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Shlemenko and Lima win at Bellator 57

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Two more names were added to the list of Bellator Tournament champions at last night’s Bellator 57. The finals in the middleweight and welterweight tournament headlined the promotions second trip to Canada and the Casino Rama in Rama. Ontario.

The Top 5 Fights in November

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Its getting close to that time, the leaves have been falling and the temperatures a dropping, the end of the year approaches. As you come down from your Halloween sugar high, November offers up seven Mixed Martial Arts events to watch.

Bellator 53 Results: Saunders and Lima advance to the Finals

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The Welterweight tournament was narrowed down to two combatants following the outcomes of the bracket match-ups at Bellator 53. The four remaining competitors were Ben Saunders, Douglas Lima, Chris Lozano, and Luis Santos, with Lima being matched up with Lozano and Saunders fighting Santos.

The Welterweights Kickoff Season Five at Bellator 49

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It was the welterweight tournament that was given the honor of kicking off the fifth season for Bellator from Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A staple of the Bellator tournaments, the welterweights do not disappoint at Bellator 49 with four competitive fights.

Bellator Fighting Championship Season 5 Preview

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The highly anticipated fifth season from the Bellator Fighting Championship gets underway on September 10th with Bellator 49. The newest season will feature four tournaments taking place in the Bantamweight, Welterweight, middleweight and heavyweight divisions. The quarterfinal rounds for all four tournaments will take place over between Bellator 49 and Bellator 52; here is a preview of season five.

Ben Saunders Displays His Potential at Bellator 39

Ben Saunders (10-3-2) is a violent man. Standing at 6’3, he is a giant in the Welterweight division, and his aggressive, relentless style of striking is a handful for anyone who cannot pin him down.

After a tenure on the sixth season of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ which saw Saunders come up short in the quarterfinals, the young welterweight went on quite the tear through his division. His barrage of knees against Travis Wolfe was the first bout in which a wide audience got to witness the brutality of Saunders’ Muay Thai, stopping Wolfe in the first round in a memorable display of clinch work.