Bellator?

http://mmajunkie.com/news/26847/bryan-baker-joins-bellators-season-six-welterweight-tourney.mma
Bryan Baker has entered his third Bellator tournament. But this time, he's doing so in a new weight class.


Following a runner-up and semifinal finish in two earlier middleweight
tournaments, Baker has joined the field for a season-six welterweight
tourney.


Bellator chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney today announced the news.


The eight-man tourney kicks off in March, and the season airs on MTV2.


Baker now joins Brian Foster (18-5 MMA, 0-0 BFC), Karl Amoussou (13-4-2
MMA, 1-1 BFC), Carlos Alexandre Pereira (33-9-1 MMA, 0-0 BFC) and War
Machine (12-4 MMA, 0-0 BFC) in the tourney field.

OU wrote:

KingsOwn19 wrote:

Brian Foster is officially announced for the upcoming WW tournament

Bellator also signs Jon Madsen

A very solid fighter, why is he not in the UFC? He was 3-2 and won his last 2 fights in the UFC? I really took notice of him when I saw him fight in Dallas vs Rick Story. It was a good fight until Story's strength took over on the ground.

The whole brain scan thingy

bobbitt15 wrote:

OU wrote:

KingsOwn19 wrote:

Brian Foster is officially announced for the upcoming WW tournament

Bellator also signs Jon Madsen

A very solid fighter, why is he not in the UFC? He was 3-2 and won his last 2 fights in the UFC? I really took notice of him when I saw him fight in Dallas vs Rick Story. It was a good fight until Story's strength took over on the ground.

The whole brain scan thingy

Yeah he also had a ruptured testicle or something, rough patch of injuries.

Baker should be a huge WW. Guy really just kept fucking himself over in the MW tournaments. Especially that last one against Vianna,

Falcao is confirmed for the upcoming MW tournament

War Machine vs. Karl Amoussou will be a first round WW tournament fight.

"The Arm Collector" is joining his first Bellator tournament.

Bellator officials today announced that Giva Santana (17-1 MMA, 1-0 BFC)
has joined the eight-man field for the organization's season-six
middleweight tourney.

The tourney kicks off in March on MTV2.

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Falcao-Confirmed-for-Bellator-Season-6-Middleweight-Tournament-39021

Falcao also in the MW tournament

12-0 Bruno Santos is added to the MW tournament. He has dominated some pretty good competition record wise. Seems to not finish though..Last 9 have been unanimous decision wins.

Santos will fight Giva Santana in the first round.

Victor O'Donnell(11-3) is also in the MW tournament for the second time.

Roger Hollett(13-3) and Marcus Vanttinen(21-3) are added to the recently announced 205 tournament this season and will be facing eachother in the first round. Expect Attila Vegh, Richard Hale, and probably Travis Wiuff to be added.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/27022/report-champ-joe-warren-meets-pat-curran-on-march-9-at-bellator-61.mma
Pat Curran's second shot at Bellator Fighting Championship gold will apparently come on March 9.

In a report for the "Chicago Tribune,"
Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney tells Matt Erickson that's the date Curran
(16-4 MMA, 6-1 BFC) will face featherweight champ Joe Warren (7-2 MMA,
5-2 BFC) for the 145-pound title.

The contest serves as the main event of Bellator 61 and takes place at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Ind.

Curran by TKO as a pretty easy pick here

bobbitt15 wrote:

Curran by TKO as a pretty easy pick here

should def enjoy a pretty good size advantage.

But I don't count Warren out. Staying away from putting too much weight into the last fight of each fighter.

Middleweight tourny matchups set

Vitor Vianna vs. Brian Rogers
Giva Santana vs. Bruno Santos
Victor O'Donnell vs. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky
Maiquel Falcao vs. Norman Paraisy

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Bellator-Inks-ROC-Champion-Taleb-for-April-Show-in-Canada-39577

Bellator Inks ROC Champion Taleb for April Show in Canada


Canadian welterweight Nordine Taleb has signed to fight for the Bellator Fighting Championships in 2012.

Sherdog.com confirmed the news with a source close to the fighter following an initial report from TopMMANews.com. Taleb will not compete in the Season 6 tournament, according to Sherdog’s source. Rather, the Tristar representative will make his promotional debut at a to-be-named Canadian event in April.

The reigning Ring of Combat welterweight champion, Taleb rides a five-fight winning streak heading into his Bellator debut. The once-beaten Montreal resident captured the ROC belt in his most recent outing, stopping UFC veteran Pete Sell on Nov. 18.

The lone loss of Taleb’s career came in his second career bout, as he was knocked out by Guillaume DeLorenzi in 2008. Since that defeat, the welterweight has rattled off five consecutive wins, finishing four of his conquered foes by knockout.

I wonder if Konrad will fight the winner THIS season, rather than next. Konrad needs a fight and the winner should be ready by seasons end.

A tug of war over the services of former M-1 Global light heavyweight champion Vyacheslav Vasilevsky has broken out between M-1 and Bellator Fighting Championships.

Chicago-based organization Bellator announced the signing of the 23-year-old Combat Sambo World Champion on November 15 of last year. “Slava” was slated to make his promotional debut March 16 in the opening round Bellator’s Season 6 middleweight tournament against “The Ultimate Fighter” veteran Victor O’Donnell. There is now a question surrounding whether the Russian all-rounder was free to sign with Bellator in the first place, as his former promoter claims to have a valid contract with Vasilevsky.

“The contract was from the beginning of 2010 for two years,” M-1 Global Director of Operations Evgeni Kogan told Sherdog.com this week. “It had a champion clause, which was activated when he won the Selection [tournament] and later the Challenge titles. Currently it expires at the beginning of 2013. He owes us in the region of five fights.”

To enforce the contract, M-1 has taken legal action against Vasilevsky in an Amsterdam court. The trial against their former champion started Jan. 16, with a second hearing on Feb. 6.

“We’ve been saying this all along. Vasilevsky is under contract with M-1. The court decision from the Feb. 6 [hearing] is out this week and after that we will be taking legal action in the US to protect M-1’s rights to our fighter,” Kogan continued. “We will be doing everything we can -- with a judgment from Holland on hand -- to make sure that Vasilevsky doesn’t participate in events held by another organization in the US.”

Bellator representatives declined to give an official comment on the matter when asked by Sherdog.com.

Vasilevsky left his native Russia in fall of 2011 to join K-Dojo in the United States. The Fairfield, N.J., gym has already brokered deals which saw Adlan Amagov join Strikeforce and Khabib Nurmagomedov sign with the UFC late last year.

M-1 gotta be pissed with all the poaching. They have some real good prospects.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/27352/bellator-lightweight-champ-michael-chandler-wants-fight-in-early-summer.mma
When he last appeared, Michael Chandler (9-0 MMA, 6-0 BFC) delivered a performance that not only put him on several "Fight of the Year" lists but also won him the Bellator lightweight championship.

Now healed from the undoubtedly grueling fight, the champ is ready to get back.

"Hopefully, late April or early May is what I would really like, and I'm definitely young and hungry and healthy," Chandler told MMAjunkie.com Radio

Bellator signed Kris McCray

One thing i'm starting not to like about Viacom being in charge is they seem to be adding a whole lot of fighters that were on the Ultimate Fighter now. Atleast they have kept on adding fresh prospects and McCray isnt a bad talent but still..a lot of TUF alum signing with Bellator since Viacom bought them.

KingsOwn19 wrote:

Bellator signed Kris McCray

One thing i'm starting not to like about Viacom being in charge is they seem to be adding a whole lot of fighters that were on the Ultimate Fighter now. Atleast they have kept on adding fresh prospects and McCray isnt a bad talent but still..a lot of TUF alum signing with Bellator since Viacom bought them.

Guys who participated on TUF are MMA fighters too Kings.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/27369/champ-makovsky-vs-dantas-headlines-bellator-65-on-april-13-in-new-jersey.mma
Bellator bantamweight champion Zach Makovsky (14-2 MMA, 6-0 BFC) meets impressive season-five tournament winner Eduardo Dantas (13-2 MMA, 3-0 BFC) at Bellator 65.

Bellator Fighting Championship officials today announced the matchup and the event, which takes place April 13 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.

GDPofDRC wrote:

KingsOwn19 wrote:

Bellator signed Kris McCray

One thing i'm starting not to like about Viacom being in charge is they seem to be adding a whole lot of fighters that were on the Ultimate Fighter now. Atleast they have kept on adding fresh prospects and McCray isnt a bad talent but still..a lot of TUF alum signing with Bellator since Viacom bought them.

Guys who participated on TUF are MMA fighters too Kings.

but dey aint any good

KingsOwn19 wrote:

GDPofDRC wrote:

KingsOwn19 wrote:

Bellator signed Kris McCray

One thing i'm starting not to like about Viacom being in charge is they seem to be adding a whole lot of fighters that were on the Ultimate Fighter now. Atleast they have kept on adding fresh prospects and McCray isnt a bad talent but still..a lot of TUF alum signing with Bellator since Viacom bought them.

Guys who participated on TUF are MMA fighters too Kings.

but dey aint any good

I got nothin against tufers per se, but a guy who was 0-3 in the UFC? Doesn't sound like the hottest of prospects.