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Sherdog.com Bellator MMA Swoops in and Signs UFC Vet Matt Riddle in Deal with Legacy FCYahoo! SportsBefore he ever saw any action for Legacy, however, Bellator MMA swooped in and signed him away. MMAWeekly.com sources confirmed the deal, which was initially reported by Inside MMA. Riddle was initially expected to fight at Legacy FC 21 [...]

Sherdog.com Matt Riddle headed to Bellator MMA after Legacy FC contract buyoutMMAmania.comAnne-Marie Sorvin-US PRESSWIRE. Matt Riddle's next fight will take place under the Bellator MMA banner after a contract buyout brought "Deep Waters" over from Legacy Fighting Championship (LFC).  Share on Facebook ·  Tweet post · 1 Comments …Matt Riddle headed to Bellator [...]

Bellator’s Michelle Ould became the latest fighter to take a jab at Bryan Caraway this week. Hours after the UFC announced it had suspended Nathan Diaz on Thursday for using a homophobic slur to describe Caraway, Ould, a 7-3 women’s MMA veteran, insinuated on Twitter that Caraway, who spoke out against marijuana following Pat Healy’s [...]

Hopefully everyone out there enjoyed the recent mini-summer break, because from here on out, it’s going to be a wild ride. As the mixed martial arts schedule kicks back into high gear, I’m happy to be once again joined by my colleague, Luke Thomas, for this latest edition of the MMA Roundtable. We’ll peruse the [...]

With fall season approaching, Bellator will have another time changeMMA FightingHow that affects MMA? Well, in quite a few ways. The most obvious is that the musical chairs that has been Bellator's time slot will have yet another change. Bellator had been following Impact from 10 p.m. until midnight, or sometimes well past that …and [...]

There was a news item a few days ago that on first glance, had nothing to do with MMA, but upon further thought, has everything to do with it. The news bit was that Spike’s pro wrestling franchise, TNA Impact Wrestling, is moving from its current 8-10 p.m. start time on Thursday to 9-11 p.m., [...]

Bleacher Report The rumors and the damage done for Bellator MMAUSA TODAY2 MMA promotion in the world thanks, but no thanks. Or, at least, he thought he did. According to comments Garcia made to MMA Fighting, he wasn't even interested in hearing what Bellator had to say. He'd heard "some stories," he explained. Stories …Bjorn [...]

Bleacher Report Bjorn Rebney says Bellator MMA will never be a 'feeder system' for the UFCMMAmania.comStay connected for news and updates Follow @MMAmaniaNews. Bellator MMA founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney talks about the process of building his promotion into the number one MMA entity in the world and not becoming a "feeder system" to the [...]

Bleacher Report MMA: Former Champion Makovsky Details His Contract Troubles with BellatorBleacher ReportOne of the interesting side stories to emerge from the Eddie Alvarez-Bellator dispute is Alvarez dropping Zach Makovsky's name as a person who has had contract disputes with the promotion. Makovsky spoke to Bloody Elbow about the contract issue that …Morning Report: Former [...]

Last week, midway through a rant about his legal troubles, former Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez alluded to a troubling experience his friend, Zach Makovsky, had with Bellator management. Between 2010 and 2011, Makovsky racked up a perfect 6-0 record within the promotion en route to winning season three’s tournament, becoming Bellator’s inaugural bantamweight champion, [...]