Bellator President Scott Coker Addresses Bellator 127 Post-Fight Drug Test Failures

Newport Beach, Calif. (October 31, 2014) – Bellator 127 from Southern California’s Pechanga Resort and Casino saw four Bellator fighters fail their post-fight drug screenings under the California State Athletic Commission. All 22 fighters that took part in Bellator 127 were drug tested post-fight. The four fighters who tested positive can be found below:

Keith Berry – Elevated testosterone levels, marijuana.

Nick Moghaddam – Elevated testosterone levels, marijuana.

Rob Emerson – Designer performance enhancer (Modafinil)

Fernando Gonzalez - Marijuana  

“I want to make very clear that under new management, Bellator will simply not stand for performance enhancing drugs inside our cage,” Bellator President Scott Coker said. “We fully support the California State Athletic Commission in their process, and standby any disciplinary action handed out by Commissioner Andy Foster and the CSAC.  Fans, media and our athletes need to have a clear understanding that drug use will simply not be tolerated by Bellator.”

For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA, and check out Bellator on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BellatorMMA        

Bellator Results from New Mexico’s Santa Ana Star Center

Albuquerque, NM (October 25, 2013) – The final results are in for the Bellator MMA event live from New Mexico’s Santa Ana Star Center. The night was headlined by the Bellator Lightweight Tournament Semifinalswith Tiger Sarnavskiy finishing Ricardo Tirloni and Will Brooks defeating Saad Awad to advance to the Bellator Lightweight Tournament Final. Sarnavskiy will face Will Brooks November 22^nd from the Sands Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Bellator Lightweight Tournament Semifinal: Will Brooks defeats Saad Awad by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Bellator Lightweight Tournament Semifinal: Tiger Sarnavskiy defeats Ricardo Tirloni via Submission (triangle choke) - Round 1, 1:08

Heavyweight Feature Fight: Mighty Mo defeats Ron Sparks via submission (key lock) – Round 1,

Middleweight Feature Fight: Eugene Fadiora defeats Keith Berry via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:19

Featherweight Feature Fight: Desmond Green defeats Angelo Sanchez via TKO (doctor stoppage) – Round 2, 1:042, 1:04

Heavyweight Feature Fight: Raphael Butler defeats Joseph Bryant via TKO (strikes) - Round 1, 1:04

Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Volkan Oezdemir defeats Josh Lanier via TKO (strikes) - Round 1, 3:13

Bantamweight Feature Fight: Luis Nogueira defeats Frank Baca via submission (arm triangle choke) - Round 1, 4:41

Middleweight Feature Fight: Eddie Larrea defeats Rocky Ramirez via submission (heel hook) - Round 2, 1:45

Bantamweight Feature Fight: Steve Garcia defeats Shawn Bunch via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 3:29

Bantamweight Feature Fight: Jesse Brock defeats Adrian Cruz via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA, follow Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney @BjornRebney and check out Bellator on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/BellatorMMA          

Bellator MMA Weigh-In Results from New Mexico’s Santa Ana Star Casino

Albuquerque, NM. (October 24, 2013) – The Bellator MMA weigh-ins have been completed from The Stage Nightclub inside the Santa Ana Star Casino in preparation for the Bellator MMA’s October 25^th event, which will feature the Bellator Lightweight Tournament Semifinals and a full card of local talent.

Bellator MMA will take place from the Santa Ana Star Center on Friday, October 25^th with the first fight taking place at 5:00 p.m. MST and streaming live on Spike.com. The televised portion of the will being at 7:00 p.m. MST and will air live on Spike TV. 

MAIN CARD: 
 

Bellator Lightweight Tournament Semifinal: Will Brooks (155.7) vs. Saad Awad (155.2)
Bellator Lightweight Tournament Semifinal: Ricardo Tirloni (155.2) vs. Tiger Sarnavskiy (155.1)
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Mighty Mo (263.7) vs. Ron Sparks (261.2)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Keith Berry (185.8) vs. Eugene Fadiora (184.6)

 

PRELIMINARY CARD: 

Featherweight Feature Fight: Desmon Green (146) vs. Angelo Sanchez (145.1)
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Joseph Bryant (263.3) vs. Raphael Butler (259.8)
Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Volkan Oezdemir (205.3) vs. Josh Lanier (205.4)
Bantamweight Feature Fight: Luis Nogueira (135.9) vs. Frank Baca (135.3)
Bantamweight Feature Fight: Jesse Brock (135.3) vs. Adrian Cruz (135.4)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Eddie Larrea (180.5) vs. Rocky Ramirez (186)
Bantamweight Feature Fight: Steve Garcia (135.1) vs. Shawn Bunch (135.6)
For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA, follow Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney @BjornRebney and check out Bellator on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BellatorMMA       

Bellator MMA Hosts Weigh-Ins Thursday October 24th at 4:00pm MST

 From New Mexico

Weigh-Ins will be streamed online at Bellator.com

Newport Beach, CA. (October 22, 2013) – The weigh-in and pre-fight press conference for Bellator MMA will take place Thursday at 4:00 p.m. MST at The Stage Nightclub inside the Santa Ana Star Casino. Bellator MMA will take place from the Santa Ana Star Center on Friday, October 25^th with the first fight taking place at 5:00 p.m. MST and streaming live on Spike.com. The televised portion of the will being at 7:00 p.m. MST and will air live on Spike TV.

All participants from Friday night’s event will be on hand, as well as Bellator CEO & Chairman Bjorn Rebney.

The event will be emceed by Bellator cage announcer Michael C. Williams and Bellator color commentator Jimmy Smith.

As always the weigh-in is open to both the public and media.

MAIN CARD: 
Bellator Lightweight Tournament Semifinal: Will Brooks (11-1) vs. Saad Awad (15-5)
Bellator Lightweight Tournament Semifinal: Ricardo Tirloni (16-4) vs. Tiger Sarnavskiy (24-1)
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Mighty Mo (4-2) vs. Ron Sparks (8-2)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Keith Berry (15-11) vs. Eugene Fadiora (12-1)

 
PRELIMINARY CARD:Featherweight Feature Fight: Desmon Green (9-2) vs. Angelo Sanchez (12-3)
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Joseph Bryant (4-2) vs. Raphael Butler (6-0)
Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Volkan Oezdemir (9-0) vs. Josh Lanier (3-7)
Bantamweight Feature Fight: Luis Nogueira (15-3-1) vs. Frank Baca (16-3)
Bantamweight Feature Fight: Jesse Brock (14-7) vs. Adrian Cruz (5-0)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Eddie Larrea (17-23) vs. Rocky Ramirez (4-4-1)
Bantamweight Feature Fight: Steve Garcia (1-0) vs. Shawn Bunch (2-0)

For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA, follow Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney @BjornRebney and check out Bellator on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/BellatorMMA