Bellator Special Announcement (Livestream 4 p.m. ET)

Heavyweight
1. Vitaly Minakov (Bellator)    
2. Blagoi Ivanov (WSOF ) 
3. Fedor Emelianenko (EFN) 
4. Evgeny Erokhin (WSOF-GC  ) 2
5. Cheick Kongo (Bellator) 
6. Karol Bedorf (KSW ) 1     
7. Javy Ayala(Bellator) *N.R
8. Tony Johnson Jr. (Bellator)            
9. Sergei Kharitonov (Bellator) 5
10. Bobby Lashley (Bellator)  1

Other Contenders: Brandon Vera (ONE  ), Denis Goltsov (ACB), Siala "Mighty Mo" Siliga (Road FC  ) , Shawn Jordan (WSOF), Matt Mitrione (Bellator)

Light Heavyweight
1. Phil Davis (Bellator )1
2. Dave Branch (WSOF ) 1
3. Liam McGeary (Bellator) 2     
4. Quinton Jackson (Bellator)  
5. Tomasz  Narkun (KSW )     
6. Stephan Puetz (M-1 Global) 
7. Muhammed Lawal (Bellator)    
8. Linton Vassell (Bellator) 
9. Jiří Procházka (RIZIN)   
10. Rashid Yusupov (M-1 Global )          

Other Contenders: Viktor Nemkov  (M-1 Global) , Roger Gracie (ONE ), Attila Vegh (KSW), Tito Ortiz (Bellator), Emanuel Newton (EFN)

Middleweight
1. Mamed Khalidov (KSW )  
2. Dave Branch (WSOF ) 
3. Ramazan Emeev (M-1 Global  ) 
4. Michał Materla (KSW)   
5. Rafael Carvalho (Bellator )        
6. Alexander Shlemenko (Bellator)  
7. Vitaly Bigdash (ONE  ) 
8. Luis Santos 
9. Ken Hasegawa (DEEP) 
10. John Salter (Bellator)      

Other Contenders: Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (ACB), Brandon Halsey (Free Agent), Jung Hwan Cha (ROAD FC  ), Hisaki Kato (Bellator), Anatoly Tokov (M-1 Global) 

Welterweight
1. Ben Askren (ONE  )
2. Douglas Lima (Bellator ) 1 
3. Andrey Koreshkov (Bellator) 1
4. Jake Shields (WSOF) 
5. Rory MacDonald     
6. Michael Page (Bellator)      
7. Paul Daley (Bellator)   
8. Borys Mańkowski (KSW )      
9. Jon Fitch (WSOF  ) 
10. Rousimar Palhares (Venator)       

Other Contenders:  Alexey Kunchenko (M-1 Global  ), Yushin Okami (DEEP), Aslambek Saidov (ACB), Hiromitsu Miura (King of Pancrase ), Abubakar Nurmagomedov (WSOF)

Lightweight
1. Justin Gaethje (WSOF )
2. Michael Chandler (Bellator ) 
3. Eduard Folayang (ONE ) *N.R 
4. Benson Henderson (Bellator) 
5. Derek Anderson (Bellator)   
6. Shinya Aoki (ONE) 3
7. Ramazan Esenbaev (ACB) 1  
8. Lowen Tynanes (ONE) 1   
9. Dave Jansen (Free Agent) 1 
10. Daron Cruickshank (RIZIN) 1  

Other Contenders:  Josh Thomson (Bellator), Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (Bellator),Jason High (WSOF), Melvin Guillard  (Bellator), Brian Foster (WSOF)

Featherweight
1. Daniel Straus (Bellator )
2. Marat Gafurov (ONE ) 1   
3. Daniel Weichel (Bellator) 1 
4. Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (Bellator) 1
5. Pat Curran (Bellator)   
6. Ivan Buchinger (M-1 Global )    
7. Lance Palmer (WSOF ) 
8. Kazunori Yokota (DEEP )      
9. Bubba Jenkins (Bellator) 1 
10. Alexandre de Almeida (WSOF) *N.R

Other Contenders: Jadamba Narantungalag (ONE) , Rasul Mirzaev (EFN), Kron Gracie (RIZIN), Georgi Karakhanyan (Bellator), Andre Harrison (WSOF)

Bantamweight
1. Bibiano Fernandes (ONE )
2. Marlon Moraes (WSOF )
3. Eduardo Dantas (Bellator ) 
4. Marcos Galvão (Bellator) 
5. Masakatsu Ueda (Pancrase) 1          
6. Soo Chul Kim (ROAD FC) 1             
7. Joe Taimanglo (Bellator) 1 
8. Joe Warren (Bellator) 1
9. Chris Gutierrez (WSOF)    
10. Shintaro Ishiwatari (Pancrase ) 

Other Contenders: Luis Nogueira (Pancrase), Dae Hwan Kim (ONE) , Takafumi Otsuka (DEEP ),Victor Henry (Pancrase), Darrion Caldwell (Bellator)

Flyweight
1. Magomed Bibulatov (Akhmat)   
2. Kairat Akhmetov (ONE )    
3. Adriano Moraes (Interim ONE )      
4. Chico Camus (RFA)   
5. Yusaku Nakamura (DEEP) 
6. Tatsumitsu Wada (DEEP )      
7. Askar Askarov (ACB )        
8. Pietro Menga (Bellator)       
9. Bruno Menezes (Jungle Fight )      
10. Mamoru Yamaguchi 

Other Contenders: Felipe Efrain (RIZIN), Rany Saadeh (BAMMA), Pedro Nobre (Titan FC), Czar Sklavos(RFA), Takeshi Kasugai (Pancrase)

Strawweight
1. Yoshitaka Naito (ONE FC )
2. Mitsuhisa Sunabe (King Of Pancrase )
3. Jarred Brooks (Pancrase)   
4. Kent Kambe (Pancrase)     
5. Gilberto Dias (Jungle Fight )   
6  Raymison Bruno (Pancrase) 
7. Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke (ONE FC)       
8. Daichi Kitakata (Pancrase) 
9. Sota Kojima (Deep) 
10.  Ryohei Kurosawa  (Shooto ) 

Other Contenders: Marcone Muniz (Aspera FC) ,Marcus Amaral (Free Agent),Ryuto Sawada (Shooto)  ,Eglaudio Tavares (Free Agent),Daniel Lima (Aspera FC)

Women's Featherweight
1. Julia Budd (Bellator) 
2. Alexis Dufresne (Bellator)    
3. Marloes Coenen (Bellator) 
4. Charmaine Tweet (Invicta FC) 
5. Megan Anderson (Invicta FC)    
6. Cindy Dandois (Invicta FC) 2        
7. Pam Sorenson (Invicta FC) *N.R     
8. Arlene Blencowe (Bellator) 1     
9. Daria Ibragimova (Invicta FC)          
10. Sinead Kavanagh (Bamma) 

Other Contenders:Bobbi-Jo Dalziel (CFFC)  ,Faith Van Duin (Invicta FC) ,Jamie Herrington (Legacy FC),Latoya Walker (Invicta FC),Jozette Cotton (Bellator)  

Women's Flyweight
1. Jennifer Maia (Invicta FC )     
2. Julia Berezikova (Fight Nights)   
3. Ariane Lipski (KSW)     
4. Vanessa Porto (Invicta FC) 
5. Simone Duarte (Jungle Fight )     
6. Agnieszka Niedźwiedź  (Invicta FC) 
7. Roxanne Modafferi  (Invicta FC)   
8. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (Bellator) 
9. Diana Belbiţă (KSW)  
10. Rin Nakai (Pancrase) *NR

Other Contenders: Brogan Walker (PXC) , Iryna Shaparenko (Fight Nights), Rebecca Ruth (Bellator), Jingnan Xiong (Kunlun Fight) , Irina Mazepa (One FC)

Well, it won't be signing Wanderlei. Fedor said he wanted to fight in April but Rizin apparently didn't have anything for him until July/August. Hopefully it's a Fedor fight. Fedor vs Lashley or Tito would be big for tv.

Please let it not be Fedor.

I don't want to see him put into a cage like a criminal or like a dog ready to fight.

I respect his career and legacy.

Could be Rampage related as well since they just got him back.

Please be fedor

Possibly a rampage fight announcement or somethinh else entirely.

I will be ecstatic.....sergei vs fedor!!!

its live

Bellator Kickboxing....eh, cool.

So rumors were true spike started its own kickboxing org Bellator Kickboxing.

This is pretty cool im happy to see him trying to bring more combat sports to the forefront and it also can bring new guys to mma.

fka wrote:So rumors were true spike started its own kickboxing org Bellator Kickboxing.

This is pretty cool im happy to see him trying to bring more combat sports to the forefront and it also can bring new guys to mma.

I know Kharitonov will be happy. He can do both now under the same roof. You are right about being able to bring kickboxing guys over. Maybe we will see a new Cro Cop come into MMA now. I'm disappointed it had nothing to do with Fedor though.

Dude....
Sergei,paul Daley,hisaki kato,benson henderson,michael page all guys who will be down fir this...


Coker says he will allow his mma fighters to fight kick boxing as well.

You get guys in mma getting to dabble in kickboxing and most likely vice versa.

Guys id like to see in kickboxing bouts

HW) Sergei Kharitonov,Raphael Butler,Ewerton tiexiera

LHW) Emmanuel Newton,King Mo,
Virgil Zwicker,Mikhael Zayats

MW) Brian rogers,alexander shlemenko (after return),Doug Marshall,Melvin Manhoef,Joe Shilling,Hisaki Kato,Chris Leben,Rafael Carvalho

WW) Brennan Ward,Douglas Lima,Andrey Koreshkov,Michael Page,Ricky Rainey,Paul Daley,Cutis Millender,Chidi Njokuani,Paul Bradley

LW) Patricky Freire,Melvin Guillard,Josh Thompson,Brandon Girtz,Will Brooks,Dave Jansen

FW) Patricio Freire,Goiti Yamauchi,Emmanuel Sanchez,Daniel Weichel,Justin Lawrence,Daniel Strauss,AJ Mckee,John Teixera,Herny Corrale

I think this is great news. Will be cool seeing an MMA org. and kickboxing org. which will be able to cross-over fighters. This is real cool.

What would happen if Bellator got into boxing? They have some HUGE paydays in boxing.

That won't happen lol