On Friday, Bellator MMA announced that it would hold the first MMA show in France on Saturday, October 10th featuring Cheick Kongo and Timothy Johnson. Also, on the card, Michael Page takes on Ross Houston. The event will have 25% capacity as it will be the first time since the return from the pandemic that […]
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COVID-19 sidelines Austin Vanderford for Bellator 246
Bellator’s Austin Vanderford is out of his fight this Saturday due to a positive COVID-19 test. Vanderford will be replaced by Pat Casey for the matchup with Daniel Madrid. Vanderford confirmed on social media that it was the second positive COVID-19 test. “Unfortunately I won’t be able to compete for @bellatormma next weekend,” the Instagram […]
Lesnar free agency builds speculation, interest from MMA
PWInsider.com first reported that Brock Lesnar is now a free agent which could mean a return to MMA. The former UFC Heavyweight Champion was last in the Octagon at UFC 200 in July 2016 against Mark Hunt. Despite winning, a drug test revealed a banned substance. Lesnar retired from the Octagon soon thereafter and returned […]
Bellator set to move to CBS Sports Network
Last week, Bellator announced back-to-back shows on September 11 and 12th. According to Ariel Helwani, the 12th will be the last on the Paramount Network as the promotion will head to CBS Sports network. As Helwani noted, Bellator has been a mainstay on the Spike/Paramount network since January 2013. It will be leaving to air […]
Bellator 244 produces just 275K on Paramount Friday
Bellator 244 drew 275,000 viewers on the Paramount Network on Friday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The ratings are the lowest of the year on the network. The event featured Vadim Nemkov as he won the light heavyweight title from Ryan Bader. The event was simulcast on DAZN. The telecast on cable drew just […]