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Bellator 121′s Carlos Eduardo, an early Jon Jones opponent, gunning for title of own

BAD MMA News — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 18:04:23 +0000

An early fight against current pound-for-pound kingpin Jon Jones may be Carlos Eduardo ‘s most famous moment up to now. The Brazilian light heavyweight fought Jones in 2008 and suffered a third-round knockout loss. It was Jones’ second fight, and less than a year later he was tearing up the UFC on his way to the 205-pound title. Tonight, Eduardo (11-3 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) would love to start turning that distinction around when he meets Egidijus Valavicius (26-10 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) at Bellator 121, looking to start a new winning streak after having a nine-fight run snapped in April. Bellator 121 takes place tonight at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla.

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James Thompson vs. Eric Prindle headlines now-complete Bellator 121 card

BAD MMA News — Fri, 23 May 2014 12:34:46 +0000

With the loss of a planned headliner between featherweight champion Pat Curran and Patricio Freire, the organization has turned to the heavyweights for the main event of its upcoming Bellator 121 card. Bellator MMA officials recently announced the full fight card for the “Summer Series” show, which features Eric Prindle (8-5 MMA, 3-4 BMMA) and James Thompson (19-14 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) in the headliner. Bellator 121 takes place June 6 at Winstar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla. The main card airs on Spike TV following prelims on Spike.com.

James Thompson vs. Eric Prindle headlines now-complete Bellator 121 card – MMA Junkie

Joe Pacheco vs. Brandon Halsey elevated to 185 tourney semifinal at Bellator 116

BAD MMA News — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 19:08:13 +0000

Bellator MMA’s Season 10 middleweight tournament has gotten a shakeup with a pair of reserve fighters being elevated into the semifinals. Friday’s Bellator 116 fight between Joe Pacheco (7-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) and Brandon Halsey (5-0 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) has been switched from a reserve bout in the tournament to a tourney semifinal. Bellator officials announced the change on Tuesday, with the new fight taking the place of the previously scheduled semifinal between Jeremy Kimball (10-4 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) and Dan Cramer (10-4 MMA, 7-2 BMMA). This past Thursday, the Kimball-Cramer semifinal bout was pulled from Bellator 115 when Kimball came in so far overweight, a source close to the promotion told MMAjunkie, that he wasn’t even part of the official weigh-in ceremony.

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Bellator 116 lineup finalized, Lavar Johnson vs. Blagoi Ivanov headlines

BAD MMA News — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 18:22:06 +0000

The lineup is set for next month’s Bellator 116 event, which features a trio of Season 10 tournament bouts. In the co-headliners, the heavyweight-tournament semifinals take place with Lavar Johnson (18-8 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) vs.

Bellator 116 lineup finalized, Lavar Johnson vs. Blagoi Ivanov headlines – MMA Junkie