Bellator FC - Breaking Free

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BELLATOR FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS ANNOUNCE NEW CEO

Bjorn Rebney takes administrator role, Paul Falk takes over.

 

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PRESS CONFERENCE

 

Reporter "Paul Falk, how did this role come about and why were you chosen?"

Falk "Bellator weren't happy at the pace they were progressing, I was involved in boxing before and they contacted me asking If I would be interested in taking the job. I didn't have to think twice, it was a great offer so I took it."

 

Reporter "Will there be any major changes that you'll make?"

 

Falk "Yeah, one think we've discussed and decided to do is get rid of the tournament format. I honestly feel it's holding back the rise of Bellator with injuries etc delaying bouts. We're also not getting to see top fighters fight often so yeah, that's changing."

Reporter "Finally, have you got anything to say to the MMA community?"

 

Falk "It's an all new Bellator, we're gonna take the MMA world by storm."

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Bellator axe womens division, potential flyweight division in the future.

 

As part of the Bellator expansion, Bellator last night announced that they were getting rid of the Bellator Womens division. They also announced a flyweight division could come in the future but right now they just want to concentrate on improving their current divisions.

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Bellator announce stack of new signings, Monson, Leites, Kharitonov amongst most notable.

 

Full signing list;

Tatsuya Kawajiri

Jamie Varner

Jason Brilz

Jeff Monson

Joey Beltran

John Howard

Kendall Grove

Muhammed Lawal

Sergei Kharitonov

Thales Leites

Travis Lutter

Andry Branson

Artur Alibulatov

Ben Holscher

Bobby Peavler

Bola Omoyele

Brandon Thatch

Chris Birchler

Cristiano Kaminishi

Dustin Akbari

Fabricio Costa da Silva

Hacran Dias

Hugo Viana

James Vick

Jared Carlsten

Justin Lawrence

Kyle Cerminara

Leonardo Mafra Texeira

Mansour Barnaoui

Mark Glover

Pedro Munhoz

Piotr Strus

Rumen Dimitrov

Ruslan Magomedov

Ryan LaFlare

Ryan Martinez

Sam Sicilia

Sirwan kakai

Zouhere el Assadi

Fransisco Drinaldo

Shamil Abduraminov

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Bellator FC 64 revealed - Kole vs Kharitonov headlines, M'Pumbu vs King Mo co-main event.

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Last night saw Bellator stick to their guns about putting on bigger cards as they announced Bellator FC 64 which will feature a bout between Cole Konrad and Sergei Kharitonov for the Heavyweight title.

 

 

In the co-main event current Light Heavyweight champion Christian M'Pumbu will meet former Strikeforce champion Muhammad Lawal.

 

 

MAIN CARD

 

Heavyweight Championship: Cole Konrad (8-0) vs. (18-5) Sergei Kharitonov

Light Heavyweight Championship: Christian M'Pumbu (18-4-1) vs. (8-1-1) Muahmmad Lawal

Middleweight Bout: Bruno Santos (13-0) vs. (12-0-2) Rumen Dimitrov

Welterweight Bout: David Rickels (9-0) vs. (6-1) Brandon Thatch

Lightweight Bout: Dave Jansen (17-2) vs. (3-0) Jared Carlsten

Featherweight Bout: Alexandre Bezerra (13-1) vs. (20-1-1) Hacran Dias

 

 

PRELIMINARY BOUTS

 

Bantamweight Bout: Danny Timms (9-4-1) vs. (12-4) Mark Oshiro

Heavyweight Bout: Kevin Aspland (15-1) vs. (7-1) Ruslan Magomedov

Light Heavyweight Bout: Beau Tribolet (7-1) vs. (5-0) Matt Van Buren

Middleweight Bout: Dan Cramer (8-3) vs. (17-2) Givanildo Santana

Weltweight Bout: Ryan LaFlare (6-0) vs. (10-3) Edgar Garcia

Lightweight Bout: Cosmo Alexandre (1-1) vs. (6-1-1-1) Mark Glover

 

 

PREDICTIONS WELCOME

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Kharitonov submits Konrad to win Heavyweight title - M'Pumbu shocks world submits Lawal

 

 

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CALIFORNIA - Kharitonov wins Bellator gold, and submits Konrad to do so.

 

In his official Bellator debut, the former Strikeforce fighter earned a fifth-round submission victory over Cole Konrad who was previously unbeaten.

 

The fight headlined Bellator 64 and took place at the HP Pavilion arena in San Jose, California.

 

The fight started alot of hype around Bellator in recent weeks. But question marks surrounded it. Would Konrad be able to take down the amazing striker Kharitonov or would Kharitonov's experience come into play? Would Kharitonov be able to keep the fight standing against the monsterous undefeated wrestler?

 

Thankfully all the questions were answered, although it did take 5 round to find out.

 

Konrad implemented a strategy of pinning Kharitonov against the cage and trying to wear him down. This was the story for 4 rounds, Konrad scoring numerous takedowns but Kharitonov landed a good amount of solid strikes rocking Konrad at points, but not enough him win him the rounds. In the fifth round Konrad landed yet another takedown but both men were visibly tired. Kharitonov trapped an arm, pushed got his feet on Konrad's hips and threw both legs up, latching onto the triangle.

 

Konrad tried to fight out of it but eventually was forced to tap at 2:45 of round number 5.

 

"Today was all about bad intentions," said Kharitonov.

 

After the fight, a beaten up Konrad had this to say

 

"Tonight wasn't my night. My cardio let me down majorly, it won't happen again.

 

 

Full Fight Results:

 

• Sergei Kharitonov defeats 'King' Cole Konrad (Submission (Triangle) in 2:45 of round 5).

• Christian 'Tonton' M'Pumbu defeats 'King Mo' Muhammed Lawal (Submission (Armbar) in 3:56 of round 1)

• Bruno 'Carioca' Santos defeats Rumen 'The Twin' Dimitrov (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3)

• Brandon 'Ruckus' Thatch defeats David Rickels (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3)

• Jared 'Crazy Legz' Carlsten defeats Dave 'The Fugitive' Jansen (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3)

• Alexandre 'Popo' Bezerra defeats Hacran 'Barnabe' Dias (Submission (Guillotine) in 4:07 of round 1)

• Mark Oshiro defeats Danny Tims (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3)

• Ruslan Magomedov defeats Kevin 'Concrete' Asplund (TKO (Strikes) in 0:32 of round 1)

• Beau Tribolet defeats Matt Van Buren (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3)

• 'The Arm Collector' Givanildo Santana defeats Dan Cramer (Submission (Triangle With Armbar) in 4:59 of round 3)

• Edgar Garcia defeats Ryan LaFlare (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3)

• Cosmo 'Good Boy' Alexandre defeats Mark Glover (TKO (Strikes) in 4:12 of round 1)

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Bellator FC 65 revealed - Askren vs Lima headlines, Makovsky vs Lima co-main event.

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Last night Bellator announced Bellator FC 64 which will feature a bout between current Welterweight champion Ben Askren and Douglas Lima for the Welterweight title.

 

 

In the co-main event current Bantamweight champion Zach Makovsky will meet undefeated Brazilian Rodrigo Lima .

 

 

MAIN CARD

 

Welterweight Championship: Ben Askren (9-0) vs. (21-4) Douglas Lima

Bantamweight Championship: Zach Makovsky (14-2) vs. (11-0) Rodrigo Lima

Light Heavyweight Bout: Jason Brilz(18-5-1) vs. (5-0) Philipe Lins

Heavyweight Bout: Joey Beltran (13-7) vs. (10-1-1) Thiago Santos

Middleweight Bout: Leonardo Mafra Texeira (5-0) vs. (6-0) Piotr Strus

Lightweight Bout:Magomed Saadulaev (14-1) vs. (5-1) Dustin Akbari

 

 

PRELIMINARY BOUTS

 

Featherweight Bout: Hugo Viana (5-0) vs. (14-1-1) Fabricio Costa da Silva

Heavyweight Bout: Bobby Peavler (5-0-1) vs. (13-4-1) Mike Hayes

Light Heavyweight Bout: Cody Donovan (6-2) vs. (2-0) Kyle Cerminara

Middleweight Bout: Jared Hess (11-4-1) vs. (5-0) Zouhere el Assadi

Weltweight Bout: Andy Branson (6-0) vs. (6-1) Giedrius Karavackas

Lightweight Bout: James Vick (4-0) vs. (5-0) Mansour Barnaoui

 

 

PREDICTIONS WELCOME

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MAIN CARD

 

Welterweight Championship: Ben Askren (9-0) vs. (21-4) Douglas Lima (longshot lol)

Bantamweight Championship: Zach Makovsky (14-2) vs. (11-0) Rodrigo Lima

Light Heavyweight Bout: Jason Brilz(18-5-1) vs. (5-0) Philipe Lins

Heavyweight Bout: Joey Beltran (13-7) vs. (10-1-1) Thiago Santos

Middleweight Bout: Leonardo Mafra Texeira (5-0) vs. (6-0) Piotr Strus

Lightweight Bout:Magomed Saadulaev (14-1) vs. (5-1) Dustin Akbari

 

 

PRELIMINARY BOUTS

 

Featherweight Bout: Hugo Viana (5-0) vs. (14-1-1) Fabricio Costa da Silva

Heavyweight Bout: Bobby Peavler (5-0-1) vs. (13-4-1) Mike Hayes

Light Heavyweight Bout: Cody Donovan (6-2) vs. (2-0) Kyle Cerminara

Middleweight Bout: Jared Hess (11-4-1) vs. (5-0) Zouhere el Assadi

Weltweight Bout: Andy Branson (6-0) vs. (6-1) Giedrius Karavackas

Lightweight Bout: James Vick (4-0) vs. (5-0) Mansour Barnaoui

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Askren submits Douglas Lima, Ratinho Lima mauls Makovsky.

 

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Askren put on another dominant performace as he submitted Douglas Lima with an armbar in round 2. Many believed Lima would be the toughest task yet for Askren but Askren disposed of him with relative ease.

 

"Once again I've proven I'm the top dog at Welterweight, I can't see myself being defeated." Askren said.

 

In the co-main event Rodrigo "Rantinho" Lima became the youngest Bellator champion as he mauled Zach Makovsky to take home the Bantamweight title. Ratinho took Makovsky down in the first round and smashed him with elbows, Makovsky being saved by the bell. Midway through round 2 Ratinho tripped Makovksky gaining side control, he progressed to mount and unloaded thunderous shots until the referee stopped the bout.

 

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SMOKEY AL - 5/12

 

Hope people don't mind me just using the image to display the results, it's very time comsuming to type it all up every time.

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Bellator FC 66 revealed - Chandler vs Alvares II headlines, Prindle meets Abdurahimov in co-main event.

 

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Their first fight was one of the best MMA fights of all time, now Bellator are going to treat MMA fans to the rematch. Can Alvarez win back his title? Or will Chandler pull off another upset and keep the title?

 

In the co-main event two giant heavyweight will meet as Eric Prindle meets the Russian Shamil Abdurahimov. Prindle is undefeated in 8 fights and is hoping to make it 9.

 

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PREDICTIONS WELCOME

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Boo canning the ladies... Boo.

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Alvarez chokes out Chandler to win back title

 

 

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Michael Chandler and Eddie Alvarez put together more than 11 minutes' worth of back-and-forth action that left no fan still sitting in his seat.

 

When it was all said and done, a bloodied and swollen Alvarez had earned the right to be called the new Bellator lightweight champion.

 

 

The thrilling affair headlined Saturday's Bellator 66 event, which took place at PALMS CASINO RESORT, Las Vegas, NV. The main card aired on Go Fight Live (and in high-definition on EPIX) while preliminary fights streamed live on MMAjunkie.com and Spike.com.

 

Chandler took control from the opening bell with a lead left hook, followed by a flurry that dropped Alvarez against the cage. They soon were off to the races.

 

Alvarez countered with a right of his own that stopped Chandler in his tracks before he secured a takedown. Somehow Alvarez managed to clear his head and recover from the early onslaught.

 

The pair continued to trade strikes until late in the round, when Alvarez landed a thudding right hand that dropped Chandler as the round concluded. The defending champion was battered, but he wouldn't go away.

 

Round two was close enough that it could have been scored either way. Both fighters were able to land punches and kicks on the feet, and they essentially canceled each other out in the grappling department.

 

At the beginning of round 3 Chandler shot a takedown on Alvarez. Alvarez sprawled well and locked up the D'Arce Choke, into a gator roll until Chandler tapped.

 

"I'm back baby, here I am champion again!" said Alvarez.

 

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Bellator FC 67 revealed - Lombard meets Leites, Amoussou and Saunders co-main event

 

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Hector Lombard will face his toughest task to date at Bellator 67 where he meets submission specialist Thales Leites. Lombard is currently on an unbelievable 25 fight unbeaten streak and looks unstoppable. Leites is riding a 3 fight win streak, the question on everyone's lips is can Leites be a legitimate threat or just another fighter to fall victim to Lombard's brutality?

 

 

The co-main event promises fireworks and two savage strikers will lock horns. Amoussou will meet UFC vet Ben Saunders.

 

 

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