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.
On a weekend without a UFC event, Bellator 54 took center stage with the semifinal round of the middleweight tournament and a non-title fight bantamweight bout.
After a great quarterfinal round of fights at Bellator 50 the middleweights are back with semifinal action this weekend at Bellator 54 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The four remaining middleweights will enter the Bellator cage inside the Boardwalk Hall looking to punch their ticket to the finals and one step closer to a title shot.
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.
Coming into his non-title bout against Chad Robichaux at Bellator 41, Bantamweight champion Zach Makovsky had never tasted victory by way of knockout. The wrestler out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania had a record of 12-2 in his 14 professional bouts with wins via submission five times and seven decisions, yet no knockouts.
Saturday Night, Bellator again took it to the cage on MTV2 and delivered a great night of action. The fighters on the main card did their best to keep decisions away from the judges, and in the main event, we found out why. Joe Warren was out-struck and out-wrestled for most of the 15 minutes spent in the cage with Marcos Galvao and was given a gift of a decision from the judges at ringside. It was the lone lowlight of a tremendous event.
Bellator Fighting Championship makes its second trip of season four to the west coast for Saturdays Bellator 41 from the Cocopah Resort and Casino in Yuma, Arizona. The last time they came this far west was for the season first event, Bellator 35 back on March 5th.
Bellator 100 Weigh-in Pictures
Last night the fighters for tonight’s Bellator 100 stepped onto the scales with all 24 fighters making weight. The historic 100th event for Bellator takes places tonight from the Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona and features an all welterweight main card on Spike TV.
UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez Weigh-in Pictures
Due to a previously scheduled Arena Football game at the HP Pavilion, today’s UFC on FOX 7 weigh-ins were held less than a mile away at the California Theater. The small theater was completely filled with cheering fans and all the fighters they came to see made weight.
The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale Weigh-in Pictures
Amidst everything else going on, the UFC has themselves a busy day today with the UFC on FX 6 taking place in Australia and The Ultimate Fighter 16 finale weigh-ins. All 24 fighters made weight today for tomorrow’s event that will crown The Ultimate Fighter 16 welterweight winner.
UFC on FUEL TV 4 Weigh-in Results and Photos
SAN JOSE, Cal. – Still recovering from Saturday’s UFC 148, MMAValor.com was inside the HP Pavilion for today’s UFC on FUEL TV 4 weigh-ins. A few of the fighters would need to step onto the scale behind a towel but all 22 fighters on the UFC on FUEL TV 4 fight card made weight.
TUF Live Finale Live Results and Event Pictures
The long grind of the first live version of The Ultimate Fighter ends tonight at the TUF Live Finale in Las Vegas. Featuring 12 of the 16 TUF Live contestants, the 10 bout card will be headlined by an important match-up in the welterweight division between Jake Ellenberger and Martin Kampmann.
