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Carla Esparza vs. World’s #1 Megumi Fujii booked for Bellator 24 in Florida with Angela Magana injured

CHICAGO, Ill. (August 10, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships today confirmed that Angela Magana has suffered a stress fracture to her right big toe that has subsequently forced her out of her scheduled Bellator 24 match-up with Megumi Fujii (20-0).  Magana’s injury has provided an opening for undefeated Two-Time NCAA All American wrestler Carla Esparza [...]

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Four-Time All American Wrestling Phenom Eric Larkin Joins the Bellator Fighting Championships Roster

CHICAGO, Ill. (August 09, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships today announced the signing of former Arizona State University wrestling prodigy and fast-rising mixed martial artist Eric Larkin to its rapidly expanding roster. The 2003 recipient of the illustrious Dan Hodge Trophy, Larkin captured the 2003 NCAA Division I National Championship at 149 lbs on his [...]

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Meet the Douchebag Roger Huerta [Allegedly] Knocked Out

Courtesy of Cagepotato.com Remember in high school how great it was when a little guy who was fed up with being picked on went berserk on a much bigger bully and kicked his ass like Ralphie Parker did to Scut Farkus in A Christmas Story? When Ralphie is former UFC lightweight contender Roger Huerta and Scut is [...]

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Jose Vega meets Danny Tims in a Bantamweight Tournament Grudge Match set for Bellator 26 in Kansas City

CHICAGO, Ill. (August 06, 2010) — Longtime rivals Jose Vega and Danny Tims will square off in a long overdue rubber match for an opening round Bellator Season 3 World Bantamweight Tournament fight as Bellator Fighting Championships returns to the Kansas City Power & Light District for the third time this year for Bellator 26 [...]

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Bryan Goldsby Officially Joins Bellator Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament

CHICAGO, Ill. (August 05, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships announced  today that dynamic striker and Macon, GA native Bryan Goldsby has officially been added to the Bellator Season 3 World Bantamweight Tournament. Goldsby sent a direct message to Bellator officials during Bellator 14 when he out-classed MMA trailblazer and heavily favored WEC veteran Jeff Curran [...]

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Welterweight Yoshiyuki Yoshida to Compete during Bellator Season 3 for Entry into Season 4 Tournament

CHICAGO, Ill. (August 04, 2010) —Yoshiyuki Yoshida, a heavy handed Judo black belt and UFC veteran, has become the newest addition to the Bellator Fighting Championships’ roster, as he fights an unannounced opponent at Bellator 31 on September 30th for the chance to earn a spot in the Season 4 World Welterweight Tournament. Yoshida is [...]

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Soto vs. Warren  Featherweight World Championship fight  heads to San Antonio Sept. 2nd

CHICAGO, Ill. (July 30, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships World Featherweight Championship belt will be on the line Sept. 2nd when reigning champ Joe “The Hammer” Soto defends his title against Season 2 Featherweight Tournament Champion  Joe Warren at Bellator 27 in San Antonio. The five-round Main Event Championship fight — which will be televised LIVE nationwide [...]

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Yves Edwards vs. Luis Palomino confirmed  as ‘Local Main Event’ for Bellator 24

CHICAGO, Ill. (July 29, 2010) — A showdown between one of MMA’s most exciting lightweights and a colorful, highly-regarded South Florida fan favorite will serve as the “Local Main Event” when Bellator Fighting Championships returns to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., for its Season 3 debut on Aug. 12th. The much anticipated fight [...]

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Bantamweight Jose Vega KOs his way into  Bellator Season 3 Tournament

CHICAGO, Ill. (July 28, 2010) — Missouri-based brawler Jose Vega, who caught the eye of Bellator scouts and MMA fans around the country during a nationally televised “Local Feature Fight” at Bellator 22 in June, has officially been added to Bellator’s upcoming Season 3 Bantamweight Tournament. The 24-year-old Vega brings an 8-2 record to the tournament, [...]

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Cole Konrad vs. Rogent Lloret slated for  Bellator 25 in Chicago on Aug. 19th

CHICAGO, Ill. (July 27, 2010) — Two-time NCAA wrestling champion Cole Konrad and highly-touted European submission ace Rogent Lloret will face of in an opening-round contest in Bellator’s Season 3 Heavyweight Tournament at the historic Chicago Theatre on Aug. 19th. Konrad and Lloret join a stacked Bellator 25 card that also features the U.S. debut of undefeated heavyweight [...]

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