CHICAGO, Ill. (August 30, 2010) - Bellator Fighting Championships today announced the official Local Feature Fights line-up for Bellator 27 taking place in San Antonio at the Majestic Theater on September 2nd.
Headlining the local main event are undefeated Texas natives Rodrigo Pinheiro (3-0) and Andrew Craig (1-0). Pinheiro currently owns and operates his own Jiu-Jitsui gym in San Antonio, and looks to continue his impressive rise in the sport when he faces off with the hard-hitting Craig.
Five additional Local Feature Fights join this already …

CHICAGO, Ill. (August 30, 2010) - Bellator Fighting Championships officially announced today that the promotion will make its debut in Pennsylvania when Philadelphia native and Bellator Lightweight World Champion Eddie Alvarez (20-2) squares off against former UFC Star Roger “El Matador” Huerta (24-4-1) in one of the most highly anticipated fights of the year.
“Bellator 33: Alvarez vs. Huerta” is set to take place from the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 21st.
For explosive Bellator World Champion Eddie Alvarez, momentum is on his …

Nick Diaz and KJ Noons first met three years ago under the same promotional banner which they’ll fight for in their upcoming rematch. Plenty of “grudge” factor in this one, folks.

A grudge rematch that fans, media, and the confident fighters themselves have been clamoring for since the first fight ended in bloody controversy nearly three years ago, will take place on Saturday, October 9, when KJ Noons (9-1), fresh off a knockout victory last Saturday, challenges STRIKEFORCE World Welterweight (170 pounds) Champion Nick Diaz (22-7, 1 NC) in the main event at HP Pavilion here, live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast).
In the co-feature, undefeated STRIKEFORCE Women’s Welterweight World …

UFC Fight Night Live now features a battle between rising stars in the lightweight division as “The Ultimate Fighter” Season Eight winner Efrain “Hecho En Mexico” Escudero faces off against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ace Charles “Do Bronx” Oliveira. The Ultimate Fighting Championship® will also feature an explosive main event for UFC Fight Night, as Nate “The Great” Marquardt takes on surging middleweight Rousimar Palhares. This fight will surely entertain the fans of Austin, as both fighters are legitimate contenders in the middleweight division. …