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Bellator 245 fills out, including Ed Ruth, Rafael Carvalho, Tyrell Fortune

BAD MMA News — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 16:20:44 +0000

Bellator 245 fills out, including Ed Ruth, Rafael Carvalho, Tyrell Fortune The first half of Bellator’s back-to-back Connecticut shows in September has had its lineup filled out. Bellator 245, which will be headlined by a light heavyweight rematch between Phil Davis and Lyoto Machida with Cat Zingano vs. Gabrielle Holloway in the co-main event, has five new bouts ticketed for the lineup, the promotion announced Friday. Bellator 245 takes place Friday, Sept. 11, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn

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Patrick Mix returns against Dominic Mazzotta at Bellator 232 in Connecticut

BAD MMA News — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 21:26:01 +0000

Patrick Mix hasn’t faced defeat in his professional or amateur MMA career. The 26-year-old bantamweight Mix (11-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) will look to preserve his undefeated record on the main card of Bellator 232, when he takes on Dominic Mazzotta (15-3 MMA, 2-2 BMMA). A promotion official informed MMA Junkie of the booking on Monday. Related Robin Van Roosmalen to make promotional debut against Cris Lencioni at Bellator 232 Paul Daley vs

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Bellator 219 post-event facts: David Rickels first non-champ to hit 15 Bellator wins

BAD MMA News — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 15:59:39 +0000

The latest Bellator event took place on Friday with Bellator 219, which went down at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Calif. The event aired on Paramount and streamed on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie. In the main event, Brandon Girtz (16-8 MMA, 8-6 BMMA) beat Saad Awad (23-11 MMA, 11-8 BMMA) by unanimous decision in a “Fight of the Month” contender which featured plenty of brawling, back-and-forth action. The card also featured a number of other notable winners, and for more on the numbers, check below for 20 post-event facts from Bellator 219. * * * * General Betting favorites went 3-1 on the main card. Betting favorites fell to 4-1 (with one no-contest) in Bellator main events this year

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Shawn Bunch vs. Dominic Mazzotta added to Bellator 219 in Temecula

BAD MMA News — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 00:22:39 +0000

A bantamweight bout between Shawn Bunch and Dominic Mazzotta is the latest addition to this month’s Bellator 219 lineup. MMAjunkie today confirmed the preliminary-card matchup between Bunch (8-3 MMA, 5-2 BMMA) and Mazzotta (14-2 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) with a Bellator official. Bellator 219 takes place March 29 at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Calif. The main card airs on Paramount following prelims streamed on MMAjunkie

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Bellator 197 post-event facts: Michael Chandler owns the Bellator record books

BAD MMA News — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 15:46:05 +0000

Bellator hosted its sixth event of the year on Friday when Bellator 197 took place at The Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo., near St. Louis

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Bellator 197 pre-event facts: Michael Chandler can take sole possession of Bellator wins record

BAD MMA News — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 00:45:52 +0000

The second of three Bellator events in April takes place Friday when The Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo., hosts Bellator 197. The card airs on Paramount following prelims on MMAjunkie. In the main event, former Bellator lightweight champ Michael Chandler (17-4 MMA, 14-4 BMMA) looks to hold on to his No.

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MMAjunkie’s ‘Knockout of the Month’ for April: A violent elbow or head kicks galore?

BAD MMA News — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 02:01:29 +0000

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie looks at the best knockouts from April. Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMAjunkie’s “Knockout of the Month” award for April. * * * * The nominees Rafael Carvalho def. Melvin Manhoef at Bellator 176 After two consecutive title matchups, Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho appears to have Melvin Manhoef ’s number

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Bellator 178 post-event facts: Patricio Freire takes all-time lead in Bellator wins

BAD MMA News — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 16:04:12 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , News Patricio Freire continued to etch his mark in the Bellator history books on Friday when he defeated Daniel Straus to claim the featherweight title for the second time in his career in the Bellator 178 headliner. Freire (26-4 MMA, 14-4 BMMA) took a 3-1 lead in his lengthy rivalry with Straus (24-7 MMA, 11-4 BMMA) courtesy of a second-round submission victory in the Spike-televised main event Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., pushing “Pitbull” into the all-time lead for most wins in Bellator history. But that fight was just one of several notable happenings at Bellator’s eighth show of the year. For more, check below for 20 post-event facts about Bellator 178

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Bellator 178 video highlights: Patricio Freire leaves no doubt in tetralogy fight with Straus

BAD MMA News — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 13:31:13 +0000

Filed under: Bellator , News , Videos Bellator 178’s main event was an MMA rarity. Forget trilogies. Featherweight champion Daniel Straus (24-7 MMA, 11-4 BMMA) and former champ Patricio Freire (26-4 MMA, 14-4 BMMA) had a tetralogy fight – their fourth meeting.

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Watch A.J. McKee put Dominic Mazzotta to sleep with partially blocked head kick at Bellator 178

BAD MMA News — Sat, 22 Apr 2017 02:17:56 +0000

After a tough go in his previous fight, hot prospect A.J. McKee said he’d gotten his “fire” back when Irish up-and-comer James Gallagher called him out. McKee used that fire to scorch Dominic Mazzotta , the opponent in front of him, at Bellator 178 tonight. This headkick knockout keeps @AJMcKeeJr undefeated!! We invite you to @spike right now for #Bellator178 ! pic.twitter.com/XSDnCb8aeQ — Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) April 22, 2017 Just past the one-minute mark of the opening frame, McKee (8-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA) loosed a head kick that was partially blocked by Mazzotta (12-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA), yet still connected cleanly. Mazzotta was out before he hit the canvas, with the referee calling a halt to the bout at the 1:15 mark of Round 1

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