Chael Sonnen is gearing up for a showdown against Quinton Jackson and he doesn’t want to take any chances. Sonnen and Jackson will clash in the opening round of Bellator’s heavyweight tournament on Jan. 20. The action takes place inside The…
Chael Sonnen is gearing up for a showdown against Quinton Jackson and he doesn’t want to take any chances. Sonnen and Jackson will clash in the opening round of Bellator’s heavyweight tournament on Jan. 20. The action takes place inside The Forum in Inglewood, California for Bellator 192. It’ll air live on the Paramount Network, […]
Quinton Jackson doesn’t appreciate the nature of American fight fans. Jackson will go down as a legend in the sport of mixed martial arts. With his time in Pride Fighting Championships and the Ultimate Fighting Championship, “Rampage”…
Quinton Jackson doesn’t appreciate the nature of American fight fans. Jackson will go down as a legend in the sport of mixed martial arts. With his time in Pride Fighting Championships and the Ultimate Fighting Championship, “Rampage” is looking for one last hurrah in Bellator. While Jackson has earned an army of fans throughout his […]
Quinton Jackson isn’t counting on being taken down by Chael Sonnen. On Jan. 20, Jackson and Sonnen will do battle in the opening round of Bellator’s heavyweight tournament. The action takes place inside the The Forum in Inglewood, Californi…
Quinton Jackson isn’t counting on being taken down by Chael Sonnen. On Jan. 20, Jackson and Sonnen will do battle in the opening round of Bellator’s heavyweight tournament. The action takes place inside the The Forum in Inglewood, California. It’ll be the co-main event of Bellator 192. Speaking to reporters during a media lunch, Jackson said […]
Bellator MMA is finally going to crown its new heavyweight champion. This has been expected for some time. The promotion is bringing back a tournament to find their heavyweight champion in 2018. The promotion will host an eight-man heavyweight tournament known as the Bellator MMA World Grand Prix 2018. The winner of this tournament will […]
Bellator MMA is finally going to crown its new heavyweight champion. This has been expected for some time. The promotion is bringing back a tournament to find their heavyweight champion in 2018.
The promotion will host an eight-man heavyweight tournament known as the Bellator MMA World Grand Prix 2018. The winner of this tournament will earn the vacant Bellator title.
Bellator has been without a heavyweight champion since the title was vacated by then-champ Vitaly Minakov after Bellator decided to stripped him of it in May of 2016 for failing to defend the title.
On late Tuesday night, the bracket was revealed for the Bellator MMA World Grand Prix 2018. Here are the opening-round matchups: Quinton Jackson vs. Chael Sonnen Fedor Emelianenko vs. Frank Mir Matt Mitrione vs. Roy Nelson Ryan Bader vs. Muhammed Lawal
The Jackson vs. Sonnen winner will face the winner of Emelianenko vs. Mir in one semifinal. On the flip side in the other semifinal, the winner of Mitrione vs. Nelson will face the Bader vs. Lawal winner. The Jackson-Sonnen bout will kick things off at Bellator 192, which is slated to take place on January 20th at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The prelims will air online while the main card airs on Spike TV. Douglas Lima will defend the Bellator Welterweight title against former UFC title challenger Rory MacDonald in the main event.
Mitrione-Nelson is slated for an event scheduled on Feb. 16 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Fedor-Mir and Bader-King Mo are scheduled for April and May events, respectively. The tournament bouts will take place throughout next year with the plan being for the final is tentatively scheduled for December 2018.
Quinton Jackson isn’t exactly enthusiastic about the possibility of facing Chael Sonnen. Yesterday (Nov. 13), Bellator announced a heavyweight tournament set to take place next year. “Rampage” is one of the eight participants as well …
Quinton Jackson isn’t exactly enthusiastic about the possibility of facing Chael Sonnen. Yesterday (Nov. 13), Bellator announced a heavyweight tournament set to take place next year. “Rampage” is one of the eight participants as well as Sonnen. This doesn’t bode well for Jackson, who has shown a disdain for fighting wrestlers. During a recent appearance […]
It looks like Bellator MMA will retain ex-UFC light heavyweight champ Quinton “Rampage” Jackson on their roster. The promotion announced earlier today (Thurs. November 9, 2017) that “Rampage” has signed a brand-new, exclusive multi-fight deal with Bellator, however, specific details were not released. Jackson reacted to the news by stating he is excited to put […]
It looks like Bellator MMA will retain ex-UFC light heavyweight champ Quinton “Rampage” Jackson on their roster.
The promotion announced earlier today (Thurs. November 9, 2017) that “Rampage” has signed a brand-new, exclusive multi-fight deal with Bellator, however, specific details were not released. Jackson reacted to the news by stating he is excited to put on an exciting year of fights for fans in 2018 (quotes via MMA Fighting):
“I am excited for this new beginning and looking forward to an action-packed 2018,” Jackson said. “I can’t wait to get back in the cage and put on exciting fights for both the ‘Rampage’ and Bellator fans.”
Bellator MMA President Scott Coker made it of vital importance to re-sign Jackson to the company, as his action-packed bouts inside the cage play an integral part in his promotion’s growth:
“With ‘Rampage’ Jackson, you know what you’re going to get every time he steps inside the Bellator cage – an exciting fight and interest from fans all over the world,” Scott Coker said. “I knew that keeping ‘Rampage’ with Bellator was integral to our continued growth as a promotion and I’m pleased that we were able to come to an agreement that allows us to plan some great future matchups for him.”
Jackson is currently 4-1 with Bellator MMA, losing his first bout under the promotion’s banner in a heavyweight contest against Muhammed Lawal. During his time with Bellator, however, Jackson believed the promotion breached his contract and he returned to the UFC for a one-off appearance in which he defeated Fabio Maldonado.
Those issues came with a contract that was negotiated with former Bellator frontmen Bjorn Rebney, who is now out of the picture as Coker serves as the current boss of Bellator operations.
Jackson is currently 4-1 with Bellator MMA, losing his first bout under the promotion’s banner in a heavyweight contest against Muhammed Lawal. During his time with Bellator, however, Jackson believed the promotion breached his contract and he returned to the UFC for a one-off appearance in which he defeated Fabio Maldonado.