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Four-time UFC veteran Isaac Vallie-Flagg (14-6-1 MMA, 1-3 UFC) today announced he’s no longer employed by the sport’s largest promotion.

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Bellator long-time ring girl Jade Bryce has split with the organization, according to Saturday night.

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According his management team, Quinton Jackson was promised the world upon signing with Bellator MMA. What was actually delivered was another thing entirely.

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Bellator’s bantamweight champion Joe Warren got ready for the holidays with a wrestling match against his good friend and training partner Scott Jorgensen. The two met not once but twice at the Grapple at the Garden event on Sunday.

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Bellator MMA CEO Scott Coker recently appeared on the Sherdog Radio Network’s “Beatdown” show, and revealed that he would be going to Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 in Tokyo, Japan on Dec. 31. Coker intends to ask Fedor Emelianenko if he has any interest in fighting again. "The Last Emperor" retired in 2012, following a win over Pedro Rizzo.

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Asked for his reaction to the ratings to Bellator 131, Tito Ortiz couldn’t help but have a little fun. “Ah, that’s it? Jeez,” Ortiz (18-11-1 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) joked about the fight card he headlined opposite Stephan Bonnar (15-9 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) that drew a peak viewership of 2.2 million for their fight...

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The UFC has signed CM Punk, and Bellator MMA might be on the verge of signing its own former WWE star...

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In the space of two years, former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson has aired his grievances against the UFC and Bellator, left both promotions and is still somehow an employee of each...

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Bellator MMA Season 8 featherweight tournament winner Magomedrasul Khasbulaev has been released by the promoter after a lengthy struggle with visa issues. Bellator officials Monday confirmed to Sherdog.com that the 145-pound Russian known as “Frodo” was freed from his contract with the organization.

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A featherweight matchup between former Bellator MMA champ Pat Curran (20-6 MMA, 10-3 BMMA) and Bellator MMA Season 10 tournament champion Daniel Weichel (34-8 MMA, 3-0 BMMA), and a women’s contest between Canadian striker Julia Budd (6-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) and Brazilian submission fighter Talita Nogueira (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) are the latest additions to Bellator 133.

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All you former and fringe MMA fans who may have seen your love for the sport subside over the years? You’re on Scott Coker’s wish list. Coker, who’s still in his first year as Bellator MMA’s president, recently wrapped up his biggest event for the company. He thinks it served as proof that the promotion’s strategy in 2015 needs to focus on winning back fans who may have drifted away from the sport.

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Spike TV Will Broadcast Boxing Events in 2015.

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Bellator MMA’s next event now has two additional contests, with light heavyweights Houston Alexander (16-10-1 MMA, 1-1-1 BMMA) vs. Virgil Zwicker (12-4-1 MMA, 1-1-1 BMMA) and welterweights Fernando Gonzalez (22-13 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) vs. Marius Zaromskis (20-8 MMA, 4-2 BMMA).

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New event, Bellator 133, takes place Feb. 13 with Melvin Manhoef vs. Alexander Shlemenko.

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Bellator MMA will not keep light heavyweight veteran Joe Vedepo under contract in the wake of his arrest this past week in Iowa City, Iowa.

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Coming off a huge win over Nam Phan, Mike Richman returns against former 135-pound champion Eduardo Dantas in March.

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Calling 'King' Muhammed Lawal a 'journeyman' and 'street hood rat,' Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz says he'd much rather fight Rampage Jackson or for the Bellator title.

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Bellator MMA President Scott Coker announced the matchup Monday during an appearance on “The MMA Hour.” Bellator 132 takes place Jan. 16 at Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Calif., and is headlined by a 145-pound title fight between champion Patricio Freire and ex-titleholder Daniel Straus.

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British phemon Michael Page will return to the Bellator cage on Feb. 27 against undefeated fighter Curtis Millender.

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Could the new Bellator president actually make this happen?

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