Bellator Europe 7 and Bellator 240 take place Saturday at 3Arena in Dublin. The Bellator Europe 7 card streams on MMA Junkie. The Bellator 240 portion airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN via tape delay. The full Bellator Dublin weigh-in results included: BELLATOR EUROPE 7 MAIN CARD (MMA Junkie, 5 p.m. ET) Leah McCourt (146) […]

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting MMA Fighting has Bellator 240/Bellator Dublin weigh-in video and results for Saturday’s event at the 3Arena. In the Bellator Dublin main event, Leah McCourt takes on Judith Ruis. In the Bellator 240 main event, Brent Primus and Chris Bungard will have to make. lightweight limit of 155 pounds (with one-pound allowance). […]

Thursday’s edition of MMA Junkie Radio with hosts “Gorgeous” George and “Goze” is here! On Episode No. 3,028 of the podcast, the guys have plenty of events to look ahead to this weekend, and they react to the latest MMA news and notes. THE RUNDOWN It’s fight week, all right, especially in Las Vegas, where […]

THACKERVILLE, Okla. – Kristina Williams will be a free agent after Bellator 239, and she hopes the promotion will bring her back. Williams (3-2 MMA, 3-2 BMMA) has fought all of her career bouts under the Bellator banner. She completes her current contract Friday with a matchup against kickboxing standout Denise Kielholtz (4-2 MMA, 4-2 BMMA), […]

One more Cage Warriors Fighting Championship alum has made it to the big leagues. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

MMA Fighting DUBLIN — Kiefer Crosbie revealed how the arrival of his son, just days out from Bellator Dublin, has motivated him. The North Dublin native also discussed being in the conversation to be called up to the main event following close friend James Gallagher’s exit as well as how it feels to compete in […]

Bellator MMA has scheduled a trip to London this year, and will be bringing with it a fight months in the making. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Kicking off a busy doubleheader weekend for Bellator MMA is Bellator 239, and all but two fighters made weight successfully for the Winstar World Casino event. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

THACKERVILLE, OKLA. —Timothy Johnson plans on taking his Bellator career in a different direction. The veteran heavyweight seeks to shake off a two-fight losing streak which started his run with the Viacom-owned organization. Johnson (12-6 MMA, 0-2 BMMA) takes on blue-chip prospect Tyrell Fortune in the main card of Friday’s Bellator 239. Despite his current […]

Ross Houston | Dolly Clew, Cage Warriors Ross Houston’s next fight will take place in the Bellator cage. Head of Bellator Europe Dave Green announced at a media day on Thursday that the former Cage Warriors welterweight champion is the latest signing to the Bellator roster. Houston, who hails from Scotland, owns an 8-0 pro […]

Third time’s the charm for James Gallagher and Cal Ellenor? | Lee Hamilton-Cooper, Bellator MMA James Gallagher was “heartbroken” with yet another fight cancellation, but Bellator was quick to set a new date and location for a fight with Cal Ellenor. The company announced Thursday that “The Strabanimal” will headlined Bellator’s next trip to London on […]

Bellator continues a busy weekend on Saturday with a split event showcase at 3Arena in Dublin featuring Bellator 240 and Bellator Europe 7. The Bellator 240 portion of the card is headlined by former lightweight champion Brent Primus (9-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) vs. Chris Bungard (15-5 MMA, 2-1 BMMA), while the Bellator Europe 7 portion […]

THACKERVILLE, Okla. – Ask and you shall receive. Friday night, Brandon Girtz will fight Myles Jury in the co-main event of Bellator 239. According to Girtz (16-8 MMA, 8-6 BMMA), Jury (18-5 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) is an opponent he specifically requested. “It was a name I asked for,” Girtz told MMA Junkie on Wednesday. “I […]

THACKERVILLE, Okla. – The Bellator welterweight title picture is on hold for the time being. However, one of the top contenders in the division isn’t worried about the situation. Ed Ruth, who meets Yaroslav Amosov in Friday’s Bellator 239 headliner, approves of current 170-pound champ Douglas Lima moving up to fight for vacant middleweight gold against […]

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports This is The A-Side Live Chat on MMA Fighting. For this episode, José Youngs and Peter Carroll break down some of the top storylines in the world of MMA. There’s plenty to talk about, so join us at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Don’t forget […]

The first Bellator event in nearly one month goes down Friday with Bellator 239, which takes place at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla., with a main card that airs on Paramount following prelims on MMA Junkie. A matchup of welterweight contenders is featured in the main event. Ed Ruth (8-1 MMA, 8-1 […]

Former Bellator prospect Tom Mearns has wasted no time in securing his immediate fighting future after being pulled from the Bellator Europe 7 card in Dublin. MMA Junkie on Tuesday confirmed with Cage Warriors officials that Mearns (6-3), who was pulled from his scheduled fight with Dylan Logan on February 22 over a medical paperwork […]

James Gallagher | Bellator James Gallagher admitted that he was devastated to have to withdraw from his highly anticipated main event clash with Cal Ellenor at Bellator Dublin due to injury, but the situation has made the SBG bantamweight aware of how quickly his meteoric career could be taken away from him. The news was […]

MMA fight announcements are hard to follow. With so many outlets and channels for news to break through, it’s nearly impossible to organize. But here at MMA Junkie, we’ve got your back. Each week, we’ll compile all the newly surfaced fights in one spot. Every Monday, expect a feature listing everything you might have missed […]

Ed Ruth wants to fight fire with fire. The American Kickboxing Academy product wants to beat Yaroslav Amosov at his own game when they meet on Feb. 21 in the main event of Bellator 239. Amosov, who’s unbeaten with 22 wins, has climbed up the ranks in Bellator’s welterweight division, dominating opponents with his strong […]