Bellator 72 recap and results: Amoussou defeats Baker for the Welterweight Title

Bellator Fighting Championships hosted Bellator 72 from The University of South Florida’s Sun Dome in Tampa on July 20. The fights will be broadcast live on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX. Karl “Psycho” Amoussou defeated Bryan “The Beast” Baker in the Main Event via tapout to an inverted heel hook at 56 seconds in the first round making Karl Amoussou, the Bellator Season 6 Welterweight tournament winner.Attila Vegh and Travis Wiuff won their bouts and will go on to

Passing of the Guard: Why Renan Barao will defeat Urijah Faber at UFC 149

As we all know, this Saturday will mark the inauguration of the very first UFC Interim Bantamweight championship as popular former WEC champ Urijah Faber will face surging Brazilian fighter Renan Barao in the main event of UFC 149. The fight from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is one full of suspense as it presents an interesting dynamic not usually seen in MMA. Faber is the one that most casual fans and even most pros I’ve seen interviewed would pick to win wholeheartedly, without much thought. He has tons of

Dana White on Strikeforce: There is not a list of protected fighters

Earlier this week, Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer reported via podcast that fighters from Strikeforce were not allowed to leave the promotion for the UFC when their contracts are up: “They made this list of guys and they said ‘these are our guys’ and, even if their contract expires, they can’t move to UFC. That’s part of their deal with keeping this alive. So these guys are stuck. He could go to Bellator if he wanted to, but he couldn’t go to the UFC. There’s a list of guys, not everyone on

Bellator 72 weigh-in results for Friday night’s card in Tampa

Bellator Fighting Championships will host Bellator 72 from The University of South Florida’s Sun Dome in Tampa on July 20. The fights will be broadcast live on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX. The night will continue the Season 6 Welterweight Tournament Finals as Karl “Psycho” Amoussou takes on Bryan “The Beast” Baker in the Main Event. Bellator 72 will also showcase the debut of knockout artist Paul “Semtex” Daley as well as a bad blood welterweight trilogy