Adrian Cruz Pulls Off Rare Scarf Hold Armlock at Bellator 91 The bar was set very high, very early on in 2013 for anyone hoping to have the Southwest’s “Submission Of The Year” award and it turned out the year’s first jaw-dropping submission would continue its dominance over the rest for about 10-months en route to […]
Last night at Bellator 105 at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, Eugene Fadiora from the United Kingdom defeated K.O. artist Keith Berry via second round technical knockout. The bout marked the first time Fariora, has fought in the United States after a 13 win and 1 loss career in the […]
Bellator MMA has concluded its third event in New Mexico for 2013 and it was an up and down evening of knockouts, submissions and decisions. It has been the case for the three events to have some solid action and very notable discussion points when all the bouts have finished and the dust has cleared. […]
Tonight is the night for Bellator 105 inside the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Orhtrus Promotions in conjunction with Bellator MMA is invading Rio Rancho for the third time in 2013. Amongst the notable local competitors set to compete are Adrian Cruz, Steve Garcia and Frank Baca. The main card features […]
Bellator 105 is set to go down later this evening and as per the status quo of the two prior events held here in New Mexico, the undercard will be loaded with local talent. The preliminary portion of Bellator MMA fight cards have become a very large stage for fighters to take the next step […]
New Mexico has always been rich in the culture of combat sports and consistently has produced some of the premier talent in all of the world. In boxing, notables Johnny Tapia and Holly Holm exemplify the elite talent that hail from this area and in mixed martial arts, Carlos Condit and Diego Sanchez remain two […]
Earlier today at The Stage inside Santa Ana Star Casino just outside of Bernalillo, New Mexico the official weigh-in for tomorrow night’s Bellator 105 event took place. The main event between Saad Awad and Will Brooks is a rematch of their February bout here in New Mexico where Awad was a four to one favorite […]
Sometimes a fighter comes to a cross roads where he can walk down one of two paths; one path leads the fighter down an easy road where the opponent might not be overly formidable but it almost certainly leads to a victory. The other option is often much less desirable as it leads to a […]
When your back is against the wall, fighters often come out in a fight strong as ever in order to right the ship so-to-speak. With the competitive level in MMA constantly increasing it become very easy to find yourself staring at consecutive defeats on the verge of falling into a label of a sub-.500 fighter. And while […]
Sometimes it takes years for fighters to get their big break and so many talented athletes don’t ever come across those very special opportunities that can really propel you into the spotlight. As a fight promotion, Bellator MMA has been a proving grounds of sorts for dozens and dozens of athletes who were looking for […]