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Bellator 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky
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Air Date: Sat 26 Jun 2021

The Bellator MMA Interim Heavyweight World Championship is up for grabs as Tim Johnson looks to add Bellator gold to his Cinderella story when he collides with Fedor Team protege Valentin Moldavsky for an opportunity to challenge reigning champ Ryan Bader to unify the crown, and Liz "Girl-Rilla" Carmouche returns to the Bellator MMA cage to battle undefeated Japanese sensation Kana Watanabe in a fight where the winner moves one step closer to challenging for the flyweight world title.

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2021 Events

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Bellator 262: Blencowe vs. Silva

Featherweight Bout: Aussie Arlene Blencowe ranked #2 vs. Dayana Silva

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Bellator 262: Velasquez vs. Kielholtz

World Champions collide as Juliana Velasquez looks to make the first defense of her Bellator MMA Women’s Flyweight World Championship when she takes on Bellator Kickboxing Flyweight World Champion Denise “Miss Dynamite” Kielholtz. Plus friends and former training partners square off as Tyrell Fortune faces Matt “Meathead” Mitrione in a battle between two of the heavyweight division’s top contenders. 10 play is the only place to watch Bellator 262 and the upcoming 2021 season LIVE and free.

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Bellator 261: Johnson vs. Moldavsky

The Bellator MMA Interim Heavyweight World Championship is up for grabs as Tim Johnson looks to add Bellator gold to his Cinderella story when he collides with Fedor Team protege Valentin Moldavsky for an opportunity to challenge reigning champ Ryan Bader to unify the crown, and Liz "Girl-Rilla" Carmouche returns to the Bellator MMA cage to battle undefeated Japanese sensation Kana Watanabe in a fight where the winner moves one step closer to challenging for the flyweight world title.

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Bellator 260: Lima vs. Amosov

Bellator MMA welcomes fans back to attending LIVE events for the first time in over a year with a stacked card featuring a highly anticipated world title fight. Bellator MMA Welterweight World Champion Douglas "The Phenom" Lima puts his belt on the line against undefeated Ukrainian sensation Yaro-slav "Dynamo" Amosov, and legendary welterweight knockout artist Paul "Semtex" Daley collides with Jason "The Ass Kicking Machine" Jackson.

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Bellator 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2

A rematch five years in the making as Bellator MMA Women's Featherweight World Champion Cris Cyborg puts her belt on the line against Leslie "The Peacemaker" Smith. Another rematch fills the co-main event spot, as former Bantamweight World Champion Darrion "The Wolf" Caldwell makes his return to 135 pounds in a showdown with Leandro "Alter" Higo

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Bellator 257: Nemkov vs. Davis 2

The Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix charges forward as reigning light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov makes the first defense of his title against former Bellator MMA world champ Phil Davis in a rematch over two years in the making, while Corey Anderson looks to build on the momentum of his highly impressive Bellator MMA debut when he collides with the hard-hitting Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov.

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Feature: Bellator 263 Pibull vs McKee

Road to the Featherweight World Grand Prix Finals

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Feature: Bellator 263 AJ Mckee

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Feature: Bellator 263 Patricio Pitbull

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Bellator London: Blockbuster Event

Bellator MMA returns to London, Saturday, October 2 LIVE and free on 10 play

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Bellator 262: Fight Night Results

Complete results from Bellator 262: Juliana Velasquez vs. Denise Kielholtz

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Bellator 263: Featherweight World Grand Prix

Featherweight World Champion Patricio Pitbull Meets AJ McKee in the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Finals on Sunday, August 1

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Bellator 264: Mousasi vs. Salter

Main Card details announced for Bellator 264: Mousasi vs. Salter

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Bellator 265: Kongo vs. Kharitonov

No.3 Ranked Heavyweight Cheick Kongo set to rumble with Sergei Kharitonov in main event of Bellator 265 in August 21

Features

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Feature: Bellator 263 Pibull vs McKee

Road to the Featherweight World Grand Prix Finals

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Feature: Bellator 263 AJ Mckee

Road to the Featherweight World Grand Prix

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Feature: Bellator 263 Patricio Pitbull

Road to the Featherweight World Grand Prix

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Bellator MMA: Velasquez and Kielholtz Feature

Find out what motivates Velasquez and Kielholtz

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Feature: Top 5 Patricio Pitbull Finishes

Pitbull's best moments

Interviews

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Bellator MMA: AJ McKee Interview

McKee weighs in on his upcoming Featherweight fight against Pitbull.

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Australian MMA Fighter: Arlene Blencowe

Get to know Australian Bellator MMA Fighter Arlene "Angerfist" Blencowe in this 10 play exclusive

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Cris Cyborg On Exhibition Boxing

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Cyborg v Smith Interview

Champ Cris 'Cyborg' defends Featherweight World Title in a rematch 5 years in the making against Leslie 'The Peacemaker' Smith in the upcoming Bellator MMA 259 on May 22

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Bellator 257: Lima Interview

Welterweight World Champion Douglas Lima will defend his 170-pound title against the undefeated and top-ranked Yaroslav Amosov in the main event of Bellator MMA 260 on Saturday, June 12

The Archives

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Australian And New Zealander MMA Fighters

Find out more about our homegrown Bellator MMA representatives

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Bellator MMA Fighters

Fighter Profiles for recent and upcoming events

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How To Watch Bellator MMA

All 22 main card events LIVE and free on 10 play. Available now on Android.

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2021 Bellator MMA Fighter Rankings System

Top 10 fighter rankings in nine Bellator MMA weight classes plus two pound-for-pound lists

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9 Origin Stories For Bellator Fighter Nicknames

What’s in a nickname? They say you can’t choose your own nickname - or can you?

Bellator MMA Rules

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Bellator MMA Rules

Bellator MMA follows the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts, which were first established in April of 2000

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Bellator MMA: The 10-Point Must System

Find out more about scoring of Bellator MMA

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Bellator MMA: Fouls

What is considered a foul in MMA?

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Bellator MMA: Foul Procedures

Procedures and time considerations for fouls

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Bellator MMA: Round Scoring

What do the round scores mean?

Fighter Profiles

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Bellator MMA Fighters

Fighter Profiles for recent and upcoming events

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Fighter Profile: Janay Harding

Find out more about Kiwi MMA Fighter Janay ‘Hollowpoint’ Harding

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Fighter Profile: Bec Rawlings

Find out more about Australian MMA Fighter Bec ‘Rowdy’ Rawlings

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Fighter Profile: Arlene Blencowe

Find out more about Australian MMA Fighter Arlene 'Angerfist' Blencowe

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Fighter Profile: Juliana Velasquez

Find out more about MMA fighter Juliana Velasquez

2020 Events

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Bellator 254: Macfarlane vs Velasquez

Bellator MMA presents a clash of undefeated flyweights as champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-0) defends her 125-pound championship belt against Brazil's Juliana Velasquez (10-0) at Bellator 254.

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Bellator 253: Caldwell vs McKee

Bellator MMA presents the Featherweight World Grand Prix Semi-Final bout between Darrion Caldwell and A.J. McKee.

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Bellator 252: Pitbull vs Carvalho

Bellator MMA presents the Featherweight World Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout for the Bellator Featherweight World Championship between the champion Patricio Freire and Pedro Carvalho.

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Bellator 251: Manhoef vs Anderson

Corey Anderson will encounter a clash of styles in his Bellator debut when he takes on decorated striker Melvin Manhoef.

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Bellator 250: Mousasi vs Lima

At Bellator "title shots are earned not given".

European Events

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Bellator London: Mousasi vs Lovato Jr

Bellator London will see MMA legend Gegard Mousasi defend his title as he takes on undefeated Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Rafael Lovato Jr

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Bellator Italy: Manhoef vs Bahati

The fifth installment of the Bellator European Series emanating from Milano Italy features an explosive 205-pound matchup between Melvin Manhoef and Yannick Bahati

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Bellator Dublin: Gallagher vs Salazer

Bellator returns to 3Arena in Dublin as Irish sensation James "The Strabanimal" Gallagher looks to defend his home turf against Roman Salazar

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Bellator London: MVP vs Melillo

The final Bellator European Series event of 2019 will see Page face Bellator newcomer Giovanni Melillo in the welterweight main event clash

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Bellator Newcastle: Pitbull vs Scope

Bellator MMA comes to Newcastle to kick off the European season featuring Patricky 'Pitbull' Freire against Ryan Scope in a lightweight bout

2019 Events

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Bellator 237: Fedor vs Rampage

Fedor Emelianenko and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson square off in a long-awaited heavyweight showdown.

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Bellator 236: Macfarlane vs Jackson

Ilima-Lei Macfarlane puts her undefeated record and Bellator women's flyweight title on the line against No. 1 contender Kate Jackson.

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Bellator 235: Barnett vs Markes

Bellator teams with the USO for a second Salute the Troops event headlined by Heavyweights Josh Barnett vs. Ronny Markes.

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Bellator 234: Kharitonov vs Vassell

Bellator returns to Tel Aviv Israel. Fresh off a revenge win at Bellator 225 Sergei Kharitonov looks to take on Linton Vassell in the Heavyweight main event.

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Bellator 233: Salter vs Van Steenis

Fresh off a first-round finish at Belator 210 John Salter takes on the undefeated in Bellator Costello van Steenis in the Middleweight main event.

2018 Events

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Bellator 213: MacFarlane vs Letournea

Macfarlane puts her undefeated record on the line against No. 1 contender Letournea.

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Bellator 212: Bellator Salutes Primus vs Chandler 2

Brett Primus against two-time former titlist Michael Chandler.

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Bellator 211: Sakara vs Kauppinen

A light heavyweight bout between Alessio Sakara and Kent Kauppinen as the main event.

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Bellator 210: Salter vs Njokuani

Bellator MMA the toughest tournament in sports follows a real sport tournament format unique in fighting sports.

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Bellator 209: Pitbull vs Sanchez

Pitbull and Sanchez meet in a thrilling fight for the Featherweight World Title at Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv Israel.

2017 Events

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Bellator 191: McDonald vs Ligier

Michael McDonald makes his promotional debut against up and coming Peter Ligier in a Bantamweight clash.

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Bellator 190: Carvalho vs Sakara

Knockout artist Middleweight Champion Rafael Carvalho defends his title against Italy's heavy handed Alessio Sakara.

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Bellator 189: Budd vs Blencowe 2

Julia Budd makes her first defense of the Featherweight Title in a rematch against Arlene Blencowe in the Main Event of Bellator 189.

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Bellator 188: Lahat vs Labiano

Israel's Noad Lahat steps into the spotlight as he meets Jeremiah Labiano in the Main Event of the evening.

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Bellator 187: McKee vs Moore

Coming in on short notice Brian Moore looks to spoil Featherweight sensation A.J. McKee's spotless record in the main event of Bellator 187.

2016 Events

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Bellator 169: King Mo vs Ishii

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Bellator 168: Sakara vs Beltran

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Bellator 167: Caldwell vs. Taimanglo 2

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Bellator 166: Honeycutt vs Reiter

Bellator MMA the toughest tournament in sports follows a real sport tournament format unique in fighting sports.

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Bellator 165: Chandler vs Henderson

Bellator MMA the toughest tournament in sports follows a real sport tournament format unique in fighting sports.

2015 Events

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Bellator 1512

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Bellator 1511

The toughest tournament in sports follows a real sport tournament format unique in fighting sports.

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Bellator 1508: Tito Ortiz Unrivaled

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Bellator 1507: Dynamite Special

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Bellator 1506: Top 20 Knockouts

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2014 Events

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Bellator: 15 Fantastic Finishes

Bellator MMA the toughest tournament in sports follows a real sport tournament format unique in fighting sports.

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Bellator: Top 20 Knockouts

Bellator MMA the toughest tournament in sports follows a real sport tournament format unique in fighting sports.

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Bellator 130: Newton vs Vassell

Vassell challenges Newton in a back and forth battle that goes deep into the championship rounds.

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Bellator 129: Bradley vs Neer

The toughest tournament in sports follows a real sport tournament format unique in fighting sports.

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Bellator 128: Dantas vs Warren

The Bantamweight Championship is in the balance as Joe Warren and Eduardo Dantas finally collide.

Bellator Kickboxing Events

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Bellator Kickboxing 12: Varga vs Faustino

Gabriel Varga defends his title against Palermo Italy's Cristian Faustino.

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Bellator Kickboxing 11: Vargav vs Cangelosi

Bellator MMA the toughest tournament in sports now brings you the greatest kickboxers under one roof.

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Bellator Kickboxing 10: Vargav vs Ross

Bellator MMA the toughest tournament in sports now brings you the greatest kickboxers under one roof.

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Bellator Kickboxing 9: Daniels vs Ehouo

Bellator MMA the toughest tournament in sports now brings you the greatest kickboxers under one roof.

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Bellator Kickboxing 8: Petrosyan vs Youdwicha

Bellator MMA the toughest tournament in sports now brings you the greatest kickboxers under one roof.

Cris Cyborg

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Fighter Profile: Cris Cyborg

Find out more about Cris "Cyborg" Justino

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Cris Cyborg On Exhibition Boxing

Would Cris Cyborg go up against a celebrity in an exhibtion fight?

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Bellator 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2

A rematch five years in the making as Bellator MMA Women's Featherweight World Champion Cris Cyborg puts her belt on the line against Leslie "The Peacemaker" Smith. Another rematch fills the co-main event spot, as former Bantamweight World Champion Darrion "The Wolf" Caldwell makes his return to 135 pounds in a showdown with Leandro "Alter" Higo

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Bellator 259: Cyborg and Smith Feature

Learn what drives these two fighters to be the best

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Bellator 259: Cyborg vs. Smith Pre-Match

Recap on the fighter's strengths and previous fights

Ryan Bader

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Bellator MMA: Ryan Bader Feature

Ryan Bader reflects on his journey to Heavyweight Champion

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Fighter Profile: Ryan Bader

Find out more about Heavyweight Ryan "Darth" Bader

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Bellator 257: Bader Interview

Catch-up with current Heavyweight champ, Ryan Darth Bader

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Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2

The blockbuster Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix gets underway as Bellator Heavyweight champ Ryan "Darth" Bader goes head-to-head with Brazilian karate master Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida in a long-awaited rematch between two of the best in the world.

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Bellator 244: Bader vs Nemkov

Light heavyweight world title main event featuring two-division Bellator champ Ryan Bader defending his 205-pound championship against Russia's Vadim Nemkov.