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Radio (noon ET): Alexander Gustafsson trainer Eric Del Fierro, Douglas Lima

BAD MMA News — Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:30:00 +0000

MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show Alexander Gustafsson trainer Eric Del Fierro, Bellator welterweight tournament winner Douglas Lima and takes your calls about Saturday’s UFC 165 pay-per-view.

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Ailing father forces Shahbulat Shamhalaev out of 145 tourney at Bellator 99

BAD MMA News — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 02:30:00 +0000

Season 7 featherweight tournament winner Shahbulat Shamhalaev’s second run at Bellator gold will have to wait. The fighter is withdrawing from the promotion’s Season 9 tournament to tend to his ailing father.

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David Rickels vs. J.J. Ambrose, six prelims set for Bellator 103 in Kansas

BAD MMA News — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 23:35:00 +0000

A lightweight bout featuring a recent tournament winner and a full slate of prelims have been added to Bellator’s October show in Kansas.

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Fight video: Michael Chandler demolishes David Rickels at Bellator 97

BAD MMA News — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:30:00 +0000

Each event, Bellator MMA picks a top moment from its fight card. Lightweight champion Michael Chandler easily wrapped up that honor with a devastating first-round knockout of David Rickels . Chandler (12-0 MMA, 9-0 BMMA) needed just 44 seconds to flatten Rickels (14-2 MMA, 8-2 BMMA), a recent tournament winner, and notch the second defense of his title at Wednesday’s Bellator 97 event. Chandler, who’s currently ranked No. 3 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA lightweight rankings , quickly unloaded a swarm of punches in the Spike TV-televised headliner to delight fans at Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, N.M. Check out the fight video above. And for the latest on Bellator 97 , including the night’s official results, check out the MMA Events section of the site. Edit this article

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CEO: Bellator champ Michael Chandler now one of MMA’s highest-paid lightweights

BAD MMA News — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 23:00:00 +0000

When asked how much he had to convince Bellator MMA lightweight champion Michael Chandler to sign a new long-term deal with the Viacom-owned fight promotion, Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney put it in terms everyone could understand. “I can tell you that every single time Michael and I go out to dinner for the rest of our lives, he picks up the check,” Rebney told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). That sounds just fine to the unbeaten Chandler (11-0 MMA, 8-0 BFC), who told MMAjunkie.com on Wednesday that he’d agreed to a new multi-fight contract with Bellator – one which Rebney insisted would make Chandler “one of the highest-paid lightweights in all of MMA.” The new deal comes just a week before Chandler is slated to defend the Bellator 155-pound title against Season 8 tournament winner David Rickels (14-1 MMA, 8-1 BFC) at Bellator 97 on July 31. It also comes at a time when Chandler had roughly a year left on his existing Bellator contract, according to Rebney. The new contract will keep him off the free agent market and with Bellator for years to come, both men said in a phone interview.

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Bellator champ Eduardo Dantas focused on unknown next fight, sponsors

BAD MMA News — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 16:30:00 +0000

Eduardo Dantas is starting to get that itch again. The Bellator MMA bantamweight champion hasn’t fought since a second-round knockout win over Marcos Galvao in February. But with no 135-pound tournament winner waiting in the wings, Dantas (15-3 MMA, 5-0 BFC) is stuck in purgatory unless the promotion books him for a stay-busy non-title fight. “I wish to fight often,” Dantas told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) earlier this summer. “I hope Bellator books me as soon as possible. I simply asked for a fight – I don’t care who it is. I just want to fight. I already sent Bellator a note via Andre (André) Pederneiras, my trainer and manager. He has already contacted them, but until now, nothing

Bellator champ Eduardo Dantas focused on unknown next fight, sponsors – MMA Junkie

Bellator 99 Kicks Off Season 9 with Three-Hour TV Special, Includes Fight Master Finale

BAD MMA News — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 22:59:19 +0000

Bellator 99 will kick off the promotion’s ninth season this fall with a special three-hour live broadcast on Saturday, Sept. 7 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. The show will also serve as the live season finale for the inaugural run of the Fight Master: Bellator MMA reality series. The event features Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko putting his belt on the line against Season 8 tournament winner Doug Marshall, the final bout of Fight Master, the return of former featherweight champion and current Fight Master coach Joe Warren, and the opening round of the promotion’s Season 9 Middleweight Tournament. Warren will square off with Nick Kirk, who as fought for Bellator before, but lost his promotional debut in by split decision to Tony Zelinski. “Nick Kirk, if I was you, I would probably not show up that day, because I’m gonna put you through a Bellator cage,” Warren said during the Bellator 96 broadcast on Wednesday night.

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Season-opener Bellator 99 adds Alexander Shlemenko vs. Doug Marshall title fight

BAD MMA News — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 17:45:00 +0000

Bellator will kick off its ninth season and conclude its new “Fight Master” reality show on Sept. 7 with Bellator 99, a live event that features a title fight. Officials today announced a headliner between middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko (47-7 MMA, 8-1 BFC) and recent tournament winner Doug Marshall (18-6 MMA, 4-0 BFC). Bellator 99 takes place Sept. 7 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. A three-hour main card airs on Spike TV (8 p.m. ET/PT) following prelims on Spike.com (6 p.m. ET)

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Dan Henderson Intends Another Run at UFC Title, but Retirement Plan is Already in Place

BAD MMA News — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:00:39 +0000

In a sport where extravagant nicknames are the norm, it says a lot about Dan Henderson that after 16 years as a professional mixed martial artist he still goes by the unpretentious moniker of ‘Hendo.’ The 42-year-old might be one of the most successful fighters in the history of the sport, but he likes to keep things simple, and as he prepares for his main event match-up with Rashad Evans at UFC 161, Henderson wants to talk wrestling. Before he was a UFC middleweight tournament winner, Pride welterweight Grand Prix winner, Pride welterweight champion, Pride middleweight champion or Strikeforce light heavyweight champion, Henderson was a world-class Greco Roman wrestler who twice went to the Olympics. He was recently inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame in his native California. This might not have made headlines in the same way MMA news does, but for a fervent supporter of the sport such as Henderson the low-key ceremony was a source of pride. “It’s a great honor, especially for something I am so passionate about,” he told MMAWeekly.com. Henderson twice finished runner-up in the Greco Roman World Cup and claimed a gold medal at the Pan Asian Games in 2000, but this sporting success didn’t translate to financial stability until he transitioned from wrestling into MMA. “MMA gives wrestlers an opportunity to make money like never before

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Dave Jansen Injured, Bellator Champ Michael Chandler Gets New Opponent, New Date

BAD MMA News — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 21:26:16 +0000

Bellator No. 1 lightweight contender and Season 7 tournament winner Dave Jansen has withdrawn from his Bellator 96 challenge of champion Michael Chandler due to an ACL injury. Chandler will still defend his belt, but that won’t happen until Bellator 97 on July 31, and he’ll do so against Season 8 tournament winner David Rickels , who now leap-frogs Jansen. Bellator officials announced the change Sunday morning. “I’m already back in the gym getting ready for the biggest test of my career,” Rickels said. “I was prepared for another few months off with Jansen already in line for his title shot, but when I got the news I was pumped because I got to enjoy myself for a while after the tournament, but now I’m ready to fight for that belt.” Rickels defeated Saad Awad at Bellator 94 at the end of March. Now, he’ll make the quick turn for a shot at Bellator gold. “Chandler is going to bring a huge challenge, but I know I need to focus on my takedown defense, and just push the pace,” he added.

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