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Shinobu Ota uses wrestling background to quickly take care of business

June 22, 2024

Shinobu Ota, who makes his Bellator debut today, is known for his striking power and dynamic fighting style. Ota has scored four knockouts in his six victories thus far. The wrestling specialist last fought in April, scoring a decision over Juntar...

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Michelle Montague continues submission streak with quick finish

June 22, 2024

Michelle Montague has a decorated grappling background, with a speciality in wrestling and being a former multi-time national Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion in her native New Zealand. Montague has scored submissions in all four of her pro fights thu...

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Nate Kelly’s slick grappling scores him armbar submission win in amateur contest

June 22, 2024

An accomplished amateur kickboxing and jiu-jitsu champion, Nate Kelly has had a successful transition to amateur MMA. Known for his aggressiveness in pursuing the finish, Kelly made his PFL debut in December, submitting Callum Seaton. He followed...

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TWO WORLD TITLE FIGHTS HEADLINE TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS OF MUST-SEE BELLATOR CHAMPIONS SERIES ACTION IN SEPTEMBER

June 18, 2024

NEW YORK (June 18, 2024) - Bellator Champions Series will return in September with two straight weeks of global action, headlined by two Bellator World Championship bouts.First, on Saturday, September 7, Bellator Champ...

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PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE EXPANDS PARTNERSHIP WITH TAKEDOWN AS OFFICIAL PERFORMANCE APPAREL PARTNER OF BELLATOR

May 28, 2024

Multi-year deal kicked off at Bellator Champions Series ParisTakedown to create official Bellator fight kits specially designed for all Bellator Champions Series AthletesOfficial Bellato...

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Patchy Mix narrowly retains Bellator bantamweight championship in split decision

May 17, 2024

Since his arrival to Bellator as a 10-0 fighter in June 2019, Patchy Mix has been one of MMA’s rising stars, leading to his status today as one of the sport’s greatest bantamweights. Mix won the Bellator Bantamweight Grand Prix held between 2022 a...

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Cedric Doumbe gets his redemption and a first-round finish in Paris, Anthony Pettis next

May 17, 2024

France’s own Cedric Doumbe, who makes his Bellator debut here tonight, can be considered one of the greatest kickboxers in the modern era, going 75-8 in the sport with a pair of welterweight championships in GLORY Kickboxing. He ended up transitio...

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Costello van Steenis sets sights on Johnny Eblen after submission win in middleweight #1 contender’s fight

May 17, 2024

It’s very unlikely that the judges will be needed when Gregory Babene competes in the Bellator cage. The Paris native, who has been training in MMA since 15, has not competed in a fight that has needed the judges since June 2009. Babene, who has w...

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Takedowns leads Yves Landu to take down competition, score decision win

May 17, 2024

Yves Landu has a unique background, being a breakdancer for 12 years before transitioning over to combat sports, joining wrestling at 19 and MMA at 25. The Snake Team product competes for the 30th time tonight, coming in with 20 victories with 10...

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Archie Colgan puts on dominant display in one-sided decision to remain unbeaten

May 17, 2024

Before competing in professional MMA, Archie Colgan was a highly successful NCAA Division-I wrestler at the University of Wyoming, scoring 112 victories with a couple of conference championships and NCAA Championship qualifications. Colgan is 9-0...

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Slim Trabelsi uses wrestling experience to make easy work in decision win

May 17, 2024

A former Olympic wrestler, Tunisia’s Slim Trabelsi is unbeaten at 6-0 since making his professional MMA debut in 2019. A former regional heavyweight champion known for his power, Trabelsi has four knockouts to his credit. Trabelsi made his Bellato...

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Mansour Barnaoui impresses with striking display before scoring first-round submission

May 17, 2024

A professional combatant since 2011, Mansour Barnaoui has never been knocked out or submitted in his career, and he scored finishes in 19 of his 20 professional MMA wins. A grappling specialist, Barnaoui has won lightweight gold on the regional sc...

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Mike Shipman turns up the heat after foul trouble, scores corner stoppage after one round

May 17, 2024

Steven Hill enters this fight on just days’ notice. Hill is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist, with experience in both judo and boxing as well, contributing to three victories each by knockout and submission. Hill is unbeaten in professional MMA at...

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Aspen Ladd grabs decision win in highly competitive outing with Ekaterina Shakalova

May 17, 2024

Since joining the combat sports world at 14, and making her MMA debut at 18, Aspen Ladd has earned notable victories across a range of promotions, including the PFL. Ladd has traded wins and losses over her last five fights, and she makes her Bell...

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Asael Adjoudj pulls out successful, all-around performance leading to second-round KO

May 17, 2024

A product of John Kavanagh’s at SBG Ireland, Asael Adjoudj is an accomplished striker as a second-degree black belt in Shotokan karate and a three-time world champion in kickboxing. Known as “The Sultan,” Adjoudj enters this fight on a seven-fight...

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CEDRIC DOUMBE SIGNS EXCLUSIVE, MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE, WILL FIGHT AT BELLATOR CHAMPIONS SERIES PARIS ON MAY 17

April 22, 2024

Cedric Doumbe set for Bellator debut at Accor Arena against Derek AndersonPatchy Mix defends the Bellator Bantamweight belt against Magomed Magomedov in main event, France’s Gregory Babene competes...

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Third time’s the charm: Corey Anderson finally becomes a world champion

March 22, 2024

Corey Anderson can be considered one of the greatest light heavyweight fighters in the world today, but he has never been able to grab the brass ring that is a Light Heavyweight Championship. Anderson, however, does hold victories over five former...

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The G.O.A.T., the king, the champ – Patricio Pitbull retains Bellator featherweight title with barrage of strikes in third round

March 22, 2024

Considered the greatest Bellator fighter ever, Patricio Pitbull holds the Bellator records for most fights, wins and finishes – becoming the only four-time world champion in Bellator and one of just two fighters in Bellator history to be a champ-c...

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Fabian Edwards earns second Bellator middleweight title shot against Johnny Eblen with decision win in contenders’ bout

March 22, 2024

At Bellator 299, Fabian Edwards challenged for the Bellator middleweight championship for the first time. Unfortunately, he was overwhelmed into a third-round TKO defeat against Johnny Eblen. Edwards, the younger brother of Leon Edwards, now looks...

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Leandro Higo comes out on top in competitive, bitter grudge match years in the making

March 22, 2024

If there is one fighter that the Belfast crowd will go absolutely wild for, it’s “The Strabanimal” James Gallagher. Gallagher started training karate at 6 years old before beginning his amateur fighting experience at age 13. Currently training in...

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