WSOF Signs Jessica Aguilar

It appears that WSOF is looking to get involved in the rapidly growing WMMA world as it has been reported that WSOF has taken that first step by signing former Bellator star Jessica Aguilar. Jessica is 16-4 and had a 5-1 during her time in Bellator.

Tito out of Fight with Rampage

Earlier today it was announced today that Tito Ortiz will be pulling out of his fight with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson on November 12th. With Ortiz being out of the fight, Bellator has decided to move the card from a Pay-Per-View show to a free card on Spike.

Karo Parisyan vs. Cristiano Souza Added to Bellator PPV Card

It has been made official today that Bellator has added a bout between former UFC Welterweight competitor, Karo Parisyan and Bellator Fight Master contestant, Cristiano Souza to the coming Bellator Pay-Per-View in November.  The fight will be featured on the preliminary card that will be televised on the Spike television network.

Karo Parisyan has gone 3-4 since his leaving the UFC.  Despite tumbling down from the top of the welterweight top contenders, Parisyan is still one of the best Judo practitioners in MMA and proves to be a threat against any man in the welterweight division.  Parisyan lost his first outing in Bellator and will look to better his record with a win against Souza.

Cristiano Souza is 6-0 in his MMA career and was a recent competitor on the Spike television show Bellator MMA Fight Master.  Souza has gained two consecutive wins already in Bellator so he is no stranger to the Bellator crowd.  This will be an interesting match up to add to an already healthy card.

The complete official card is listed below at the following link:

http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=209113902

Tougn Spar MMA App is Live on Google Play

The Tough Spar MMA is is now Live on Google Play for Android.   BE sure to download it so you can stay up-to-date whenever wherever.

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Bellator Adds Heavyweight Final to Nov 2nd Card

Bellator has added the Heavyweight Tournament Finals to the November 2nd Pay-per-view card being headlined by Quinton Rampage Jackson and Tito Ortiz. The finals will consist of Cheick Kongo and Vinicius Queiroz squaring off for a title shot in the heavyweight division.

Askren Wants GSP

Current Bellator Welterweight Champion, Ben Askren has went to twitter to state that he is very interested in fighting (and beating) current UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre.  There had been rumors of Ben Askren possibly retiring in his current free agent status, but Askren has stated that he still wants to face St. Pierre before he retires.  He feels that he could out-wrestle and control the UFC champion.  He feels that years ago St. Pierre would've been able to beat Askren, but St. Pierre is now to cautious and fights too scared.

Askren is an excellent grappler who used his grappling to maintain his Bellator Welterweight belt through four current title defenses and a 12-0 undefeated professional MMA record.  Askren does have the better documented wrestling career, but GSP uses his wrestling to decide where the fight goes.  St. Pierre I feel does have the striking advantage coming into the fight.  It would be an awesome fight to put together if Askren is able to come to a deal with the UFC. I think Askren would present a nice challenge for GSP but would not be successful on the feet with the UFC Champ.

Bellator 100 Results

Main card
Douglas Lima def. Ben Saunders via KO (head kick) at 4:33 of round two
Brent Weedman def. Justin Baesman via submission (armbar) at 3:20 of round one
War Machine def.Vaughn Anderson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:01 of round two
Rick Hawn def. Herman Terrado via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Ron Keslar def. Luis Melo via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Undercard
LaRue Burley def. Bubba Jenkins via third-round TKO (3:40)
Clifford Starks def. Joe Yager via unanimous decision
Travis Marx def. Brandon Bender via second-round TKO (4:28)
Efrain Escudero def. Zack Surdyka via unanimous decision 
Liam McGeary def. Beau Tribolet via first-round KO (0:27)
Siala Mou Siliga def. Dan Charles via third-round TKO (0:26)
Adam McDonough def. Johnny Buck via first-round TKO (4:51)

Bellator 99 Results

Main Card

• Featherweight Quarterfinal: Patricio Freire def. Diego Nunes via KO (punches)
• Featherweight Quarterfinal: Fabricio Guerreiro def. Des Green via unanimous decision
• Vladimir Matyushenko def. Houston Alexander via unanimous decision
• Featherweight Quarterfinal: Justin Wilcox def. Akop Stepanyan via submission (rear-naked choke)
• Featherweight Quarterfinal: Joe Taimanglo def. Andrew Fisher via unanimous decision

Preliminary Card

• Virgil Zwicker def. Nick Moghaddam via TKO (punches)
• Blagoi Ivanov def. Manny Lara via submission (guillotine choke)
• Goiti Yamauchi def. Musa Toliver via submission (rear-naked choke withomoplata)
• Catchweight (173): Gavin Sterritt def. Andy Murad via split decision
• Hector Ramirez def. Savo Kosic via unanimous decision

Bellator 99 Weigh-in Results

Main Card

Bellator Featherweight Opening Round: Patricio Pitbull (145.5) vs. Diego Nunes (145)
Bellator Featherweight Opening Round: Justin Wilcox (146) vs. Akop Stepanyan (146)
Bellator Featherweight Opening Round: Des Green (146) vs. Fabricio Guerreiro (145.4)
Bellator Featherweight Opening Round: Joe Taimanglo (146) vs. Andrew Fisher (145.4)
Vladimir Matyushenko (205.8) vs. Houston Alexander (204.6)

Preliminary Card

Savio Kosic (204.4) vs. Hector Ramirez (203.6)
Catchweight Fight : Andy Murad (172.1) vs. Gavin Sterritt (169.3)
Musa Toliver (145.3) vs. Goiti Yamauchi (145.6)
Manny Lara (246) vs. Blagoi Ivanov (251)
Catchweight Fight: Nick Moghaddam (208.8) vs. Virgil Zwicker (206)

September 27 Kongo Invades Bellator

Mark the date, September 27.  On September 27, former UFC Heavyweight fighter, Cheick Kongo will make his Bellator debut at Bellator 101 against Mark Godbeer.  This match will not be a part of the coming Bellator heavyweight tournament.

Kongo will truly become a big fish in a small pond when he steps into Bellator.  There will not be anyone in the heavyweight division that will have the level of experience that Kongo has.  Kongo has faced some of the top challengers in the UFC division for years and had many successes inside the cage.  I see Kongo destroying all men that he faces in the Bellator cage.

Bellator heavyweights, you have been warned.

Bellator Signs Johnson

Bellator has announced the new signing of Lavar Johnson to their roster of heavyweights.

Lavar Johnson last fought in the UFC back at UFC 157 in which he lost to TUF almni Brenden Schaub by TKO.  Johnson was released from the UFC after high elevations of testosterone was discovered after the fight.  Bellator looks to have Johnson placed in their heavyweight tournament with recent former UFC Cheick Kongo.

Cheick Kongo Flollows Rampage to Bellator

After taking a break from MMA afyer his last defeat at the hands of "Big Country" Roy Nelson, former UFC Heavyweight standout and MMA vet Cheick Kongo has followed longtime friend and Wolf's Lair training partner Quinton "Rampage"  Jackson to Bellator and is expected to compete in their Fall Heavyweight tournament.

UFC Signs Jessica Eye

Recently Bellator announced that they were getting out of Women's Mixed Martial Arts. In the style of Bellator, the UFC had decided to pick up one of Bellator's castoffs. The UFC had signed former Bellator Flyweight competitor, Jessica Eye. Eye, who is coming off a recent victory in a catchweight fight with Carina Damm, is rumored to be the UFC's possible opponent for Sarah Kaufman. It has been rumored that this potential match could occur at UFC 166, but nothing is official yet.

"King Mo" Looks To Avenge His Loss to Newton

Bellator looks to strengthen their Nov. 6 Pay-Per-View card by adding the rematch between "King Mo" Lowal and Emanual Newton.  After suffering a knockout loss from Newton by way of spinning backfist, King Mo gets to face Newton, whom he asked for after his Victory over Noe. This fight is the third fight added to the card so far.

I think that this is a smart play for Bellator to add a fight that lets one of their highest profile fighters, also a fan favorite, an opportunity to avenge his devestating loss. I think that if they add a few more good fights, more of their occasional fans will start paying attention.

This fight joins the Jackson/Ortiz fight and Chandler/Alvarez fight.

Jackson Reveals His Original Plan

Rampage recently revealed that the rumors that were spread this summer of a possible match with Roy Hones Jr. were somewhat right. Jackson stated that he was prepared to not only face Jones Jr. in a bosing match but also face him in the cage in an MMA bout.  I feel that the boxing match would be more interesting than the MMA fight, unless if I was the only one who saw the Couture/Toney fight. Though I feel Jones Jr. would fair better in an MMA bout, I think that boxing would he more competitive with Jones Jr. getting the victory. If it comes together it comes together fine, but if not I won't beg for it. All these plans  were foiled when Tito came into the Bellator picture. I personally think that Jackson/Jones Jr. is more entertaining than anything involving a man named Tito Ortiz.

Alvarez Finally Getting Back in the Cage

After a long legal circus with Bellator and Viacom,  Eddie Alvarez has finally come to an 8-fight agreement that will get him fighting again very soon. His first fight will pit him in a rematch with current Bellator Lightweight Champion, Mike Chandler on Bellator's  PPV debut on November 2nd. This fight will be joined by a clash of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champions, Tito Ortiz and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.

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Official Fight Poster for Rampage vs. Tito.

I think this fight had potential to have been a great fight in 2006 but I will still watch simply because it has attracted my attention.  What are your thoughts?  Who do you think will take this win?  How do you feel about Bellator targeting UFC vets after they stated that they weren't interested in signing ex-UFC stars?

Official Bellator 97 Results

Main Card:

Michael Chandler def. David Rickels
via KO in round one
Ben Askren def. Andrey Koreschkov via
TKO (strikes, ref stoppage) at 2:58 of
round 4
Muhammed Lawal def. Jacob Noe via
TKO (strikes, verbal submission) at 2:51
of round 3
Vitaly Minakov def. Ryan Martinez via
TKO (strikes, ref stoppage) at 4:02 of
round 3
Patricio Pitbull def. Jared Downing via
TKO (strikes, ref stoppage) at :54 of
round 2

Undercard:

Jeremy Kimball vs. Keith Berry
Russell Wilson vs. Shawn Bunch
Javier Palacios vs. Richard Jacques
Adrian Cruz vs. Felipe Chavez
Cliff Wright Jr. vs. Donald Sanchez
Bubba Jenkins def. Mike Barreras via
TKO (strikes, ref stoppage) at 1:05 of
round 2
Anthony Leone def. Frank Bacavia
submission (rear naked choke) at 1:07 of
round 3
Rafael Silva def. Rodrigo Lima via
submission (rear naked choke) at 2:03 in
round 3
Will Brooks def. Cris Leyva via TKO
(strikes, ref stoppage) at 2:20 of round 3

As a long time UFC who at one point didn't ever watch Bellator MMA, I must say that I AM IMPRESSED. Of course the was no emotional investment seeing as I am less familiar with the fighters but I must say that it was fun to watch the sport for what it is rather than who I was watching.  Every single bout on the main card was a great fight.  I was very impressed with King Mo's ability to use his strong wrestling base to control his opponent and secure a verbal submission due to ground strikes.

The two Championship fights were great displays of both fighters winning impressively through two different methods of victories. Ben Askren's ground work was a display of an elite grappler at work. He methodically picked apart Koreschkov to win a TKO victory in the fourth round.

Michael Chandler was impressive with his quick knockout victory of Rickels.  For someone with a wrestling base in MMA, he came out like an elite striker to earn the K.O. victory. I would rate the night a 7.5 out of 10.

Rampage Faces off with Tito

After rumors of a fight with Roy Jones Jr. in a boxing match on PPV, Bellator and Rampage kill the rumor by announcing that Rampage Jackson will be fighting Tito Ortiz under the Bellator promotion on November 2nd in Long Beach California.

It is definitely an interesting twist considering the fact that it was rumored that Tito Ortiz was trying to make comeback to the UFC.  I think that it is a good move for Bellator to try to use a former two UFC Light Heavyweight Champions, with heavy fan followings, to bring attention to Bellator.

As for the fight itself, I feel that the best time for this fight would've been before both of these fighters were out of their prime. Let's be honest neither one of these fighters have been exciting for quite some time. I will definitely watch the fight to see if Rampage's 'new found love for MMA' will spark any signal to the returm of the Rampage from Pride FC that we all know and love. As for Tito I have no expectation of anything great from him.

It will be unwise of Bellator to air this fight on Dec. 28 as it was rumored for the proposed Boxing match between Rampage and Jones Jr. There is not a fight on earth that can compete with UFC 168 Which includes the most anticipated rematch in MMA and UFC history--Current UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Wiedman vs. former long time UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva. Plus a rematch between UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey and challenger Miesha Tate.