Bellator News and Fight Results

Contract dispute stopped UFC contender Chris Weidman from signing with Bellator in 2011

by Chris Hall from Bloody Elbow on May 22, 2013 11:07 PM EDT

Although currently slotted to challenge Anderson Silva for the Middleweight title, Weidman recently reflected back to a time when he almost signed with Bellator. His story could have been much different were it not for a legal savvy uncle.

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

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.

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 welterweight champion Ben Askren will defend his title to Andrey Koreshkov at Bellator 97: Askren vs. Koreshkov.

Matt Riddle headed to Bellator MMA after Legacy FC contract buyout

by Mike Bohn from MMAmania.com on May 18, 2013 2:00 PM EDT

UFC veteran Matt Riddle's next fight will take place under the Bellator MMA banner after a contract buyout brought "Deep Waters" over from Legacy Fighting Championship (LFC).

Bryan Caraway denies Bellator fighter's drug accusation, regrets strong anti-marijuana stance

by Ariel Helwani from MMA Fighting on May 17, 2013 4:35 PM EDT

Bellator's Michelle Ould became the latest fighter to take a jab at Bryan Caraway on Thursday, but the UFC bantamweight denied her allegation. He also regrets his strong anti-marijuana stance.

Morning Report: Chris Weidman imitates Anderson Silva; Nick Diaz's War MMA targeting summer debut

by Shaun Al-Shatti from MMA Fighting on May 16, 2013 8:07 AM EDT

Chris Weidman imitates Anderson Silva, Cat Zingano joins Black House, and Nick Diaz's new fight promotion, War MMA, targets its summer debut.

Bellator 96 adds heavyweight tournament; moves to three hours

by Press Release from MMAmania.com on May 15, 2013 2:19 PM EDT

Get all the details on Bellator's latest addition to its summer series debut on Spike TV inside.

Heavyweight tourney openers added to six-bout main card for Bellator's summer series kickoff

by Mike Chiappetta from MMA Fighting on May 15, 2013 12:59 PM EDT

Bellator will open their summer series with a six-fight main card, including the addition of a heavyweight tournament opening round.

Is the effort to save Olympic wrestling working?

by Luke Thomas from MMA Fighting on May 15, 2013 12:22 PM EDT

Olympic gold medalists Henry Cejudo and Rulon Gardner - along with countless others - continue to tour the country to do everything possible to save the sport of wrestling. The question no one knows the answer to is whether any of this is working.

Welterweight champ Ben Askren only drug tested once as Bellator fighter

by Chris Hall from Bloody Elbow on May 13, 2013 11:37 PM EDT

Despite going undefeated in 8 fights with Bellator, including 4 of them being headlining bouts with the Welterweight title on the line, champion Ben Askren revealed that he's only been tested once while fighting for the promotion.

Pat Curran won't compete in Bellator Summer Series, will make pro boxing debut instead

by Tim Burke from Bloody Elbow on May 13, 2013 5:00 PM EDT

Pat Curran won't get to fight during the summer due to Daniel Straus' issues, so he'll use the time to make his debut in a different combat sport - boxing.

Bellator headed for yet another time change in the fall

by Brent Brookhouse from Bloody Elbow on May 13, 2013 12:00 PM EDT

Bellator will yet again change time slots this fall, continuing the promotion's wild ride that has seen it appear on four networks and at numerous times since 2009.

With fall season approaching, Bellator will have another time change

by Dave Meltzer from MMA Fighting on May 13, 2013 10:00 AM EDT

With Bellator being moved from its Thursday at 10 p.m. time slot for the fall season, but with no new time slot announced, the landscape almost looks like pick your poison.

Bjorn Rebney refutes 'completely untrue' claims made by Eddie Alvarez

by Chris Hall from Bloody Elbow on May 11, 2013 9:00 AM EDT

Last weekend, Eddie Alvarez took to Twitter and interviews to make public some of his grievances with Bellator MMA. Now that Eddie has had his say, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney is taking his own opportunity to respond.

Bjorn Rebney fires back at Eddie Alvarez, calls fighter's statements 'completely false'

by Luke Thomas from MMA Fighting on May 10, 2013 10:17 PM EDT

The CEO of mixed martial arts' second-most important organization fired back at claims made by former Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez that Bellator changed his contractual language and are using him as a pawn in a war with the UFC.

Bad Boy Presents Bloody Elbow Radio - Episode 262: Mark Pavelich, MMA Discussion

by Matt Bishop from Bloody Elbow on May 7, 2013 4:00 PM EDT

Bloody Elbow Radio, presented by Bad Boy, was live Tuesday night with Matt Bishop and Brian Hemminger. We discussed all the latest in MMA and were joined by MFC president Mark Pavelich just minutes after he lost his main event for Friday's MFC 37.

Eddie Alvarez: Viacom 'had every intention of blocking me from going to UFC'

by Dave Doyle from MMA Fighting on May 6, 2013 4:53 PM EDT

Eddie Alvarez pointed the finger on who's to blame over his contractual situation on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour.

Spike TV announces 32-member cast of 'Fight Master' reality show

by Luke Thomas from MMA Fighting on May 6, 2013 12:42 PM EDT

Spike TV announced the 32 fighters who will serve as the cast for the inaugural season of their Bellator reality series 'Fight Master: Bellator MMA'.

SB Nation Rankings: Lightweight

by Tim Burke from Bloody Elbow on May 5, 2013 8:00 PM EDT

A look at how the six SB Nation panelists currently assess the lightweight division. Ben Henderson continues to lead the way.

Bloody Elbow's Bellator Rankings - May 2013

by Tim Burke from Bloody Elbow on May 5, 2013 11:00 AM EDT

Take a look at how the Bloody Elbow staff ranked fighters in each of Bellator's eight divisions.

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