Scott Coker Expects Emelianenko-Sonnen Card to Exceed Interest Generated by Bellator 198 Bellator president Scott Coker has the beginnings of plan in mind for the location and type of card that will be headlined by the heavyweight grand prix semifinal matchup between Fedor Emelianenko and...

Bellator MMA Goes All-In with Heavyweight Grand Prix The 2018 heavyweight tournament might be just enough to turn around Bellator’s recent fortunes, writes Pressley Nietering.

Fedor Emelianenko on Frank Mir Matchup at Bellator 198: Size Doesn’t Matter Former Pride Fighting Championships heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko will face former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Frank Mir in the main event of...

The McGregor-esque Confidence of Dillon Danis The brash Brazilian jiu-jitsu star will make his professional mixed martial arts debut at Bellator 198 on Saturday in Chicago.

A Fitting End This month, April 8 to be exact, marks the 11-year anniversary of Pride 34: Kamikaze, the last event promoted by the legendary Pride Fighting...

The Hit List: Pride Fighting Championships Titleholders, Grand Prix Winners The Japanese juggernaut staged more than 60 events and served as a proving ground for many of the sport’s all-time greats.

Duffy: Smashed in the Revolving Door, a Guide to When and How to Retire Sherdog columnist Ben Duffy examines the difficulty mixed martial artists seem to have exiting their profession gracefully.

Breen: Bellator’s Checkered Bridge to Nowhere Bellator MMA has a problem. A big one. Granted, it’s a problem about which only the sport’s most dedicated and fastidious fight watchers...

The Bottom Line: Drawing Parallels Brian Ortega charted a similar course to that of champion Max Holloway in his climb to the top of the UFC’s featherweight division, writes...

5 Reasons to Watch Bellator 195 Darrion Caldwell risks his Bellator MMA bantamweight title against Leandro Higo this Friday in Thackerville, Oklahoma.