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Bellator 201 post-event facts: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane continues to run record book

BAD MMA News — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 19:53:27 +0000

Bellator returned Friday from a more than month-long hiatus with Bellator 201, which took place at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Calif., and aired on Paramount following prelims streamed on MMAjunkie. In the main event, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (8-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) continued to build her case as perhaps the best female fighter on the Bellator roster when she came out on the winning end of an entertaining fight with Alejandra Lara (7-2 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) to defend her flyweight title for the first time with a third-round armbar submission. Related Bellator champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane wants Letourneau in Hawaii; Scott Coker weighs in Twitter reacts to Ilima-Lei Macfarlane's submission win, title defense at Bellator 201 The headlining contest closed out an action-packed card, which saw eight of 12 fights end inside the distance.

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Bellator 201 post-event facts: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane continues to run record books

BAD MMA News — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 18:53:24 +0000

Bellator 201 post-event facts: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane continues to run record books – MMA Junkie

Bellator 201 results: Ed Ruth shines in welterweight debut, stops Andy Murad in second

BAD MMA News — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 01:41:20 +0000

Gallery Ed Ruth def. Andy Murad at Bellator 201: Best photos view 9 images TEMECULA, Calif. – Ed Ruth looked as good as ever in his official welterweight debut against Andy Murad at Bellator 201. In what was the most difficult matchup of his career so far on paper, Ruth (6-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) used a methodical mix of grappling and striking to overwhelm Murad (16-3 MMA, 2-3 BBMA) for a second-round TKO, keeping his record perfect in MMA. Bellator 201 took place at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Calif

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5 reasons to watch Bellator 201 with star Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, homegrown talent

BAD MMA News — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 19:44:29 +0000

Bellator took more than a month off following Bellator 200 in May, but the promotion is back at it Friday with Bellator 201. In the main event, women’s flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane puts her title on the line against the fast-rising Alejandra Lara . The bout marks the first title defense for Macfarlane, who has written her name all over the Bellator record book since joining the promotion as a 1-0 fighter in 2015. For Lara, the fight is an opportunity for her, at 23, to become the youngest champion in Bellator history. In the co-main event, Saad Awad hopes to keep moving toward a lightweight title shot when he faces Ryan Couture . Bellator 201 also features a preliminary card that is heavy on talent the promotion hopes will become stars sooner rather than later.

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Bellator 201 pre-event facts: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane owns women’s record books

BAD MMA News — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 14:30:00 +0000

Bellator puts on another notable fight card on Friday with Bellator 201, which takes place at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Calif., and airs on Paramount following prelims streamed on the Bellator app. In the main event, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (7-0 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) goes for the first defense of her women’s flyweight title against 23-year-old challenger Alejandra Lara (7-1 MMA, 1-0 BMMA). As a whole, the card features eight notable unbeaten fighters. For more on the lineup of the first Bellator card in more than a month, check below for 30 pre-event facts about Bellator 201

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Bellator’s Ed Ruth says too many fighters try to copy Conor McGregor, Jon Jones

BAD MMA News — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 20:06:26 +0000

Bellator middleweight Ed Ruth has a theory why so many fights turn into tactical, dull affairs. Instead of being themselves in the cage, fighters are trying to be someone else – and it’s not working. “I think everybody wants to emulate the Conor McGregor style, the Jon Jones style,” Ruth, who faces Andy Murad at Bellator 201, told MMAjunkie. “It’s like everybody’s emulating the style instead of creating their own.

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Bellator 201′s Ed Ruth says too many fighters try to copy Conor McGregor, Jon Jones

BAD MMA News — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 17:57:36 +0000

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Bellator 160 lineup set, includes addition of Chinzo Machida vs. Mario Navarro

BAD MMA News — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 22:27:30 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , News The 14-bout lineup for this month’s Bellator 160 lineup is now complete, and it includes the addition of a featherweight preliminary bout between Chinzo Machida (3-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) and Mario Navarro (4-4 MMA, 1-2 BMMA). Bellator officials today announced the new contest, as well as the addition of flyweights David Duran (3-4 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) vs.

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Bellator 131 salaries: Tito Ortiz’s $300K tops payroll $633K event payroll

BAD MMA News — Sun, 16 Nov 2014 20:48:38 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , News Main-event winner Tito Ortiz was the big earner at Saturday’s UFC 180 event and accounted for $300,000 of the $632,600 disclosed payroll. Ortiz defeated fellow light heavyweight Stephan Bonnar , who earned $100,000, in the Spike TV-televised headliner at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego.

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Bellator 131 card complete for San Diego with seven prelims

BAD MMA News — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:26:10 +0000

The lineup for next month’s blockbuster Bellator 131 event is complete with the addition of seven preliminary-card bouts. Chief among them is a middleweight bout between A.J. Matthews (6-3 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) and Kyle Bolt (8-3 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) and a featherweight bout between Rolando Perez (7-4-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) and Mark Vorgeas (5-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA). Bellator officials announced the preliminary card lineup on Thursday.

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