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Best Bellator photos from May-June 2017: A rare double knockdown in New York

BAD MMA News — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 20:38:43 +0000

Bellator continued to make noise in the MMA world in 2017, putting on a number of high-profile and notable events that captured the attention of fight fans more than ever before. Although it wasn’t its busiest year in terms of volume of events, Bellator put on arguably more big fights over the past 12 fights than any year prior. Now it’s time to relive some of those moments in picture form. The flourishing organization put on just two events between May and June of this past year

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Before his Bellator 192 headliner, watch Rory MacDonald’s full fight with Paul Daley

BAD MMA News — Sun, 24 Dec 2017 18:08:02 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , News , Videos Before his second Bellator fight and headliner, watch Rory MacDonald ’s promotional debut, which came against fellow welterweight vet Paul Daley. At Bellator 179, which took place May 19 at The SSE Arena in London, well-rounded MacDonald (19-4 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) fought his first post-UFC bout and met a prolific striker in Daley (39-15-2 MMA, 5-2 BMMA). MacDonald was a 3-1 favorite in the bout – and for good reason , as you can see in the full fight above. Related Bellator 179 highlights: Rory MacDonald pounded Paul Daley, but you need to see this flying knee Catch MacDonald, who’s No.

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MMAjunkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for May: Battle of Brits ends via choke

BAD MMA News — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 03:06:38 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie looks at the best submissions from May. Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and the winner of MMAjunkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for May. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * The nominees Kyle Stewart def. Ty Freeman at LFA 11 Initially it looked like Ty Freeman (9-6) would be top dog.

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Presumed next in line for title shot, Linton Vassell can’t pick between Phil Davis, Ryan Bader

BAD MMA News — Wed, 24 May 2017 17:49:34 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , News With a dominant submission win over former champ Liam McGeary this past Friday at Bellator 179 in London, Linton Vassell quite likely cemented himself as the next in line for the light heavyweight title. Champion Phil Davis (17-3 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) will defend his title, which he beat McGeary to win , against Ryan Bader (22-5 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) next month at Bellator 180, a Spike-televised card that will take place ahead of the “Bellator: NYC” pay-per-view at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It’s a rematch from a UFC on FOX 14 fight that Bader took by split decision in January 2015. Vassell (18-5-1, 7-2 BMMA) believes he should get a shot at the winner, and he’ll be cageside in New York scouting, naturally, after his win over McGeary (12-2, 9-2 BMMA) at The SSE Arena in London. “I’m definitely going to that,” Vassell told MMAjunkie Radio. “If I have to, I’ll go in the cage and call out the champion.

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Stream or download MMAjunkie Radio #2452 with Joe Lauzon and Linton Vassell

BAD MMA News — Wed, 24 May 2017 15:38:33 +0000

Stream or download Tuesday’s edition of MMAjunkie Radio with guests Joe Lauzon and Linton Vassell . UFC lightweight Lauzon was in Las Vegas this past weekend for the UFC’s 2017 Athlete Retreat. He filled us in on what went down at the event. Vassell is coming off the biggest win of his career, a third-round submission of former light heavyweight champ Liam McGeary at Bellator 179

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Watch MMAjunkie Radio here (1 p.m. ET) with UFC’s Joe Lauzon, Bellator’s Linton Vassell

BAD MMA News — Tue, 23 May 2017 17:02:10 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , News , UFC , Videos MMAjunkie Radio kicks off today at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) with guests Joe Lauzon and Linton Vassell

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Watch MMAjunkie Radio here (1 p.m. ET) with UFC’s Joe Lauzon, Bellator’s Linton Vassell – MMA Junkie

Scott Coker: Rory MacDonald will be driving force for Bellator’s return to Canada in 2018

BAD MMA News — Sun, 21 May 2017 19:03:30 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured Videos , News , Videos LONDON – It’s been long enough since Bellator has visited Canada that the next time the promotion goes there, fans will probably treat it like the first time. Bellator has made seven trips to Canada, all to the province of Ontario. Five of those events have taken place at Casino Rama, about 90 minutes north of Toronto. And two have been in Windsor, which is a stone’s throw across the Detroit River from the U.S., so may as well be in the States. The promotion’s most recent visit to Canada came more than three years ago for Bellator 119

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‘Fat bastard’ Linton Vassell banking on finish of Liam McGeary to earn Bellator title shot

BAD MMA News — Sun, 21 May 2017 15:47:21 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured , Featured Videos , News , Videos LONDON – If there’s any doubt in the mind of Bellator President Scott Coker over whether or not Linton Vassell earned a title shot Friday night, the fighter would love to set him straight. “I won’t be happy about it, but we’ll have to chat because I feel like what else can I do?” Vassell (18-5-1, 7-2 BMMA) said after his dominant submission win over former light heavyweight champion and friend Liam McGeary (12-2, 9-2 BMMA) at Bellator 179. The bout was part of the event at The SSE Arena in London. The main card aired on Spike on a tape-delay. Related Bellator 179 highlights: Rory MacDonald pounded Paul Daley, but you need to see this flying knee Linton Vassell and Liam McGeary McGeary was nearly a 2-1 favorite over Vassell in the fight, but for the most part the underdog made it look pretty easy .

‘Fat bastard’ Linton Vassell banking on finish of Liam McGeary to earn Bellator title shot – MMA Junkie

Bellator 179′s Kevin Ferguson Jr. plans to build on ‘Slice’ legacy, not just live up to it

BAD MMA News — Sat, 20 May 2017 22:19:40 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured , Featured Videos , News , Videos LONDON – The jubilation Kevin Ferguson Jr. let forth after stopping D.J. Griffin was in stark contrast to his calmness leading up to Bellator 179. For that matter, it was in pretty stark contrast to his relaxed vibe backstage after the win, which was his first as a pro fighter.

After cageside scuffle, Paul Daley vs. Michael Page in cage? Bellator boss ready to oblige

BAD MMA News — Sat, 20 May 2017 20:52:24 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , Featured Videos , News , Videos LONDON – Paul Daley and Michael Page were ready to scrap cageside, but if the English sluggers want to do it in the cage, Bellator President Scott Coker is ready to grant them their wish. “I think that’s a fight people want to see; I think it’s a fight both those guys want to see,” he said. “And if they want to throw down, we’ll put it together.” At Friday’s Bellator 179 event at The SSE Arena in London, Daley (39-15-2 MMA, 5-2 BMMA) suffered a lopsided submission loss to Bellator newcomer and former UFC title challenger Rory MacDonald (19-4 MMA, 1-0 BMMA). Daley, though, apparently still had some fight left in him. Related Bellator 179 highlights: Rory MacDonald pounded Paul Daley, but you need to see this flying knee During his in-cage post-fight interview, Daley took aim at Page (12-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA), who was seated cageside.

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