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Video: 20 must-see Bellator ‘fire’ fights (in full)

If you’ve got nearly six hours to kill, here you go with some classic Bellator action.

Since its first event held in 2009, Bellator has given us some of the most memorable fights in MMA history.

While events remain on hold because of coronavirus pandemic, Bellator has put 20 of its greatest bouts – “fire” fights, if you will – all in one place, which you can watch in the video above.

The complete list, which goes for nearly six hours, includes:

1. [autotag]Michael Chandler[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Eddie Alvarez[/autotag] 1 – Bellator 58 | 0:00
2. [autotag]Joe Schilling[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Melvin Manhoef[/autotag] – Bellator 131 | 24:51
3. [autotag]L.C. Davis[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Hideo Tokoro[/autotag] – Bellator 135 | 37:25
4. Michael Chandler vs. [autotag]Benson Henderson[/autotag] – Bellator 165 | 55:41
5. [autotag]Cris Cyborg[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Julia Budd[/autotag] – Bellator 238 | 1:31:16
6. [autotag]Daniel Weichel[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Patricio Freire[/autotag] – Bellator 138 | 1:56:41
7. [autotag]Henry Corrales[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Aaron Pico[/autotag] – Bellator 214 | 2:09:58
8. [autotag]Anatoly Tokov[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Gerald Harris[/autotag] – Bellator 218 | 2:17:18
9. [autotag]Derek Campos[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Brandon Girtz[/autotag] 3 – Bellator 181 | 2:29:29
10. [autotag]Paul Daley[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Brennan Ward[/autotag] – Bellator 170 | 2:49:20
11. [autotag]Douglas Lima[/autotag] vs. Paul Daley – Bellator 158 | 2:59:15
12. Douglas Lima vs. [autotag]Michael Page[/autotag] – Bellator 221 | 3:18:09
13. [autotag]Patricky Freire [/autotag]vs. [autotag]Roger Huerta[/autotag] – Bellator 205 | 3:33:28
14. Patricio Freire vs. [autotag]Daniel Straus[/autotag] – Bellator 178 | 3:44:52
15. [autotag]Saad Awad[/autotag] vs. Brandon Girtz – Bellator 219 | 3:57:46
16. [autotag]AJ Agazarm[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Adel Altamimi[/autotag] – Bellator 238 | 4:19:31
17. [autotag]John Salter[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Costello van Steenis[/autotag] – Bellator 233 | 4:36:10
18. Douglas Lima vs. [autotag]Ben Saunders[/autotag] 2 – Bellator 100 | 4:57:18
19. Patricio Freire vs. [autotag]Emmanuel Sanchez[/autotag] – Bellator 209 | 5:11:22
20. [autotag]Ricky Bandejas[/autotag] vs. [autotag]James Gallagher[/autotag] – Bellator 204 | 5:44:13

So sit back, relax and enjoy the action.

Combat Rewind, April 21: A fantastic flying-knee KO and some early Paul Daley violence

A memorable flying knee and an early career highlight for Paul Daley are among the fantastic finishes to relive on this day in MMA.

There’s “Flashback Friday” and “Throwback Thursday” (and Tuesday, too, if you want). But at MMA Junkie, we figured why not expand that to every day?

“Combat Rewind” brings you some of combat sports’ best highlights from every calendar day of the year. It’s a look back at history, courtesy of the UFC Fight Pass archives, featuring stellar finishes and classic moments in MMA and beyond on their anniversaries.

Today’s highlights include a fantastic flying-knee knockout in the opening seconds, as well as some early Paul Daley violence, and much more.

So kick back and relive the following bits of greatness in the video above:

Cage Rage: [autotag]Abdul Mohamed[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Ross Pointon[/autotag] —April 21, 2007
King of the Cage: [autotag]Gerald Lovato [/autotag]vs. [autotag]Dave Rivas[/autotag] — April 21, 2011
Cage Rage: [autotag]Mark Epstein[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Roman Wehbe[/autotag] —April 21, 2007
Shooto: [autotag]Tsutomu Shiike[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Naosuke Mizoguchi[/autotag] — April 21, 2002
Cage Rage: [autotag]Paul Daley[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Paul Jenkins[/autotag] — April 21, 2007

Fight footage courtesy of UFC Fight Pass, the UFC’s official digital subscription service, which is currently offering a seven-day free trial. UFC Fight Pass gives fans access to exclusive live UFC events and fights, exclusive live MMA and combat sports events from around the world, exclusive original and behind the scenes content and unprecedented 24-7 access to the world’s biggest fight library.

Combat Rewind – April 20

“Combat Rewind” brings you some of combat sports’ best highlights from every calendar day of the year, courtesy of the UFC Fight Pass archives.

Video: Michael Page, Paul Daley star in Bellator’s knockout highlight reel

Relive some of the best knockouts in Bellator history, including Michael “Venom” Page’s flying knee finish of Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos.

The Bellator cage has delivered some devastating finishes courtesy of the promotion’s biggest stars.

[autotag]Michael Page[/autotag] is one of MMA’s most flashy and entertaining strikers, and the Brit’s dazzling performances inside the Bellator cage has resulted in a host of spectacular finishes. Perhaps none were bigger than his flying-knee knockout over Evangelista Santos at Bellator 158 that left the Brazilian veteran with a fractured skull.

But flying knees weren’t exclusively “MVP’s” party piece, as fellow British welterweight [autotag]Paul Daley[/autotag] proved when he showed off his own flying-knee finish with a stunning stoppage of Brennan Ward at Bellator 170.

From bone-shattering knockouts to wild spinning finishes, check out the latest video compilation published by Bellator, as the promotion highlights some of the greatest knockouts in the organization’s history.

Hungry for some KOs? 💥

Here's a selection of the best knockouts in Bellator MMA history. pic.twitter.com/Nhh9XpHHxI

— Bellator Europe (@Bellator_Europe) April 17, 2020

The full compilation includes:

Michael Page vs. Evangelista Santos – Bellator 158 (July 16, 2016)
Mike Shipman vs. Costello van Steenis – Bellator 223 (June 22, 2019)
Wilker Barros vs. Raymond Daniels – Bellator: Birmingham (May 4, 2019)
Paul Daley vs. Brennan Ward – Bellator 170 (Jan. 21, 2017)
Ryan Couture vs. Patricky Freire – Bellator 148 (Jan. 29, 2016)

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Combat Rewind, April 9: Top highlights include Nick Diaz vs. Paul Daley and so much more

Check out the best highlights from this day in history with MMA Junkie’s “Combat Rewind.”

There’s “Flashback Friday” and “Throwback Thursday” (and Tuesday, too, if you want). But at MMA Junkie, we figured why not expand that to every day?

So kick back and relive the following bits of greatness in the video above:

Strikeforce – Diaz vs. Daley: [autotag]Gilbert Melendez[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Tatsuya Kawajiri[/autotag] – April 9, 2011
SuperBrawl 39: [autotag]Falaniko Vitale[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Masanori Suda[/autotag] – April 9, 2005
Shooto Japan: [autotag]Naoya Uematsu[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Eric Payne[/autotag] – April 9, 1999
SuperBrawl 39: [autotag]K.J. Noons[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Malik Williams[/autotag] – April 9, 2005
Gladiator Challenge 36: [autotag]Jimmy Smith[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Mario Ackerbert[/autotag] – April 9, 2005
SuperBrawl 4: [autotag]Danny Bennett[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Jay R. Palmer[/autotag] – April 9, 1997
SuperBrawl 39: [autotag]Mark Moreno[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Kevin Barber[/autotag] – April 9, 2005
Strikeforce – Diaz vs. Daley: [autotag]Nick Diaz[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Paul Daley[/autotag] – April 9, 2011

Paul Daley warns Sabah Homasi: Sign to fight again, and there’s nothing that will save you

Paul Daley and Sabah Homasi may have not competed this past Friday, but that doesn’t mean they can’t keep things heated.

[autotag]Paul Daley[/autotag] and [autotag]Sabah Homasi[/autotag] may not have gotten to fight this past Friday, but that doesn’t mean they can’t keep things heated.

Bellator 241, that was set to take place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., was canceled just hours prior to the event, a decision Bellator president Scott Coker took for everyone’s health and safety amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.

With the show postponed, Daley (42-17-2 MMA, 8-4 BMMA) took to Instagram to taunt Homasi (13-8 MMA, 3-2 BMMA), telling him that there’s no more escaping. The two were first scheduled to fight in October, before a colon infection forced Homasi out.

Instead, Daley faced veteran Saad Awad at Bellator 232, taking him out in the second round.

“1st time, you didn’t show up @saadmma had to take the beating for you, 2nd time a global pandemic put a stop to the show….We sign this fight again….3rd time round, there is nothing that will save you.”

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1st time, you didn’t show up @saadmma had to take the beating for you, 2nd time a global pandemic put a stop to the show….We sign this fight again….3rd time round, there is nothing that will save you @sabah_thesleeksheik . @bellatormma @bellator.europe @aliabdelaziz000 @dominance_mma

A post shared by Paul Daley (@semtex170) on Mar 17, 2020 at 3:19am PDT

It didn’t take long for Homasi to fire back, who vows to test Daley’s chin when they fight. Homasi made quick work of Micah Terrill in his return to Bellator last August, knocking him out in just 17 seconds.

“Listen up you old ass ninja turtle looking fuck @semtex170 .. this is the last time I respond to you via social media. I’ll let you do what you do best and that’s run your big ass mouth.. I’ll save my energy for when it comes down to when that cage door locks. Make sure you don’t Come up with a sorry ass excuse either on why you can’t make weight. Make the contracted weight or cough up 20%. Ps: make sure you hire @boltwrestling because you will need him. Once my right hand connects to your ninja turtle lookin chin you will try to grab my legs like you did with @michaelvenompage.”

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Listen up you old ass ninja turtle looking fuck @semtex170 .. this is the last time I respond to you via social media. I’ll let you do what you do best and that’s run your big ass mouth.. I’ll save my energy for when it comes down to when that cage door locks. Make sure you don’t Come up with a sorry ass excuse either on why you can’t make weight. Make the contracted weight or cough up 20%. Ps: make sure you hire @boltwrestling because you will need him. Once my right hand connects to your ninja turtle lookin chin you will try to grab my legs like you did with @michaelvenompage @suckerpunchent @bellatormma @rich_chou @mikekogan @therealscottcoker

A post shared by Sabah Homasi (@sabah_thesleeksheik) on Mar 17, 2020 at 4:57pm PDT

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Paul Daley calls for Bellator interim welterweight title fight against Lorenz Larkin

Paul Daley calls for a Bellator interim welterweight title fight against Lorenz Larkin.

[autotag]Paul Daley[/autotag] thinks a belt should remain in circulation at 170 pounds.

The British striker would like to see Bellator implement an interim title in the welterweight division in response to champion Douglas Lima moving up to 185 pounds to face Gegard Mousasi for the vacant belt in May.

And if victorious on Friday against Sabah Homasi at Bellator 241, Daley (42-17-2 MMA, 8-4 BMMA) would like to be in discussion to fight for the interim belt he proposes.

“With Lima going up to middleweight, I think they should bring an interim title, that would make it interesting,” Daley told MMA Junkie. “Scott (Coker) said (Lorenz) Larkin is next and I already beat Larkin. So if there is an interim title, and Larkin was supposed to be next for the real title, then a rematch between me and Larkin would make sense for the interim title.

“Thats what I would do I if were the promoter, obviously he’s got differed visions but that’s what I would do.”

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Daley said this is an idea he’s floated around in the media, but has had no real talks about it with Bellator.

For now, Daley is just focused on winning on Friday night and he’s more than confident he’ll get the job done against Homasi.

“I’ve fought all the top guys, so it’s the younger, newer guys that I’ll fighting here,” Daley said. “Just so happens that they’re all people that are willing to stand and bang a little bit, whether the fight will play out that way and stand and bang, I don’t think so. But it will be great however long it lasts because obviously, he’s going to get knocked out but it’s going to be entertaining however long it lasts.”

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Bellator 241 predictions: Is anyone picking Pedro Carvalho against 10-1 favorite Patricio Freire?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the Bellator 241 main card, which features a Patricio Freire vs. Pedro Carvalho title fight.

	Freire vs. Carvalho	Sanchez vs. Weichel	Markes vs. Mitrione	Daley vs. Homasi	Newell vs. Zane	Aguiar vs. Tokov
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2020: 36-18	Freire (69%)	Sanchez (61%)	Mitrione (77%)	Daley (92%)	Newell (70%)	Tokov (84%)
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2020: 41-13	Freire	Weichel	Mitrione	Daley	Newell	Tokov
Simon Head @simonhead 2020: 40-14 2019 Champion*	Freire	Sanchez	Mitrione	Daley	Newell	Tokov
Dave Doyle @davedoylemma 2020: 40-14	Freire	Sanchez	Markes	Daley	Newell	Tokov
Nolan King @mma_kings 2020: 40-14	Freire	Weichel	Mitrione	Daley	Newell	Tokov
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2020: 40-14	Freire	Weichel	Mitrione	Daley	Newell	Tokov
Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2020: 40-14	Freire	Sanchez	Markes	Daley	Newell	Tokov
Simon Samano @SJSamano 2020: 40-14	Freire	Weichel	Markes	Daley	Newell	Tokov
Brian Garcia @thegoze 2020: 40-14 2017 Champion	Freire	Sanchez	Markes	Daley	Newell	Tokov
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2020: 39-15	Freire	Sanchez	Markes	Daley	Newell	Tokov
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2020: 38-16	Freire	Sanchez	Markes	Daley	Newell	Tokov
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2020: 38-16 2014 Champion	Freire	Sanchez	Mitrione	Daley	Newell	Tokov
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2020: 38-16 2018 Champion	Freire	Sanchez	Mitrione	Daley	Newell	Tokov
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2020: 33-21	Freire	Sanchez	Markes	Daley	Newell	Tokov
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2020: 25-29	Freire	Sanchez	Mitrione	Homasi	Newell	Aguiar

Bellator is back in Connecticut this week for the continuation of its ongoing featherweight tournament.

Bellator 241 takes place Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, featherweight and lightweight champion [autotag]Patricio Freire[/autotag] (30-4 MMA, 18-4 BMMA) puts his 145-pound title on the line against challenger [autotag]Pedro Carvalho[/autotag] (11-3 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) in the quarterfinals of the grand prix. “Pitbull” Freire is a big 10-1 favorite from the oddsmakers, and he pitched a shutout from our 14 MMA Junkie editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers.

The co-main event is another quarterfinal fight in the tournament, and the winner will move on to face the Freire-Carvalho winner in what will be a semifinal bout that doubles as a title fight. [autotag]Emmanuel Sanchez[/autotag] (19-4 MMA, 11-3 BMMA) is a slight favorite against [autotag]Daniel Weichel[/autotag] (40-11 MMA, 9-3 BMMA) in a rematch of a fight Weichel won in 2016. But this time, it’s Sanchez with a 10-4 lead in the picks.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Ronny Markes[/autotag] (19-7 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) takes on late replacement [autotag]Matt Mitrione[/autotag] (13-7 MMA, 4-2 BMMA) in a heavyweight bout. Markes was supposed to fight Josh Barnett in a fight rescheduled from December, but Barnett was pulled from the event. Mitrione is the favorite at around -170, but our pickers have it split right down the middle at 7-7.

[autotag]Paul Daley[/autotag] (42-17-2 MMA, 8-4 BMMA) is a 4-1 favorite in his welterweight fight against [autotag]Sabah Homasi[/autotag] (13-8 MMA, 2-2 BMMA), and the picks reflect that. Only one picker is taking Homasi in an upset, giving Daley a whopping 13-1 edge.

[autotag]Nick Newell[/autotag] (16-3 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) will try to rebound from his first Bellator loss with another fight in his home state when he takes on [autotag]Zach Zane[/autotag] (14-9 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) at lightweight. Newell is more than a 2-1 favorite, and he’s our second unanimous pick.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Anatoly Tokov[/autotag] (29-2 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) is a massive 12-1 favorite against [autotag]Fabio Aguiar[/autotag] (17-1 MMA, 0-0 BMMA), who is making his Bellator debut at middleweight. Only one picker is taking Aguiar in what would be a big upset.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Freire (69 percent), Sanchez (61 percent), Mitrione (77 percent), Daley (92 percent), Newell (70 percent) and Tokov (84 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

5 burning questions heading into Bellator 241

MMA Junkie’s Simon Head previews the biggest Bellator 241 storylines, as Patricio Freire puts his featherweight title on the line in the grand prix.

Bellator returns for Bellator 241, as the promotion’s featherweight grand prix continues with the third and fourth quarterfinal matchups.

The featherweight title will be on the line as two-division champion [autotag]Patricio Freire[/autotag] takes on Dublin-based Portuguese contender [autotag]Pedro Carvalho[/autotag] in the main event, while the identity of the next man to challenge for the title will be decided in the night’s other quarterfinal, as Bellator mainstays [autotag]Emmanuel Sanchez[/autotag] and [autotag]Daniel Weichel[/autotag] go head to head in a battle between two featherweight veterans.

The fight card also features a host of familiar names as Bellator matchmaker Rich Chou has stacked the deck for the latest numbered event on Bellator’s packed 2020 schedule.

Bellator 241 takes place Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.

Without further ado, here are five burning questions heading into Bellator 241.

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Can Pedro Carvalho upset the applecart and snatch the title from ‘Pitbull?’

Freire has been fighting in Bellator for almost a decade, and the Brazilian two-division champ is at the peak of his career heading into Bellator 241. Victory for “Pitbull” will see him through to the semifinals of the featherweight grand prix but, more importantly, will also see him retain his 145-pound title.

Freire hasn’t lost since a decision to Daniel Straus five years ago – a result he subsequently avenged – and has looked superb in his two most recent appearances as he stunned Michael Chandler to capture the lightweight belt, then defended his featherweight strap from surging contender Juan Archuleta in the first round of the grand prix.

Now he faces a new challenge in the form of Pedro Carvalho, who arrives in the quarterfinals with an air of unshakable confidence following his arrival in Bellator in 2018.

First he sprung a surprise on his promotional debut by defeating the fancied English prospect Daniel Crawford, then followed up with a 43-second submission of Italian Luca Vitale. That win pushed him into Bellator’s top bracket 145-pound fighters, and a 123-second TKO finish of seasoned veteran Derek Campos served as a statement of intent. It earned him a spot in the featherweight grand prix, where a second-round face-crank finish of another gritty veteran, Sam Sicilia, propelled him into the last eight of the tournament.

After initially matching himself against former bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell in the quarterfinals, Carvalho was then thrust into a title fight when Freire used his “champion’s choice” to shake things up and place himself in the final quarterfinal matchup, against the Portuguese contender.

Most are picking “Pitbull” to prevail, but Carvalho is adamant that he is the man to dethrone him, having told MMA Junkie in the lead-up to the fight that he wouldn’t just beat Freire, he would finish him.

“I’m going to be the first guy to finish him. I doubt he passes the second round.” Those were his words.

Will he make good on that promise, or will Freire march on to the semifinals with his title still intact?

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