KANSAS CITY, Mo. (May 26, 2010) — Ben Askren, who won two NCAA wrestling championships while competing at the University of Missouri and then represented the United States at the 2008 Olympic Games, will headline Bellator Fighting Championships’ latest event at KC Live! in the Kansas City Power & Light District on June 17th. Askren (5-0) will [...]
Continue reading …HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (May 21, 2010) — South Florida native and MMA rising star Pat Curran will return to fight in his home state for the first time next month since two upset victories in Bellator Fighting Championships’ Season 2 Lightweight Tournament catapulted him into the tournament’s championship round and national MMA stardom. Curran, who grew up in [...]
Continue reading …SAN ANTONIO, Texas (May 21, 2010) — A long-awaited match-up between two of the most exciting and best-known fighters from South Texas—Aaron Rosa and Robert Villegas—has been announced as the Local Main Event for Bellator 20 at San Antonio’s Majestic Theatre. Promoters have attempted for years to convince Rosa (12-3), a 26-year-old from San Antonio [...]
Continue reading …GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (May 20, 2010) – MMA star Dan Hornbuckle and former U.S. Olympian Ben Askren both booked passage into the championship round of Bellator Fighting Championships’ Season 2 Welterweight Tournament at Bellator 19 on Thursday with dominant performances. Meanwhile, reigning Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Soto improved his record to a perfect 9-0 with a “Super Fight” victory [...]
Continue reading …GRAND PRARIE, Texas (May 19, 2010) — Bellator Welterweight Tournament semifinalist Ryan Thomas shot back at disparaging comments made Monday by his opponent, Ben Askren, calling the former U.S. Olympian a “coward” who “needs to keep his mouth shut before I shut it for him.” The remarks were the latest salvo in the ongoing war of words [...]
Continue reading …GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (May 17, 2010) — The ongoing war of words between Bellator Welterweight Tournament semifinalists Ben Askren and Ryan Thomas continued on Monday with Askren predicting that their much-anticipated rematch this Thursday night at Bellator 19 will end the same way as their first meeting—albeit in much more decisive fashion. “I’m going to do the [...]
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Bellator 20 official weigh-in/pre-fight press conference scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CDT today
May 26, 2010 No CommentSAN ANTONIO, Texas (May 26, 2010) — The official weigh-in and pre-fight press conference for Bellator Fighting Championships’ Thursday evening event at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Texas, will take place TODAY beginning at 5:30 p.m. CDT. Bellator will once again provide a LIVE video stream of the weigh-in and press conference at Bellator.com. Participants include Bellator [...]
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