It's been a chaotic few months outside of the cage for Bellator MMA. Although reports exist regarding a sale of Bellator to the Professional Fighters League (PFL), nothing official has been confirmed.
Bellator 301 (Friday, 9 pm ET/ 6 pm PT, Showtime) from Wintrust Arena in Chicago is the final show of the 2023 calendar of events for the promotion and also the final event from Bellator to air on the Paramount Global-owned cable network.
One of the most ferocious fighters to ever grace the Octagon, Anthony Johnson lives on in the memory MMA fans across the world as we approach the first anniversary of his untimely death last November.
It's a tradition as old as time. If you go to a wedding reception, regardless of the couple's background or the setting of the soiree, the evening will generally begin with a toast to the newlyweds and also a prayer from the assembled guests that the union will be a long and happy one.
'The Most Violent Show On Earth' is here.
Fighter-turned-promoter Jorge Masvidal is putting on a fight card like no other with Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA. Heavyweights...
Madison Square Garden has seen so many events throughout its years. If that building could talk, oh, man, the stories it would tell.
For decades, it's been the WWE's de facto home arena whenever a show's been held in New York City and "The World's Most Famous Arena" has played host to WrestleMania three times, most recently the landmark WrestleMania XX in 2004. It's also been the host venue for so many noteworthy boxing matches, either in The Theater or the main hall, including Callum Walsh's fight this past Thursday.
MMA is a relatively new sport on Madison Square Garden's calendar events, only holding its first UFC event seven years ago this month after New York State finally legalized the sport following a 19-year ban. With the legalization, professional MMA was permitted in every US state.
Since MMA was legalized in New York with the 113-25 vote in the spring of 2016, MSG has been an annual tour stop on the UFC's calendar of events, with a gap year in 2020 thanks to COVID-19 safeguards preventing traditional arena shows from being held. The world's top MMA promotion sets foot in The Garden once again this Saturday.
