Chris Weidman was hours away from signing a multi-year contract with Bellator Fighting Championships before a last-second contract controversy changed his future forever.
Bellator MMA returns to Albuquerque on Weds., July 31, 2013 as the Santa Ana Star Center will play host to reigning Bellator Welterweight World Champion Ben Askren defending his title against Russian phenom Andrey Koreshkov live on Spike TV.
Former UFC welterweight Matt Riddle has been added to Bellator MMA's season nine tournament, putting him back on Spike TV, where he first gained notoriety as a contestant on season seven of "The Ultimate Fighter."
MMAmania's Brian Hemminger speaks with newly crowned Bellator Middleweight Champion Alexander "Storm" Shlemenko about his post-fight speech and victory dance, Falcao's disrespect at the weigh-ins and why he keeps calling out Hector Lombard
MMAmania.com has a complete recap of last night's Bellator 86 event, which featured a welterweight title fight, the debut of King Mo and the beginning of the season eight welterweight tournament. Get all the details inside.
Two of Bellator's biggest stars, former NCAA champ Ben Askren and highly-touted "King " Mo Lawal, scored conclusive wins to highlight the company's second event on Spike TV.
MMAmania's Brian Hemminger speaks with Bellator season eight welterweight tournament fighter Ben Saunders about keeping his body rested, his mental focus entering his third tournament and what he expects against Adzitso in this exclusive interview
In this edition of the MMA Roundtable, Luke Thomas and Dave Doyle make predictions for 2013, discuss Invicta's future, wonder what the UFC can accomplish in Mexico and discuss what impact Spike can have on Bellator.
MMAmania's Brian Hemminger speaks with newly crowned Bellator Heavyweight Champion Alexander Volkov about how it feels to be a champion, the adjustments he made to win the final four rounds against Hale and how he plans to spend that $100,000
MMAmania's Brian Hemminger speaks with Bellator season seven welterweight tournament winner Andrey Koreshkov about the mental side of cage combat, Ben Askren being boring and even fighting Russian bears in this exclusive interview
MMAmania.com has a complete recap of last night's Bellator 82 main card action which featured the season seven welterweight tournament finals and several future Bellator tournament fighters.
Dave Jansen injured, David Rickels steps in to challenge Michael Chandler for Bellator MMA lightweight title in July
by Mike Bohn from MMAmania.com on Jun 2, 2013 2:00 PM EDT
Dave Jansen out with ACL injury, Bellator champ Michael Chandler now fights David Rickels on July 31
by Shaun Al-Shatti from MMA Fighting on Jun 2, 2013 1:57 PM EDT
Morning Report: Chris Weidman nearly signed with Bellator before last-second contract controversy
by Shaun Al-Shatti from MMA Fighting on May 22, 2013 8:00 AM EDT
Ben Askren faces Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 97 in July
by David St. Martin from Bloody Elbow on May 21, 2013 9:00 PM EDT
Bellator Returns to Albuquerque as Ben Askren Defends Welterweight Title Against Andrey Koreshkov on July 31 Live on Spike TV
by Press Release from MMAmania.com on May 21, 2013 5:30 PM EDT
Ben Askren defends Bellator welterweight title against undefeated Russian
by Dave Doyle from MMA Fighting on May 21, 2013 4:25 PM EDT
Matt Riddle booked for Bellator MMA season nine welterweight tournament
by Jesse Holland from MMAmania.com on May 20, 2013 6:00 PM EDT
Bloody Elbow's Bellator Rankings - May 2013
by Tim Burke from Bloody Elbow on May 5, 2013 11:00 AM EDT
Eye of the Storm: Bellator Middleweight Champion Alexander Shlemenko interview exclusive with MMAmania.com
by Brian Hemminger from MMAmania.com on Feb 11, 2013 9:07 PM EST
Bellator 86 results recap: King Mo wins easy via KO in debut, Ben Askren finishes a fight
by Brian Hemminger from MMAmania.com on Jan 25, 2013 2:01 AM EST
Bellator 86 results: Ben Askren adds to tool box in dominating title match victory over Karl Amoussou
by Dave Meltzer from MMA Fighting on Jan 25, 2013 1:35 AM EST
Third time's the charm: Bellator welterweight Ben Saunders interview exclusive with MMAmania.com
by Brian Hemminger from MMAmania.com on Jan 21, 2013 9:02 PM EST
MMA Roundtable: 2013 predictions, Invicta's future, UFC in Mexico and more
by Luke Thomas from MMA Fighting on Jan 3, 2013 10:00 AM EST
Fighter of the Year: Ronda Rousey
by Mike Chiappetta from MMA Fighting on Dec 25, 2012 9:30 AM EST
He must break you: New Bellator Heavyweight Champion Alexander Volkov interview exclusive with MMAmania.com
by Brian Hemminger from MMAmania.com on Dec 17, 2012 8:01 PM EST
Best of the Best: MMAmania.com's UFC/MMA week in review (12/2/12)
by Brian Hemminger from MMAmania.com on Dec 7, 2012 8:03 AM EST
Ratings Report: The Ultimate Fighter, Bellator pull numbers near season average
by Dave Meltzer from MMA Fighting on Dec 4, 2012 3:30 PM EST
Siberian Spartan: Bellator welterweight tournament winner Andrey Koreshkov interview exclusive with MMAmania.com
by Brian Hemminger from MMAmania.com on Dec 3, 2012 9:04 PM EST
Bellator 82 results recap for 'Koreshkov vs Good' last night (Nov. 30) from Mount Pleasant
by Brian Hemminger from MMAmania.com on Dec 1, 2012 8:59 AM EST
Bellator 82 results: Andre Koreshkov bests Lyman Good, wins welterweight tourney
by Dave Doyle from MMA Fighting on Nov 30, 2012 10:18 PM EST