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Bellator 69 weigh-ins for Bellator’s Friday night event at L’Auberge Casino Resort, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. This card features the Bellator Season 6 Middleweight Tournament Finals between Maiquel Falcao and Andreas Spang. According to a Bellator Press Release, rivalry between the two heated up during the post weigh-in media interviews. Spang stepped off the scale and told the crowd that they could “expect fireworks,” to which Falcao responded: “I came to win. If I

Tonight Bellator 68 took place from the Caesar’s Palace Hotel and Casino from Atlantic City, New Jersey. Featuring the finals of the Featherweight Tournament and the semifinals of the Bantamweight Tourney, it was an exciting night of fights from the East Coast. Daniel Straus won the Bantamweight Tournament with a decisive decision victory over submission whiz Marlon Sandro. Finding himself in excellent position throughout, it looked like Straus was never in any serious danger. Marcus Galvao shut down the

It appears that Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal has found a new home. It was announced today that the suspended fighter has signed with Bellator. The promotion is making a move to Spike TV for its television broadcasts, and with the switch, Lawal will also be appearing on the network’s TNA Wrestling. In a rarely-seen signing of an athlete for both real and unreal fighting, this news comes as a bit of a surprise. Lawal had the following to say via a report from 5thround.com:
“ This is a dream

Tonight Bellator 65 debuted featuring a Bantamweight championship bout between Eduardo Dantas and the popular champion Zach “Fun Size” Makovsky. With both fighters sporting only two losses apiece, this was supposed to be a hotly contested affair. However, the fight found Dantas showcasing his impressive BJJ skills with submission attempts in the first round. Ultimately Dantas secured a beautiful arm-triangle choke I the second to win the belt, leaving Makovsky unconscious in the process. The

Bellator 64 went live tonight from Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Reigning Welterweight Champion Ben Askren successfully retained his title in the headlining bout, outworking Douglas Lima en-route to a unanimous decision victory, while Marlon Sandro solidified his place in the Featherweight Tournament final, defeating Alexandre Bezerra in the co-main event. Also featured was a pair of Season 6 Bantamweight quarterfinal match-ups, which saw Travis Marx and Hiroshi Nakamura pick up unanimous

Tomorrow night’s Bellator 64 competitors gathered today at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada for the event’s official fighter weigh-ins. Headlining the stacked card will be a Welterweight title clash between division champion Ben Askren and challenger Douglas Lima, while Marlon Sandro and Alexandre Bezerra will square off in the co-main event for a spot in the Featherweight Tournament final. Also featured will be a pair of 135-pound quarterfinal bouts, in which Travis Marx meets Masakatsu Ueda

Bellator 63 kicked-off the promotion’s Season 6 Welterweight Tournament tonight, showcasing a series of exciting quarterfinal match-ups from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Karl Amoussou choked-out Chris Lozano in the opening-round of the headlining bout, while Bryan Baker outpointed Carlos Pereira in the co-main event. Also featured was David Rickels, who needed just 22-seconds to stop Jordan Smith, and Ben Saunders outworked Raul Amaya en-route to a unanimous decision victory.All four

Tomorrow night’s Bellator 63 competitors gathered today at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut for the event’s official fighter weigh-ins. The stacked card will kick-off the promotion’s Season 6 Welterweight Tournament with a series of 170-pound quarterfinal matches. Included in the line-up is Karl “Psycho” Amoussou taking on Chris Lozano in the headlining bout, while Bryan “The Beast” Baker meets KO artist Carlos “Indio” Pereira in the co-main event. Also featured will be “The Caveman” David

The Bellator Season Six Lightweight Tournament got underway tonight, delivering four action packed quarterfinal bouts from the Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas. Lloyd Woodard submitted Patricky Freire in the headlining bout, while Rick Hawn scored a vicious knockout victory over Ricardo Tirloni in the co-main event. Brent Weedman got back in the win column, submitting J.J. Ambrose in the second-round, and Thiago Michel took a hard-fought split decision win over Rene Nazare in the main card opener.Each