Bellator Fighting Championship

Bellator signs Brock Lesnar’s training partner Cole Konrad

Published on: 28th February, 2010

Bellator has done a fantastic job this year of picking up some of the best up and coming talent in order to bolster their roster in each weight class. Their latest signing is no exception, picking up Brock Lesnar training partner and former NCAA wrestling champion Cole Konradafter winning his MMA debut only a few [...]

Eddie Alvarez vs Josh Neer in Bellator Non-Title Super-Fight in May

Published on: 16th February, 2010

As the upstart Bellator Fighting Championships get ready to kick off their second season a big time match-up is expected to go down in the month of May with the promotion’s first ever lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez set to take on UFC veteran Josh Neer in a non-title catchweight bout.

Hector Lombard wins at “G-Force: Bad Blood”, is he the best middleweight not in the UFC or StrikeForce?

Published on: 5th February, 2010

Cuban born fighter turned Brazilian citizen Hector Lombard defeated Joey Gorcyznski at G-Force: Bad Blood last night by unanimous decision to extend his winning streak to 16 straight wins. Lombard has not lost since dropping a unanimous decision to Gegard Mousasi at PRIDE: Bushido, almost four years ago in 2006.
While most of the middleweight attention [...]

Bellator Fighting Championship signs Steve Carl, Welterweight division gets deeper

Published on: 28th December, 2009

Press Release: CHICAGO, Ill. (Dec. 28, 2009) – In the latest addition to its much-heralded Season 2 roster, Bellator Fighting Championships announced Monday the acquisition of emerging MMA star Steve Carl, who will compete in the promotion’s upcoming eight-man welterweight tournament beginning in April. 
Carl, 25, a U.S. Army sergeant who served in the Iraq War, [...]

Dan Hornbuckle Latest Addition to Bellator FC Roster

Published on: 17th December, 2009

With the second season just around the corner for the Bellator Fighting Championships the upstart MMA promotion has just added welterweight Dan Hornbuckle to it’s roster as he will now be competing to get a shot at the division’s championship which is currently held by season 1 winner Lyman Good.

Bellator champion Hector Lombard wants to fight Dan Henderson

Published on: 17th December, 2009

Many of you probably are not too familiar with Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard. While he is not the most common name in the sport, he is one of MMA’s brightest up and coming fighters. Lombard was supposed to make his US debut against Karo Parisyan at UFC 78, but was unable to secure a [...]

Bellator FC Strikes Major Network Deal for Upcoming Seasons

Published on: 20th October, 2009

Due to it’s success this past season the Bellator Fighting Championships promotion has finalized a major network deal with Fox Sports Net, NBC and Telemundo where fight cards will begin to air on April 8, 2010 on Fox Sports Net and their regional affiliates nationwide in the US.

DREAM 12 Rumor: Eddie Alvarez vs Katsunori Kikuno A Possibility

Published on: 11th September, 2009

Last week Bellator FC CEO Bjorn Rebney who announced that the next season of the promotion’s tournament has been bumped to air at a later date, but is in the process of placing their champions in fights with other promotions until they get back in the spotlight sometime early next year and one of those [...]

EA MMA 2010 New Details Leaked: Nick Diaz, Shamrock’s in, Game Built on Fight Night 4 Engine

Published on: 23rd August, 2009

Game made on the Fight Night Round 4 engine looks better than UFC 2009, better grappling, much more…

Help Mixed Martial Arts Become Legalized in New York State

Published on: 19th August, 2009

As you guys know URDirt.com is from New York and we want nothing more than to see the sport we cover and love get legalized in our home state. As we all know Mixed Martial Arts being legalized in the State of New York will open up a lot more business opportunities for every MMA [...]

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