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  • Chandler Retires Gono, Baker Surpasses Saunders at Bellator 67

    • By Luke Thomas
    • May 4, 2012 11:48 pm
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      Bellator

      There wasn't much on the line, but Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler fought tonight at Bellator 67 as if his opponent - PRIDE and UFC veteran Akihiro Gono - was as dangerous as any elite fighter could conceivably be.

      Chandler went right to work, staying light on his feet and backing up Gono up with feints and single punches. In just 56 seconds, however, the former Division I All-American was able to land several hard right hands that dropped Gono to the mat. From there Chandler followed up with lightning quick ground and pound until the referee was forced to save Gono from any additional punishment.

      According to MMA Junkie's Robert Sareant, Gono announced his retirement from professional mixed martial arts competition at the post-fight press conference. If true, Gono ends his MMA career with a 31-18 professional record. He holds notable wins over Ivan Salaverry, Gegard Mousasi, Hector Lombard, Hayato Sakurai and Yuki Kondo.

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  • Bellator 67 Results: Chandler vs. Gono

  • Bellator 67 Predictions

    • By Luke Thomas
    • May 4, 2012 12:18 pm
    • Bellator
      Bellator

      After a week off, Bellator returns to action and Canada with a moderately significant main card tonight. The bright spots? Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler returns to action albeit in a non-title super fight. In addition, the Bellator season six welterweight tournament rolls on as Ben Saunders and Bryan Baker look to secure a spot in the finals. And Polish heavyweight Damian Grabowski returns to action against ShoXC veteran David Huckaba as well.

      What: Bellator 67

      When: Friday, the MTV2-televised card begins at 8 p.m. Eastern on Friday. However, Spike.com will carry the entire fight card beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern.

      Where: Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada

      Predictions below for the lightweight non-title main event, a welterweight tournament semi-final and two additional main card bouts.

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  • Pay-Per-View Could Be in Bellator's Future

    • By Mike Chiappetta
    • April 30, 2012 11:35 am
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      Bellator

      When Bellator lost its middleweight champion Hector Lombard to the UFC last week, it was at least partially because in the UFC's offer, they monetized the deal through pay-per-view. That avenue isn't available to Bellator right now, but within two years, it might be.

      As Bellator grows internationally through its major deal with distribution giant Fremantle Enterprises, and makes its move domestically to Spike, new opportunities will arise. And that could mean that at some point, Bellator will try out the pay-per-view format.

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  • In Wake of Financial Struggles, Eddie Alvarez Thinking Family First

    • By Luke Thomas
    • April 27, 2012 10:12 am
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      Bellator

      Former Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez has two good reasons be happy. Last week he rebounded from the loss to Michael Chandler with a sensational and swift revenge victory over Shinya Aoki at Bellator 66. Additionally, UFC President Dana White has flat out stated he "likes" Alvarez, which is code for wanting to sign him once the lightweight's services become available for negotiation.

      While the Philadelphia native is certainly encouraged by the aforementioned, not all has necessarily been well. Alvarez recently went through a "rough patch" that had nothing to do with his loss to Chandler. While he's on the other side of that trouble and change now, those tough times have forced the lightweight to prioritize what's most important in his career.

      "The last couple of months for me have been rough,"Alvarez told Ariel Helwani on Monday's The MMA Hour. "I have three kids and a wife at home and financially I've been struggling a little bit, to be honest with you. I had to make so many changes since the Chandler fight. They were necessary changes, but they were a lot to deal with. I left my home, I left my kids, I left my wife to move to south Florida and sleep on my friend's couch just so I can train properly and focus properly and make sure I win this fight."

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  • MMA Roundtable: Overeem's Future, Lombard's Debut, Hendo vs. Jones

    • By Mike Chiappetta
    • April 25, 2012 12:42 pm
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      Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

      For a UFC non-event week, there is plenty going on in the world of MMA, some of it good, some of it very bad. From Alistair Overeem's fighting future, to Hector Lombard's move to the UFC, to Dan Henderson's chances of unseating Jon Jones, several of the big names are making the news.

      One name we won't be debating? Dr. Hector Oscar Molina, who wants us to believe that he knowingly injected a man he knew was a professional athlete with testosterone, and felt no need to tell said man about it. Worse yet, apparently he's not being held liable by this pro athlete, because, according to Overeem, there was no "ill will" in his actions.

      While those two consider new careers in the bridge-selling business, Luke Thomas and I move on, gather around the old roundtable and get to some serious MMA questions.

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  • Bellator Boss Bjorn Rebney Confirms Hector Lombard Is UFC-Bound

    • By Mike Chiappetta
    • April 24, 2012 05:06 pm
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      Bellator

      World-ranked middleweight Hector Lombard will leave his longtime home at Bellator and sign with the UFC.

      Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney confirmed the move to MMA Fighting on Tuesday afternoon.

      Lombard currently has one of the longest unbeaten streaks in MMA. He hasn't lost a fight since December 2006. Since then, he's gone 25 straight fights without a defeat.

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  • The MMA Hour Is Back

    • By Ariel Helwani
    • April 23, 2012 08:00 am
    • Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
      Esther Lin, MMA Fighting

      Here's a rundown of who is slated to appear on Monday's episode of The MMA Hour:

      * Frank Mir will talk about his opportunity to fight Junior dos Santos next month at UFC 146.

      * Dan Henderson will talk about his upcoming fight against UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones.

      * Eddie Alvarez will talk about his win over Shinya Aoki on Friday night and what's next for him.

      * Bellator middleweight finalist Andreas Spang will talk about his win on Friday night, the scuffle with Maiquel Falcao and the upcoming finals.

      * Alan Belcher will preview his UFC on FOX 3 fight against Rousimar Palhares.

      * Brazilian journalist Guilherme Cruz of Tatame.com will shed light on all the drama surrounding UFC 147.

      * And MMAFighting.com's Mike Chiappetta will look back at UFC 145 and ahead to UFC 146.

      Plus, we'll be taking your calls on anything and everything. Got a question or comment? Give us a call at 1-888-418-4074.

      Watch the show live below beginning at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. GMT. Subscribe to The MMA Hour on iTunes: audio feed here; video feed here. Download previous episodes here. Listen to the show via Stitcher here or via TuneIn here.

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  • Eddie Alvarez Flattens Shinya Aoki at Bellator 66

    • By Shaun Al-Shatti
    • April 20, 2012 10:57 pm
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      Bellator

      Eddie Alvarez finally got his revenge, and it was violent. Nearly four years after losing to DREAM lightweight champion Shinya Aoki, Alvarez dropped Aoki with a short right hand early in the first round at Bellator 66 on Friday night. Wary of Aoki's formidable guard game, Alvarez hesitated before leaping in and unloading an avalanche of unanswered shots that repeatedly bounced his opponent's head off the canvas.

      Sensing their fighter was out, Aoki's corner threw in the towel but referee Jerry Krzys failed to see it. Alvarez's barrage continued for a few more brutal seconds before Krzys jumped in to stop the contest.

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  • Bellator 66 Results: Alvarez vs. Aoki

    • By Bryan Tucker
    • April 20, 2012 08:18 pm
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      Bellator

      MMA Fighting has Bellator 66 results for Friday night's Bellator event at the I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

      In the main event, former Bellator champion Eddie Alvarez will try to avenge an earlier loss to Shinya Aoki. The middleweight and lightweight semifinals will also be on the televised card.

      Check out the Bellator 66 results below.

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