Newport Beach, CA. (May 15, 2013) -As Bellator prepares for its long awaited Summer Series return, the full fight card has been completed as Bellator MMA returns to WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma Wednesday, June 19th live on Spike TV. The night will feature a Lightweight World Championship fight between reigning Bellator Champion Michael Chandler, as he defends his belt against Da...

Bellator's June 19 summer series kickoff will feature a six-bout, three-hour main card, as the opening round of the heavyweight tournament has been added on to the show.

The promotion confirmed the details of the four-man field, which includes former UFC fighter Vinicius Queiroz, Richard Hale, Ron Sparks and unbeaten Vitaly Minakov.

In the semis, Queiroz will face Hale, while Sparks takes on Mi...

Bellator featherweight champion Pat Curran has already taken out two title challengers this year and was looking to add a third to the list this summer. Unfortunately that's not going to happen, so Curran will face a different challenge instead - he'll make his pro boxing debut. Curran was supposed to meet Daniel Straus, but an injury and some legal issues mean that will probably have to wait un...

The lightweight division has seen a big influx of fighters from Strikeforce, and three of of the top 10 are now ex-SF guys. Gilbert Melendez was a mainstay on the list for a long time, and his narrow loss to Ben Henderson at UFC on Fox 7 helped him take over the number two spot. But Josh Thomson and Pat Healy have used big victories (over Nate Diaz and Jim Miller respectively) to rocket up the st...