Niinimaki Tops Beebe For 10th Straight Win; Kuivanen, Vanttinen Retain Gold at Cage 22 VANTAA, Finland -- Nearly to 3,000 fans packed Energy Arena on Saturday night as the Vantaa crowd came to see their local MMA stars shine at Cage 22.

Light Heavyweight World Title Fight Headlines Bellator MMA from New Mexico’s Santa Ana Star Center February 28th (PRESS RELEASE) -- Newport Beach, CA. (January 7, 2013) – The title fights continue for Bellator MMA as the promotion announced today Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion Christian M’Pumbu will put...

Bellator 71: What to Watch For Bellator Fighting Championships 205-pound titleholder Christian M'Pumbu has yet to defend the belt he won more than a year ago. That figures to...

Pictures: Bellator 66 Eddie Alvarez seized revenge against Shinya Aoki with a first-round stoppage at Bellator 66.

Alvarez Batters Aoki at Bellator 66; Weedman, Hawn, Goncalves, Spang Advance It took former Bellator Fighting Championships lightweight titleholder Eddie Alvarez a little more than two minutes to erase the memories of his December 2008 encounter with...

Eddie Alvarez, Shinya Aoki Cleared for Rematch at Bellator 66 in Cleveland Eddie Alvarez will officially get another crack at Shinya Aoki.

Bellator’s 2012 Summer Series Begins in West Virginia with Light Heavyweight Quarterfinals The first event of Bellator Fighting Championships’ 2012 Summer Series has a date, a venue and a host of light heavyweight contenders to...

Nordic Warming Trend As the snow melts away, so does some of the long-standing resistance toward MMA. It's hard to identify an exact tipping point, but there is...

Bellator 61: What to Watch For Bellator Fighting Championships returns to the state of Louisiana on Friday, holding Bellator 61 at the Riverdome at Horseshoe Casino in Bossier City.

Update: Vanttinen Earns Bellator Contract, Possible Tourney Berth With his second-round stoppage of Malik Merad at Saturday’s Fight Festival 31, Finnish prospect Marcus Vanttinen secured his spot on Bellator...