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 […]
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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 […]
Bellator 217 draws 349,000 on Paramount
Bellator 217 took place this past Saturday night and drew 349,000 viewers via Nielson per ShowBuzz Daily. The card took place in Ireland and featured James Gallagher as he defeated Steven Graham. The event took place at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland and drew 13,150 for a gate of $1.2 million. The event aired on […]
Danis handed $7,500 fine and 6 month suspension for UFC 229 brawl
The Nevada Athletic Commission has handed down a punishment for Conor McGregor cornerman and Bellator welterweight Dillon Danis on Monday for his part in the UFC 229 post-fight brawl. Danis was handed a $7,500 fine and six-month suspension retroactive to UFC 229 on October 6, 2018. After Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated McGregor, the lightweight champ jumped […]
Bellator 215 draws 365,000 viewers on Paramount Network Friday night
Bellator MMA 215 drew 365,000 viewers on the Paramount Network Friday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The ratings continue a precipitous slide for the promotion on television. The event was the first of two nights for the promotion in Uncasville, Connecticut. Friday night’s event featured Matt Mitrione taking on Sergei Kharitonov in a […]