Bellator News
Exclusive Video | Tito Ortiz says King Mo is too ghetto for him
bjpenndotcom - January 22, 2016
[ooyala code=”R5ZzQ4MDE6NH2U_tUDL_xSOt_Lldg5u9″ player_id=”631143aa3982447caf394a185941cb69″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] When Fedor Emelianenko made his triumphant return to MMA on New Year’s Eve at Rizin FF, the MMA world went wild with possibilities as to who Fedor could fight next. It was announced that Emelianenko would be looking to take another fight in April, likely under the Rizin banner once again, however no opponent was given.
Catching up with the viral Hawaiian Ilima Macfarlane
Russell Ess - January 19, 2016
Not many fighters first professional fight gets much attention, let alone go viral with over a million views. Ilima Macfarlane’s ten-second knockout over her unfortunate and last-minute opponent Katie Castro dubbed the “soccer mom,” catapulted Macfarlane to internet stardom now finds herself fighting for Bellator MMA. We caught up with the female professional fighter from Hawaii who now lives in San Diego, California and dug deeper to who Ilima Macfarlane was, aside from the soccer mom destroyer.
Muhammed 'King Mo' Lawal sides with Mayweather: 'But if Conor was black?'
Russell Ess - January 19, 2016
Floyd Mayweather Jr. stirred up a lot of conversation recently with his opinion of racism still being prevalent in combat sports. Mayweather claimed that UFC stars Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey’s success were due to them being white. McGregor responded to Mayweather with an aggressive letter and even proposed a fight with the retired boxing champion. Obviously, the claim of color being attributed to the success of McGregor and Rousey upset some, but Bellator and RIZIN veteran Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal agrees with Mayweather. Lawal spoke with the MMA Roasted podcast recently and talked about the situation as a black fighter himself.
Exclusive Video | Tito Ortiz talks Conor McGregor
bjpenndotcom - January 16, 2016
[ooyala code=”YzZDQ4MDE6wIbQWpksVDsPRQkIAsxGsQ” player_id=”631143aa3982447caf394a185941cb69″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Conor McGregor was the talk of the MMA world going into his UFC 194 featherweight championship bout against Jose Aldo. Since knocking Aldo out in 13 seconds and claiming the UFC featherweight championship, McGregor has continued to make headlines.
WATCH! Kimbo sends a HIGHLY censored message to Dada 5000
Russell Ess - January 14, 2016
NSFW: We asked @KimboSlice if he had anything to say to @therealdada5000… #Bellator149 https://t.co/fc5QYVkMJahttps://t.co/FeIzRMqgoR — Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) January 12, 2016
Royce Gracie facing $1.15 million tax underpayment to the IRS
Russell Ess - January 11, 2016
MMA legend Royce Gracie is facing a tough opponent that he cannot beat physically. The man who won UFC 1 is facing a battle with the IRS that claims they have a case with Gracie underpaying his taxes dating back to 2007, according to Bloody Elbow. IRS agent Gloria Ybarra filed a legal petition to the Gracie and his wife due to an investigation opened up on the case against the Gracies.
Royce Gracie training with kickboxing champion for Ken Shamrock bout at Bellator 149
Russell Ess - January 7, 2016
MMA legends Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock will meet for the third time in their professional careers at Bellator 149 on Feb. 19 in Houston, Texas. Gracie who helped put jiu-jitsu in the spotlight in the early days of MMA has been training with veteran kickboxing champion Joe Schilling for his upcoming bout with Shamrock. Shilling spoke with MMA Junkie and says the legend’s new stand up game will be noticed.
Kimbo delivers in Reddit 'ask me anything'
Russell Ess - January 5, 2016
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson has another fight in a Spike-televised event with Bellator 149 on Feb. 19. The popular fighter who knocked out Ken Shamrock in his last ratings record-breaking Bellator event hosted an AMA or “ask me anything” on Reddit ahead of his next fight. Kimbo answered questions ranging from fighting to food and gave fun and insightful answers, showing his character, a big reason for his fan draw fighting in Bellator.
ONE Championship CEO Victor Cui: 'All our athletes will move up a weight class'
Russell Ess - January 1, 2016
With ONE Championship’s new weigh-in system set to take place in 2016, the weight class the fighters have been competing in will be taking a big change. Victor Cui, CEO of the promotion recently appeared on Fox Sports Asia to address the changes that could have a dramatic effect on the landscape of MMA. From Yahoo! Sports:
Vote for your favorites! 2016 World MMA Award nominees announced
Russell Ess - January 1, 2016
On Thursday, the nominees for the Fighters Only 2016 World MMA Awards were announced. Fans can vote for their favorite nominees at WorldMMAAwards.com. Voting is now open and will run through Friday, Jan. 31, 2016 at 12 Midnight PT.
UFC color commentator Joe Rogan says the revolutionary ONE FC weigh-in procedure 'a step forward'
Russell Ess - December 31, 2015
UFC color commentator Joe Rogan has been a longtime advocate against weight cutting in MMA. With the recent news of ONE FC’s new weigh-in procedures and regulations, Rogan recently tweeted a link to the organizations new system that will be implemented in 2016. Rogan said in the tweet, “This ONE FC weight cutting ban is a step forward in the healthiest direction.”
WATCH! 'King Mo' Lawal lands one-punch knockout to take RIZIN tournament
Russell Ess - December 31, 2015
https://youtu.be/wAGYmm4gNKM Bellator light heavyweight Muhammed “King Mo” Laval proved why he was chosen to represent the Bellator promotion by winning the RIZIN heavyweight tournament by knocking out Jiri Prochazka in the final.
Fedor's 'surprise' opponent officially announced
Russell Ess - December 17, 2015
Two weeks out from the RIZIN New Year’s Eve card, the promotion finally announced the opponent for Fedor Emelianenko. The previous talk of Fedor facing Jaideep Singh (1-0 MMA) fizzled out after initial reports, but it was announced that Singh is, in fact, Fedor’s opponent. RIZIN announced the match late Thursday at a news conference.
Frank Shamrock will corner Ken Shamrock against Royce Gracie
bjpenndotcom - December 17, 2015
The Shamrock brothers are back together again! Ken and Frank Shamrock have had a pretty rocky relationship, which has resulted in rumors spreading that they may fight each other one day.
REPLAY! Josh Thomson TKO's opponent at Bellator 147
bjpenndotcom - December 5, 2015
Last night Josh ‘The Punk’ Thomson stepped into the Bellator MMA cage to fight Pablo Villaseca at Bellator 147 in front of his hometown fans.
Kimbo on Dada 5000: 'The fact I get to fight this piece of sh-t enhances my training'
Russell Ess - November 30, 2015
The buzz of the bouts announced for Bellator 149 has had a lot of people talking, whether it is good things or bad. But frankly, many fans and pundits are straight out interested in the matches. One of the bouts features Kimbo Slice, who drew in record-breaking numbers on cable television against Ken Shamrock at Bellator 138. Kimbo faces a rather new name to MMA, but paints a perfect picture to once again get people’s attention.
War Machine blows kiss at prosecutor interrupting court hearing
Russell Ess - November 25, 2015
Johnathan Koppenhaver, known as War Machine is once again causing some disruption and making headlines in the media. The former UFC and Bellator fighter who was in court on Monday for a preliminary hearing on 34 charges from ex-girlfriend and adult film star Christy Mackinday that include sexual assault and two accounts of attempted murder.
Shamrock to critics: Stop age discrimination!
bjpenndotcom - November 25, 2015
When Bellator announced that Ken Shamrock would be fighting Royce Gracie at Bellator 149 on February 19th, many fans rolled their eyes. Memes came out regarding the fight, joking that it would be sponsored by Life Alert, pointing out that the combined age of the two men will be 100 years old on fight night.