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UFC: Volk says McKee’s Bellator title loss ‘makes me chuckle’

UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski says ‘it makes you laugh when things don’t go to plan when they run their mouth’ after AJ McKee’s taunts.

28 Apr 2022 - 8:49PMvideocam

Professional Fighters League (PFL)

PFL has ‘surpassed Bellator in every metric’, CEO says

13 Jan 2022 - 1:11AM

MMA

Bellator: Horiguchi provides update on health after brutal KO

5 Dec 2021 - 3:57PMvideocam

MMA

Bellator 272: Pettis starches Horiguchi with spinning back fist KO

Sergio Pettis solidifies status as Bellator bantamweight champ with knockout for the ages against legendary Japanese fighter Kyoji Horiguchi.

4 Dec 2021 - 2:41PM

Sergio Pettis celebrates as medical officials tend to Kyoji Horiguchi at Bellator 272. Photos” Bellator MMA

MMA

Pettis and Horiguchi fight for Bellator bantamweight supremacy

Sergio Pettis and Kyoji Horiguchi both consider themselves the top dog of the Bellator bantamweight division. Their Bellator 272 title fight will settle the debate.

3 Dec 2021 - 8:40PM

Rizin FF

Kyoji Horiguchi joins Bellator, says ‘I can’t sit here and wait’

Florida-based Japanese fighter admits ‘I had to make a decision’ given he was unable to travel to Japan because of pandemic, but will keep his Rizin bantamweight title.

10 Sep 2021 - 4:58PMvideocam

Glory kick-boxing

Former Glory, Bellator fighter Schilling KOs bar patron, cites self-defence

Joe Schilling says ‘I was scared for my life’ and claims the man made a racist comment to a member of bar staff after a video of him knocking him out cold goes viral.

29 Jun 2021 - 1:16PM

Joe Schilling punches a man in a bar and knocks him out. Photo: Twitter

MMA

Bellator: Avsaragova targets summer return after 29-second KO

After her stunning debut in Bellator, Diana Avsaragova is fighting for acceptance of women’s MMA in Russia – ‘I believe women should be able to do what they want to do’.

18 Jun 2021 - 5:56PMvideocam

Ultimate Fighting Championship

4 female Chinese MMA stars following former champ Zhang Weili’s footsteps

Rose Namajunas may have taken Zhang Weili’s UFC strawweight title, but up-and-comers like One Women’s Strawweight World Champion Xiong Jingnan are inspiring female athletes in China and beyond

16 Jun 2021 - 9:00AM

MMA

Bellator 259: Cyborg TKOs Smith with nine seconds left, calls out Zingano

Bellator featherweight champ Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino lands 174 strikes to Leslie Smith’s 34 in lopsided main event, securing the first fifth-round finish of her career.

22 May 2021 - 1:20PM

Cris Cyborg drops Leslie Smith late in the fifth round at Bellator 259. Photos: Bellator MMA

MMA

Bellator 259: Guy says handing Loureda first loss ‘pretty sweet, not gonna lie’

‘She has a great following on Instagram, I’m sure she’ll continue doing great,’ Hannah Gut says after unanimous decision against Valerie Loureda as huge betting underdog.

22 May 2021 - 1:16PMvideocam

Hannah Guy’s arm is raised after earning a unanimous decision against Valerie Loureda at Bellator 259. Photos: Bellator MMA

MMA

Bellator 259: Loureda wants world to recognise she’s not just a pretty face

‘You’re going to see,’ says Valerie Loureda, as she returns to the MMA cage vs Hannah Guy hoping to remind everyone what she’s capable of when not posting on Instagram.

21 May 2021 - 4:53PMvideocam

Rizin FF

Bellator’s Archuleta sees ‘superstardom’ with win vs Horiguchi

Bellator bantamweight champ Juan Archuleta excited to face ‘the best Kyoji Horiguchi’ after Japanese icon reclaims Rizin title in spectacular comeback win.

3 Feb 2021 - 4:31PMvideocam

MMA

Mazdyuk vows to ‘conquer’ Bellator after TKO vs 529-pound male

Russian viral sensation Darina Mazdyuk hopes to debut for Bellator MMA at flyweight in the next few months, after first-round finish of YouTuber Grisha Polnoe.

6 Jan 2021 - 11:55PMvideocam

Darina Mazdyuk clashes with Grigory Chistyakov at the “Our Business” event in Russia.

Sporting year in review 2020

The top MMA-boxing crossover ‘superfights’ for 2021

Clout-chasing and trash-talking aside, will we really see Roy Jones Jnr vs Anderson Silva, Conor McGregor vs Manny Pacquiao, or an ‘ultrafight’ with four Olympic golds on the line?

28 Dec 2020 - 3:00PMvideocam

Retired boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jnr and former UFC double champion Conor McGregor face off after the official weigh-ins for their superfight in Las Vegas in 2017. Photo: AFP

MMA

Bellator signs female fighter who TKO’d 529-pound male

Darina Mazdyuk has signed a multi-fight contract to compete in Bellator MMA’s flyweight division following viral victory over YouTube personality Grigory Chistyakov in Russia.

6 Jan 2021 - 3:41PM

Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC: Romero says release unexpected – ‘we were chasing title’

Yoel Romero claims UFC offered him fights with Uriah Hall and Derek Brunson – and even Johnny Walker at 205 pounds – but ‘it didn’t make sense for me to fight these young men’.

17 Dec 2020 - 3:19PMvideocam

MMA

Bellator: ‘MVP’ responds to Lima’s jabs – ‘I live in his head’

Michael ‘Venom’ Page thinks Douglas Lima ‘doesn’t want to make this fight happen again’ after Briton’s decision win vs Ross Houston at historic Bellator 248 show in Paris.

11 Oct 2020 - 8:55PMvideocam

Michael ‘Venom’ Page lands a punch on Ross Houston at Bellator 248. Photos: Bellator MMA

MMA

Bellator 248: ‘MVP’ chasing Lima redemption after history in Paris

Michael ‘Venom’ Page headlines historic Bellator 248 card in France vs Ross Houston but is hell bent on Douglas Lima rematch – ‘if he wants to move up to heavyweight, I’m going to meet him there’.

9 Oct 2020 - 8:35PMvideocam

MMA

‘Pitbull’ thinks UFC’s White ‘doesn’t have balls’ to make super fight

Bellator’s Patricio Freire says UFC boss Dana White ‘is an idiot if he doesn’t know who I am’ and insists he would finish ‘boring’ Alex Volkanovski fast.

16 Sep 2020 - 9:43PMvideocam

ONE Championship

ONE: Alvarez ‘doesn’t care’ about Chandler; wants Christian in 2020

Eddie Alvarez ‘almost positive’ he’ll fight this year in US, with ONE Championship lightweight champ Christian Lee on his mind – not a trilogy with free agent Michael Chandler.

29 Aug 2020 - 1:28PMvideocam

Eddie Alvarez celebrates his victory against Eduard Folayang at ONE: Dawn of Heroes in Manila. Photo: ONE Championship

MMA

Bellator 244: Nemkov TKOs Bader to win light heavyweight title

Fedor Emelianenko protégé Vadim Nemkov proclaims himself the No 1 light heavyweight in the world after a second-round TKO of Ryan Bader at Bellator 244.

22 Aug 2020 - 2:23PMvideocam

Vadim Nemkov lands a punch on Ryan Bader at Bellator 244. Photos: Bellator MMA

Ultimate Fighting Championship

UFC: Dana interested in signing Chandler – ‘that guy’s earned it’

Dana White says he would ‘love to talk’ to former Bellator champ and free agent Michael Chandler, who thinks a fight with UFC’s Justin Gaethje would be ‘greatest of all time’.

16 Aug 2020 - 4:52PMvideocam

MMA

Bellator’s Loureda promises more TikToks after TKO and dance

Valerie Loureda quips she’s ‘just an Instagram model’ after Bellator 243 win over Tara Graff, as she hits back at critics for saying she ‘demoralised’ MMA with dancing videos.

8 Aug 2020 - 3:48PMvideocam

MMA

Chandler KOs Henderson; says he’d make McGregor ‘see Jesus’

Michael Chandler promises he would make UFC’s Conor McGregor ‘see Jesus’ as he enters free agency following impressive first-round KO of Benson Henderson at Bellator 243.

8 Aug 2020 - 10:43PMvideocam

Michael Chandler walks away after knocking out Benson Henderson at Bellator 243. Photos: Bellator MMA

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Bellator MMA

Bellator is a US-based MMA (mixed martial arts) organisation founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California that is owned and operated as a subsidiary of ViacomCBS. The promotion is considered the second-largest in the US behind the UFC.

Chairman / President

RAY SEFO

CFO / Finance Director

TIM CLYNE

Industry

Sport

Website

bellator.com

Headquarters address

Hollywood, California

Year founded

2008

last updated:

27 August, 2024