Bellator MMA received 277,000 viewers on Friday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It was the first time that the promotion held an event since the pandemic shutdown this past spring. In the feature bout of the evening from the Mohegan Sun Sergio Pettis defeated Ricky Bandejas in a bantamweight matchup. The 135-minute event drew […]
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After first pro loss, Nieman Gracie hopes to bounce back soon
As most of the country is still under stay-at-home orders, Nieman Gracie is adjusting in New York where he resides. “Things have been a little crazy,” an understatement as the city has been one of the hardest hit by the pandemic. But the Bellator rising star perseveres. Gracie (9-1 pro record, 7-1 in Bellator) has […]
CR-X owner, undefeated Bellator Featherweight McKee recovering well from knee surgery
Undefeated Bellator Featherweight A.J. McKee is a future superstar for the promotion. As he waits out the pandemic like the rest of us, McKee bides his time by working on his Honda CR-X, a car model that is older than the 25-year-old. The forced-time off for A.J. McKee has helped him recover from knee surgery […]
Payout Exclusive: Bellator’s Tywan Claxton reveals his source code
Tywan Claxton revealed the key to figuring out his MMA game. The up and coming Bellator Featherweight stated that opponents just need to read the source code in his computer language to figure out his move set. Really. The self-taught, computer coder noted that you can figure out his “movements” if you learned how he […]
Bellator champ files lawsuit against former basketball coach
Hawaii News Now reports on the lawsuit filed by current Bellator MMA flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane, her sister and one other former student against a Punahou School basketball coach of sexually abusing them while they were students. Notably, the coach, Dwayne Yuen, was never arrested on the claims. Macfarlane graduated from Punahou in 2009. Her […]