ESPN reports that Michael McDonald has signed with Bellator. The Bantamweight was granted his release from the UFC despite having fights left on his contract. He stated that he felt like he could trust the UFC’s motives. In an interview with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto earlier this week, he detailed the reasons why he turned down […]
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More on Bellator’s debut in New York
MMA Junkie reports that Bellator will promote its June PPV separate from Bellator 180, which will be at the same venue on the same night. The PPV, which is being branded as “Bellator:NYC” is scheduled to be 5 fights which is headlined by Chael Sonnen taking on Wanderlei Silva. In addition, the rescheduled bout between […]
War Machine found guilty on 29 charges in beating of former girlfriend and another
MMA Junkie reports that former MMA fighter War Machine (born Jon Koppenhaver) was found guilty on Monday of 29 charges from the brual beating of his ex-girlfriend Christy Mach and her male friend Corey Thomas in 2014. The jury delivertated for a day and a half before finding War Machine guilty of most charges although […]
Sonnen-Silva headline Bellator’s second PPV
Bellator returns to PPV with Chael Sonnen-Wanderlei Silva as the main event. The event will take place on June 24th at Madison Square Garden in New York. It will be the second PPV in the company’s history. In May 2014, Bellator 120 featured Rampage Jackson-King Mo and Michael Chandler-Eddie Alvarez. The event drew 100,000 PPV […]
Federal magistrate in LA transfer Bellator’s Motion to Quash UFC Subpoena to Nevada
A Los Angeles Federal Magistrate Judge has transferred Bellator’s Motion to Quash Zuffa’s Subpoenas to the Nevada court hearing the antitrust lawsuit. The decision to transfer venue was made on Friday March 17th and done without oral argument. Citing “exceptional circumstances” pursuant to the federal rules governing subpoenas, it determined that the “interests in favor […]