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2 unusual facts about Bellator


Evolve MMA

The most high-profile members of the Evolve Fight Team are DREAM and ONE Fighting Championship Lightweight World Champion Shinya Aoki, Bellator World Champion Ben Askren, UFC lightweight contender Rafael Dos Anjos, UFC Fighter Leandro Issa, ONE Fighting Championship fighter Eddie Ng, ONE Fighting Championship fighter Jake Butler, and many others.

Inside MMA

The show includes a combination of talk, highlights, analysis from major MMA organisations such as the UFC, Bellator, and the World Series of Fighting.


Alexandre Bezerra

In his fifth Bellator fight, Bezerra defeated Kenny Foster via submission in round 2 to advance to the semifinals of the Bellator Season 6 Featherweight Tournament.

Alexis Vila

In the finals, Vila faced Eduardo Dantas for the season 5 Bellator Bantamweight tournament championship.

Andreas Spång

He even apologized again at the post-fight press conference with Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney in attendance, stating he just doesn't like people getting up in his face.

Fabrício Guerreiro

Fabrício de Assis Costa da Silva (born July 24, 1990), better known as Fabrício Guerreiro, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in Bellator's featherweight division.

Jacob Noe

Noe attended Raleigh-Egypt High School along with fellow Bellator Light Heavyweight and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, who Noe would befriend.

Louis Taylor

Taylor fought for Bellator again on December 14, 2012 at Bellator 84 against UFC veteran Joe Vedepo.

Nick Pace

Pace trains with the Tiger Schulmann Fight Team in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, alongside Bellator champion Lyman Good and fellow Ring of Combat champion Uriah Hall.

Phil Migliarese

Phil and Rick have trained professional athletes and MMA fighters including Philadelphia Eagles Trey Thomas and Winston Justice, UFC fighters Frankie Edgar and Waylon Lowe, Bellator fighter Tim Carpenter, several World and Pan-Am Jiu-Jitsu winners as well as local police officers and FBI agents.

Real Pro Wrestling

Muhammed Lawal - Season 1 Champion, NCAA Division II champion and Freestyle World Championships competitor (7th place), current mixed martial artist with Bellator, and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion.

Ricardo Migliarese

Rick and Phil have trained professional athletes and MMA fighters including Philadelphia Eagles Tra Thomas and Winston Justice, UFC fighters Frankie Edgar and Waylon Lowe, Bellator fighter Tim Carpenter.

Rob Kimmons

Kimmons now trains out of K2l's Grindhouse in Lee Summit Missouri with the likes of James Krause (WEC) and Eric Marriott (Bellator).

Sebastian River High School

Eric Luke, Professional mixed martial arts fighter, Bellator Fighting Championships Veteran, American Top Team.

Travis Marx

With three victories in a row in 2011, Marx signed with Bellator to compete in the bantamweight tournament.

Vitaly Minakov

Minakov defeated UFC and Bellator veteran Eddie Sanchez on June 7, 2012 at Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 7.

Minakov is expected to defend his belt against Bellator Season 9 Heavyweight Tournament winner Cheick Kongo at Bellator 115 on April 4th.

World Series of Fighting 9: Carl vs. Palhares

Rettinghouse is coming off his decision victory over Bellator vet Alexis Vila.


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