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MVP rounds out May 16th MMA card on Netflix

March 24, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Most Valuable Promotions announced more fights for the May 16th Ronda Rousey-Gina Carano Netflix card. There were a lot of names that many MMA fans will remember. Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior Dos Santos will fight Karate Combat champion Rogelis Despaigne. Also, undefeated flyweight Muhammad Mokaev (former UFC fighter) takes on former ONE champion Adriano […]

Filed Under: Bellator, Bellator MMA, boxing, Most Valuable Promotions, Netflix, ONE Championshp, UFC

Top 10 of 2025 – No. 7 PFL announces the end of Bellator, what happened since

December 27, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

In January, the Professional Fighters’ League announced that it the Bellator brand would be no more. The company was purchased in November 2023 and with a promise to implement the Bellator roster into the PFL, nothing big has happened in 2025. The PFL announced a tournament for the year offering $500K. However, PFL events were […]

Filed Under: Bellator, Featured, PFL, Top 10 of 2025 Tagged With: bellator, Dakota Ditcheva, Francis Ngannou, PFL

Bellator/PFL attempt to dismiss Mousasi antitrust claim

May 26, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Gone under the radar in the world of combat sports litigation, last fall Gegard Mousasi sued Bellator alleging that he was frozen out of activity as a way to avoid paying his hefty fight guarantee. Mousasi had escalators in his 8-fight contract which would have him earning $850K per fight regardless of outcome. The 39-year-old […]

Filed Under: Bellator, Featured, legal, UFC

After PFL, Patchy Mix inserted into UFC 316

May 18, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Former Bellator Bantamweight Patchy Mix has signed with the UFC and will face Mario Bautista on June 7th at UFC 316. Mix was released by the PFL on May 13th. He was signed by the UFC the next day. It is likely that Mix negotiated or requested his release from the PFL in order to […]

Filed Under: Bellator, Bellator MMA, PFL, UFC

Wilson suspended by USADA for use of other’s vape pen

February 21, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

PFL fighter Jay Jay Wilson was suspended by USADA for use of a vape pen from another individual who had taken metenolone and its metabolite. Wilson was suspended three months by USADA retroactive to April 1, 2024. But due to the investigation, Wilson had to sit out an extra six-and-a-half months. The investigation took 10 […]

Filed Under: Bellator, Bellator MMA, Drug Testing, Flagged by USADA, PFL, USADA

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