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BELLATOR 228 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 9/28: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight

September 28, 2019

Bellator MMA is back in the States for Bellator 228 on Saturday night. The event takes place at the Forum in Inglewood, California. The main event takes place in the featherweight division where Patricio Freire […]

MCGRATH: In-person thoughts from Bellator 222

June 15, 2019

Bellator felt big! This Bellator card felt like the biggest card in the history of the promotion. Everybody who is anybody in the MMA media was there to cover the event. Which is not typical […]

BELLATOR 222 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 6/14: Grocke’s updated odds and predictions for every fight

June 14, 2019

Bellator MMA brings one of their best cards of the year to date to Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York on Friday night. The main event of Bellator 222 takes place in […]

NEW PODCAST: MMA Fight Picks w/ Aaron Weinbaum picking Bellator 222

June 13, 2019

I pick the fights for Bellator 222: MacDonald vs. Gracie. Bellator 222 is scheduled to take place on June 14, 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The event will air exclusively […]

Bellator 222 brings a mix of familiar faces and potential stars

June 12, 2019

Bellator returns to Madison Square Garden on Friday night with a card full of familiar faces to UFC fans but also some top-notch fighters that casual viewers may not know but will certainly want to […]

THE BELLATOR BEAT 5/1: Bellator 222 card at MSG gets stacked

May 1, 2019

MacDonald vs. Gracie official for Bellator 222 on June 14th at MSG To start the week off, we have some of the biggest news to come from Bellator in a while. Bellator 222 adds one […]

MCGRATH: Ranking the top ten male bantamweights in MMA

January 9, 2019

1. TJ Dillashaw (UFC champion) Dillashaw is now one of the top pound for pound fighters in all of MMA. He has two dominant knockouts of Cody Garbrandt and his next mission is to become […]

MONDAY NEWS DIGEST 12/31: Floyd Mayweather beats Tenshin, Horiguchi taps Bellator champ, Cormier talks next fight, and more

December 31, 2018

Mayweather makes easy work of Tenshin The surreal event that was Floyd Mayweather’s appearance for RIZIN in Japan went down Monday morning. In the main event of RIZIN 14 from Saitama, Japan, Floyd Mayweather met […]

2018 YEAR IN REVIEW: March sees the loss of a UFC behind the scenes mainstay, and Ronda Rousey give an awkward TV interview

December 22, 2018

Welcome to the third of twelve installments of the 2018 MMA year in review. In the series, we will look at the biggest stories and fights from each month and reflect on how things played […]

Bellator Bantamweight Champion Darrion Caldwell heading to RIZIN to take on Kyoji Horiguchi

November 29, 2018

While it’s not a trade like the one that sent Demetrious Johnson to ONE Championship in exchange for Ben Askren, more inter-promotional efforts are being made, this time between Bellator and RIZIN. Bellator announced through […]

BELLATOR 195 PREDICTIONS 3/2: Grocke’s predictions for every fight

March 1, 2018

Bellator MMA makes its way to back to the WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma for Bellator 195. The main event takes place in the bantamweight division where Darrion Caldwell defends his title […]

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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 […]

ROUNDTABLE: Who wins the Darrion Caldwell vs. Eduardo Dantas fight and why?

October 6, 2017

Who wins the Darrion Caldwell vs. Eduardo Dantas fight and why?   COLE HENRY, MMATorch Contributor Bellator’s bantamweight division is very weak, and while Eduardo Dantas thinks he is nearing “GOAT” status in the division, […]

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 […]

SATURDAY NEWS DIGEST 7/15: White addresses Trump at Mayweather-McGregor, Gegard Mousasi debut date, Bellator 184 news, Conor-Khabib talk

July 15, 2017

Donald Trump not expected to attend MayGregor Just in case you were wondering, WWE Hall of Famer and President of the United States, Donald Trump, will not be attending the upcoming Connor McGregor/ vs. Floyd […]

FRIDAY NEWS DIGEST 2/10: Woodley claims he is treated poorly as champion because he is black (w/Cervantes Analysis)

February 11, 2017

Since winning the UFC Welterweight Title last year, Tyron Woodley has claimed he has been the worst treated champion in history and says the reason is due to racism. “The second I bring up race […]

GROCKE’S TAKE: My New Year’s wish list of fights I want to see in 2017 – some realistic, others not

December 22, 2016

With Christmas just a few days away, here are the fights I have on my wish list for the New Year. Some are close to happening already, while others might never happen. Jon Jones vs. […]

BELLATOR 167 PREVIEW: Grocke’s Preview & Predictions for the “Caldwell vs. Taimanglo” Spike TV live Saturday night line-up

December 1, 2016

Bellator 167 is again live from the WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The second night of Bellator’s back to back events features another rematch in the bantamweight division as Darrion Caldwell will […]

BELLATOR 167 PRIMER: Ecochard’s Preview & Predictions including Taimanglo vs. Caldwell, Lawrence vs. Teixeira, Fialho vs. Njokuani

December 1, 2016

Saturday night hosts the second Bellator card in two nights. This card lost its original main event of Patricky Freire vs. Derek Campos and it will now be headlined by Joe Taimanglo and Darrion Caldwell […]

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