Matt Riddle Released From Bellator MMA
Matt Riddle will be looking for a new promotion again. The circumstances are different than his release from the UFC, but Riddle has been released from Bellator MMA. Press release below: Newport Beach, CA. (November 19, 2013) – A welterweight feature fight between Matt Riddle and Nathan Coy has been removed from the November 22nd...
Pat Curran vs. Daniel Straus: XFO 29 [Video]
by Matt Lo Cascio XFO 29 was an historic event for a few reasons. The event took place April 17, 2009, and featured the organization’s first female fight, with Buffalo Grove’s Felice “L’il Bulldog” Herrig dropping a split decision to Valerie Coolbaugh. XFO 29 also featured the first fight between Pat Curran...
Will Brooks Smothers Saad Awad, Advances to Bellator Lightweight Final
by Matt Lo Cascio Will Brooks repeatedly put Saad Awad on his back, smothering the fighter over three rounds in route to a unanimous decision that avenged the only loss of his career. The win earns Brooks a fight with Tiger Sarnavskiy in the Bellator lightweight tournament final on November 22. Brooks clearly won each …...
Will Brooks Dominates John Alessio, Advances in Bellator Tourney to Face Saad Awad
by Matt Lo Cascio Will Brooks dominated John Alessio in their Bellator lightweight tournament fight, blooding the UFC veteran over three rounds, earning a unanimous decision win and a rematch against Saad Awad, the only fighter to defeat him. In his video piece before the fight, Alessio talked about how he would love the opportunity...
Killer Finishes: Michael Chandler Erases David Rickels at Bellator 97
Michael Chandler may be known primarily as a wrestler, but he continues to show he’s a vicious striker and a legit Bellator champion. Here he needs little time to erase David Rickels at Bellator 97....
Will Brooks Scores TKO Win at Bellator 97
At the beginning of the third round of the Will Brooks vs. Cris Leyva fight at Bellator 97, analyst Jimmy Smith commented that Will Brooks was in control of the fight, but he hadn’t been impressive. Brooks changed that in short order. Moments later, Brooks landed a right hand that snapped back Leyva’s head. Then …...
Louis Taylor on Why He Left Bellator, Where He’ll Fight Next
Chicago Fight Team’s Louis Taylor had just finished his main event victory against Eric Hammerich at APFC 11. As he left the cage to go celebrate with what seemed like a small city of fans and family, he kindly gave us a minute to address some issues: MTC fighter Mike Pitz, why he left Bellator …...
Bellator’s Fight Master: Meet the Fighters
Bellator’s new reality show “Fight Master” on Spike TV premieres Wednesday, June 19. 32 fighters will vie for a spot in the upcoming Bellator welterweight tournament. Here’s a look at the format and the cast. Fight Master: Bellator MMA...
Pat Curran vs. Shahbulat Shamhalaev: Bellator 95 [Video]
Video of Team Curran’s Pat Curran vs. Shahbulat Shamhalaev at Bellator 95 for the featherweight title....
Pat Curran Chokes Out Shamhalaev, Retains Title
by Matt Lo Cascio Pat Curran used the first half of round one in his title fight with Shahbulat Shamhalaev to size up his opponent and find his reach. The second half was all about the attack. Just moments after Bellator analyst Jimmy Smith said that Curran was known to be a slow starter and …...
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