HONOLULU – Patchy Mix figured he’d be fighting for $1 million and a belt in the Bellator bantamweight grand prix final. He also no doubt figured if it was against Raufeon Stots, it would cmoe with a ...

HONOLULU – Raufeon Stots had no doubt he’d be in the position he’s in this week, but he’s a little surprised by who’s standing across from him. Stots (19-1 MMA, 7-0 BMMA) won Bellator’s interim ...

As Raufeon Stots and Patchy Mix have advanced in the Bellator Bantamweight World Grand Prix, so have the rewards. Bellator 295 hosts the tournament finals on Saturday night with an interim ...

Bellator MMA’s return to Honolulu is exactly one month away, with the mixed martial arts promotion set to hold back-to-back events with Bellator 294 and Bellator 295 on Friday, April 21 and Saturday, ...

A sizable portion of analysts, fans and fighters bemoan the lack of meritocracy in mixed martial arts. Far too often a deserving contender is passed over in favor of a brash talker or former champion ...

Raufeon Stots may have fast hands — as he proves every time he steps into a cage — but he has an even quicker wit. It's evident during press conferences when he says his strategy to beating Patchy Mix ...

Raufeon Stots has been patiently waiting for a return to action after nearly a year away, and he steps back into the cage on Oct. 19. Making his first appearance under the Professional Fighters League ...

Former Interim Bellator Bantamweight Champion Raufeon Stots returns this Saturday to face Marcos Breno in the featured prelim of PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants, and ahead of the fight “Supa” ...

HONOLULU – Raufeon Stots has another one for the highlight reel – and a gold belt, too. In the Bellator 279 co-main event, Stots (18-1 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) defeated former champion Juan Archuleta (25-4 MMA, ...