Bellator MMA teamed up with Rizin Fighting Federation and took their cage to Japan for the first time on Saturday. Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan hosted Bellator 237: Fedor vs. Rampage featuring former Pride FC Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko taking on former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson as the main event bout.
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Dec 22, 2019 Multiple Contributors There are fighters who found success in the Octagon, and there are fighters whose success transcended the Octagon. The latter group featured superstars whose contributions weren’t necessarily defined by their records. They didn’t just excel in the sport, they changed it. Over the past decade, three such athletes stood out
Image Credit: Bellator Michael Chandler doesn’t have beef with Sidney Outlaw, but he still plans to put a hurting on him. Chandler and Outlaw are set to clash tonight (Dec. 28). The bout takes place inside the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Outlaw is filling in for the injured Benson Henderson. Chandler Plans To
Bellator Japan: ‘Fedor vs. Rampage’ takes place this evening live from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Fedor Emelianenko (38-6 MMA) will be looking to rebound after suffering a first round knockout loss to Ryan Bader in his most recent appearance at Bellator 214. Prior to that, ‘The Last Emperor’ had scored back-to-back TKO victories
Surging lightweight contender Goiti Yamauchi captured his third-straight win last night (Sat., Dec. 28, 2019) at Bellator 237 live on Paramount Network and DAZN from inside Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, as the Japanese fighter submitted Daron Cruickshank in the first round with an impressive rear-naked choke. Yamauchi was landing some good kicks on
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Rampage Jackson Bellator Japan weigh-in staredown and results [embedded content] (Courtesy of MMAFightingonSBN) Bellator Japan: Fedor vs. Rampage emanates from the iconic Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan and will air LIVE on Paramount Network and DAZN on Saturday, Dec. 28 at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT. Bellator Japan post-lims, powered by
8:14 AM ET Kayla Harrison left the cage, her head sank and tears welled up in her eyes. She stopped to hug one of her coaches, and then her manager, Ali Abdelaziz, escorted her backstage with his arm slung over her shoulder. For those who watched the 20-second clip on social media, it looked like
Image Credit: Michael Reaves/Getty Images Greg Hardy’s return date and opponent have both been locked in. UFC officials announced Friday that Greg Hardy will be taking on undefeated Yorgan de Castro at UFC Columbus on March 28. Both men got their big break into the UFC through Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series, and de
Image: Onefc.com Vitor Belfort wants to rematch Wanderlei Silva. The two fought back in October of 1998 at UFC Brazil where it was Belfort who won by first round TKO. Since then, Silva became the Pride champion while Belfort won the UFC’s light heavyweight championship and both have gone their own ways. Silva has since
Michael “Venom” Page may be one of the most popular fighters on the Bellator MMA roster, but the high-flying knockout artist still has a loss to avenge entering 2020. Page, who is scheduled to meet Japanese veteran Shinsho Anzai in a catchweight bout this weekend at Bellator 237, suffered the only loss of his pro
Bellator 237: Countdown to Fedor vs. Rampage [embedded content] (Courtesy of Bellator MMA) It all goes down this weekend in Japan and we’re hyped to bring you Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs. Fedor ‘The Last Emporer’ Emelianenko in a highly-anticipated heavyweight matchup. Watch this full countdown video and take an in-depth look at these warriors now!
6:26 PM ET After a busy first year in the UFC, Greg Hardy will step back in the Octagon in early 2020. Hardy will meet Yorgan De Castro in a key heavyweight bout at UFC Columbus on March 28 in Ohio, the promotion announced Friday. The former NFL standout fought five times in 2019, making
Image Credit: Bellator MMA The weigh-ins for the Bellator 237 event are in the books. Bellator officials held the weigh-ins for Bellator 237 on Friday.Thus the fights are on the track of taking place. Bellator Japan (also known as Bellator 237: Fedor vs. Rampage) is set to take place on December 29, 2019 at Saitama
Image: Tyson Fury on Instagram Heavyweight boxing star Tyson Fury has confirmed that he will soon be heading to Dublin to train MMA with UFC superstar Conor McGregor. Fury is one of the best heavyweight boxers on the planet but in recent months has teased a future move to mixed martial arts. Fury has been
The biggest rematch in recent boxing history will go down on Feb. 22 from inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, as reigning WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (42-0-1, 41 KO) takes on undefeated English superstar Tyson Fury (29-0-1, 20 KO) in the biggest fight of 2020. Remember, Wilder and Fury first met
For light-heavyweight Jordan Johnson, fighting twice in one night during the opening rounds of the PFL playoffs this past October was a challenge he was looking forward to tackling, and despite two tough opponents, he was able to come out of the night happy with how he performed. Facing Maxim Girshin first, then Rashid Yusupov,
8:14 AM ET Quinton Jackson thought it was his last chance to fight in Japan. So, in 2012, the fighter known as “Rampage” went against doctor’s orders and didn’t pull out of his fight against Ryan Bader at UFC 144 despite a torn meniscus. Bader, now the Bellator heavyweight and light heavyweight champion, won via
Drake has had his fair share of beef with A-list celebrities. One that takes centre stage is Drake’s ongoing beef with rapper and Kanye West’s homie, Pusha T. Their feud culminated in a diss track called The Story of Adidon, released by Pusha T in 2018. The song took aim at the Canadian rapper’s behaviour