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Bellator champion open to dream fight with retired Jose Aldo
September 29, 2022 | 8:30amPatricio Pitbull, now a three-time featherweight champion, will defend his title against Adam Borics in Saturday’s headliner of Bellator 286 in Long Beach, Calif.
MMA star takes aim at two championships — and a 'scared' Jake Paul
September 22, 2022 | 8:30amYoel Romero finally gets his hands on Melvin Manhoef in the co-main event of Friday’s Bellator 285 in Dublin, Ireland.
Former UFC star wants one more chance after fighting his way out of personal hell
July 22, 2022 | 8:30amWill Brooks, the former Bellator lightweight champion, targets a second chance in the UFC now that he's found inner peace with his childhood traumas.
Ex-NCAA wrestling star once 'depressed' now MMA champ
July 8, 2022 | 8:30amSeven years before Johnny Eblen’s decision win over Gegard Mousasi in June, he was just an ex-standout college athlete whose life lacked direction.
WWE signs MMA fighter as part of elite athlete push
June 29, 2022 | 3:10pmValerie Loureda, an MMA fighter with Bellator, has signed with WWE as the company continues its push to bring elite athletes into its developmental pipeline.
MMA's 'Italian Gangster' delivers beatdowns like Joe Pesci in 'Goodfellas'
June 23, 2022 | 3:08pmDanny Sabatello will face Leandro Higo in Bellator’s Bantamweight World Grand Prix quarterfinals on Friday at Bellator 282 in Uncasville, Conn.
Bellator champion sheds light on contract status ahead of rematch
April 13, 2022 | 8:30amAJ McKee, the Bellator featherweight champion, will run it back against ex-champ Patricio “Pitbull” Freire in Bellator 277’s main event on Friday.
Bellator ex-champ likes how promotion's light heavyweights compare to UFC's
March 9, 2022 | 8:30amDavis, who returns to the cage on Saturday against Julius Anglickas at Bellator 276 in St. Louis, participated in Q&A with the Post.
MMA fighter suspended over disturbing weight-cut vomit video
February 23, 2022 | 6:44pmAn MMA fighter is being suspended after posting a video of himself throwing up to help cut weight before a recent bout.
How MMA fighter Tom DeBlass survived childhood abuse, family addiction
November 15, 2021 | 10:26amMMA fighter Tom DeBlass opens up about being sexually abused at 7 and weathering his dad's addiction in his new book
AJ McKee wants respect for family name entering Bellator title fight
July 30, 2021 | 8:18amIt never sat right with AJ McKee how little acclaim his father’s 20-year mixed martial arts career received.
All-time MMA great set for return to action in Russia
June 25, 2021 | 11:10amBellator announced Friday that Fedor Emelianenko will headline the organization's first event in Russia against a to-be-announced opponent on Oct. 23 in Moscow.
Anthony Johnson back on MMA title hunt after 'fat and happy' retirement
May 7, 2021 | 11:40amFour years ago, Anthony Johnson walked away from fighting. And for a while, he was perfectly content.
Bellator's Showtime debut hearkens back to network's MMA past
April 2, 2021 | 2:48pmScott Coker gets to do what they always say you can’t: He’s going home again. The Bellator MMA president will see his fight promotion make its debut on Showtime on...
MMA veteran regains middleweight title in Bellator 250
October 30, 2020 | 3:37amGegard Mousasi has added another mixed martial arts title to his legacy. The 35-year-old Mousasi, who has been an MMA fighter for 17 years, regained his Bellator MMA middleweight title...
MMA star celebrates contract with twerking video
August 17, 2020 | 3:26pmValerie Loureda certainly knows how to celebrate. Last week, the 22-year-old MMA fighter announced she had signed a multi-fight extension with Bellator MMA, commemorating the exciting news by twerking to...
MMA prospect out to prove she's more 'animal' than Instagram model
August 4, 2020 | 11:11amMMA star Valerie Loureda has found herself in the spotlight of late, but it has had nothing to do with her fighting abilities. A video uploaded to her TikTok account...
Former MMA fighter dead at 32 after brain aneurysm
September 25, 2019 | 8:57pmFormer mixed martial arts fighter Katy Collins has died at the age of 32 after suffering a brain aneurysm, her coach said on Wednesday. The mother of two sons fought...
Why Chris Pratt spent Saturday night as a MMA cornerman
January 29, 2019 | 9:59amActor Chris Pratt was pictured in an unfamiliar spot Saturday night -- as a cornerman for mixed martial arts fighter Adel Altamimi in his Bellator 214 bout at The Forum...
Jake Hager making MMA debut: I'm more Brock Lesnar than CM Punk
January 17, 2019 | 12:58pmJake Hager, formally WWE superstar Jack Swagger, will make his MMA debut at Bellator 214 on Jan. 26 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The former All-America University of Oklahoma...