Bellator 67 Recap and Results: Michael Chandler knocks out Akihiro Gono

This Friday night Bellator 67 took place in Rama, Ontario, Canada. The fight card featured surging Bellator Lightweight champion Michael Chandler, but his belt was not on the line. He faced longtime Japanese veteran Akihiro Gono in a catchweight bout. From the beginning, Chandler employed his treademark aggression to push the pace, overcoming Gono’s standup to land two hard ounches. A massive straight right hand found its home, and Gono hit the cage floor. The fight was over soon wih some ground-and-pound,

Bellator 65 Recap and Results

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 Results: Ben Askren outpoints Douglas Lima to retain Welterweight title

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

Bellator 64 Weigh-In Results: Ben Askren, Douglas Lima on weight for Welterweight title bout

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 Results: Amoussou, Baker, Rickels, Saunders advance to Welterweight semifinals

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

Bellator 63 Weigh-In Results: Welterweight quarterfinals official

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

Bellator 62 Results: Woodard, Hawn, Weedman, Michel advance to Lightweight semifinals

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

Bellator 62 Weigh-In Results: Santos overweight, Prindle awarded Tournament Championship

It appears the long awaited Season Five Heavyweight Tournament final bout between Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos will not take place. After their first encounter at Bellator 59 was declared a no-contest due to an “accidental kick to the groin,” the two were set to meet again at last week’s Bellator 61. That bout was eventually scratched as well when Prindle came down with “flu-like symptoms,” and the fight was again rescheduled for tomorrow night’s Bellator 62. The match-up has now been halted all

Bellator season six to kickoff on Friday

Bellator Season Six will kick off this Friday from The Venue at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond Indiana.
The five fight main card will feature four bouts in the Featherweight tournament and a title fight as a main event. In the main event Joe Warren will defend his title for the first time when he faces Pat Curran who earned his shot at Warren by defeating Marlon Sandro via knockout at Bellator 48.
Warren has fought twice since winning that title, defeating Marcos Galvao at catchweight in April of last