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Bellator 65: A New Champion is Crowned

Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief) — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 06:14:12 +0000

Bellator’s first ever bantamweight champion Zach Makovsky held the title for nearly 17 months, but in his first title defense at tonight’s Bellator 65, he lost the belt. Season five tournament winner Eduardo Dantas became the promotions second ever bantamweight champion with an impressive outing in front of a pro-Makovsky crowd at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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Marcos Galvao and Luis Nogueira Advance to Bantamweight semifinals at Bellator 65

Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief) — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 02:06:13 +0000

The second half of the Bellator season six bantamweight quarterfinal round was concluded during tonight’s Bellator 65 event. Live from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey Marcos Galvao, Ed West, Alexis Vila and Luis Nogueira looked to join Travis Marx and Hiroshi Nakamura, who advanced to the semifinals at last week’s Bellator 64.

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Bellator 65 Main Card offers a little something for everyone

Mike Hammersmith (Featured Staff Writer) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:16:42 +0000

With the UFC having taken an extended break, Bellator has been capitalizing on this lapse with their own brand of MMA programming. Bellator 65 will feature matches across several tournament brackets, and a title bout that should make for a great night of action. So, let's take a short look at what we have in store this Friday.

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Strange Times at Bellator 55

James Begley (Staff Writer) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:37:34 +0000

The semi-finals for Bellator’s Bantamweight tournament continued on Saturday night at Bellator 55 which took place outdoors at the Cocopah Resort and Casino in Yuma, Arizona featuring a killer card that included Bellator Light Heavyweight champion Christian M’Pumbu in a non-title bout against Travis Wiuff.

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Bellator 55 Bold Predictions

Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief) — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 04:01:08 +0000

With another weekend without a ZUFFA event Bellator will once again have the full attention of the MMA community for Saturdays Bellator 55. Making their second trip to the Grand Canyon State, Bellator 55 will be live from the Cocopah Resort and Casino Yuma, Arizona. The semi-final round of the bantamweight tournament will headline Saturday’s event but the Bellator light heavyweight champion is also on the card in non-title fight action.

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While not a Fan of Non-Title Bouts, Zach Makovsky is just happy to fight

Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:53:02 +0000

A double-edged sword is “something that causes both advantages and problems” and the current tournament format by Bellator fits that description perfectly. While the tournaments are highly entertaining and place the fate of the fighters in their own hands, winning comes at a price.

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Bellator 51 Results: Down goes Warren!

Joshua Wood (Editor in Chief) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:27:55 +0000

The luck has finally run out for “The Baddest man on the planet,” Joe Warren at Bellator 51. The current featherweight champion entered the bantamweight tournament in hopes to become a multiple Bellator title holder. Those dreams went dark just one minute into fight as his opponent Alexis Vila turned his lights out with a left hand.

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