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Bellator has announced that the semifinals for its light heavyweight grand prix will take place on October 16. The promotion revealed the news on Saturday, the same day as its Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKee broadcast. The event will take place in the …
Bellator has announced that the semifinals for its light heavyweight grand prix will take place on October 16. The promotion revealed the news on Saturday, the same day as its Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKee broadcast. The event will take place in the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The double-header will feature reigning light heavyweight […]
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Corey Anderson is certainly enjoying life at Bellator. The American went 2-0 with his new promotion following a third-round win over Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov in the quarterfinals of the Bellator light heavyweight grand prix. Another two wins would see “Overtime” realize his dream of becoming a world champion. That notably means more fame and money — […]
Corey Anderson is certainly enjoying life at Bellator.
The American went 2-0 with his new promotion following a third-round win over Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov in the quarterfinals of the Bellator light heavyweight grand prix.
Another two wins would see “Overtime” realize his dream of becoming a world champion. That notably means more fame and money — not that Anderson isn’t making bank at Bellator.
In fact, he claims he made double what he did in a 7-year stint with the UFC with just two Bellator fights.
“UFC gave me the career…Bellator gave me the life!! In 2 fights 6 months with Bellator, I’ve made double of what I did in 15 fights (11 wins 2 bonuses) 7 years with UFC. Now I live and enjoy life to the fullest with my family everyday! Let that marinate…. #blessed #worth”
It’s no surprise that Anderson is making more money at Bellator. After all, many ex-UFC fighters have done the same thanks to the fact that they can have their own sponsors again.
But to make more than his entire stint in the UFC? That’s certainly damning on the UFC’s part.
Bellator light heavyweight Corey Anderson believes that the UFC was looking for an excuse to release him from his contract last year. When Corey Anderson was released from his UFC contract last year, it came as quite a surprise to the MMA community. Af…
Bellator light heavyweight Corey Anderson believes that the UFC was looking for an excuse to release him from his contract last year. When Corey Anderson was released from his UFC contract last year, it came as quite a surprise to the MMA community. After all, it’s not often that a fighter ranked within the top […]
Corey Anderson faces Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov in his first bout of Bellator’s Light-heavyweight World Grand Prix, and he could not be more excited about the tournament format. With the recent signings of Yoel Romero and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, (who …
Corey Anderson faces Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov in his first bout of Bellator’s Light-heavyweight World Grand Prix, and he could not be more excited about the tournament format. With the recent signings of Yoel Romero and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, (who are also in the tournament), a lot was made of how Corey Anderson would react to fighters […]
Bellator has announced a light-heavyweight Gran-Prix is set to take place. An anonymous source with knowledge of the announcement reported the news to MMA DNA earlier today. Bellator have since confirmed the story during a press conference. To no one’s surprise, newly signed knockout artists and former UFC title challengers Yoel Romero and Anthony ‘Rumble’ […]
Bellator has announced a light-heavyweight Gran-Prix is set to take place.
An anonymous source with knowledge of the announcement reported the news to MMA DNA earlier today.
Bellator have since confirmed the story during a press conference.
To no one’s surprise, newly signed knockout artists and former UFC title challengers Yoel Romero and Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson will be joining the action at 205 in their Bellator debuts. Although to a certain shock, Scott Coker has matched up these powerhouses to fight each other on April 16th!
Ryan Bader, the former kingpin of the division will also look to stake his claim back on the title. Bader was defeated by Fedor Emeilianko’s protege, Vadim Nemkov in a series of attacks in round two. While Bader may not get his revenge on Nemkov immediately, he will have a chance to redeem himself against another familiar opponent in Lyoto Machida. “The Dragon” knocked out Bader in their first outing in 2012. The two will meet once again on April 9th.
Nemkov now wears the crown at 205. He will take on former foe Phil Davis in a rematch. The two fought to a split decision back in 2018 with Nemkov getting the nod from the judges. This time the title will be on the line, come April 16th.
Another name that will be thrown into the mix is Corey Anderson. “Overtime” made quick work of Melvin Manhoef in his debut under the Bellator banner last November. He has since called out for a title shot against Nemkov. However, the new signings of “Rumble” and Romero have left the title picture complicated. Anderson will fight highly-touted debutant Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov.
Corey Anderson agrees with Scott Coker that Bellator has the superior light heavyweight division over the UFC. Anderson is one of the names brought over from the UFC to Bellator this year along with more recent signings such as Anthony Johnson and Yoel Romero — both of whom will compete at light heavyweight. Coker has […]
Corey Anderson agrees with Scott Coker that Bellator has the superior light heavyweight division over the UFC.
Anderson is one of the names brought over from the UFC to Bellator this year along with more recent signings such as Anthony Johnson and Yoel Romero — both of whom will compete at light heavyweight.
Coker has long hailed his light heavyweight division and these recent additions only furthered his belief that Bellator had the best 205ers in the world.
And Anderson is certainly in full agreement.
“I just feel right now Bellator has the upper hand,” Anderson told MMA Fighting. “[Jon] Jones has left. They’ve got these hype trains. These young guys UFC has coming in they’re trying to hype up but I feel like their legitimacy aren’t like the vets that were there that are in Bellator now.
“… These last two signings they [Bellator] made definitely made it a stronger case. At first, I was in the UFC and I was No. 4 when I left. The only person I hadn’t fought was Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes. I had beat Jan Blachowicz once and Anthony Smith was above me but we see where Anthony Smith’s at now. He just got first win in a while against an unranked guy.
“Then you’ve got me, Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson, Yoel Romero, two guys right there that fought for titles. Me, who was on the cusp of a title. Then you’ve got [Vadim] Nemkov, who just beat Ryan Bader. You’ve got ‘Rumble,’ who beat Ryan Bader. You’ve got Phil Davis. You’ve got all these names who have already fought at the top of the UFC.”
Of course, the argument can be made that these fighters were only at their best in the UFC or their times were up with not much more to offer.
To that, Anderson points to the resumes and how many fighters can get cut for factors outside of being one of the best in the world.
“They say ‘oh these guys are washed up, they got cut from the UFC.’ No, they got treated wrong and they left,” Anderson said. “You’ve got to think about all the people who were cut from the UFC and came back to do what they’re doing. That kid Brandon Moreno was cut from the UFC and he came back and fought for the title.
“Being cut doesn’t mean nothing. You get cut for saying the wrong thing. You get cut for having a couple of bad fights. It happens. But that don’t take the fact that these guys are legit contenders or one of the best in the world.”
Do you agree with Anderson?