
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PHOTO | Rampage And Tito Get Interviewed By Snooki At The VMA’s
Two former UFC Champions, Rampage Jackson and Tito Ortiz are making the best out of being signed under the Viacom owned Bellator promotion. In the photo the two, who will be facing each other on November 2, are seen at the recent MTV Video Music Awards getting interviewed by pop-culture sensation Snooki, from The Jersey […]
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Report: Eddie Alvarez Only Signed Two-Fight Deal With Bellator
At one point Eddie Alvarez was one of the most sought after free-agents on the market. The former Bellator champion received a very lucrative offer from The Ultimate Fighting Championship and the sky seemed to be the limit for the international star. That’s when things got ugly. Bellator refused to let go of their premier […]
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Bellator Boss Believes Rampage And Tito Belong On MMA’s Mt. Rushmore
You can’t deny the star power that Tito Ortiz and Rampage Jackson once had in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Their success in the UFC saw them both rise to the pinnacle of the sport and hold shiny gold belts under the most prominent promotional banner in the world. The two legends are now […]
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Dana White Says His Vlogs Do More Hits Than Bellator TV Programming & The Stats Show He Is Right!!
“They have no f—-ing clue what they’re doing… I saw Bjork was talking some smack, I’m like, dude, just shut up and run your business. That’s what you should have done when you started and you had some legs to stand on. They’re hurting. I’m sure you guys saw… when they did their press conference, […]
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VIDEO | Tito Ortiz Betrays Rampage Jackson: Hit Him With A Hammer On TNA
Taking to their roles as TNA wrestlers, Tito Ortiz and Rampage Jackson hit the ring last night and Ortiz betrayed his fellow UFC veteran with a hammer to the head! Check it out!
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UFC interested in Ben Askren, not pursuing Paul Daley
UFC President Dana White said his promotion may very well be interested in Bellator welterweight champion and current free agent Ben Askren (12-0 MMA, 9-0 BFC): “We’ll talk to Ben,” White said following Thursday’s pre-UFC Fight Night 26 press conference. “Yeah, we’ll talk to him.” The four-time collegiate All-American wrestler, Askren, began his MMA career in 2009, […]
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VIDEO | Eddie Alvarez Discusses Resolution With Bellator
“More than anything I was wary about when I was going to get to be able to fight again. As a fighter, my main concern is getting back in the cage, being in front of fans, being able to perform. My main concern was… Big thing that was going through my head was, ‘When am […]
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Rampage Reveals That Rumored Bout Against Roy Jones Was To Be Boxing Match Followed By MMA Fight
“Man, you guys don’t know how close it was, it was really close. Honestly, I was just as surprised as you guys were. But, the thing is, I wanted to do a boxing match. I’m going to let you in on a secret. We were going to do a boxing match and then a MMA […]
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Bellator Shuts Down Female Division, Releases All Women From Roster
The Bellator Fighting Championship has seen it’s fair share of changes recently. The latest of which appears to be the dissolution of their female division. We announced yesterday that Felice Herrig, a former Bellator fighter, was signed exclusively to InvictaFC, it’s now clear that her transition was just part of a bigger play made by […]
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FREE FIGHT VIDEO | Eddie Alvarez vs. Michael Chandler
Eddie Alvarez battles Michael Chandler for the Bellator Lightweight World Championship in one of the best fights of 2011. Catch the long awaited rematch between Chandler and Alvarez, November 2nd, Live on PPV!
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Bellator’s Fight Master Series Gets New Time Slot Following Ratings Slide
Bellator’s reality TV series, Fight Master, has failed to live up to the hype. Unlike the UFC’s ‘Ultimate Fighter’ Bellator’s version of MMA reality on SPIKE TV is not garnering any interest from viewers at home and as a result is getting backed down on their Thursday night lineup. SPIKE TV broke the news: Programming […]
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War Machine Makes Controversial ‘Rap3’ Tweets & Bellator Boss Releases Statement
, Over the weekend the fighter formerly known as Jonathan Koppenhaver, took to twitter with a controversial post that upset the masses for his use of the word rape. He later apologized for the comments, which he believed to be taken out of context, but the damage was done, which forced his boss to release […]