It’s the end of the line, fans and friends. Now that I’ve talked about the best fights and the best fighter of April 2011, it’s time to focus on the worst part of the month. Not every MMA event can be spectacular, not all fights are “Fight of the Year” candidates. In “Flop of the Month”, I’ll look back on and discuss the biggest stumbling block of April 2011: not only why it failed, but why it was the most-important or most high-profile failure of the month. And it doesn’t get much worse than a loudmouth fighter talking a big game only to get served up a beating, and then winning a very controversial decision. Here’s why Joe Warren’s much-hyped Bantamweight “pre-debut” at Bellator 41 is April 2011’s “Flop of the Month”. ...

Bellator 41 will feature the second-round of the featherweight tournament. The event takes place tomorrow night at Cocopah Resort and Casino in Yuma, Arizona. In the main-event of the evening, reigning featherweight champion Joe Warren will meet in a catch-weight bout of 136-pounds against WEC veteran and former top-10 fighter Marcos Galvao, a touted Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. Also on the card, bantamweight champ Zach Makovsky will be taking on Chad Robichaux in a non-title bout. Season two finalist Patricio Freire will square off against Wilson Reis to determine the next finalist en route to the featherweight title, while Daniel Straus and Kenny Foster will do the same. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome to the second part of today’s two-part entry into my series “5 Reasons Why”. Today’s entry covers the Bellator 41 “super-fight” between Joe Warren and Marcos Galvao. For the first part of today’s two-parter, click here. Now it’s time for the reverse: these are the five reasons why Marcos Galvao could beat Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Warren. Let’s dive right in. ...

In order to keep their champions active while everybody else is busy fighting it out for a shot at the championship, Bellator FC routinely puts its title holders into non-title “super-fights”. Sometimes these fights don’t live up to their billing, like when Nick Thompson fought Bellator Champion Ben Askren despite the fact that Thompson had lost three straight fights beforehand. But at Bellator 41 tomorrow, Joe Warren meets Marcus Galvao in a fight that should live up to that “super-fight” moniker. While I have already given my official prediction, a growing part of me thinks that this fight could go either way. Why do I think this? Here’s just that: a new entry into my “5 Reasons Why” series of columns. First up: 5 reasons why Joe Warren could beat Marcos Galvao. ...

Former bantamweight champion, Brian Bowles, was expected to make his return to the cage at wec 52 in November, in hopes to bounce back from a disappointing loss to current title-holder Dominick Cruz at WEC 47. The once undefeated fighter tore his way to a title shot after dispatching some of the best in his weight class, in Will Ribeiro, Damacio Page and Marcos Galvao, en route to a title shot against then champion, Miguel Torres. Seemingly unbeatable, the Georgia boy made quick work of the mullet-wonder with a swift first round knockout, cementing his spot as the best bantamweight in the world--though his glory and accolades didn't hold up for all that long. ...