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Benson Henderson vs. Myles Jury To Headline Bellator Dublin

Former UFC featherweight Myles Jury recently signed with Bellator and will be put into headliner status right away. Jury only signed with the Santa Monica-based promotion a couple of days ago and appearing on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday, revealed he would headline Bellator 227 against Benson Henderson in a lightweight contest. “I’m happy […]

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Former UFC featherweight Myles Jury recently signed with Bellator and will be put into headliner status right away.

Jury only signed with the Santa Monica-based promotion a couple of days ago and appearing on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday, revealed he would headline Bellator 227 against Benson Henderson in a lightweight contest.

“I’m happy to continue my MMA journey with Bellator,” Jury said in a statement. “I’m excited to return to work against a guy like Benson [Henderson] and immediately make an impact in Bellator’s lightweight division. I’m only 30 years old and still believe that my best years are ahead of me.”

Bellator 227 takes place September 27 in Dublin, Ireland. Bellator Dublin takes place the same night with James Gallagher taking on Cal Ellenor as the headliner. Similar to Bellator London and Bellator 223 last month, the two events will be broadcast through multiple outlets and follow a similar schedule:

Below are the updated cards:

Updated Bellator Dublin Card (Live on the Bellator app):

  • James Gallagher (9-1) vs. Cal Ellenor (8-2)
  • Michael “Venom” Page (14-1) vs. Richard Kiely (3-1)
  • Ryan Scope (10-2) vs. Peter Queally (11-5-1)

Updated Bellator 227 Card – Paramount Network broadcast (Simulcast on DAZN):

  • Benson Henderson (27-8) vs. Myles Jury (18-4)
  • Brandon Girtz (16-8) vs. Paul Redmond (15-8)
  • Leah McCourt (2-1) vs. Kerry Hughes (3-4)

Updated Preliminary Card (Live and Free on the Bellator App):

  • Brian Moore (12-7) vs. Toby Misech (11-7)
  • Lee Chadwick (25-14-1) vs. Karl Moore (8-2)
  • Frans Mlambo (7-4) vs. Dominique Wooding (6-2)
  • Philip Mulpeter (9-6) vs. Keith McCabe (3-4-1)
  • Richie Smullen (4-1-1) vs. Sean Tobin (6-3)
  • Dylan Logan (3-3) vs. Adam Gustab (4-4)
  • Ian Coughlan (1-0) vs. Constantin Gnusariev (2-0-1)
  • Camila Rivarola (2-1-1) vs. Danni Neilan (Pro Debut)

Which fight are you most looking forward to?

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UFC Veteran Myles Jury Signs Multi-Fight Contract With Bellator MMA

Longtime UFC veteran Myles Jury has signed a multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA a source has disclosed to LowKickMMA. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. Jury had been with the UFC since 2012, competing in the Las Vegas-based promotion’s lightweight and featherweight divisions. He ends his run with the UFC on a […]

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Longtime UFC veteran Myles Jury has signed a multi-fight contract with Bellator MMA a source has disclosed to LowKickMMA. The news was first reported by ESPN’s Ariel Helwani.

Jury had been with the UFC since 2012, competing in the Las Vegas-based promotion’s lightweight and featherweight divisions. He ends his run with the UFC on a two-fight losing streak against both Chad Mendes and Andre Fili. Over the course of his career Jury has defeated notable opponents such as Michael Johnson, Diego Sanchez, and Takanori Gomi.

He currently holds a record of 17-4. His four losses came against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, Charles Oliveira, Mendes, and Fili. The 30-year-old will compete for Bellator at lightweight, and is expected to make his debut for the promotion before the end of the year.

We’ll keep you updated as more information becomes available regarding Jury’s Bellator MMA debut.

What do you think about Jury signing a multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA?

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Scott Coker Explains Why Aaron Pico Was Left Off Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix Tournament

Recently, Bellator MMA announced the matchups and participants for their 16-man Featherweight Grand Prix Tournament. If you haven’t seen those yet, check them out below: Bellator 226 — September 7 Sam Sicilia vs. Pedro Carvalho Daniel Straus vs. Derek Campos  Pat Curran vs. Adam Borics Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Tywan Claxton Bellator 228 — September 28 Patricio Freire vs. Juan Archuleta A.J. […]

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Recently, Bellator MMA announced the matchups and participants for their 16-man Featherweight Grand Prix Tournament. If you haven’t seen those yet, check them out below:

Bellator 226 — September 7

  • Sam Sicilia vs. Pedro Carvalho
  • Daniel Straus vs. Derek Campos 
  • Pat Curran vs. Adam Borics
  • Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Tywan Claxton

Bellator 228 — September 28

  • Patricio Freire vs. Juan Archuleta
  • A.J. McKee vs. Georgi Karakhanyan
  • Darrion Caldwell vs. Henry Corrales
  • Daniel Weichel vs. Saul Rogers

Many noticed that one of the promotion’s most notable names, Aaron Pico, was left off the tournament. Pico was hyped as a mixed martial arts (MMA) prodigy heading into his professional debut, only to be defeated under the Bellator banner via submission in 24 seconds.

Pico was able to regroup and embark on an impressive four-fight win streak, before getting knocked out by Henry Corrales at Bellator 214 in January. In his previous fight at Bellator 222, Pico was again defeated. This time in dynamic fashion at the hands of Ádám Borics via a flying knee.

After back-to-back vicious knockout losses, Bellator MMA President Scott Coker explained at a recent media day why he left Pico off the Featherweight Grand Prix (via MMA Junkie):

“With Aaron, we’re going to meet with his manager either this weekend or next week,” Coker said. “I always felt like after his last fight in New York, let’s take a beat back. He’s a great kid. We have a lot of respect for him. We think he’s going to still come back and be great, but I think it’s time to take a beat.

“Let him train and let him get through this process. He would be fighting as early as Sept. 7 in eight weeks coming off that fight in New York. I think he’ll be back, it’s just a matter of time.”

What do you think about Coker’s decision to leave Pico off the tournament? Do you think he made the right call?

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Michael Page Set To Return At Bellator Dublin

Michael Page’s mixed martial arts (MMA) return is set. A source has confirmed to LowKickMMA that “Venom” will be taking on Richard Kiely at Bellator Dublin from the 3 Arena in Ireland on September 27. The news was first reported by the Irish Mirror. Page comes off the first loss of his professional MMA career. […]

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Michael Page’s mixed martial arts (MMA) return is set.

A source has confirmed to LowKickMMA that “Venom” will be taking on Richard Kiely at Bellator Dublin from the 3 Arena in Ireland on September 27. The news was first reported by the Irish Mirror.

Page comes off the first loss of his professional MMA career. After starting off 14-0, he was knocked out by Douglas Lima at Bellator 221 back in May. The knockout came just 35 seconds into the second round of the fight, which was part of the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix Tournament.

With the knockout loss, Page was eliminated from the tournament in the semi-finals. Now, he hopes to bounce back against Kiely. Kiely is just four fights into his professional MMA career. He started off with a record of 2-0 before being submitted by Alex Lohore in November of 2017.

Kiely then made his Bellator debut at Bellator 217 in February, defeating Mickael Bucher with a first-round TKO. Now, he hopes to pull off a major upset and hand page the second consecutive loss of his career.

Both Page and Kiely have been engaging in a war-of-words with one another as of late, so expect this one to have a bit of extra motivation behind it for both fighters.

What do you think about Page returning at Bellator Dublin?

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Bellator Wants To Bring Fedor Emelianenko Back To Japan

It looks like Fedor Emelianenko’s retirement tour with Bellator could feature a stop in Japan. Bellator president Scott Coker spoke to “The Ariel Helwani MMA Show” this week and discussed the possibility of running a show in Japan. The show would ideally be a cross-promotion event with RIZIN in December (via BJPenn.com): “There’s nothing confirmed,” […]

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It looks like Fedor Emelianenko’s retirement tour with Bellator could feature a stop in Japan.

Bellator president Scott Coker spoke to “The Ariel Helwani MMA Show” this week and discussed the possibility of running a show in Japan. The show would ideally be a cross-promotion event with RIZIN in December (via BJPenn.com):

“There’s nothing confirmed,” Coker said. “As people already know, we’ve been talking to Sakakibara about doing some type of event together. We haven’t decided if it’s going to be a ‘co-pro,’ fight sharing, a Bellator event by itself.

“But I’d love nothing more than to be in Japan sometime in December throwing a big fight there at Saitama Super Arena, where all the big fights happen.”

In regards to who Fedor could fight on the Japan card, he threw out potential names such as Josh Barnett and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, two very big names amongst the Japanese mixed martial arts (MMA) community:

“Whether it’s a Japanese fighter or he fights (Quinton) ‘Rampage’ Jackson or Josh Barnett, or whoever, I think it would just be a magical night to see him back in the Bellator cage in Tokyo,” Coker said.

Fedor competed regularly in Japan in the early years of his MMA career. However; once he started fighting for promotions such as Affliction, Strikeforce, and Bellator, Fedor’s appearances in Japan have become rarer in recent years.

What do you think about Fedor possibly returning to Japan along with Bellator?

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Scott Coker Confirms Participants Of Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix

Bellator president Scott Coker has confirmed the participants of the promotion’s upcoming 16-man featherweight grand prix. Coker revealed the participants on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday before Bellator made it official shortly afterwards: The first round of the grand prix will take place across Bellator 226 and Bellator 228, both of which take place […]

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Bellator president Scott Coker has confirmed the participants of the promotion’s upcoming 16-man featherweight grand prix.

Coker revealed the participants on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on Monday before Bellator made it official shortly afterwards:

The first round of the grand prix will take place across Bellator 226 and Bellator 228, both of which take place in September. You can see the full grand prix bouts below:

Bellator 226 — September 7

  • Sam Sicilia vs. Pedro Carvalho
  • Daniel Straus vs. Derek Campos 
  • Pat Curran vs. Adam Borics
  • Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Tywan Claxton

Bellator 228 — September 28

  • Patricio Freire vs. Juan Archuleta
  • A.J. McKee vs. Georgi Karakhanyan
  • Darrion Caldwell vs. Henry Corrales
  • Daniel Weichel vs. Saul Rogers

Patricio Freire, of course, is the reigning featherweight champion and his fight against Juan Archuleta was already announced. Should he win the grand prix, he will not only retain his 145-pound crown, but will also be the recipient of a $1 million prize.

A notable name that is missing in the grand prix is Aaron Pico, who is coming off two knockout losses. Coker confirmed that they were taking a step back with him, but it’s always possible he steps in as a replacement should anyone have to pull out.

Which fight are you most excited for?

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