The Year 2013 In Review: The Best of July
By Adam Martin 2013 was an exciting year in the world of mixed martial arts. There were countless memorable moments and fights in the last 12...
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“Break Out” Stars: Bellator Struggles to Keep its Champions Caged In
By Raphael Garcia The world of combat sports is quite different than those of the other mainstream sports that capture the attention of fans. Major organizations...
Funky Business: Bjorn Rebney’s Offer To The UFC Will Benefit Ben Askren
By Raphael Garcia Negotiations are a major part of sports, even though it occurs behind the scenes. While fans see all the action that goes down...
Fight of the Week (for week ending 8/04/2013)
Michael Chandler vs. David Rickels Bellator 97 • Michael Chandler vs. David Rickels – LW Championship: Michael Chandler def. David Rickels via KO (punches) at 0:44...
MMA Movers & Shakers (week of 8/7/2013)
By Michael Ford Movers & Shakers summarizes changes to the MMA Ratings Top 15 Weekly Men’s Divisional Rankings across the various weight classes, based on the...
Fight of the Week Finalists (for week ending 8/04/2013)
By Michael Ford Last weekend gave us the Bellator 97 and UFC 163 cards. And according to the viewing (and rating) public, these were the weekend’s...
Unpopular Opinion Alert: Rampage vs. Tito Isn’t As Bad As You Think
By Michael Ford From the moment the fight was announced, the online blogosphere let loose. During Bellator 97 on Wednesday night, the promotion announced that its...
The Tito Ortiz vs. “Rampage” Jackson PPV Experiment Could Have Negative Repercussions for Bellator
By Raphael Garcia Bellator 97 could be considered a successful event for Bellator MMA. Two champions remained undefeated and finished their opponents: one cemented himself as...
Bellator 97
Bellator 97 took place on July 31, 2013 at the Santa Ana Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Click the stars to rate how good you think...
Michael Chandler vs. David Rickels
Bellator 97 • Michael Chandler vs. David Rickels – LW Championship: Michael Chandler def. David Rickels via KO (punches) at 0:44 of Round 1. Click the...
Ben Askren vs. Andrey Koreshkov
Bellator 97 • Ben Askren vs. Andrey Koreshkov – WW Championship: Ben Askren def. Andrey Koreshkov via TKO (punches) at 2:58 of Round 4. Click the...
Muhammed Lawal vs. Jacob Noe
Bellator 97 • Muhammed Lawal vs. Jacob Noe – Summer Series LHW Tournament Final: Muhammed Lawal def. Jacob Noe via verbal submission (punches) at 2:51 of...
Ryan Martinez vs. Vitaly Minakov
Bellator 97 • Ryan Martinez vs. Vitaly Minakov – Summer Series HW Tournament Final: Vitaly Minakov def. Ryan Martinez via TKO (punches) at 4:02 of Round...
Jared Downing vs. Patricio Freire
Bellator 97 • Jared Downing vs. Patricio Freire: Patricio Freire def. Jared Downing via TKO (punch) at 0:54 of Round 3. Click the stars to rate...
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Bellator 97 Bellator 97 took place on July 31, 2013 at the Santa Ana Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. What Do You Think of This Fight/Event?
Mike Barreras vs. Bubba Jenkins
Bellator 97 • Mike Barreras vs. Bubba Jenkins: Bubba Jenkins def. Mike Barreras via TKO (punches) at 1:05 of Round 2. Click the stars to rate...
Frank Baca vs. Anthony Leone
Bellator 97 • Frank Baca vs. Anthony Leone: Anthony Leone def. Frank Baca via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:07 of Round 3. Click the stars to...
Rodrigo Lima vs. Rafael Silva
Bellator 97 • Rodrigo Lima vs. Rafael Silva: Rafael Silva def. Rodrigo Lima via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:03 of Round 3. Click the stars to...
Will Brooks vs. Cris Leyva
Bellator 97 • Will Brooks vs. Cris Leyva – Summer Series BW tournament semifinal: Will Brooks def. Cris Leyva via TKO (punches) at 2:20 of Round...
Donald Sanchez vs. Cliff Wright
Bellator 97 • Donald Sanchez vs. Cliff Wright Click the stars to rate this fight. What Do You Think of This Fight/Event?