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BELLATOR 226 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 9/07: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight

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Bellator MMA is at the SAP Center in San Jose California for Bellator 226 on Saturday night. The main event takes place in the heavyweight division where Ryan Bader defends the Bellator heavyweight championship versus […]

BELLATOR 219 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 3/28: Grocke’s updated odds and predictions for every fight

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Bellator MMA travels to the west coast for Bellator 219 on Friday night. The event takes place at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California. The main event takes place in the lightweight division […]

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HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 184 and UFC 216

October 10, 2017

Bellator 184 and UFC 216 were both this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown.   Bellator 184 BAD- Leandro Higo vs. Joe Taimanglo This was just a bad fight. There just wasn’t a […]

BELLATOR 184 PREDICTIONS 10/6: Grocke’s updated odds and predictions for the Caldwell vs. Dantas headlined main card

October 6, 2017

Bellator MMA makes its way back to the Winstar Casino in Thakkerville, Oklahoma for Bellator 184. The main event features bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas as he puts his title on the line against Darrion Caldwell […]

BELLATOR 184 PRIMER: Monson’s preview and predictions for Caldwell vs. Dantas, Sanchez vs. Straus, Teixeira vs. Curran, Higo vs. Taimanglo

October 5, 2017

Main Card Darrion Caldwell (10-1) vs. Eduardo Dantas (20-4) – Bantamweight 135 lbs. Darrion Caldwell possesses fearsome power in his wrestling game and will judiciously switch between heavy leather and a punishing ride on the […]

ROUNDTABLE: Who wins the Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Daniel Straus fight and why?

October 5, 2017

Who wins the Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Daniel Straus fight and why?   ROBERT VALLEJOS, MMATorch Contributor In his most recent fight opposite Patricio Freire, Daniel Straus looked rather tepid. With that said, I think Straus […]

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