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Brett Cooper Talks Fighting in Bellator, Life in MMA Outside the UFC

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When Brett Cooper last stepped into the cage, it was for a five-minute, five-round fight for a championship in the Lords of the Cage MMA promotion. Cooper had prepared to fight for 25 minutes, but things didn’…

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When Brett Cooper last stepped into the cage, it was for a five-minute, five-round fight for a championship in the Lords of the Cage MMA promotion. Cooper had prepared to fight for 25 minutes, but things didn’t go quite as planned: He knocked Keith Berry out in just 10 seconds (video above).

“He came in real quick and aggressive, I countered him with a punch and it was over,” Cooper said. “It was a strange moment because it happened so fast. It was bittersweet. But that’s why you train hard, so things come easy in the fight. But I wouldn’t have been disappointed if the fight would have gone more minutes.”

For the 23-year-old Cooper, who will fight Alexander Schlemenko Saturday at Bellator 44 on MTV2, trying to make it as a full-time fighter outside the UFC sometimes means not wanting to win a fight too quickly: The experience of getting more minutes in the cage can be good for a fighter’s development, and Lords of the Cage isn’t exactly handing out six-figure Knockout of the Night bonuses, like UFC fighters can earn.

Bellator 44 Preview: The Rundown

Filed under: BellatorBellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard in action, and Patricky “Pitbull” Freire vs. Michael Chandler in the finals of the lightweight tournament, are the anchors for this Saturday’s Bellator 44 in Atlantic City.

With two ep…

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Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard in action, and Patricky “Pitbull” Freire vs. Michael Chandler in the finals of the lightweight tournament, are the anchors for this Saturday’s Bellator 44 in Atlantic City.

With two episodes remaining, the season four tournaments are winding down while other bouts are potential qualifiers for next season’s tournaments in September.

After the jump, let’s take a look at five of the storylines heading into Bellator 44.

Alexander Shlemenko vs. Brett Cooper Added to Bellator 44

Filed under: Bellator, NewsFormer Bellator middleweight title contender Alexander Shlemenko has been added to the organization’s 44th event on May 14.

Shlemenko will face veteran Brett Cooper on the card headlined by 185-pound champion Hector Lombard…

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Former Bellator middleweight title contender Alexander Shlemenko has been added to the organization’s 44th event on May 14.

Shlemenko will face veteran Brett Cooper on the card headlined by 185-pound champion Hector Lombard vs. Falaniko Vitale in a non-title fight, MMA Fighting has learned from sources close to the event.

Former WEC fighter Anthony Morrison has also agreed to fight journeyman Bryan Goldsby, while former UFC fighter Jay Silva will fight Armand Mrkanovic in undercard action.

Hump Day Headlines with Stephanie Ann Cook

Dana White says Anderson Silva doesn’t want to fight at 205lbs thus killing all our hopes on a Jon Jones vs. Anderson Silva bout.
UFC Fight Night 24 will livestream 2 bouts on Facebook: Caceres vs. Semerzier and Madsen vs. Russow
UFC Middleweight, Dave Branch and Welterweight, Chris Camozzi released from the promotion.
The UFC Fan Expo hits […]

Dana White says Anderson Silva doesn’t want to fight at 205lbs thus killing all our hopes on a Jon Jones vs. Anderson Silva bout.

UFC Fight Night 24 will livestream 2 bouts on Facebook: Caceres vs. Semerzier and Madsen vs. Russow

UFC Middleweight, Dave Branch and Welterweight, Chris Camozzi released from the promotion.

The UFC Fan Expo hits the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto, Ontario on April 29th & 30th and will feature a gang of fighters like: Jon Jones, Rashad Evans, Cain Velasquez, Chuck Liddell, Dominick Cruz, and Frank Mir to name a few.

Michael Bisping apologizes for his behavior at UFC 127.

Bellator 44: Lombard Vs. Vitale is set for Atlantic City on May 14th.

Strikeforce: Daley Vs. Diaz official for April 9th in San Diego, CA.

Mainstream media showing MMA some love with Jon Jones appearing on The Tonight Show this Thursday night (March 24th) and Brock Lesnar scheduled to appear on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon next Monday (March 28th).