With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from April 2019: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Knockout of the Month” award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know...
Since the early days when the sport was anything but a mainstream endeavor, the MMA industry has thrived and survived through various websites, forums and, perhaps most importantly, social-media platforms. Fighters interact with fans, each other and many more through the likes of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, which helps...
Rory MacDonald wasn’t pleased with his performance at Bellator 220, and he attributed it in part to his relationship with a divine power. What do we make of that, coming from the Bellator welterweight champion? Retired UFC and WEC fighter Danny Downes joins MMA Junkie columnist Ben Fowlkes to...
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Jon Fitch believes he deserved to get the nod in his welterweight championship bout with Rory MacDonald at Bellator 220. He didn’t, though, and now he doesn’t know where he goes from here. Fitch (32-7-2 MMA, 1-0-1 BMMA) fought MacDonald (20-5-1 MMA, 2-1-1 BMMA) to a...
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Bellator lightweight Adam Piccolotti has been watching Benson Henderson since “forever.” But by his own estimation, he’s always thought he could beat the former UFC champion. After getting the call to fight him at Bellator 220, he was even more sure. “I’ve always been a...
nt" MMA Junkie Radio co-host and MMA Junkie contributor Dan Tom breaks down the Bellator’s top bouts. Today, we look at the co-main event for Bellator 220. Bellator 220 takes place Saturday at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. The main card streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA...
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Rory MacDonald and Jon Fitch didn’t anticipate walking into fight week with steroid accusations lingering over their Bellator 220 headliner. But the apparent anger that motivated MacDonald’s longtime coach to call Fitch a cheater brought little more than a shrug from the opponents scheduled to...
MMAjunkie Radio kicks off today at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) with Ilima-Lei Macfarlane. Macfarlane, Bellator’s women’s flyweight champion, will join the show to talk about her upcoming title defense against Veta Arteaga, which takes place April 27 at Bellator 220 in San Jose, Calif. The hosts will...
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