Myles Jury Signs Multifight Deal With Bellator MMA

Myles Jury is headed to the Bellator cage. The seven-year UFC veteran has signed a multifight deal with Bellator MMA according to a report from ESPN.com today. Jury is expected to debut for the promotion later this year. ‘Fury’ was once one…

Myles Jury is headed to the Bellator cage. The seven-year UFC veteran has signed a multifight deal with Bellator MMA according to a report from ESPN.com today. Jury is expected to debut for the promotion later this year. ‘Fury’ was once one of the lightweight division’s top rising stars. He was last seen losing a […]

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Scott Coker Announces Bellator Featherweight GP Opening Round Match-Ups

Bellator MMA President Scott Coker has some big news concerning the Bellator Featherweight GP this Monday afternoon. Speaking on today’s episode of ‘Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show,’ Coker unveiled the opening round match-ups for Bella…

Bellator MMA President Scott Coker has some big news concerning the Bellator Featherweight GP this Monday afternoon. Speaking on today’s episode of ‘Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show,’ Coker unveiled the opening round match-ups for Bellator’s upcoming Featherweight Grand Prix. The title fight between champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and Juan Archuleta was previously announced for Bellator 228 […]

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Bellator Announces Dublin Return For Later This Year

Bellator MMA is making moves as they recently announced their return to the 3 Arena in Dublin, Ireland. On Thursday, the promotion revealed that they’re taking a second trip to the Irish capital in 2019 on September 27. Head of Bellator Europe, Dave Green, announced the news during Thursday’s Bellator London press conference. This marks […]

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Bellator MMA is making moves as they recently announced their return to the 3 Arena in Dublin, Ireland. On Thursday, the promotion revealed that they’re taking a second trip to the Irish capital in 2019 on September 27.

Head of Bellator Europe, Dave Green, announced the news during Thursday’s Bellator London press conference. This marks the fourth installment of the promotion’s European Series.

Bellator Announces

Here is a list of dates and locations for the rest of the Bellator schedule for 2019:

  • Bellator London – June 22, 2019 – SSE Arena – London, England
  • Bellator 224 – July 12, 2019 – WinStar World Casino – Thackerville, Oklahoma, U.S.
  • Bellator 225 – August 24, 2019 – Webster Bank Arena – Bridgeport, Connecticut
  • Bellator European Series – September 27, 2019 – 3 Arena – Dublin, Ireland
  • Bellator Milan – October 12, 2019 – Ex Palalido (Allianz Cloud) – Milan, Italy

The last event in the city took place February 23, 2019, that aired on Paramount Network, DAZN, and Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland.

The event featured a bantamweight bout between James Gallagher and Steven Graham in the main event. Gallagher managed to take the back of Steven Graham in their 135-pound showdown and lock in the rear-naked choke for the win.

Their first event in Ireland took place at Bellator 169 that was a co-promoted event with BAMMA. The main event saw Muhammed Lawal defeat Satoshi Ishii via unanimous decision.

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Bellator MMA Signs UFC Veteran Leslie Smith

Bellator MMA continues to bolster their women’s 145-pound division with their latest signing of veteran Leslie Smith. It has been almost two years since Smith, 36, has competed in a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) contest. But the UFC vet and potential union organizer has signed a multi-fight contract to fight for the Viacom-owned promotion. […]

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Bellator MMA continues to bolster their women’s 145-pound division with their latest signing of veteran Leslie Smith.

It has been almost two years since Smith, 36, has competed in a professional mixed martial arts (MMA) contest. But the UFC vet and potential union organizer has signed a multi-fight contract to fight for the Viacom-owned promotion. Smith confirmed the signing following Yahoo! Sports’ initial report.

Smith will call the women’s featherweight division home in Bellator. She will have her sights firmly set on the promotion’s champion Julia Budd.

The UFC decided to let Smith go without the fighter having to fulfill the last fight on her contract. It is widely believed “The Peacemaker” was released from the UFC because she was championing the Project Spearhead movement that would create a union of sorts for the fighters.

Although she stills feels passionate about fighters’ rights, Smith feels that she no longer needs to be preoccupied with those matters because Bellator treats their fighters much better.

“What I’m so excited about signing with Bellator for is that I do not think they do not have that climate of fear that was present in the UFC,” Smith said. “They’re a company that cares. They listen to their fighters. They put their fighters first and they give them the opportunity to have sponsors and there is a lot of expression that can happen inside those deals with the sponsors.”

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Bellator & RIZIN’s Cross-Promotion Is Hopefully A Sign Of More To Come In MMA

The MMA world got a dose of excitement this week when RIZIN and Bellator announced a cross-promotion fight between two of the sport’s youngest and brightest talents. Headed to Japan is Bellator bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell, who will fig…

The MMA world got a dose of excitement this week when RIZIN and Bellator announced a cross-promotion fight between two of the sport’s youngest and brightest talents. Headed to Japan is Bellator bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell, who will fight RIZIN bantamweight grand prix champion Kyoji Horiguchi. The winner will become RIZIN’s official bantamweight champion. RIZIN […]

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Wanderlei Silva Speculates On Fighting Future

Following his TKO loss to Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson at Bellator 206, Wanderlei Silva speculates on the future of his fighting career. Prior to his co-main event loss at Bellator 206, Silva was adamant that he would keep fighting win or lose. Despite the loss, it appears the “Axe Murderer” hasn’t shied away from his promise […]

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Following his TKO loss to Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson at Bellator 206, Wanderlei Silva speculates on the future of his fighting career.

Prior to his co-main event loss at Bellator 206, Silva was adamant that he would keep fighting win or lose. Despite the loss, it appears the “Axe Murderer” hasn’t shied away from his promise to keep fighting.

“I want to be more busy, I want to fight as soon (as I) can,” Silva said at the post-fight press conference. “I want to do better next time.”

Later still, Silva took to Instagram to echo his earlier sentiment and to proclaim that he and “Rampage” put on the fight of the night at the SAP Center.

“At 42, I can still do a few more fights,” Silva said. “I’m already thinking about the next one. Who could be my next opponent?”

“I’d like to thank all my friends and fans for rooting for me. Leaving the octagon acclaimed made me very happy and it gives me the strength to fight again. I represented our country with heart. Unfortunately, the win didn’t come this time. It was the best fight of the night at Bellator 206. At 42, I can still do a few more fights. I’m already thinking about the next one. Who could be my next opponent? Thank you for the support, brothers.”

Finding a suitable opponent for Silva may not be that difficult. Shortly before Bellator 206, fellow Brazilan Vitor Belfort took to social media to declare his bias towards his countryman. Belfort also mentioned a possible “soccer stadium” rematch of their 1998 encounter in Brazil.

With the loss on Saturday night (Sept. 29, 2018) Silva and Jackson are now tied at two wins apiece.

Let us know what you think. Should Silva and “Rampage” meet for the fifth time to settle the score once and for all?

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