Askren Drops Hieron To Retain Welterweight Title at Bellator 56
Santos, Prindle Secure Spots in Heavyweight Finals CHICAGO, Ill. (October 29, 2011) — The action was fast and ferocious inside Memorial Hall as Bellator Welterweight Champion Ben Askren successfully defended his belt against Tournament Champion Jay Hieron and Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos both advanced to the Finals of the Bellator Heavyweight Tournament with first round […]
*Bellator 56 Weigh-In Results*
Kansas City, KS. – The Bellator 56 weigh-ins have been completed from Riverside, Missouri in preparation for Bellator’s Saturday night event at Memorial Hall, which features Welterweight Champion Ben Askren defending his belt against season 4 tournament winner, Jay Hieron as well as the semifinals of the Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament. Bellator 56 will be broadcast LIVE on […]
Talent Filled Bellator 56 Card Invades KC’s Memorial Hall Saturday Night
Two-time University of Missouri National Wrestling Champion Ben Askren Headlines the Night CHICAGO, Ill. (October 27, 2011) — As Bellator Fighting Championships prepares to invade Memorial Hall in Kansas City on October 29th, the fight card has been finalized with a number of preliminary fights featuring some explosive local talent sure to make the Kansas City […]
Hayes out, Santos in for Semi-Finals of Bellator Heavyweight Tournament
Thiago Santos to face Blagoi Ivanov in semifinals of Heavyweight Tournament at Bellator 56 CHICAGO, Ill. (October 10, 2011) — Thiago Santos, on the heels of an impressive performance and first-round submission win last Saturday night, will step in for the injured Mike “300” Hayes and enter the semifinals of Bellator’s Season 5 Heavyweight […]
Askren vs. Hieron Welterweight World Title Fight Set for October 29 From Kansas City’s Memorial Hall
CHICAGO, Ill. (Oct. 1, 2011) — Bellator Fighting Championships announced today that undefeated Bellator Welterweight Champion Ben Askren will put his title on the line against Season 4 Tournament winner Jay Hieron on October 29 at Bellator 56 from Memorial Hall in Kansas City. Bellator 56 will also host the Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Semifinals and […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (9-24-11)
Everlast and Mixed Martial Arts Superstar Jon Jones Extend Deal Sacramento Bee 23, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — Everlast Worldwide Inc., the global leader in fight sports and fitness, has extended its exclusive equipment deal with MMA Superstar Jon “Bones” Jones. Jones, the youngest world champion in UFC History, will defend his Light … See all stories on this topic » […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (9-19-11)
SW Ohio no longer an MMA hotbed Dayton Daily News 2 MMA promotion — heads to Canton for an MTV2-televised event at the Canton Memorial Civic Center. It’s the organization’s first event in Ohio since a lowly attended show in Dayton in 2009. Earlier this month, Strikeforce — which is now under the UFC … See all stories on this […]
Marston And Vella First To Receive Maltese Pro Boxing Licenses
The Malta Boxing Commission announced today that Marianne Marston and Clayton Vella are the first to be issued professional boxer licenses by the Republic of Malta professional boxing sanctioning organisation. On announcing the first boxers licensed by the Malta Boxing Commission President Alexander Zammit said, “It is with pleasure that I am able to announce […]
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