Johnny Eblen stunned Gegard Mousasi in the main event of Bellator 282 as he upset the odds, and the defending champion, to capture the Bellator middleweight title at Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday night.
Bellator middleweight champion has virtually seen it all through his extensive mixed martial arts career, and on Friday night at Bellator 282, he's all set to face another wrestler as he puts his 185-pound title on the line once again.
Newly-crowned Bellator lightweight champion Patricky Pitbull will play a starring role at the top of the fight card at Bellator 283 on Friday, July 22.
Dutch MMA legend Gegard Mousasi returns to defend his middleweight title at Bellator 282 on Friday, June 24, with a career milestone firmly in his sights.
A pivotal lightweight bout will feature in the main event of Bellator Dublin on September 23, as former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson gets set to face local star Peter Queally at the 3Arena.
Logan Storley captured the interim Bellator welterweight title with a grinding display of wrestling to earn a split-decision victory over Michael "Venom" Page at Bellator 281 in London.
After 25 of the 26 fighters successfully made weight ahead of their respective bouts on Thursday morning, they replenished their bodies with food and water, then faced off for the final time ahead of their matchups at Bellator 281 in London.
Welterweight contender Logan Storley says he is primed and ready to step in and capture interim gold at Bellator 281, and says he'll back his wrestling to get the job done against Michael "Venom" Page in London.
England's Michael "Venom" Page may have his sights set on a championship belt this week, but he still had time for a message for the man he was supposed to be facing in London at Bellator 281.
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida has dropped back down to middleweight to face England's Fabian Edwards at Bellator 281, and "The Dragon" hopes the change in weight class will spark a renaissance for his stellar MMA career.