Bellator 136 Salaries: Lightweight Champ Will Brooks Earns $72K for Title Defense Lightweight champion Will Brooks took home an event-high $72,000 for his successful title defense against Dave Jansen ($12,000) at Bellator 136.

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings While a heavyweight old lion stole headlines over the weekend, one of the 155-pound division’s rising stars continued to make his name outside...

Will Brooks Outpoints Dave Jansen, Retains Lightweight Title in Bellator 136 Headliner Will Brooks maintained a pace that Dave Jansen simply couldn’t match in their Bellator 136 headliner.

Bellator 136 Weigh-in Results: Will Brooks, Dave Jansen on Point for Main Event The Will Brooks era begins in earnest on Friday when the lightweight champion makes his first title defense against surging challenger Dave...

Updated bouts for "Bellator: Brooks vs. Jansen" (PRESS RELEASE) -- SANTA MONICA, California - The star-studded 13-bout lineup for "Bellator MMA: Brooks vs. Jansen" has been updated with the addition of a featherweight preliminary contest between Jay Bogan (6-4) vs. Justin Governale (3-2). In addition, Chris Herrera (4-2) replaces...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings While the MMA world waits for Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor to tangle in July, Chad Mendes is busy shoring up his spot as No. 2 in the...

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Demian Maia kept his spot in the welterweight top 10 with a weekend win, if only barely.

Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings Two title belts changed hands at UFC 185, and that means two divisional top 10s with fresh faces in the No. 1 spot.

Heavyweights! Johnson vs. Volkov round out "Bellator: Brooks vs. Jansen" main card in Irvine, CA on April 10 (PRESS RELEASE) -- SANTA MONICA, California - The star-studded 13-bout lineup for "Bellator MMA: Brooks vs. Jansen" is now complete with the addition of a main-card heavyweight slugfest of Alexander Volkov (24-4) vs. ...

Former Heavyweight Titlist Alexander Volkov to Face Tony Johnson at Bellator 136 Former Bellator heavyweight titleholder Alexander Volkov will return to action against Tony Johnson at Bellator 136, promotion officials...