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2024 PFL 1 lineup gets makeover after two withdrawals, one fight scrapped, one fight added

BAD MMA News — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:59:41 +0000

The 2024 PFL 1 lineup looks quite different today than it did yesterday. On Tuesday, the promotion announced that Bruno Cappeloza and Denise Kielholtz have withdrawn from their regular season matchups.

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Bellator 301 winner Denise Kielholtz reflects on how MMA put her in ‘dark place’, then pulled her out

BAD MMA News — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 15:20:02 +0000

CHICAGO – Denise Kielholtz already was a successful kickboxer when she took home gold for Bellator Kickboxing in 2016. Now seven years later as a crossover combat sports athlete, Kielholz (8-5 MMA, 8-4 BMMA) reflected on her transition into mixed martial arts , thanks to a promotion which soon may no longer exist. “Exactly this weekend, six years ago, I fought my very first Bellator MMA fight,” Kielholtz told MMA Junkie and other reporters after her Bellator 301 win Friday at Wintrust Arena. “I was already the Bellator Kickboxing champ. Six years ago, I fought my first MMA fight and I won

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Bellator 289 post-event facts: Underdogs shine on final card of 2022

BAD MMA News — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 17:46:31 +0000

Bellator put on its 17th and final event of the year on Friday with Bellator 289 , which took place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Two champions defended their titles at the top of the card. In the main event, Raufeon Stots (19-1 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) edged Danny Sabatello (13-2 MMA, 3-1 BMMA) by split decision in their grudge match to defend interim bantamweight gold and advance to the finals of the promotion’s grand prix. The co-headliner saw Liz Carmouche (18-7 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) earn a second consecutive win over Juliana Velasquez (12-2 MMA, 7-2 BMMA), this time without controversy as she scored a second-round submission to defend women’s flyweight gold. For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from Bellator 289.

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Bellator 281 post-event facts: Lyoto Machida in career-worst slump after brutal KO

BAD MMA News — Sun, 15 May 2022 18:00:49 +0000

Bellator made its return to London on Friday with Bellator 281 , which took place at OVO Arena Wembley and saw a new interim welterweight champion crowned in the main event. With reigning Ukrainian champion Yaroslav Amosov fighting a war on his home soil, Logan Storley (14-1 MMA, 9-1 BMMA) stepped up and took hold of the interim belt with a split decision win over Michael Page (20-2 MMA, 16-2 BMMA) in a bout that came under criticism from Bellator president Scott Coker. For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s post-event facts from Bellator 281

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Bellator 281 predictions: Who’s picking Michael Page to upset favorite Logan Storley?

BAD MMA News — Thu, 12 May 2022 18:07:37 +0000

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Denise Kielholtz: Juliana Velasquez has herself to blame for title loss against Liz Carmouche

BAD MMA News — Thu, 12 May 2022 14:25:28 +0000

LONDON – Denise Kielholtz thinks Juliana Velasquez needs to hold herself accountable for losing her title. Velasquez (12-1 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) lost her flyweight title to Liz Carmouche at Bellator 278 when she was stopped in the fourth round of their main event bout in Honolulu in April. Carmouche was able to get Velasquez down and move to the crucifix position and unloaded short punches to her head. Velasquez found herself stuck, and as a result, referee Mike Beltran jumped in and stopped the fight – a decision Velasquez and her team immediately protested. But Kielholtz thinks the referee made the right call and Velasquez just has to accept it. “I think the referee is so experienced, and in that moment he feels like that,” Kielholtz told MMA Junkie on Wednesday at Bellator 281 media day.

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Bellator 281 pre-event facts: ‘MVP’ interim title win could come with marquee record

BAD MMA News — Wed, 11 May 2022 12:53:09 +0000

Bellator makes its return to England on Friday with Bellator 281 , which takes place at OVO Arena Wembley in London with a main card that airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie. With reigning Bellator champion Yaroslav Amosov unavailable to compete due to to the war in his native Ukraine, an interim welterweight champion will be crowned in the main event. English striking sensation Michael Page (20-1 MMA, 20-1 BMMA) will attempt to claim gold on his home soil when he takes on former collegiate wresting standout Logan Storley (13-1 MMA, 8-1 BMMA).

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Bellator 262 post-event facts: Stoppage records set in multiple divisions

BAD MMA News — Sun, 18 Jul 2021 17:09:44 +0000

Bellator 262 took place Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and the main event saw a Juliana Velasquez ’s title reign get off to a shaky start. Velasquez’s (12-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) narrowly retained her women’s flyweight championship with a split decision victory over Denise Kielholtz (6-3 MMA, 6-3 BMMA) in a very competitive fight.

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Juliana Velasquez doesn’t see need for Denise Kielholtz rematch, eyes two options for next fight

BAD MMA News — Sat, 17 Jul 2021 14:15:07 +0000

UNCASVILLE, Conn. – When the main event’s official decision was read inside the cage at Bellator 262 , it wasn’t the first time Juliana Velasquez was booed in her career. Unfazed by the opinions of those in the seats, Velasquez (12-0 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) is confident the judges got it right when she won a split decision over kickboxer-turned-MMA-fighter Denise Kielholtz . “In the first round, she was coming strong,” Velasquez told MMA Junkie at a post-fight news conference

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Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of Bellator 262, with dueling House of Pain

BAD MMA News — Sat, 17 Jul 2021 13:14:59 +0000

While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a Bellator win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well. See what the fighters from Friday’s Bellator 262 went with as their backing tracks in Uncasville, Conn.

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