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Manoel Sousa needs just one punch to turn fight around, score violent KO late in first round

March 22, 2024

Originally starting his combat sports journey through karate at the age of 8, going on to become a 14-time world champion in that discipline, Tim Wilde made his professional MMA debut in March 2013. Wilde, who trains at Team Renegade alongside the...

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Ciaran Clarke puts on dominating, pressuring performance en route to scoring submission win

March 22, 2024

An SBG Ireland product who has competed exclusively for Bellator since making his pro debut, Ciaran Clarke enters tonight with the third-longest active win streak in Bellator with eight straight victories. Clarke began his combat sports journey th...

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Alfie Davis shows strength and all-around game, impresses with win in back-and-forth battle

March 22, 2024

A former kickboxing world champion, Alfie Davis has showcased himself to be an excellent and technical striker in the 20-plus fights he’s had in MMA. Entering tonight, Davis sports a 16-4-1 record, which includes a 7-1-1 record in the Bellator cag...

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Luke Trainer uses takedown defense, bloodying elbow strike in third round to score unanimous decision

March 22, 2024

Towering at 6’6”, Bellator veteran Luke Trainer has won seven of the eight bouts he’s had since making his professional MMA debut five years ago – with all seven victories coming via a finish. Trainer enters this fight with wins in his last two fi...

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Nathan Kelly lands jaw-dropping elbow in quick fashion to continue win streak

March 22, 2024

After dropping the first two fights of his professional career, Nathan Kelly has now won nine straight fights entering tonight – a track record that has included one previous fight in Bellator and four in the PFL. A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt,...

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Abraham Bably mauls with unrelenting takedowns and grappling pressure, scores dominant decision win

March 22, 2024

Originally a soccer player, Abraham Bably seems to have found himself as a hard-hitting heavyweight. Bably has competed just three times – once a year – since making his professional MMA debut in 2021. Bably, who makes his Bellator debut tonight,...

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Nate Kelly shows off grappling expertise to score first-round submission in Belfast

March 22, 2024

An SBG Ireland product, Nate Kelly continues to hone his craft as he looks to develop into a solid overall Mixed Martial Artist. Kelly is a 15-time British National Kickboxing champion and a former amateur world kickboxing champion. Kelly, who com...

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VIRGIN MEDIA TELEVISION TO AIR ALL EIGHT BELLATOR CHAMPIONS SERIES EVENTS LIVE TO THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

March 21, 2024

Key international partnership renewal with Virgin Media kicks off tomorrow with Bellator Champions Series Belfast airing live on Virgin Media Three  

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FIGHT NETWORK SECURES EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE’S NEW BELLATOR CHAMPIONS SERIES, BECOMING THE CANADIAN RIGHTS HOLDER FOR ALL OF THE PROMOTION’S LIVE MMA EVENTS IN 2024

March 20, 2024

The Agreement Includes Eight Bellator Champions Series Events, as well as Access to Bellator’s Robust Archives Packed with Almost Two Decades of World-Class Bouts

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Warner Bros. Discovery Secures Exclusive U.S. Rights To Professional Fighters League’s New Bellator Champions Series

March 19, 2024

All Eight 2024 Global Premium MMA Events Will Stream Exclusively Live On Max, With The First Event Kicking Off This Friday, March 22Max Subscribers Gain Access To Two New D...

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PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE ANNOUNCES HISTORIC MEDIA RIGHTS DEAL WITH SUPERSPORT FOR LIVE EVENT COVERAGE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

March 11, 2024

  Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest media platform to air all PFL and Bellator programming, including PFL PPV Super Fights, PFL Europe and PFL MENA   NEW YORK (March...

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TWO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOUTS HEADLINE BELLATOR CHAMPIONS SERIES PARIS ON MAY 17 AT ACCOR ARENA

March 6, 2024

  Usman Nurmagomedov meets Alexander Shabliy for the Bellator Lightweight titlePatchy Mix defends the Bellator Bantamweight belt against Magomed MagomedovComplete schedule of 2024...

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PATRICIO PITBULL TO DEFEND FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST JEREMY KENNEDY AT BELLATOR CHAMPIONS SERIES BELFAST

February 29, 2024

PATRICIO PITBULL TO DEFEND FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST JEREMY KENNEDY AT BELLATOR CHAMPIONS SERIES BELFASTBellator Champions Series Belfast at SSE Arena headlined...

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A.J. McKee scores slick, quick submission win to start PFL vs. Bellator action

February 24, 2024

A constant presence toward the top of the PFL’s lightweight division, Clay Collard is one of the most exciting and popular fighters on the PFL roster. A professional MMA fighter and boxer, Collard had perhaps his best season in the PFL in 2023. Co...

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NGANNOU TO MAKE PFL MMA DEBUT AGAINST WINNER OF PFL CHAMPIONS VS BELLATOR CHAMPIONS HEAVYWEIGHT SUPERFIGHT BETWEEN RENAN FERREIRA AND RYAN BADER

February 22, 2024

PFL Champions vs Bellator Champions February 24th, live on DAZN and ESPN+ PPVNgannou currently set to face former two-time unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in the boxing ring on March 8th live on DAZN...

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PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE & U-NEXT ANNOUNCE MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT TO BROADCAST LIVE PFL & BELLATOR CHAMPIONS SERIES EVENT COVERAGE IN JAPAN

February 20, 2024

The agreement begins with unprecedented PFL Champions vs Bellator Champions mega-global event on February 24  NEW YORK (February 19, 2024) - The Professional Fighters League (...

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Professional Fighters League Acquires Bellator in Industry Transformative Deal

November 20, 2023

PFL Forms Global Powerhouse Poised to be MMA Co-Leader   PFL + Bellator Combined Fighter Roster Equal to UFC – Both Rosters 30% Top 25 Worl...

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Former Bellator champ Julia Budd signs contract with PFL

October 14, 2021

Julia Budd, the former Bellator women's featherweight champion, has signed a contract with PFL, the promotion announced Wednesday.   Budd will make her debut Oct. 27 against Kaitlin Young in a lightweight fight on the undercard of PF...

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