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  Main Card Curran defeated Luis Palomino via submission (peruvian neck-tie) at 3:49 of round 1. Marlon Sandro defeated Genair Da Silva via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28). NazarenonMalegarie defeated Jacob DeVree via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:25 of round 3. Ronnie Mann defeated Adam Schindler via KO (punches) at 4:14 of round 1. Local Feature Fights Jessica Aguilar defeated Carla Esparza via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27). Tony Johnson defeated Derrick Lewis via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). Alexandre Bezerra defeated Sam Jones via submission (triangle choke) at 3:27 of round 1. Daniel Cramer defeated Josh Samman via unanimous [...]

    Bellator just announced that their final Summer Series event on Saturday August 20th would feature a Light Heavyweight bout between Ricco Rodriguez and Seth Petruzelli. Petruzelli won his first fight in April, after being released from the UFC for the 2nd time after going 0 – 2 . Ricco Ridriguez is riding an 11 fight win streak with his last two bouts being at a 215 catchweight. Bellator 48 is headlined by Cole Konrad vs. Paul Buentello and features the finals of the Featherweight tournament. Bellator 48 airs live on MTV2 from the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut.

The MMA community has alot to look forward to this weekend, with three cards coming from the top three promotions. It all starts June 24th (Friday) with Strikeforce Challengers 16 and continues on the 25th (Saturday) with Bellator 46 and the Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinals. Finally, all the fun dies down on the 26th (Sunday) with the 4th installment of UFC on Versus. Each card has a lot to offer, beginning with the Strikeforce Challengers card. That airs live tonight on Showtime starting at 11 p.m. ET. The card is headlined by a lightweight fight between prospects Caros Fodor and James [...]

Location: Lake Charles, Louisiana Date: May 21, 2011 MAIN CARD Richard Hale vs. Christian M’Pumbu (light-heavyweight tourney finale) Patricio Freire vs. Daniel Straus (featherweight-tourney finale) Sam Alvey vs. Karl Amoussou (middleweight-tourney qualifier) PRELIMINARY CARD John Hill vs. Shawn Jordan Nicolae Cury vs. Luis “Sapo” Santos Mike Fleniken vs. Tim Ruberg Kelvin Hackney vs. Rene Nazare Joseph Abercrombie vs. Ben Parpart  

OFFICIAL RESULTS Michael Chandler def. Patricky “Pitbull” Freire via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27) – Lightweight Tournament Final Champ Hector Lombard def. Falaniko Vitale via knockout (punch) – Round 3, 0:54 – Middleweight Superfight Giedrius Karavackas def. Sam Oropeza via submission (scarf-hold armlock) – Round 3, 3:59 Alexander Shlemenko def. Brett Cooper via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-28, 29-28) Jamall Johnson def. Randy Smith via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2 Jeff Lentz def. Anthony Leone via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Jay Silva def. Gemiyale Adkins via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)  

Clipped from: www.bellator.com (share this clip) The list of top signings at Bellator continues to grow, this time adding top unsigned welterweight and former MFC Champion Douglas “The Phenom” Lima to its roster. Joining Bellator on an impressive win streak that includes a series of highlight reel finishes, Lima is ready to show fans what the buzz is all about. “In every promotion I’ve fought in, I’ve always wanted to be the best welterweight in the division – but with Bellator, this is it,” said Lima. “This is a big organization and I’m going to be fighting on national television [...]

Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey Date: May 14, 2011 Main Card Hector Lombard (27-2-1) vs. Falaniko Vitale (28-9) (non-title fight) Michael Chandler (7-0) vs. Patricky “Pitbull” Freire (9-1) (lightweight tournament final) Brett Cooper (13-6) vs. Alexander Shlemenko (38-7) Bryan Goldsby (13-13) vs. Anthony Morrison (16-10) Preliminary Card Giedrius Karavackas (4-1) vs. Sam Oropeza (4-1) Jeff Lentz (6-3) vs. Anthony Leone (8-2) Azunna Anyanwu (3-0) vs. Randy Smith (11-8-1) Gemiyale Adkins (6-1) vs. Jay Silva (6-4)  

Among all of the controlled violence and heavy metal soundtracks, what is the one thing that the mixed martial arts world is missing? A little humor. That is why I would like to give you all a heads up and recommend that you check out our sister MMA blog here on the Fansided Network, Doc Octagon. Doc Octagon is going to be a MMA humor site that will allow you to enjoy the sport beyond what you are used to. For a little taste of what to expect from Doc Octagon, head over to the site and read their first [...]

Michael Chandler (7-0 MMA, 4-0 BFC) and Patricky “Pitbull” Freire (9-1 MMA, 2-0 BFC) will face off at Bellator 44 to determine who will get the next title shot against current champion Eddie Alvarez. The event will take place at New Jersey’s Caesars Atlantic City. Patricky Pitbull is a the more well-known fighter, but Chandler has quietly been making a name for himself with his exciting fighting style. Get to know Chandler a little bit more by watching the below feature: