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LIVE BELLATOR 218 REPORT: Real-time results & analysis of Sanchez-Karakhanyan II, Linton Vassell heavyweight debut

March 22, 2019

Bellator 218 March 21, 2019 Thackerville, OK from WinStar World Casino and Resort Live on Paramount Network and DAZN (9 PM ET) Prelim Quick Results Thanks to MMAJunkie Deborah Kouzmin def. Ky Bennett via unanimous […]

BELLATOR 218 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 3/22: Grocke’s updated odds and predictions for every fight

March 22, 2019

Bellator MMA returns to the WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma for Bellator 218. The main event takes place in the featherweight division where Emmanuel Sanchez will look to go 2-0 against Georgi […]

GROCKE’S BELLATOR 186 LIVE REPORT 11/3: Vassell vs. Bader, Ducote vs. Macfarlane, Dempsey vs. Ruth, Leite vs. Davis, Freeman vs. Awad

November 3, 2017

BELLATOR 186 LIVE REPORT NOVEMBER 3, 2017 UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA AT THE BRYCE JORDAN CENTER ON BELLATOR.COM AND SPIKE TV   Keep it locked here all evening for live updates of Bellator 186. My name […]

BELLATOR 186 PREDICTIONS 11/3: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for the main card

November 3, 2017

Bellator MMA makes its way to the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania for Bellator 186 on Friday night. The main event features a light heavyweight title fight between Ryan Bader and Linton Vassell. […]

BELLATOR 186 PREDICTIONS: Covington’s predictions for the Bader vs. Vassell headlined main card

November 3, 2017

A grain of salt? You better get a whole plate ready to take this…   Main card Zack Freeman vs Saad Awad I’m taking Saad; I gotta go with experience. Something’s telling me Awad has […]

ROUNDTABLE: Who wins the Ryan Bader vs. Linton Vassell fight and why?

November 2, 2017

Who wins the Ryan Bader vs. Linton Vassell fight and why? JOHN HARRIS, MMATorch Contributor I’ll go with Bader by unanimous decision. I just do not think Vassell will be able to handle Bader’s strong […]

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