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Bellator 85 Results: Live Play-by-Play & Updates
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Sherdog.com will report from UCI Bren Events Center, Irvine, Calif., 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT with play-by-play and live results of Bellator 85, which is headlined by a lightweight title showdown pitting Michael... -
Michael Chandler Feeling Hungry, Humble Ahead of Bellator 85 Title Defense against Rick Hawn
By: Mike Whitman
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Michael Chandler is not done. Not by a long shot. -
Bellator 85: What to Watch For
By: Mike Whitman
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Promotion hits the ground running on Spike TV with a pair of title fights, three light heavyweight tournament quarterfinals. -
Bellator 85 Weigh-in Results: Chandler-Hawn, Curran-Freire Title Bouts Made Official
By: Mike Whitman
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Michael Chandler will defend his Bellator lightweight title for the first time Thursday when he meets Rick Hawn in the main event of Bellator 85. -
Pat Curran: Ring Rust No Problem for Bellator 85 Title Defense Against Patricio Pitbull
By: Mike Whitman
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Ten months have passed since Pat Curran last stepped into Bellator Fighting Championships’ circular cage -
After Losing Vision Briefly, Pat Curran Fully Recovered from Fractured Orbital
By: Sherdog.com Staff
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It was a scary injury. -
When is a Contract Matched? The Crux of the Bellator-Alvarez Dispute
By: Jeffrey B. Aris
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The world of mixed martial arts veered into the legal arena with the contentious contract status of Bellator Fighting Championships lightweight star... -
Audio: Bellator 85 Conference Call
By: Mike Fridley
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Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney, Michael Chandler and Rick Hawn talked with the press ahead of Jan. 17’s Bellator 85 card, which will be the... -
Bellator 205-Pound Tourney Field Complete; Three Bouts Set for Spike Debut on Jan. 17
By: Tristen Critchfield
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The matchups are officially set for the Bellator Fighting Championships Season 8 light heavyweight tournament. -
Top 5 Stories of the Week
By: Brian Knapp
The missed opportunities are starting to pile up for Paul Daley.
Banished from the Ultimate Fighting Championship following his post-fight sucker punch on Josh Koscheck at UFC 113 in 2010, Daley on Dec. 25 was forced to exit the Bellator Fighting Championships Season 8 welterweight tournament due to ongoing visa issues. The 29-year-old Brit -- who has become as well-known for his inability to make weight as he has for his lethal left hook -- had recorded three wins in his past four outings and likely would have entered the eight-man draw as one of the favorites.
One of the welterweight division’s most feared strikers, Daley has secured 21 of his 30 career victories by knockout or technical knockout. He was at his peak three years ago, when he scored back-to-back wins over Martin Kampmann and Dustin Hazelett inside the UFC. Daley fought... Read More
