Bellator announced that Ryan Bader will defend his heavyweight title against Cheick Kongo when the promotion returns to San Jose’s SAP Center on September 7th. The event will be a DAZN exclusive event streamed through the digital platform. Bader is also the light heavyweight champion. His defense against the French-born Kongo will be his first […]
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Bellator MMA 223 draws 386,000 on The Paramount Network for tape-delayed card
Bellator MMA Live 223 drew 386,000 on The Paramount Network Saturday night. The event was a tape-delayed telecast as the show took place earlier in London. The event saw an upset as Rafael Lovato, Jr. defeated Gegard Mousasi to win the Bellator MMA middleweight world championship. The telecast aired on digital streaming service DAZN as […]
Bellator 220 salaries: MacDonald tops roster
The California Athletic Commission has disclosed the salaries for Bellator 220 which took place in San Jose, Saturday night. Rory MacDonald was the top reported salary making $200,000 for his 5 round draw with Jon Fitch. Despite the draw, MacDonald moves on in the welterweight Grand Prix and retains his belt. Fitch earned $140,000. Neither […]
Leslie Smith finds new home in Bellator MMA
Yahoo! Sports reports that former UFC fighter Leslie Smith has signed with Bellator MMA and plans to move to Featherweight. Smith’s last scheduled fight was to be almost a year to the day in April 2018 when she was to meet Aspen Ladd in Atlantic City. However, Ladd did not make weight and Smith did […]
Bellator 219 draws 307,000 viewers on Paramount
Bellator 219 took place Friday night in Temecula, California and drew 307,000 viewers on the Paramount Network per Nielsen. The main event saw a good scrap between Brandon Girtz and Saad Awad. Girtz defeated Awad in the lightweight matchup. The event also saw the return of Daniel Straus as he submitted Shane Kruchten via first-round […]