bellator News

• Matt Horwich to Make Bellator Return Against Eric Schambari

• By Ray HuiPosted: 09/03/2010 05:29 PM ET
• Filed Under: Bellator, News
• Coming off a win three weeks ago over former UFC title challenger Thales Leites on the War on the Mainland pay-per-view, Matt Horwich has been booked for a Bellator 28 fight against season two semifinalist Eric Schambari on Sept. 9 in New Orleans. The ...
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• West, Makovsky, Gomez Advance in Bellator Bantamweight Tournament

• By Michael David SmithPosted: 09/02/2010 09:51 PM ET
• Filed Under: Bellator
• Ed West, Zach Makovsky and Ulysses Gomez all won decisions Thursday night at Bellator 27 to advance to the semifinals of the Bellator Fighting Championships bantamweight tournament. In the first fight of the televised card, West beat Bryan Goldsby by ...
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• Joe Warren Stuns Joe Soto in Brilliant Bellator Title Fight

• By Michael David SmithPosted: 09/02/2010 09:20 PM ET
• Filed Under: Bellator
• In a classic fight for the Bellator bantamweight title, Joe Warren was beaten senseless for five minutes in the first round against Joe Soto, only to storm back and knock Soto out just 33 seconds into the second round. It was one of the fights of the year, ...
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• Joe Warren Planning on Leaving MMA for 2012 Olympic Run

• By Ariel HelwaniPosted: 09/02/2010 06:14 PM ET
• Filed Under: Bellator, News
• Joe Warren has certainly made an impact in his 17-month pro MMA career. He defeated veterans Chase Beebe and Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto in his first two fights, which just so happened to be in the DREAM featherweight tournament in 2009. Those wins landed him ...
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• Joe Soto, Joe Warren Meet in Bellator's First True Title Fight

• By Matt EricksonPosted: 09/02/2010 02:40 PM ET
• Filed Under: Bellator, News
• The surge in popularity of mixed martial arts in the last five years brought with it plenty of upstart promotions looking for their piece of the pie. A few major promotions have come along, and a few have gone away, including EliteXC and Affliction, both ...
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• MMA Top 10 Lightweights: Edgar Is the Best, Maynard on His Heels

• By Michael David SmithPosted: 08/31/2010 08:12 AM ET
• Filed Under: DREAM, UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator, Lightweights
• No one can doubt Frankie Edgar anymore. After Edgar beat B.J. Penn by unanimous decision in April, a lot of people believed that the fight was a fluke, that the judges erred, and that Penn was still the best lightweight in mixed martial arts. But now that ...
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• Oleinik, Vega, Ward Advance in Bellator Tournaments

• By Michael David SmithPosted: 08/26/2010 10:01 PM ET
• Filed Under: Bellator
• Alexey Oleinik, Jose Vega and Lisa Ward all won to advance to the semifinals of their respective Bellator Fighting Championships Season 3 tournaments Thursday night at Bellator 26 in Kansas City. In a bloody mess of a fight in the heavyweight tournament, ...
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• Brad Blackburn Re-Ups With Bellator

• By Ray HuiPosted: 08/26/2010 05:20 PM ET
• Filed Under: FanHouse Exclusive, Bellator
• Although welterweight Brad Blackburn fell short in his Bellator debut last Thursday to Dan Hornbuckle, Blackburn will fight at least once more for the promotion, MMAFighting.com learned Thursday. Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney has retained Blackburn's services ...
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• Zoila Frausto Corrected Own Mindset After Loss to Miesha Tate

• By Ray HuiPosted: 08/24/2010 07:00 AM ET
• Filed Under: FanHouse Exclusive, Bellator
• Zoila Frausto is two wins away from the Bellator 115-pound belt and probably wouldn't be in her current position had it not been for a loss to Miesha Tate. "I can't win every fight on just standing alone," Frausto recently told MMAFighting.com. "I had ...
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• Grabowski, Konrad Advance in Bellator Heavyweight Tournament

• By Michael David SmithPosted: 08/19/2010 10:00 PM ET
• Filed Under: Bellator, News
• CHICAGO -- Damian Grabowski and Cole Konrad won Thursday night at Bellator 25 to advance to the semifinals of Bellator's Season 3 heavyweight tournament. Grabowski, an undefeated Polish fighter making his U.S. debut, at times looked like he had a size and ...
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• Dan Hornbuckle Beats Brad Blackburn at Bellator 25

• By Michael David SmithPosted: 08/19/2010 09:09 PM ET
• Filed Under: Bellator, News
• CHICAGO -- Stepping back into the cage for the first time since losing in last season's Bellator welterweight tournament final, Dan Hornbuckle put on a good show and beat Brad Blackburn by unanimous decision at Bellator 25. The fight started explosively, ...
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• Bellator 25 Live Blog: Dan Hornbuckle vs. Brad Blackburn Updates

• By Ray HuiPosted: 08/19/2010 08:40 PM ET
• Filed Under: Bellator
• CHICAGO -- This is the Bellator 25 live blog for Dan Hornbuckle vs. Brad Blackburn, a welterweight bout on tonight's season three Bellator card from the Chicago Theatre. Hornbuckle (21-3), one of the favorites in the season two tournament, lost in the ...
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