Bellator Inks Ex-Strikeforce Champ Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral for Season 8 LHW...
Bellator Fighting Championships on Friday announced the signing of former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Renato “Babalu” Sobral, who will make his Bellator debut in 2013 as part of the...
View ArticleBellator Adds Renato “Babalu” Sobral
Bellator Fighting Championships continues to bolster its already impressive roster as the promotion has announced the signing of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Renato "Babalu" Sobral to its Light...
View Article‘Babalu’ Sobral says Bellator’s tournaments are tougher than one-nighters –...
'Babalu' Sobral says Bellator's tournaments are tougher than one-nightersMMA FightingHUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Few fighters who competed in the one-night tournaments of mixed martial arts' early days...
View ArticleBellator 96 Set for June 19 in Oklahoma; Light Heavyweight Tourney Features...
Bellator’s first Summer Series event of 2013 will feature the semifinals of the promotion’s four-man light heavyweight tournament, a source close to the event Wednesday told Sherdog.com. View full post...
View ArticleBellator 96 Announces King Mo vs. Seth Petruzelli; Babalu and War Machine Too
Seven weeks outside of the return of Bellator MMA, popular light heavyweight Mohammed Lawal has announced his opponent for Bellator 96 along with a poster for the event which shares the rest of the...
View ArticleBellator 96 Weigh-in Results: ‘King Mo,’ Petruzelli, ‘Babalu’ Cleared; Noe...
Three of the four participants in Bellator’s 2013 Summer Series light heavyweight tournament hit their contracted marks at Tuesday’s Bellator 96 weigh-ins, but Jacob Noe came in slightly heavy at 206.2...
View ArticleBellator 96 Weigh-in Results: ‘King Mo,’ Petruzelli, ‘Babalu,’ Noe Cleared...
Three of the four participants in Bellator’s 2013 Summer Series light heavyweight tournament hit their contracted marks at Tuesday’s Bellator 96 weigh-ins, but Jacob Noe came in slightly heavy at 206.2...
View ArticleUFC, Strikeforce and Bellator Veteran Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral Retires from MMA
With a career that spanned nearly 16 years competing in MMA, Renato “Babalu” Sobral said goodbye to the sport on Wednesday night after suffering his second straight defeat in the Bellator cage. As...
View ArticleFollowing Bellator 96 Loss, Seth Petruzelli Joins ‘Babalu’ Sobral in Retirement
Just two days after Renato Sobral announced his retirement from mixed martial arts, fellow Bellator light heavyweight Seth Petruzelli has also called it quits. View full post on Recent News on...
View ArticleFightweets: Pondering Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral’s legacy – MMA Fighting
Sherdog.com Fightweets: Pondering Renato 'Babalu' Sobral's legacyMMA FightingBut is longevity and a handful of signature wins alone enough to consider Sobral worthy for the mythical MMA Hall of Fame?...
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