Those looking at the main card for Bellator 214, headlined by the legendary Fedor Emelianenko vs Ryan Bader in the final of the heavyweight grand prix, may wonder why an 0-0 fighter is so far up the bill. Despite never having competed in the field of Mixed Martial Arts...

On 26th January at the Forum in Inglewood, California, Bellator’s Heavyweight Grand Prix will come to its conclusion. After former champion, Vitaly Minakov vacated his title, Bellator president Scott Coker created the inaugural Bellator heavyweight Grand Prix. After selecting eight of the promotion’s best athletes, the competition kicked off....

In combat sports, it’s only human nature to be drawn to the heavyweights. They seem to have a superhero like quality to them. Unfortunately, this results in some of the world’s greatest fighters being dismissed. Despite putting on some scintillating battles throughout the years, the little men have never...

In every sport there’s an iconic figure; in Football Pele, in boxing Muhammed Ali. However in a sport as new as MMA, the identity of the greatest icon is difficult to decide as the sport is constantly evolving and many contenders are still fighting, such as St Pierre, Nurmagomedov...