MMA

Scott Coker anticipates ground-breaking 2021 for Bellator with high-profile new signings and rise of young stars

Scott Coker anticipating the biggest year in Bellator's history in 2021 after adding a host of new ‘toys’ to the roster

Bellator 254: Juliana Velasquez defeats Ilima-lei Macfarlane to become fourth current Brazilian champion in fight league

Scott Coker president of Bellator MMA says that the fight league intends to go to Brazil with its champions once the covid pandemic is over

Bellator 254: Champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane sees no pressure in toughest defence to date against Juliana Velasquez at Mohegan Sun

Macfarlane says that it is because of promotions like Bellator and president Scott Coker that women headlining in fights sports has grown

Bellator president Scott Coker believes Patricio Pitbull is 'best 145-pounder on the planet' and sets plans for 2021

Coker has overseen a thrilling tournament, with increasingly adored prospect AJ McKee booking his place in the final with a stunning win

Bellator 253: AJ McKee signals brilliance with finish of Darrion Caldwell with 145 crown and 1 million dollar prize in sight

They are calling it 'The McKee-otine' and after Bellator 253’s main event AJ McKee can no longer be called a 'prospect'.

Bellator 253 AJ McKee on Darrion Caldwell: 'I'll make him fight he's used to smothering opponents'

Rising star AK McKee uber confident about victory over Darrion Caldwell to progress to the finals of the Bellator featherweight grand prix

Bellator 252: Patricio Pitbull retains featherweight title in destuctive fashion against challenger Pedro Carvalho

Patricio Pitbull stakes claim as Bellator’s best ever fighter with a stunning destruction of Pablo Carvalho.

Bellator 252: Will Pedro Carvalho mind games and self-belief be enough to dethrone champion Patricio Pitbull?

Carvalho mind games with Pitbull: 'He’s just a big baby that tries to victimise himself so he gets the credit'

Bellator 251 debutant Corey Anderson says "UFC don't value you" will claim victory over Melvin Manhoef

Battle of light heavyweights in veteran Manhoef and Anderson in striker versus wrestler

Bellator 250: Douglas Lima must be "on game every second of every round" for victory in legacy fight with Gegard Mousasi

Fascinating middleweight clash between Mousasi and Lima takes place live on Sky Sports tonight

‘My son died after training in bin bag to lose weight... now his boxing coach has licence back’

Michelle Bilbey, mother of Ed Bilbey who lost his life in 2017, says she will never understand how the BBBofC reached their decision

Football and cricket among 56 sports labelled ‘unfair to women’ because of trans policies

Rugby one of 11 sports praised for protecting women but more than three quarters still let transgender athletes compete in female categories

Louis Theroux Interviews: Anthony Joshua, review: is the grand inquisitor going soft?

Theroux landed plenty of blows, but the documentarian – a gentler force these days – spared the boxing champ from hitting the canvas

Tyson Fury claims Saudi Arabia is a ‘very safe place’ and people should not judge

British boxing world champion delivers ringing endorsement of controversial host nation where he will earn £160m for two fights