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2013 Southwest Fight News Awards: Best Professional MMA Event

by StaffDecember 26, 20131 comment

Over the time period spanning between February of 2008 to February of 2013, the New Mexico MMA scene had mostly been compiled of local promotions and the occasional one-off fight event. During that five-year period, the area was lacking a major MMA promotion in the region and since the WEC 32 show in 2008, failed […]

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Bellator 105 And Five Reasons Why It Should Matter To You

by PhilOctober 21, 2013no comment

Fight Fans, we have less than a week before Bellator MMA returns for the third event of 2013 to be held inside the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. For those fortunate fans who were able to make it to February and July events, they know that when the Bellator promotion hosts […]

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Bellator 105 at Santa Ana Star Center Officially Announced – Awad to Face Brooks in Main Event

by Jorge HernandezOctober 8, 2013no comment

Saad Awad takes on Will Brooks in Rematch Earlier today a press conference was held at by local promotion Orthrus Promotions at Buca Di Beppo in Albuquerque, New Mexico to formally announce the October 26th Bellator 105 fight card to take place at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The main […]

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Bellator 105: The Rumored Undercard Participants

by PhilSeptember 20, 2013no comment

Fight fans listen up, Bellator MMA is headed back to New Mexico for the third time this year. This year has been a monumental year for Bellator MMA and the New Mexico MMA scene’s partnership as the top promotion has brought very solid fight cards for the February and July events. Bellator 91 and 97 featured title fights, notable promotional superstars […]

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SWFight.com Presents “Event Reflection”: Bellator 97

by PhilAugust 2, 2013no comment

The heavily anticipated Bellator 97 event concluded Wednesday night in the Santa Ana Star Center and for fans tuning in at home as well as those in attendance, the event delivered an assortment of MMA excitement; from submissions to knockouts, from close decisions to huge announcements. The near-packed house in Rio Rancho saw titles being defended […]

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Chandler and Rickels Make Weight – Bellator 97 Weigh-In Results

by Jorge HernandezJuly 30, 2013no comment

Bellator 97 – Chandler and Rickels Make Weight, As Do Askren and Koreschkov Bellator 97 Full Weigh-In Results Earlier today at The Stage inside the Santa Ana Star Casino in Bernalillo, New Mexico (just outside of Albuquerque) Bellator MMA held their weigh-ins for Wednesday night’s Bellator 97 card. The fights tomorrow night are highlighted by […]

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Bellator 97: An Extensive Guideline 101

by StaffJuly 30, 2013no comment

The time is fast approaching for the heavily anticipated Bellator 97 event to go down in Rio Rancho and SWFight.com is here to provide you with all the information you need to be best prepared for the July 31st event. After reading this Bellator 97: Guidelines 101 put together by our SWFight staff, we hope […]

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Bellator 97 Weigh Ins Tomorrow at The Stage in the Santa Ana Star Casino

by Jorge HernandezJuly 29, 2013no comment

Bellator 97 Weigh Ins Will Take Place Tuesday July 30th at The Stage The weigh-in and pre-fight press conference for Bellator 97 will take place Tuesday at 5 p.m. MT at The Stage nightclub located inside the Santa Ana Star Casino in Bernalillo, New Mexico. Bellator 97 will take place Wednesday at the Santa Ana […]

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Bellator 97: Two local fighters take on two accomplished wrestlers

by PhilJuly 9, 2013no comment

Wrestling has become the staple of success for mixed martial artists and it can be seen best when a fan gazes over the top rankings. With a quick gaze over, one would find that in each division there is at least a handful of fighters on the list that have extensive wrestling backgrounds. Amongst those […]