A featherweight matchup has been added to the Bellator 244 preliminary lineup, as Weber Almeida will lock horns with Salim Mukhidinov on Aug. 21. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

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Brazilian featherweight Weber Almeida (red gloves) is 3-0 with a trio of knockouts in the sport | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Bellator has scheduled unbeaten Brazilian karate specialist Weber Almeida’s next appearance in the circular cage, matching him up against featherweight Salim Mukhidinov on the preliminary portion of Bellator 244 on Aug. 21, MMA Fighting […]

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Grant Neal continued his perfect start to life as a professional mixed martial artist with a shutout victory on the scorecards at Bellator 243, but admitted there is still plenty of room for improvement. Neal (4-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) defeated Hamza Salim with scores of 30-26, 30-27 and 30-24 in a dominant […]

Former Bellator champ Michael Chandler talks about his next step after entering free agency, his stoppage win over Benson Henderson in their rematch, and a possible rematch with Patricio “Pitbull” Freire. View full post on MMA Fighting – All Posts

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting After her Bellator 243 win, Valerie Loureda discusses her performance, why her sister was in her corner, why she was upset with her opponent Tara Graff, and more. View full post on MMA Fighting – All Posts

Bellator’s second event since returning from a hiatus brought on by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic took place on Friday with Bellator 243. The event again went down at the “Fightsphere,” which is located at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. The most decorated athlete in Bellator history headlined the card in winning fashion. Former three-time champ […]

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Sabah Homasi went through Bellator 243 fight week with a heavy heart, as the Lebanese-American competitor learned of the explosion which killed nearly 150 people and injured thousands in the Middle Eastern country’s capital of Beirut. But he also used it as motivation. Homasi (14-8 MMA, 3-2 BMMA), who still has family […]

Bellator With Bellator 243 in the books, check out highlights of the main card, including Michael Chandler’s knockout of Benson Henderson on Friday night. View full post on MMA Fighting – All Posts

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Myles Jury is on a winning streak after Bellator 243 on Friday night. Against seasoned MMA veteran Georgi Karakhanyan, Jury (19-5 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) earned a tough split-decision victory. After the fight, Jury expressed his pride in the performance. “Props to Georgi,” Jury said. “He’s a veteran. Dude has got 40 fights. […]

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting After losing his grudge matcha against Cris Lencioni at Bellator 243, A.J. Agazarm explains why he’s upset with Douglas Crosby as a judge of his fight, why he might appeal, and more from Friday night. View full post on MMA Fighting – All Posts

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Valerie Loureda has made one thing clear: She’s not going to change for anyone. The 22-year-old Bellator prospect picked up her third professional victory on Friday night at Bellator 243, stopping Tara Graff in the second round of their flyweight contest. Loureda (3-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) was happy to maintain her unbeaten status, […]

Bellator MMA has just unexpectedly acquired the services of a top-five light heavyweight. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Few if any, fighters have the Bellator accolades of Michael Chandler– but his promotional journey may be coming to an end. After his Bellator 243 knockout of Benson Henderson, Chandler (21-5 MMA, 18-5 BMMA) was emotional in the cage. Entering free agency for the first time, Chandler reflected on his tenure with […]

Bellator Watch the Bellator 243 live stream online on MMA Fighting for the preliminary card at 7:15 p.m. ET. The fight card for this portion of the event is as follows and can be watched above: The schedule is as follows for the prelim portion: Adam Borics def. Mike Hamel via split decision (29-28, 28-29, […]

Check out all the best photos from Bellator 243 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. (Photos courtesy Bellator). View full post on MMA Junkie

Michael Chandler closed out his Bellator contract with a second, more emphatic win over Benson Henderson in the headliner of Bellator 243. Chandler put Henderson down with a straight left that set up a first-round knockout at the 2:09 mark of the opening frame. Both fighters sought to pick things up earlier in a rematch […]

Michael Chandler removed all doubt and needed less than half a round to do so. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Win or lose, Georgi Karakhanyan has long been a tough out, as Myles Jury found out on Friday night. The lightweight duo engaged in 15-minutes of trench warfare on the main card of Bellator 243. In a fight which ended up with both competitors throwing 59 strikes,  Jury had a little bit more left in […]

Bellator MMA Valerie Loureda added some impressive footage to her highlight reel at Bellator 243, picking up a second-round knockout win. After ducking and dodging for almost 10 minutes, Loureda planted her feet and landed a right hand that dropped Tara Graff cold near the end of the second bell. Loureda quickly pounced and picked […]