Scott Coker Discusses Rampage Jackson’s Bellator 175 Performance, Uncertain Future

Bellator 175 wasn’t exactly the heavyweight coming out party Quinton “Rampage” Jackson hoped for. Jackson (37–12) has flirted with the weight class in the past, but coming in at 253lbs, seemed fully committed to fighting above light heavyweight. However, while he showed he still has power (particularly in the second round) and even opted to […]

Bellator 175 wasn’t exactly the heavyweight coming out party Quinton “Rampage” Jackson hoped for. Jackson (37–12) has flirted with the weight class in the past, but coming in at 253lbs, seemed fully committed to fighting above light heavyweight. However, while he showed he still has power (particularly in the second round) and even opted to […]

After Ryan Bader, King Mo Wants Winner of Fedor vs. Mitrione

Moneyweight may just be the busiest division in all of MMA. Despite the recent (as in last night) announcement that King Mo Lawal (21–6 (1)) would be facing Ryan Bader (22-5) in the main event of Bellator 180 (prior to the PPV-only Bellator NYC) in June, Mo already has his sights set on the next […]

Moneyweight may just be the busiest division in all of MMA. Despite the recent (as in last night) announcement that King Mo Lawal (21–6 (1)) would be facing Ryan Bader (22-5) in the main event of Bellator 180 (prior to the PPV-only Bellator NYC) in June, Mo already has his sights set on the next […]

Scott Coker Talks King Mo vs. Bader, Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Title Plans

Bellator CEO Scott Coker discussed Bellator’s upcoming light heavyweight plans following Bellator 175 Friday. The card, which featured King Mo Lawal evening the score with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson with a unanimous decision win, went down at Chicago’s AllState Arena. Talking about the promotion’s title picture, Coker made it clear that Ryan Bader against current light […]

Bellator CEO Scott Coker discussed Bellator’s upcoming light heavyweight plans following Bellator 175 Friday. The card, which featured King Mo Lawal evening the score with Quinton “Rampage” Jackson with a unanimous decision win, went down at Chicago’s AllState Arena. Talking about the promotion’s title picture, Coker made it clear that Ryan Bader against current light […]

King Mo vs. Rampage Jackson Full Fight Video Highlights

Former light heavyweight champions Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal and Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson threw down to put three years of bad blood to rest in the main event of last night’s (Fri., March 31, 2016) Bellator 175 from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. The main difference between this fight and their first match-up which Rampage won

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Former light heavyweight champions Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal and Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson threw down to put three years of bad blood to rest in the main event of last night’s (Fri., March 31, 2016) Bellator 175 from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.

The main difference between this fight and their first match-up which Rampage won by highly controversial decision at the promotion first pay-per-view (PPV) Bellator 120, however, was that Jackson came in weighing an astonishing 48 pounds more at 253 while King Mo weighed 212 pounds.

Many rightfully wondered how Jackson would deal with the extra added weight, and not surprisingly, Lawal made him expend lots of energy defending his world-class wrestling background with nonstop takedown attempts against the cage. A few succeeded in the first round, but overall, Jackson defended many of the attempts successfully. Still, Lawal was able to win a hard-fought decision thanks to a pressuring third round that was light on action from two obviously gassed fighters, but it wasn’t without some adversity as he admitted Rampage had rocked him during the second frame.

It may not have been the all-out brawl the trash talk-filled buildup had fans wanting to witness, but it was a solid, hard-fought rematch that earned both mens’ mutual respect and Lawal a shot at new Bellator name Ryan Bader. Watch the full fight video highlights of Lawal vs. Jackson courtesy of MMA Fighting right here:

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Ryan Bader Debuts Against King Mo At Bellator 180 Pay-Per-View

In the past few weeks, Bellator MMA has been making waves in the MMA world, not only by signing several top-level UFC free agents, but also by making a big announcement with June 24’s Bellator 180 pay-per-view (PPV) event form Madison Square Garden in New York City, their second pay event ever. One of the

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In the past few weeks, Bellator MMA has been making waves in the MMA world, not only by signing several top-level UFC free agents, but also by making a big announcement with June 24’s Bellator 180 pay-per-view (PPV) event form Madison Square Garden in New York City, their second pay event ever.

One of the most high-profile signings was top-ranked light heavyweight Ryan Bader, and Bellator wasted no time in announcing “Darth’s” first fight for the promotion.

Mauhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal defeated longtime rival ‘Rampage’ Jackson in the main event of last night’s (Fri., March 31, 2016) Bellator 175 from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.

After the fight, newly-signed Bader, who was cageside live at the event, was annonunced as King Mo’s next opponent at the massive Bellator 180. The two faced off in the center of the Bellator cage, confirming the upcoming bout.

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Highlights: Sergei Kharitonov’s Insane Walkoff KO From Bellator 175

Longtime MMA knockout artist Sergei Kharitonov was looking for his sixth win in his last seven fights when he faced Chase Gormley on the main card of tonight’s (Fri., March 31, 2016) Bellator 175 from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. And although main event fighters Rampage Jackson and King Mo stole the pre-fight spotlight

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Longtime MMA knockout artist Sergei Kharitonov was looking for his sixth win in his last seven fights when he faced Chase Gormley on the main card of tonight’s (Fri., March 31, 2016) Bellator 175 from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois.

And although main event fighters Rampage Jackson and King Mo stole the pre-fight spotlight with their never-ending smack talk, it was the assassin-like precision of heavyweight Kharitonov that was by far the best performance of the card. The Russian may have been down on the scorecards with Gormley throwing and landing an accurate volume of varied strikes, but Kharitonov kept calm, landing a laser-like jab.

The combat sports legend then landed a clean straight right that rocked Gormley, and Kharitonov finished the job by stepping back with a perfect uppercut with the exact same hand that had his opponent out cold. Watch the insane KO courtesy of Bellator here:

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