Corey Anderson

Bellator light heavyweight Corey Anderson had an alleged exchange with Fedor Emelianenko after a no-contest vs. Vadim Nemkov. The finals of the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Finals at Bellator 277 came to a halt in Round 3 after an accidental clash of heads between Anderson and Nemkov. To that point in the fight,…

Corey Anderson says his win over the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Glover Teixeira was the easiest of his career. Back in 2018, Anderson defeated Teixeira by decision, which was the second win of a four-fight win streak. However, the win streak was snapped in the main event of a Fight Night card against Jan…

Jan Blachowicz and Corey Anderson are reigniting their feud over social media. Corey Anderson was riding high following his first-round finish over Ryan Bader this past Saturday night in the semifinals of the Bellator light heavyweight Grand Prix. That was until he got a Tweet sent his way from his former opponent Jan Blachowicz. Blachowicz…

Bellator light heavyweight Corey Anderson is happy with his switch from the UFC and believes the gamble paid off ‘big time’. Corey Anderson is scheduled for a 205-pound contest against the current Bellator heavyweight champion, Ryan Bader, at Bellator 268 this Saturday (Oct. 16, 2021). Bader, also a former Bellator light heavyweight titleholder, will meet…

Bellator has announced that the semifinals for its light heavyweight grand prix will take place on October 16. The promotion revealed the news on Saturday, the same day as its Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKee broadcast. The event will take place in the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The double-header will feature reigning light heavyweight…

The Bellator 257 weigh-ins are complete, and the full card will move forward as scheduled. The Bellator 257 lineup will include a solid double-header in the main and co-main events that will feature not one but two bouts in the light heavyweight grand prix. First, in the co-main event, both Corey Anderson and Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov…

Bellator light heavyweight Corey Anderson believes that the UFC was looking for an excuse to release him from his contract last year. When Corey Anderson was released from his UFC contract last year, it came as quite a surprise to the MMA community. After all, it’s not often that a fighter ranked within the top…

Corey Anderson faces Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov in his first bout of Bellator’s Light-heavyweight World Grand Prix, and he could not be more excited about the tournament format. With the recent signings of Yoel Romero and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, (who are also in the tournament), a lot was made of how Corey Anderson would react to fighters…

Corey Anderson will not be getting the first crack at new light heavyweight champion, Vadim Nemkov. Bellator president, Scott Coker revealed to MMAJunkie that Nemkov will rematch Phil Davis for his first title defense. “(Phil Davis) had a great fight with (Vadim) Nemkov last time. This will be a rematch. Phil has done a great…

Corey Anderson is hoping to fight Vadim Nemkov or Phil Davis next time out. Anderson had a successful Bellator debut as he scored a second-round TKO over Melvin Manhoef in the main event of Bellator 251. The former UFC fighter dominated the fight and now believes a title shot is next. “(I want) Phil Davis and (Vadim)…