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Bellator 136 video highlights: Marcin Held forces submission via scream

BAD MMA News — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:44:22 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured Videos , News , Videos Marcin Held picked up his sixth consecutive Bellator MMA victory, and the submission specialist’s latest win came via audible tap-out from a clearly painful kneebar. At this past Friday’s Bellator 136 event, which aired on Spike TV from Bren Events Center in Irvine, Calif., Held (21-3 MMA, 10-2 BMMA) secured the win over lightweight Alexander Sarnavskiy (30-3 MMA, 5-3 BMMA) via third-round kneebar. Check out the video highlights above, or read the full Bellator 136 event recap . The highlights also include lightweight champion Will Brooks (16-1 MMA, 8-1 BMMA) scoring a decision victory over challenger Dave Jansen (20-3 MMA, 7-1 BMMA), Rafael Carvalho (11-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) upsetting middleweight Joe Schilling (2-4 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) via split decision, and Tony Johnson (9-2 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) edging former heavyweight champion Alexander Volkov (24-5 MMA, 6-2 BMMA). For more on Bellator 136 , check out the MMA Events section of the site. Filed under: Bellator , Featured Videos , News , Videos

Bellator 136 card complete, Volkov vs. Johnson added to main card

BAD MMA News — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 21:05:21 +0000

Alexander Volkov Former Bellator MMA heavyweight champion Alexander Volkov will return to the organization at Bellator 136, where he will face Tony Johnson . The finalized card was announced by Bellator via press release on Wednesday. Bellator 136 takes place April 10 from Bren Events Center in Irvine, Calif

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Bellator 136 gets five new fights, including Held vs. Sarnavskiy, Beltran vs. Rogers

BAD MMA News — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 00:42:01 +0000

Marcin Held April’s Bellator 136 is starting to fill out, and the promotion today announced five new additions to the card, including a lightweight matchup of Marcin Held (20-3 MMA, 9-2 BMMA) vs. Alexander Sarnavskiy (30-2 MMA, 5-2 BMMA). That contest takes place on the evening’s main card, while the first four preliminary bouts for Bellator 136 were also announced with bantamweights Jared Papazian (18-11 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) vs. Raja Shippen (14-9-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), middleweights Joey Beltran (15-11 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) vs. Brian Rogers (11-7 MMA, 4-5 BMMA), lightweights Saad Awad (17-6 MMA, 5-2 BMMA) vs. Rob Sinclair (12-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) and flyweights Jonathan Santa Maria (3-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) vs.

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Bellator 128 video highlights: Joe Warren takes title from Eduardo Dantas

BAD MMA News — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 13:44:26 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured , Featured Videos , News , Videos Joe Warren put his name in the record books once again on Friday night. Warren (12-3 MMA, 10-2 BMMA) became the first fighter in Bellator MMA history to win titles in two weight classes when he defeated Eduardo Dantas (16-4 MMA, 6-1 BMMA) to unify the bantamweight title. Warren previously was the featherweight champion before losing the title to Pat Curran in 2012. Warren and Dantas went all five rounds in a close fight, but it was Warren who controlled things on the ground and took a trio of 48-47 scores over the Brazilian, who was a heavy 5-to-1 favorite in the fight. Bellator 128 took place at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla. The event’s main card aired live on Spike TV following prelims on Spike.com.

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Eduardo Dantas vs. Joe Warren title-unification bout headlines Bellator 128

BAD MMA News — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 21:51:25 +0000

An undisputed Bellator MMA bantamweight champion will be crowned on Oct. 10. Reigning bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas (16-3 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) will fight interim titleholder Joe Warren (11-3 MMA, 9-2 BMMA) at Bellator 128, officials today announced. Bellator 128 takes place at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. The main card airs on Spike TV following prelims on Spike.com.

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Bellator 109 results: Shlemenko stops ‘The Rhino,’ Hawn and Brooks pick up tourney wins

BAD MMA News — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 09:20:18 +0000

Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko (49-7 MMA, 10-1 BMMA) flashed some improved wrestling skills, but it was ultimately his vaunted striking that earned him a win over hard-hitting challenger Doug Marshall (18-7 MMA, 4-1 BMMA). The bout served as the headlining contest of Friday’s Bellator 109 event, which took place Shlemenko took the fight immediately to the floor, but Marhsall crawled back up and looked to return to the standup game.

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Bellator 109 live results, fight recaps and gifs

BAD MMA News — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 04:40:03 +0000

Bellator MMA wraps up its ninth season tonight with Bellator 109. Join us for live results and fight recaps beginning at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT).

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Bellator 109′s Will Brooks eager to cap off tournament win in ‘ruthless’ fashion

BAD MMA News — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 06:15:06 +0000

The Bellator MMA tournament is one of the most challenging tasks in the sport, and lightweight Will Brooks is nearing a successful Season 9 campaign. Not only is winning three fights in an eight-week span a monumental task, but making it through all those fights free of injury is equally important. He’ll face Alexander Sarnavskiy on Friday at Bellator 109, which takes place at Sands Casino Event Center in Bethlehem, Pa. The event airs on Spike TV with prelims on Spike.com. Numerous fighters have advanced in the Bellator tournament only to pull out of a meaningful semifinal or final bout

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