Jake Hager

Jake Hager has pushed for a showdown with Fedor Emelianenko.

Bellator heavyweight Jake Hager believes fellow AEW standout Jon Moxley would find success transitioning from professional wrestling to MMA. "I think Jon Moxley is a great AEW world champion," Hager told MMANews. "I know after wrestling him for that championship, for 43 minutes in front of no audience, in...

Jake Hager will be returning to the Bellator cage next week. The professional wrestler/MMA fighter will face Brandon Calton on the Bellator 250 undercard. Both fighters will come into the bout with 2 wins and 0 losses on their record. Hager also has a no-contest from his last fight...

Jake Hager got his first “no-contest” in MMA when he faced Anthony Garrett at Bellator 231. In what was believed to be a step up in competition turned out to be an opponent who wanted out of the fight, at least that's what Hager believes. Two unintentional shots to...

Jake Hager returns to the Bellator cage this weekend and while he has already got some buzz from his appearance in All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Hager is not taking fighting in MMA lightly. During Bellator’s media day session in New York City, Hager talked about how he will handle...

Jake Hager was set for his second professional MMA fight, and second with Bellator at Bellator 221. He was taking on T.J. Jones, who became a folk hero to some, for his attitude before the fight saying he has to book the time off work from the beef plant...

Bellator 221 will feature a lightweight world title bout that has been in the making since Bellator held their last “Dynamite” event in June of 2016. Michael Chandler finished Patricky Freire, the brother of his opponent this weekend and since that moment; Patricio “Pitbull” Freire has had Chandler in...

This past weekend (Sat. January 26, 2019) Bellator 214 put on a tremendous mixed martial arts (MMA) event. In the finals of the promotion's Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament, light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader defeated Fedor Emelianenko. Bader's first-round knockout victory earned him Bellator's heavyweight championship, and the honor of...

Jake Hager, known as Jack Swagger in WWE, made a successful mixed martial arts debut. This past Saturday night (Jan. 26), Hager stepped inside the Bellator cage for the first time. Standing across from him was J.W. Kiser. It didn't take long for Hager to score a takedown. Kiser never...

Jake Hager feels one day he'll be able to do battle with the best Bellator heavyweights. Hager, better known to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) fans as Jack Swagger, is expected to make his Bellator debut soon. Hager wants to step inside the cage before 2018 comes to a close but...

Jake Hager, better known to WWE fans as Jack Swagger, intends to make his mixed martial arts debut before 2018 comes to a close. Back in Nov. 2017, Hager announced that he signed with Bellator. Hager is a former WWE superstar, but he certainly has some credentials going into his...

Former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar Jake Hager has been looking for a fight for quite some time. For years, Hager was a sports entertainer under the WWE banner as Jack Swagger. The University of Oklahoma standout had some early success. He captured the ECW and World Heavyweight championships in...

Bellator has sent out a press release hyping up the signing of Jake Hager. Earlier today, Hager, better known as Jack Swagger from his World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) days, revealed that he signed a contract with Bellator. Hager said he'll be competing in the heavyweight division. He's expected to make...

We the people ... will see Jake Hager compete inside the Bellator cage. Hager, better known as Jack Swagger during his time with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), will be making his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut soon. Hager made the announcement during a recent edition of MMAFighting.com's "The MMA Hour." Hager...