Jon Anik: ‘The biggest winners with this announcement are the fighters, and that’s exactly how Bellator would want it’
This week’s announcement regarding the freshly-signed television distribution deal Bellator Fighting Championships inked with NBC, Fox Sports, and Telemundo brought a smile to the face of numerous fans and fighters. Included in that bunch was none other than host of ESPN’s “MMA Live” Jon Anik, who Bellator fans might also recognize as the play-by-play portion of the promotion’s broadcast... [Read More...]
Bellator Fighting Championships secures network deals with FOX Sports Net, NBC and Telemundo
Bellator Fighting Championships is set to broadcast its second and third seasons on the FOX Sports Net, NBC and Telemundo networks. The landmark agreement with the various networks was announced today by Bellator CEO/Founder Bjorn Rebney and executives from FOX Sports Net and NBC. “Since our launch earlier this year, there has been an overwhelming demand from MMA fans nationwide for us to broadcast... [Read More...]
Bellator Fighting Championships Postpones Second Season
Bellator Fighting Championships will postpone their second season from the previously announced date of October, to January of 2010. FiveOuncesOfPain.com has recently been able to confirm the news of the promotion pushing back the date of their second season through sources close to the event. The reason given for the postponement is that Bellator is currently trying to finalize negotiations with a... [Read More...]
Bellator Concludes Season One with Golden Event
The fledgling Bellator Fighting Championships promotion handed out two belts this past Friday night at yet another event filled with intense action and highlight-reel moments. The show marked the final of Bellator’s exciting first season. Lightweight favorite Eddie Alvarez improved his professional record to 18-2 after locking in a rear-naked choke on Toby Imada thirty-eight seconds into the second... [Read More...]
Three title fights in two events will conclude Bellator’s first season
Three championship bouts are set to bring a close to Bellator Fighting Championships first season of action. The separate events are set to take place on June 12 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, and June 19 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The winner of each tournament finale will walk away with a cool $100,000 cash for the win, which will bring... [Read More...]
Joe Soto Earns $100,000 and First Bellator Championship
After defeating Ben Greer and featherweight tournament favorite Wilson Reis leading up to last night’s Bellator event, Joe Soto has become the promotion’s first ever champion. Soto took it to Yahir Reyes in the featherweight finals, brutalizing him with ground and pound in the first before eventually sinking in the game ending rear-naked choke in the second. The event took place on Friday... [Read More...]
Hector Lombard and Jared Hess set for Bellator middleweight finals following Week 9
Hector Lombard and Jared Hess both secured victories on Friday evening to guarantee their spots in Bellator’s upcoming middleweight finals. Last nights action took place at the Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, Louisiana and will air tonight on ESPN Deportes via one day tape delay. Both Lombard and Hess earned $50,000 for their winning efforts and will have the opportunity to take home another $100,000... [Read More...]
Dave “Pee-Wee” Herman vs. Eddie Sanchez at June 19 Bellator
Heavyweight knockout artists Dave “Pee-Wee” Herman and Eddie Sanchez are all set to drop bombs on June 19 at a Bellator event scheduled for Florida. FiveOuncesOfPain.com has confirmed the news of the bout from a source close to Dave Herman. The bout with Sanchez will undoubtedly mark the toughest test in Herman’s fifteen fight career. Of his fourteen victories, every single one of... [Read More...]
Beatdowns, Brawls and Chokeouts Highlight Bellator FC Week 7
Omar De La Cruz and Lyman Good cemented themselves as the welterweight finalists for Bellator’s eight man, 170 pound tournament. The seventh week of the Bellator Fighting Champioships took place at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois and airs tonight on ESPN Deportes via one day tape delay. De La Cruz survived some early scares at the hands of UFC veteran Dave Menne only to battle back and... [Read More...]
All fighters ready to battle at Bellator FC Week 7
It’s time to gear up once again for another Bellator Fighting Championship event this evening. From dazzling spinning backfist knockouts to silly upside down triangles that you will never erase from your memory, Bellator has been been consistently putting together match-ups that pan out and there’s no reason as to why tonight’s seventh week of action under the promotion should be... [Read More...]
Gesias “JZ” Calvancante possibly headed to Bellator
FiveOuncesOfPain.com has learned that top lightweight Gesias “JZ” Calvancante has expressed interest in the possibility of joining the fledgling Mixed Martial Arts organization Bellator’s second season. The bit of information came in a conversation with Bellator CEO/founder Bjorn Rebney at this past Friday’s Bellator VI event. American Top Team’s Calvancante attended a previous Bellator... [Read More...]
Joe Soto and Yahir Reyes Advance to Featherweight Finals at Bellator Week 6
In a battle of unbeaten prospects Joe Soto was able to keep the fight standing and avoid any submission attempts from the dangerous Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Wilson Reis to hand the tournament favorite his very first loss at last evening’s Bellator event. The show marked the sixth installation of the organization’s ongoing tournament and went down at the Central Pavilion Arena in Robstown,... [Read More...]
Chokeouts and Beatdowns Aplenty at Bellator Fighting Championship Week 5
If you happen to be one of the unfortunate combatants that came up on the losing end of last night’s Bellator FC card, you more than likely caught a nasty beatdown or got yourself choked out. Eight of the evening’s total nine bouts were finished by either triangle choke, guillotine, rear-naked choke, or strikes. Bellator held it’s lightweight semifinals last evening in separate match-ups... [Read More...]
Dave “Pee Wee” Herman: ‘Nobody Ever Showed Me How’
Dave Herman is flat out one of the rawest talents currently competing in mixed martial arts’ heavyweight division. The man affectionately known as “Pee Wee” has put together stoppages over game opposition such as Mario Rinaldi, Kerry Schall and Ron Waterman, all without ever stepping foot inside an MMA gym. Herman stopped his first thirteen opponents with strikes all while ‘just... [Read More...]
Bellator VII Line-Up Revealed
Bellator Fighting Championships has put together a solid card for its 7th week which is scheduled for May 15th and will be held at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois. Headlined by two semi-final bouts for the welterweight tournament the card will also have a few former UFC fighters and the wife of UFC light heavyweight contender Brandon Vera. Also slated to fight on the card is former King of... [Read More...]
Eddie Alvarez and Jorge Masvidal scheduled for May 1 Bellator show in Dayton
The second round of the Bellator Fighting Championship’s lightweight tournament is set to commence on Friday, May 1 in Dayton, Ohio. Slated to compete are the two odds-on favorites to reach the finals of the eight-man, single-elimination tourney, Eddie Alvarez and Jorge Masvidal. FiveOuncesOfPain.com learned of the news after speaking with sources close to the fight on Thursday. Alvarez, 16-2,... [Read More...]
Wilson Reis vs. Joe Soto set for the second round of Bellator’s featherweight Grand Prix on May 8
The second round of the Bellator Fighting Championships’ featherweight Grand Prix is set to kick off on Friday, May 8 in Texas. One of the featured bouts will pit former EliteXC bantamweight champion Wilson Reis vs. former All-American wrestler Joe Soto. FiveOuncesOfPain.com learned of the featherweight Grand Prix semifinal matchup on Wednesday morning after speaking with a source close to Reis. Both... [Read More...]
Abundance of beatdowns in Bellator FC’s third week of action
There was no shortage of highlight reel finishes in last night’s Bellator FC event which marked the promotion’s third week in the ongoing tournament. Five of the scheduled eleven bouts were finalized by knockout, four of the combatants were forced to tap out and only two fights went to the judges. The event took place at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma and will be aired this... [Read More...]
Bellator Fighting Championships week two results
The second week of Bellator Fighting Championships is in the books. The event took place last night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut and will air this evening on ESPN Deportes via one day tape delay. The nights main event saw highly touted Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist Wilson Reis improving his undefeated record to 7-0 with a unanimous decision victory over Hector Martinez in a... [Read More...]
All fighters make weight for Bellator Fighting Championships week two
Every one of the fighters partaking in this evening’s Bellator Fighting Championships week two event successfully made weight. Week two of the Bellator Fighting Championships will take place tonight at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, and will be aired tomorrow evening on ESPN Deportes. The event feature a number of tournament pounds in the 145, 155 and 170 pound weight classes... [Read More...]
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