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Bellator 139 weigh-in results: Headliners Kongo (238.6), Volkov (242) official.

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In a 7-0 vote, the California State Athletic Commission today suspended ex-Bellator middleweight champ Alexander Shlemenko for three years, fined him $10,000, and overturned his knockout win over Melvin Manhoef at Bellator 133.

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The Missouri Office of Athletics issued medical suspensions to four fighters from this past Friday’s Bellator 138 event.

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The card for Bellator 140 is coming together with the addition of four preliminary bouts. The latest Bellator 140 card now includes: MAIN CARD (Spike TV, 9 p.m. ET) Douglas Lima vs. Andrey Koreshkov – For the Bellator welterweight championship Paul Bradley vs. Chris Honeycutt Rudy Bears vs. Michael Page Gavin Sterritt vs. Brennan Ward Paul Daley vs. Dennis Olson PRELIMINARY CARD (MMAjunkie, 7 p.m. ET) Josh Neer vs. Matt Secor Rodrigo Almeida vs. Blair Tugman Ilya Kotau vs. Nicholas Sergiacom Eric Bedard vs. Parker Porter

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Ken Shamrock vs. Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson produced record ratings for Bellator MMA, Spike TV today announced. The catchweight bout, which headlined this past Friday’s event at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, drew 2.1 million viewers in its timeslot of 11:45 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. ET/PT, the network said in a press release, obtained by MMAjunkie.

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Bellator light heavyweight Tito Ortiz spoke to MMA Fighting after the Dynamite event announcement and spoke about facing Liam McGeary for the light heavyweight title at that event, why he turned down a rematch with Frank Shamrock and much more.

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If you ever need proof of the volatility of mixed martial arts, look no further that Bellator 138's co-main event. (Courtesy of on Twitter)

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Bellator Signs Tachi Palace Fights Welterweight Champion Chidi Njokuani.

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Bellator Announces Joint Card with Glory; Tito Ortiz to Challenge Liam McGeary on plus four man tourney on Sept. 19

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According to sources with knowledge of the situation, Glory Kickboxing has agreed to partner with Bellator MMA for a hybrid combat sports show in September.

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ST. LOUIS – A headliner between Ken Shamrock and Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson wasn’t exactly greeted with open arms when the now-defunct EliteXC promotion announced it in 2008.

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Patricio "Pitbull" Freire is not thrilled with the idea of playing second-fiddle to a bout between Kimbo and Shamrock.

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Kimbo Slice made it clear that he plans to retire UFC Hall Of Famer Ken Shamrock when the two meet inside the Bellator cage next Friday night in St. Louis, Missouri. Slice, who was originally scheduled to meet Shamrock in the now defunct EliteXC promotion back in 2008 when an accidental cut to Shamrock forced the fight to be canceled on the day of the show.

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Bellator 138 is just around the corner. The event will feature many of the promotions most notable stars along with a big feature fight at the top pitting popular veterans against one another.

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Two months after questions were raised about drug testing in connection with Bellator 138, Kimbo Slice said he was visited multiple times by the event’s overseeing athletic commission in the buildup to his fight with Ken Shamrock.

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Bobby Lashley and James Thompson are apparently just not meant to rematch. An injury has forced Thompson out of next week’s Bellator 138 bout with Lashley and Dan Charles has stepped up as a replacement.

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Bantamweight fighter Mike Richman has tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug following his latest bout in the Bellator MMA cage. Multiple sources Tuesday confirmed to Sherdog.com that Richman failed a post-fight drug test administered by the California State Athletic Commission after his unanimous decision loss to Eduardo Dantas at Bellator 137. The event took place May 15 at Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Calif.

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An undisclosed injury forced Goiti Yamauchi out of Bellator 139, and Pat Curran has a new opponent on 18 days’ notice. Curran, a former Bellator featherweight champion, is now set to take on Emmanuel Sanchez at the upcoming card in Mulvane, Kansas, on June 26. The promotion announced the new match-up on Monday.

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Bellator has confirmed that they have cut Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, as well as seven other fighters on their roster.

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The card for Bellator 139 continues to come together with the announcement of four new bouts for the event.

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