2012 in Bellator MMA

2012 in Bellator MMA was the sixth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships,[1] which began on March 9, 2012.[2] The sixth season of Bellator was originally scheduled to begin on March 2, 2012. However, the debut was pushed back a week so it began with the show on March 9, 2012.[3]

2012 in Bellator MMA
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PromotionBellator MMA
First date airedMarch 9, 2012 (2012-03-09)
Last date airedDecember 14, 2012 (2012-12-14)

Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in five weight classes, including the bantamweight,[4] featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions.

Bellator 60
Bellator 60
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DateMarch 9, 2012
VenueThe Venue at Horseshoe Casino
CityHammond, Indiana

Bellator 60 took place on March 9, 2012 at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana.[5] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

Bellator 60 was expected to take place on March 2, but the season opener was pushed back one week.[6]

Wagnney Fabiano was originally scheduled to face Ronnie Mann in the opening round of the Featherweight tournament; however, on March 1, 2012, Fabiano pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Mike Corey.[7]

Genair da Silva was originally scheduled to face Alexandre Bezerra in the opening round of the Featherweight tournament; however, after weigh-in issues, da Silva was forced to pull out of the bout. He was replaced by Kenny Foster who was set to fight Bobby Reardanz on the undercard of this event.[8]

Results[5][9]

Card Weight Class Round Time Method Notes
Preliminary Catchweight (148 pounds (67 kg)) Brazil Genair da Silva def. United States Bobby Reardanz 3 0:51 TKO (leg kicks and punches)
Preliminary Catchweight (165 pounds (75 kg)) United States Josh Shockley def. United States Shamar Bailey 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous)
Preliminary Catchweight (280 pounds (130 kg)) United States Sean McCorkle def. United States Richard White 1 1:02 Submission (neck crank)
Preliminary Catchweight (215 pounds (98 kg)) United States Travis Wiuff def. United States Anthony Gomez 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
Preliminary Bantamweight United States Jake Nauracy def. United States Cory Galloway 2 4:22 Submission (rear-naked choke)
Main Featherweight United States Mike Corey def. England Ronnie Mann 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) Featherweight tournament quarterfinal bout
Main Featherweight United States Daniel Mason-Straus def. United States Jeremy Spoon 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) Featherweight tournament quarterfinal bout
Main Featherweight Brazil Alexandre Bezerra def. United States Kenny Foster 2 4:57 Submission (rear-naked choke) Featherweight tournament quarterfinal bout
Main Featherweight Brazil Marlon Sandro def. United States Roberto Vargas 1 3:35 Submission (rear-naked choke) Featherweight tournament quarterfinal bout
Main Featherweight United States Pat Curran def. United States Joe Warren (c) 3 1:25 KO (punches) For Bellator Featherweight Championship

Bellator 61
Bellator 61
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DateMarch 16, 2012
VenueHorseshoe Riverdome
CityBossier City, Louisiana

Bellator 61 took place on March 16, 2012 at Horseshoe Riverdome in Bossier City, Louisiana.[10] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

The event was to feature the rematch between season-five heavyweight tournament finalists Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos. Prindle and Santos met in the finals of Bellator's season-five heavyweight tourney, but the bout was ruled a no-contest when Santos inexplicably kicked a downed Prindle in the groin.[11] However, on March 15, Bellator announced the fight had been pushed back a week to Bellator 62 due to Prindle having "flu-like symptoms."[12]

This event marked the first time that Bellator Fighting Championships aired in Brazil on TV Esporte Interativo.

Results[10][13]

Card Weight Class Round Time Method Notes
Preliminary Middleweight United States Trey Houston def. United States Jeremiah Riggs 1 3:30 Submission (armbar) This bout aired on the MTV2 broadcast following the Santana vs. Santos fight.
Preliminary Catchweight (140 pounds (64 kg)) United States Jason Sampson def. United States Jeremy Myers 3 2:25 Submission (rear-naked choke)
Preliminary Welterweight United States Derrick Krantz def. United States Eric Scallan 1 3:01 Technical submission (D'arce choke)
Preliminary Catchweight (165 pounds (75 kg)) United States Josh Quayhagen def. United States Brent Taylor 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
Main Middleweight United States Brian Rogers def. Brazil Vitor Vianna 1 4:14 KO (flying knee) Middleweight tournament quarterfinal bout
Main Middleweight Brazil Bruno Santos def. Brazil Giva Santana 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) Middleweight tournament quarterfinal bout
Main Middleweight Russia Vyacheslav Vasilevsky def. United States Victor O'Donnell 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) Middleweight tournament quarterfinal bout
Main Middleweight Brazil Maiquel Falcao def. France Norman Paraisy 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) Middleweight tournament quarterfinal bout

Bellator 62
Bellator 62
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DateMarch 23, 2012
VenueLaredo Energy Arena
CityLaredo, Texas

Bellator 62 took place on March 23, 2012 at Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas.[14] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

The event hosted the opening round of Bellator's Season Six Lightweight Tournament.[14]

Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos were supposed to have their rematch of the Season Five Heavyweight Tournament Final on this card, after having been delayed a week from Bellator 61. Santos, however, failed to make weight and the bout was cancelled, and Prindle was awarded the tournament win by default. A scheduled fight between Cosmo Alexandre and Oscar de la Parra was also scrapped.[15]

Results[14][16]

Card Weight Class Round Time Method Notes
Preliminary Catchweight (173 lb) United States Sean Spencer def. United States Joseph Daily 2 1:24 Submission (rear-naked choke)
Preliminary Featherweight United States Rad Martinez def. United States Doug Frey 1 4:08 TKO (punches) This bout aired on the MTV2 broadcast following the Hawn vs. Tirloni fight.
Preliminary Lightweight United States Dave Jansen def. United States Jacob Kirwan 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
Preliminary Featherweight United States Chris Jones def. United States Steven Peterson 3 5:00 Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28)
Preliminary Catchweight (162 lb) United States Luis Vega def. United States Sonny Luque 1 3:43 Submission (arm-triangle choke)
Main Lightweight Brazil Thiago Michel def. Brazil Rene Nazare 3 5:00 Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) Lightweight tournament quarterfinal bout
Main Lightweight United States Brent Weedman def. United States J.J. Ambrose 2 3:26 Submission (Von Flue choke) Lightweight tournament quarterfinal bout
Main Lightweight United States Rick Hawn def. Brazil Ricardo Tirloni 1 2:36 KO (punches) Lightweight tournament quarterfinal bout
Main Lightweight United States Lloyd Woodard def. Brazil Patricky Freire 2 1:46 Submission (kimura) Lightweight tournament quarterfinal bout

Bellator 63
Bellator 63
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DateMarch 30, 2012
VenueMohegan Sun Arena
CityUncasville, Connecticut

Bellator 63 took place on March 30, 2012 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.[17] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

The event hosted the opening round of Bellator's Season Six Welterweight Tournament.[17]

War Machine was expected to fight Karl Amoussou in the opening round of the welterweight tournament. However, War Machine was sentenced to a year in prison and was forced out of the bout and the tournament.[18]

Brian Foster was scheduled to face David Rickels in the opening round of the welterweight tournament, but was not medically cleared for the event. Stepping in to fight Rickels was newcomer Jordan Smith.[19]

Results[17][20]

Card Weight Class Round Time Method Notes
Preliminary Women's (125 pounds (57 kg)) United States Munah Holland def. United States Marianna Kheyfets 2 4:45 KO (punches)
Preliminary Welterweight Russia Andrey Koreshkov def. United States Tiawan Howard 1 1:26 KO (punch) This bout aired on the MTV2 broadcast following the Smith vs. Rickels fight.
Preliminary Featherweight United States Brandon Fleming def. United States Pete Rogers Jr. 1 3:39 Submission (Peruvian necktie)
Preliminary Middleweight United States Dan Cramer def. United States Jeff Nader 3 5:00 Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28)
Preliminary Featherweight United States Matt Bessette def. United States Saul Almeida 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
Preliminary Catchweight (165 pounds (75 kg)) United States Ryan Quinn def. United States Marc Stevens 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
Main Welterweight United States Ben Saunders def. United States Raul Amaya 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) Welterweight tournament quarterfinal bout
Main Welterweight United States David Rickels def. United States Jordan Smith 1 0:22 KO (punches) Welterweight tournament quarterfinal bout
Main Welterweight United States Bryan Baker def. Brazil Carlos Alexandre Pereira 3 5:00 Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) Welterweight tournament quarterfinal bout
Main Welterweight France Karl Amoussou def. United States Chris Lozano 1 2:05 Submission (rear naked choke) Welterweight tournament quarterfinal bout

Bellator 64
Bellator 64
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DateApril 6, 2012
VenueCaesar’s Windsor
CityWindsor, Ontario

Bellator 64 took place on April 6, 2012 at Caesar's Windsor in Windsor, Ontario.[21] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

The event hosted two of the opening round bouts of Bellator's Season Six Bantamweight Tournament.

Results[22]

Card Weight Class Round Time Method Notes
Preliminary Lightweight United States Jason Fischer def. Canada Taylor Solomon 3 4:59 Technical Submission (rear naked choke)
Preliminary Welterweight France Nordine Taleb def. United States Matt Secor 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–24)
Preliminary Featherweight United States Mike Richman def. Canada Chris Horodecki 1 1:23 KO (punches)
Preliminary Welterweight Canada Chad Laprise def. Canada Josh Taveirne 1 2:48 Submission (triangle choke)
Preliminary Catchweight (160 pounds (73 kg)) Canada Kyle Prepolec def. Canada Lance Snow 1 2:54 Submission (armbar)
Preliminary Catchweight (192 lb) Canada Elias Theodorou def. United States Rich Lictawa 3 0:33 TKO (retirement)
Main Bantamweight Japan Hiroshi Nakamura def. Brazil Rodrigo Lima 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) Bantamweight tournament quarterfinal bout
Main Bantamweight United States Travis Marx def. Japan Masakatsu Ueda 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) Bantamweight tournament quarterfinal bout
Main Featherweight Brazil Marlon Sandro def. Brazil Alexandre Bezerra 3 5:00 Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) Featherweight tournament semifinal bout
Main Welterweight United States Ben Askren (c) def. Brazil Douglas Lima 5 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) For Bellator Welterweight Championship

Bellator 65
Bellator 65
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DateApril 13, 2012
VenueBoardwalk Hall
CityAtlantic City, New Jersey

Bellator 65 took place on April 13, 2012 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[23] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

Heavyweight champion Cole Konrad was originally slated to defend his title against Eric Prindle at this event. The fight, however, was moved to Bellator 70.[24]

Results[23][25]

Card Weight Class Round Time Method Notes
Preliminary Lightweight United States E. J. Brooks def. Russia Mikhail Malyutin 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)
Preliminary Welterweight United States Kris McCray def. United States Ailton Barbosa 3 5:00 Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) Season 7 Welterweight Tournament Qualifier
Preliminary Welterweight United States Lyman Good def. United States LeVon Maynard 1 0:13 KO (punch) Season 7 Welterweight Tournament Qualifier
Preliminary Featherweight United States Scott Heckman def. United States Lester Caslow 1 3:40 Submission (rear naked choke)
Preliminary Middleweight United States Duane Bastress def. Brazil Plinio Cruz 2 2:52 TKO (elbows)
Preliminary Lightweight United States Will Martinez def. United States Terrell Hobbs 1 4:12 Submission (rear naked choke)
Preliminary Featherweight United States Kenny Foster def. United States Jay Haas 1 2:51 Submission (guillotine choke)
Main Bantamweight Brazil Marcos Galvao def. United States Ed West 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) Bantamweight tournament quarterfinal bout
Main Bantamweight Brazil Luis Nogueira def. Cuba Alexis Vila 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) Bantamweight tournament quarterfinal bout
Main Featherweight United States Daniel Mason-Straus def. United States Mike Corey 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) Featherweight tournament semifinal bout
Main Bantamweight Brazil Eduardo Dantas def. United States Zach Makovsky (c) 2 3:26 Technical Submission (arm triangle choke) For Bellator Bantamweight Championship

Bellator 66
Bellator 66
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DateApril 20, 2012
VenueI-X Center
CityCleveland, Ohio

Bellator 66 took place on April 20, 2012 at I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio.[26] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

NAAFS women's champion Aisling Daly was originally scheduled to face Jessica Eye on this card. Daly withdrew from the bout due to an ear infection and was replaced by Anita Rodriguez.[27]

Bruno Santos was originally scheduled to face Brian Rogers in a Middleweight tournament semifinal bout; however, on April 16, 2012, it was revealed that Santos had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury and was replaced by Bellator newcomer Andreas Spang.[28]

Tyler Combs and Jason Dent were originally announced to face each other in a lightweight bout. Nevertheless, the fight did not materialize.

Results[29][30]

Card Weight Class Round Time Method Notes
Preliminary Lightweight United States Julian Lane def. United States Joe Heiland 1 2:49 Submission (guillotine choke)
Preliminary Featherweight United States Frank Caraballo (ic) def. United States Donny Walker (c) 4 2:25 KO (knee) For unified NAAFS Featherweight championship
Preliminary Light Heavyweight Slovakia Attila Vegh def. United States Dan Spohn 3 5:00 Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27)
Preliminary Light Heavyweight United States John Hawk def. Finland Marcus Vanttinen 3 5:00 Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28)
Preliminary Women's Bout (130 lb) United States Jessica Eye def. United States Anita Rodriguez 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
Main Lightweight United States Brent Weedman def. Brazil Thiago Michel 3 5:00 Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) Lightweight tournament semifinal bout
Main Lightweight United States Rick Hawn def. United States Lloyd Woodard 2 0:10 KO (punch) Lightweight tournament semifinal bout
Main Middleweight Brazil Maiquel Falcao def. Russia Vyacheslav Vasilevsky 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) Middleweight tournament semifinal bout
Main Middleweight Sweden Andreas Spang def. United States Brian Rogers 2 3:34 KO (punch) Middleweight tournament semifinal bout
Main Lightweight United States Eddie Alvarez def. Japan Shinya Aoki 1 2:14 TKO (punches)

Bellator 67
Bellator 67
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DateMay 4, 2012
VenueCasino Rama
CityRama, Ontario

Bellator 67 took place on May 4, 2012 at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada.[31] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

Bellator Lightweight champion, Michael Chandler, competed in a non-title "Super Fight" against PRIDE, UFC, and DREAM veteran, Akihiro Gono, at this event.[32]

Results

Card Weight Class Round Time Method Notes
Preliminary Welterweight United States Dom O'Grady def. Canada Nathan Gunn 2 4:51 Submission (armbar) [33]
Preliminary Catchweight (180 lb) Canada Nordine Taleb def. Canada Matt MacGrath 2 2:30 TKO (punches) [33]
Preliminary Catchweight (148 lb) Canada Will Romero def. Canada Matt Veal 2 4:25 TKO (knees & punches) [33]
Preliminary Bantamweight United States David Harris def. United States Nick Kirk 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) [33]
Preliminary Lightweight Brazil Cosmo Alexandre def. United States Lorawnt-T Nelson 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) [33]
Main Welterweight Canada Ryan Ford def. Brazil Luis Santos 2 1:24 TKO (knee & punches) [33]
Main Heavyweight Poland Damian Grabowski def. United States Dave Huckaba 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) [33]
Main Welterweight United States Bryan Baker def. United States Ben Saunders 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) Welterweight tournament semifinal[33]
Main Lightweight United States Michael Chandler def. Japan Akihiro Gono 1 0:56 TKO (punches) [33]

Bellator 68
Bellator 68
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DateMay 11, 2012
VenueCaesars Hotel and Casino
CityAtlantic City, New Jersey

Bellator 68 took place on May 11, 2012 at Caesars Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[34][35] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

Kurt Pellegrino was scheduled to fight Marcin Held at this event.[36] However, on March 13, Pellegrino suffered a knee injury and was forced to pull out of the bout.[37] Phillipe Nover had stepped in as Pellegrino's replacement, but was eventually replaced by Bellator newcomer Derrick Kennington.

Eddie Fyvie and Jeff Lentz were originally scheduled to compete in a featherweight bout;[34] however, the fight did not materialize.

Marius Žaromskis versus Waachiim Spiritwolf was originally going to be contested at welterweight; however, Spiritwolf failed to make the 171 pounds cut off allowance and the fight was changed to a catchweight bout at 172 pounds.[38]

A catchweight bout at 230 pounds between Carmelo Marrero and Seth Petruzelli was cancelled the day of the show due to an illness by Petruzelli.[39]

Results

Card Weight Class Round Time Method Notes
Preliminary Middleweight Cameroon Francois Ambang def. Aruba Gregory Milliard 3 5:00 Decision (split) [34]
Preliminary Bantamweight United States Anthony Leone def. United States Claudio Ledesma 3 5:00 Decision (split) [34]
Preliminary Catchweight (175 lb) United States Aung La N Sang def. United States Jesus Martinez 1 0:36 TKO (punches) [34]
Preliminary Lightweight United States Don Carlo-Clauss def. United States Jacob Kirwan 3 5:00 Decision (split) [34]
Main Catchweight (172 lb) Lithuania Marius Žaromskis def. United States Waachiim Spiritwolf 2 5:00 TKO (doctor stoppage) Stopped between rounds 2 & 3[34]
Main Lightweight Poland Marcin Held def. United States Derrick Kennington 1 2:08 Submission (heel hook) [34]
Main Bantamweight Brazil Marcos Galvão def. United States Travis Marx 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal[34]
Main Featherweight United States Daniel Mason-Straus def. Brazil Marlon Sandro 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) Featherweight Tournament Final[34]

Bellator 69
Bellator 69
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DateMay 18, 2012
VenueL'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort
CityLake Charles, Louisiana

Bellator 69 took place on May 18, 2012 at the L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana.[40][41] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

This event held the finals of the Season Six Middleweight tournament.[42]

Heavyweights Ron Sparks and Kevin Asplund were to compete in a tournament eliminator bout for a spot in the Bellator Season Seven Heavyweight tournament.[42] However, the bout was cancelled the day of the show due to Sparks feeling ill.

With Hector Lombard leaving for the Ultimate Fighting Championship,[43] the Middleweight title was vacated. On April 25, 2012, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney announced that the winner of the Middleweight tournament finale between Maiquel Falcão and Andreas Spang will face Alexander Shlemenko to crown the company's new Middleweight champion.[44]

Results

Card Weight Class Round Time Method Notes
Preliminary Lightweight United States E. J. Brooks def. United States Kalvin Hackney 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) [40]
Preliminary Light Heavyweight United States Rich Hale def. United States Josh Burns 1 0:38 TKO (punches) [40]
Preliminary Welterweight Russia Andrey Koreshkov def. United States Derrick Krantz 3 0:51 TKO (strikes) [40]
Preliminary Featherweight United States Shanon Slack def. United States Booker Arthur 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) [40]
Preliminary Catchweight (158 lb) United States Josh Quayhagen def. United States Cliff Wright 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) [40]
Main Heavyweight United States Mark Holata def. United States Abe Wagner 1 2:24 Verbal Submission (straight ankle lock) [40]
Main Women's 115 lb United States Jessica Aguilar def. Japan Megumi Fujii 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) [40]
Main Welterweight France Karl Amoussou def. United States David Rickels 3 5:00 Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) Welterweight tournament semifinal[40]
Main Middleweight Brazil Maiquel Falcão def. Sweden Andreas Spang 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) Middleweight tournament final[40][44]

Bellator 70
Bellator 70
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DateMay 25, 2012
VenueOrleans Convention Center
CityNew Orleans, Louisiana

Bellator 70 took place on May 25, 2012 at the Orleans Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.[24] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

Heavyweight champion Cole Konrad was originally slated to defend his title against Eric Prindle at Bellator 65. Prindle, however, was injured and the fight was moved to this card, Bellator 70.[45]

Fight card

Card Weight Class Round Time Method Notes
Preliminary Bantamweight United States Derek Arcement def. United States Blake Dufour 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous) [24]
Preliminary Middleweight Germany Jonas Billstein def. Mexico Mike Seal 1 2:55 Technical submission (rear naked choke) [24]
Preliminary Catchweight (190 lb) United States Kelvin Tiller def. United States Jeremiah Riggs 3 3:38 Verbal submission (kimura) [24]
Preliminary Welterweight United States A.J. Matthews def. United States Charlie Rader 2 3:34 KO (soccer kick) [24]
Preliminary Catchweight (173 lb) United States Keith Schneider def. United States Josh Shockley 1 N/A Submission (armbar) [24]
Main Catchweight (157 lb) United States Rich Clementi def. United States Derek Campos 1 4:18 Submission (guillotine choke) [24]
Main Bantamweight Brazil Luis Nogueira def. Japan Hiroshi Nakamura 3 1:58 KO (punches) Bantamweight Tournament Semi Final[24]
Main Heavyweight United States Cole Konrad (c) def. United States Eric Prindle 1 1:00 Submission (kimura) For the Bellator Heavyweight Championship[24]
Main Lightweight United States Rick Hawn def. United States Brent Weedman 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous 29–28 30–27 30–27) Lightweight Tournament Final[24]

Tournaments

Middleweight tournament bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Brazil Maiquel Falcão UD
France Norman Paraisy 3
Brazil Maiquel Falcão UD
Russia Vyacheslav Vasilevsky 3
Russia Vyacheslav Vasilevsky UD
United States Victor O'Donnell 3
Brazil Maiquel Falcão UD
Sweden Andreas Spang 3
Brazil Bruno Santos UD
Brazil Giva Santana 3
Sweden Andreas Spang[1] KO
United States Brian Rogers 2
United States Brian Rogers KO
Brazil Vitor Vianna 1

^ 1: Bruno Santos was set to face Brian Rogers in the semifinal round of the middleweight tournament. However, Santos had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury and was replaced by Andreas Spang.

Welterweight tournament bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
France Karl Amoussou SUB
United States Chris Lozano[1] 1
France Karl Amoussou SD
United States David Rickels 3
United States David Rickels KO
United States Jordan Smith[2] 1
France Karl Amoussou SUB
United States Bryan Baker 1
United States Bryan Baker SD
Brazil Carlos Alexandre Pereira 3
United States Bryan Baker UD
United States Ben Saunders 3
United States Ben Saunders UD
United States Raul Amaya 3

^ 1: War Machine was set to appear in the welterweight tournament. However, War Machine was sentenced to a year in prison and was forced out of the tournament. He was replaced by Chris Lozano.
^ 2: Brian Foster was set to appear in the welterweight tournament. However, Foster was not medically cleared to fight. He was replaced by Jordan Smith.

Lightweight tournament bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
United States Rick Hawn KO
Brazil Ricardo Tirloni 1
United States Rick Hawn KO
United States Lloyd Woodard 2
United States Lloyd Woodard SUB
Brazil Patricky Freire 2
United States Rick Hawn UD
United States Brent Weedman 3
United States Brent Weedman SUB
United States J.J. Ambrose 2
United States Brent Weedman SD
Brazil Thiago Michel 3
Brazil Thiago Michel SD
Brazil Rene Nazare 3

Featherweight tournament bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
United States Daniel Straus UD
United States Jeremy Spoon 3
United States Daniel Straus UD
United States Mike Corey 3
United States Mike Corey[1] UD
England Ronnie Mann 3
United States Daniel Straus UD
Brazil Marlon Sandro 3
Brazil Marlon Sandro SUB
United States Roberto Vargas 1
Brazil Marlon Sandro SD
Brazil Alexandre Bezerra 3
Brazil Alexandre Bezerra SUB
United States Kenny Foster[2] 2

^ 1: Wagnney Fabiano was expected to appear in the featherweight tournament. However, Fabiano suffered an undisclosed injury and was forced out of the tournament. Mike Corey filled in as Fabiano's replacement.
^ 2: Genair da Silva was expected to appear in the featherweight tournament. However, after weigh-in issues arose at Bellator 60, da Silva was forced out of the tournament. Kenny Foster, who was slated to fight on the event's undercard, replaced da Silva.

Bantamweight tournament bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Brazil Marcos Galvao UD
United States Ed West 3
Brazil Marcos Galvao UD
United States Travis Marx 3
United States Travis Marx UD
Japan Masakatsu Ueda 3
Brazil Marcos Galvao TKO
Brazil Luis Nogueira 2
Brazil Luis Nogueira UD
Cuba Alexis Vila 3
Brazil Luis Nogueira TKO
Japan Hiroshi Nakamura 3
Japan Hiroshi Nakamura UD
Brazil Rodrigo Lima 3

Bellator 71
Bellator 71
Information
PromotionBellator Fighting Championships
DateJune 22, 2012
VenueMountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort
CityUnited States Chester, West Virginia
Event chronology
Bellator 70 Bellator 71 Bellator 72

Bellator 71 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on June 22, 2012 at the Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort in Chester, West Virginia.[46] The card was part of Bellator's annual Summer Series and featured the opening round fights in the Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by EPIX and online at SpikeTV.com.

Background

A preliminary bout between E. J. Brooks and Joey Holt was originally announced by the promotion. However, the bout failed to materialize.[46]

Richard Hale was supposed to face Beau Tribolet in the Tournament Quarterfinal, but was not cleared to compete so Tim Carpenter (who originally was supposed to face John Hawk) stepped in as a last minute replacement.

Results

Card Weight Class Round Time Method Notes
Main Light Heavyweight United States Travis Wiuff def. United States Chris Davis 1 4:12 TKO (Strikes) Light Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal[46]
Main Light Heavyweight Slovakia Attila Vegh def. Croatia Zelg Galesic 1 1:00 Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Light Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal[46]
Main Light Heavyweight United States Tim Carpenter def. United States Beau Tribolet 2 4:51 Submission (Armbar) Light Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal[46]
Main Light Heavyweight United States Emanuel Newton def. United States Roy Boughton 2 0:49 Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Light Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal[46]
Main Heavyweight United States Brett Rogers def. United States Kevin Asplund 2 5:00 TKO (Doctor's Stoppage) [46]
Preliminary Light Heavyweight United States Josh Stansbury def. United States Dan Spohn 1 2:30 Submission (Guillotine Choke) [46]
Preliminary Middleweight United States Jason Butcher def. United States Duane Bastress 1 1:03 Submission (Triangle Choke) [46]
Preliminary Featherweight United States Neil Johnson def. United States Brylan Van Artsdalen 2 4:29 Submission (Rear Naked Choke) [46]
Preliminary Catchweight (190 lb) United States Kevin Zalac def. United States Chris Goldbaugh 3 5:00 Decision (Unanimous) [46]

Bellator 72
Bellator 72
Information
PromotionBellator Fighting Championships
DateJuly 20, 2012
VenueUSF Sun Dome
CityTampa, Florida
Event chronology
Bellator 71 Bellator 72 Bellator 73

Bellator 72 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on July 20, 2012 at USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida.[47] The card was part of Bellator's annual Summer Series and featured the semifinal round fights in the Summer Series Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by EPIX and MTV2.

Background

Paul Daley made his promotional debut at this event against Rudy Bears in a welterweight fight.

Marius Žaromskis and Waachiim Spiritwolf competed in a rematch - their third fight together - following a controversial doctor stoppage in their previous Bellator fight in May 2012.

A heavyweight bout between Chris Barnett and Tom Sauer was initially announced by the promotion for this card.[48] However, the bout failed to materialize.

Results

Card Weight Class Round Time Method Notes
Main Welterweight France Karl Amoussou def. United States Bryan Baker 1 0:56 Submission (inverted heel hook) Welterweight tournament final[47]
Main Welterweight United Kingdom Paul Daley def. United States Rudy Bears 1 2:45 TKO (Punches)
Main Light Heavyweight United States Travis Wiuff def. United States Tim Carpenter 3 5:00 Decision (Unanimous) Light Heavyweight tournament semifinal[47]
Main Light Heavyweight Slovakia Attila Vegh def. United States Emanuel Newton 3 5:00 Decision (Split) Light Heavyweight tournament semifinal[47]
Main Welterweight Lithuania Marius Žaromskis def. United States Waachiim Spiritwolf 3 5:00 Decision (Split) [47]
Preliminary Catchweight (150 lb) United States Paul Barrow def. United States Jason Carapelluci 3 0:46 Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Preliminary Catchweight (178 lb) United States Ben Saunders def. United States Brian Warren 1 0:22 TKO (knees) Aired on the main broadcast after the Daley/Bears fight
Preliminary Welterweight United States Raul Amaya def. United States Kenny Moss 2 0:30 Verbal Submission (Shoulder Injury)
Preliminary Featherweight United States Matt McCook def. United States Shanon Slack 3 5:00 Decision (split)
Preliminary Welterweight United States Julien Williams def. United States Ryan DeRocher 2 1:32 Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)

Bellator 73
Bellator 73
Information
PromotionBellator Fighting Championships
DateAugust 24, 2012
VenueHarrah's Tunica Hotel and Casino
CityTunica, Mississippi
Event chronology
Bellator 72 Bellator 73

Bellator 73 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on August 24, 2012 at Harrah's Tunica Hotel and Casino in Tunica, Mississippi.[49] The card was part of Bellator's annual Summer Series and featured the final round fights in the Summer Series Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

This fight card was to feature Pat Curran making the first defense of his Featherweight title against Bellator season 4 Featherweight tournament winner Patricio Freire. However, on August 14, 2012, it was announced that Curran had suffered an injury and the bout was to be rescheduled for a later date.[50]

The card featured the finals of the season 6 Bantamweight tournament and 2012 Summer Series Light Heavyweight tournament.

Marcus "Lelo" Aurelio was originally supposed to make his promotional debut on this card, but was removed due to an injury. His original opponent, Amaechi Oselukwue, instead met replacement Kelvin Tiller.[51] Additionally, a heavyweight bout between Maurice Jackson and Chris Miller was announced, but failed to materialize.

Results

Card Weight Class Round Time Method Notes
Main Light Heavyweight Slovakia Attila Vegh def. United States Travis Wiuff 1 0:25 KO (punches) Light Heavyweight tournament final
Main Bantamweight Brazil Marcos Galvao def. Brazil Luis Nogueira 2 4:20 TKO (elbows) Bantamweight tournament final[49]
Main Light Heavyweight United States Mike Mucitelli def. United States Matt Van Buren 1 3:01 Submission (triangle choke)
Main Heavyweight United States Mike Wessel def. United States Ryan Martinez 3 5:00 Decision (split)
Preliminary Lightweight United States Zach Underwood def. United States Chris Coggins 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous)
Preliminary Featherweight United States Brian Hall def. United States Jay Black 1 N/A TKO (punches)
Preliminary Welterweight United States Andy Uhrich def. United States Joe Williams 3 5:00 Decision (unanimous)
Preliminary Catchweight (190 lb) United States Kelvin Tiller def. United States Amaechi Oselukwue 2 4:21 TKO (punches)
Preliminary Light Heavyweight United States Jacob Noe def. United States Brian Albin 1 5:00 TKO (doctor stoppage)
Preliminary Lightweight Brazil Cosmo Alexandre def. United States Harry Johnson 2 0:39 TKO (knee to the body)

Light Heavyweight tournament bracket
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Slovakia Attila Vegh SUB
Croatia Zelg Galesic 1
Slovakia Attila Vegh SD
United States Emanuel Newton 3
United States Emanuel Newton SUB
United States Roy Boughton 1
Slovakia Attila Vegh KO
United States Travis Wiuff 1
United States Travis Wiuff TKO
United States Chris Davis 1
United States Travis Wiuff UD
United States Tim Carpenter 3
United States Tim Carpenter[1] SUB
United States Beau Tribolet 2

^ 1: Tim Carpenter replaced Richard Hale.

Bellator 74
Bellator 74
Information
DateSeptember 28, 2012
VenueCaesars Atlantic City
CityAtlantic City, New Jersey

Bellator 74 took place on September 28, 2012 at Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. It was the season debut of season seven.

Background

Bellator 74 hosted the opening round in the Bellator Season Seven Welterweight Tournament.[52]

Alexandre Bezerra was originally scheduled to face The Ultimate Fighter: Live alumni Jeff Smith. However, Smith failed his pre-fight medical and was replaced by Matt McCook in a 157 lb catchweight fight.[53] Plinio Cruz and Kelvin Tiller were also originally announced to meet in a middleweight fight, but the bout was cancelled after Cruz sustained an injury in training.[53]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Lyman Good def. Jim Wallhead Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Welterweight Marius Žaromskis def. Nordine Taleb Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Welterweight Michail Tsarev def. Tim Welch Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 1:57 [lower-alpha 3]
Welterweight Andrey Koreshkov def. Jordan Smith Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 4]
Preliminary card
Featherweight Will Martinez def. Casey Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:27
Women's Flyweight Michelle Ould def. Munah Holland Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (157 lb) Alexandre Bezerra def. Matt McCook Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:04
Lightweight Phillipe Nover def. Derrick Kennington Technical submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:20
Featherweight Brylan Van Artsdalen def. Jay Haas Submission (guillotine choke) 1 1:03
Bantamweight Claudio Ledesma def. Kenny Foster Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
  1. Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal
  2. Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal
  3. Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal
  4. Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal

Bellator 75
Bellator 75
Information
DateOctober 5, 2012
VenueHorseshoe Casino
CityHammond, Indiana

Bellator 75 took place on October 5, 2012 at The Venue in the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

Bellator 75 hosted the opening round in the Bellator Season Seven Heavyweight Tournament.

The event featured the long-planned rematch between season-five heavyweight tournament finalists Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos. Prindle and Santos met in the finals of Bellator's season-five heavyweight tourney, but the bout was ruled a no-contest when Santos inexplicably kicked a downed Prindle in the groin.[54] The initial rematch was scheduled for Bellator 61. However, on March 15, Bellator announced the fight had been pushed back a week to Bellator 62 due to Prindle having "flu-like symptoms."[12] The following week Santos failed to make weight and the bout was cancelled, and Prindle was awarded the tournament win by default.[55] Incredibly, the fourth scheduled meeting of these two fighters again ended in controversy as this time Prindle accidentally kicked Santos in the groin in round one.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Thiago Santos def. Eric Prindle DQ (groin strike) 1 4:51 [lower-alpha 1]
Heavyweight Alexander Volkov def. Brett Rogers Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Heavyweight Richard Hale def. Mike Wessel TKO (punches) 1 1:19 [lower-alpha 3]
Heavyweight Vinicius Queiroz def. Mark Holata Submission (armbar) 1 3:26 [lower-alpha 4]
Preliminary card
Bantamweight Chase Beebe def. Bo Harris Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Ryan Martinez def. Manny Lara Majority decision 3 5:00
Welterweight Joe Williams def. Rod Montoya Submission (rear naked choke) 1 3:17
Catchweight (178 lb) Jason Graves def. Rafał Skibiński Submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:50
Catchweight (210 lb) Anthony Gomez def. Jose Medina Submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:32
Catchweight (148 lb) Cliff Wright def. Bobby Reardanz Submission (rear naked choke) 1 3:39
  1. Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal
  2. Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal
  3. Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal
  4. Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal

Bellator 76
Bellator 76
Information
DateOctober 12, 2012
VenueCaesars Windsor
CityWindsor, Ontario, Canada

Bellator 76 took place on October 12, 2012 at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.[56] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

Bellator 76 hosted the opening round in the Bellator Season Seven Featherweight Tournament.

Fight card

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Eddie Alvarez def. Patricky Freire KO (head kick and punches) 1 4:54
Featherweight Rad Martinez def. Nazareno Malegarie Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Featherweight Wagnney Fabiano def. Akop Stepanyan Submission (armbar) 1 3:24 [lower-alpha 2]
Featherweight Mike Richman def. Jeremy Spoon KO (head kick and punches) 1 0:23 [lower-alpha 3]
Featherweight Shahbulat Shamhalaev def. Cody Bollinger TKO (punches) 1 4:49 [lower-alpha 4]
Preliminary card
Featherweight Magomedrasul Khasbulaev def. Nayeb Hezam TKO (punches) 1 0:24 [lower-alpha 5]
Featherweight Jason Fischer def. Kyle Prepolec Submission (arm-triangle choke) 3 3:19
Lightweight Chad Laprise def. Ainsley Robinson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Ali Mokdad def. Simon Marini Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Dom O'Grady def. A.J. Matthews Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
  1. Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal
  2. Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal
  3. Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal
  4. Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal
  5. Featherweight Tournament Reserve Bout

Bellator 77
Bellator 77
Information
DateOctober 19, 2012
VenueReading Eagle Theater
CityReading, Pennsylvania

Bellator 77 took place on October 19, 2012 at the Reading Eagle Theater in the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania.[57] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

Bellator 77 hosted the opening round in the Bellator Season Seven Lightweight Tournament.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Rich Clementi def. Alexander Sarnavskiy Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Lightweight Dave Jansen def. Magomed Saadulaev Submission (guillotine choke) 3 0:41 [lower-alpha 2]
Lightweight Marcin Held def. Murad Machaev Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 3]
Lightweight Ricardo Tirloni def. Rene Nazare Submission (D'arce choke) 2 1:14 [lower-alpha 4]
Preliminary card
Flyweight Matthew Lozano def Dave Morgan Submission (inverted triangle choke) 2 2:28
Catchweight (240) Lew Polley def. Carmelo Marrero Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Darrell Horcher def. E. J. Brooks KO (punch) 1 0:21 [lower-alpha 5]
Catchweight (157) Cosmo Alexandre def. Mike Bannon TKO (doctor stoppage) 2 5:00
Middleweight Duane Bastress def. Ariel Sepulveda Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Brett Martinez def. Eric Albright Submission (guillotine choke) 2 3:28
  1. Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal
  2. Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal
  3. Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal
  4. Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal
  5. Lightweight Tournament Reserve Bout

Bellator 78
Bellator 78
Information
DateOctober 26, 2012
VenueNutter Center
CityDayton, Ohio

Bellator 78 took place on October 26, 2012 at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio.[58] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

Bellator 78 hosted the semi-finals of Bellator's Season Seven Welterweight Tournament.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Lyman Good def. Michail Tsarev TKO (punches) 2 3:54 [lower-alpha 1]
Welterweight Andrey Koreshkov def. Marius Zaromskis TKO (punches) 1 2:14 [lower-alpha 2]
Featherweight Daniel Mason-Straus def. Alvin Robinson Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:51
Middleweight Brian Rogers def. Dominique Steele Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card
Women's Flyweight Zoila Gurgel def. Casey Noland Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 3]
Lightweight Rob Hanna def. Rocky Edwards Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (140 lb) Justin McNally def. David Blattman Technical submission (triangle choke) 1 0:38
Middleweight Mikkel Parlo def. Jared Combs KO (punches) 1 3:51
Middleweight Billy Horne def. Trey Houston Submission (rear naked choke) 1 3:30
Middleweight Jason Butcher def. Shaun Asher Submission (guillotine choke) 1 1:32
  1. Welterweight Tournament Semifinal
  2. Welterweight Tournament Semifinal
  3. Non-title bout

Bellator 79
Bellator 79
Information
DateNovember 2, 2012
VenueCasino Rama
CityRama, Ontario

Bellator 79 took place on November 2, 2012 at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario.[59] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

Bellator 79 hosted the one half of the semi-finals of Bellator's Season Seven Heavyweight Tournament and Featherweight Tournament.

Paul Daley was originally scheduled for this event, but was taken off the card due to concerns that he would be stopped at Canada border entry due to incomplete paperwork needed to secure a visa.[60]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Richard Hale def. Thiago Santos TKO (punches) 1 3:31 [lower-alpha 1]
Featherweight Shahbulat Shamhalaev def. Mike Richman TKO (punches) 1 1:45 [lower-alpha 2]
Catchweight (180 lb) Douglas Lima def. Jacob Ortiz TKO (head kick and knee) 3 4:50
Welterweight Ryan Ford def. Kyle Baker Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card
Heavyweight Josh Appelt def. Ed Carpenter Submission (rear naked choke) 1 3:20
Catchweight (173 lb) Christ Franck def. Marcus Aurélio Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Vitaly Minakov def. Vladimir Starcencov TKO (punches) 2 0:27
Lightweight Magomedrasul Khasbulaev def. Josh Pulsifer Submission (rear naked choke) 1 3:30
Lightweight Guillaume DeLorenzi def. Jonny Carson Submission (rear naked choke) 1 4:49
  1. Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal
  2. Featherweight Tournament Semifinal

Bellator 80
Bellator 80
Information
DateNovember 9, 2012
VenueSeminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
CityHollywood, Florida

Bellator 80 took place on November 9, 2012 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.[61] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

Bellator 80 hosted the second half of the semi-finals of Bellator's Season Seven Heavyweight Tournament and Featherweight Tournament.

The featherweight bout between Sky Moiseichik and Shanon Slack was changed to a 150 lb catchweight bout after both fighters failed to make weight.[62]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Joe Warren def. Owen Evinger Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Rad Martinez def. Wagnney Fabiano Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Heavyweight Alexander Volkov def. Vinicius Queiroz TKO (punches) 2 4:59 [lower-alpha 2]
Middleweight Brett Cooper def. Darryl Cobb Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card
Lightweight Brandon Girtz def. Mike Quinones Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Cristiano Souza def. Robert Otani KO (punches) 1 2:46
Lightweight Cosmo Alexandre def. Josh Quayhagen Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Catchweight (150 lb) Shanon Slack def. Sky Moiseichik Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Joe Vedepo def. Mike Bernhard Submission (shin choke) 1 3:26
Welterweight Ryan DeRocher def. Taylor Krahl KO (punches) 1 0:20
  1. Featherweight Tournament Semifinal
  2. Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal

Bellator 81
Bellator 81
Information
DateNovember 16, 2012
VenueRyan Center
CityKingston, Rhode Island

Bellator 81 took place on November 16, 2012 at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island.[63] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

Bellator 81 hosted the semi-finals of Bellator's Season Seven Lightweight Tournament.[63]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Marcin Held def. Rich Clementi Submission (toe hold) 2 3:04 [lower-alpha 1]
Lightweight Dave Jansen def. Ricardo Tirloni Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Featherweight Marlon Sandro def. Dustin Neace Technical submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:05
Middleweight Perry Filkins def. Jonas Billstein Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card
Bantamweight Ruben Rey def. Robbie LeRoux Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Matt Bessette def. Paul Barrow Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Brennan Ward def. Sam McCoy KO (punches) 1 2:49
Catchweight (210 lb) Mike Mucitelli def. Matt Uhde Submission (armbar) 1 0:26
Middleweight Dan Cramer def. Joe Lamoureux KO (punches) 1 3:26
Lightweight Andrew Calandrelli def. Eric Brown Submission (armbar) 2 3:10
Catchweight (165 lb) Murad Machaev def. Lorawnt-T Nelson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
  1. Lightweight Tournament Semifinal
  2. Lightweight Tournament Semifinal

Bellator 82
Bellator 82
Information
DateNovember 30, 2012
VenueSoaring Eagle Casino & Resort
CityMt. Pleasant, Michigan

Bellator 82 took place on November 30, 2012 at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.[64] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

Bellator 82 hosted the final of Bellator's Season Seven Welterweight Tournament.[64]

British fighter Michael Page was expected to make his Bellator debut at this event, but withdrew due to undergoing jaw surgery.[65][66]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Andrey Koreshkov def. Lyman Good Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Catchweight David Rickels def. Jason Fischer Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Middleweight Doug Marshall def. Kala Hose KO (punch) 1 0:22
Lightweight Alexander Sarnavskiy def. Tony Hervey Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Preliminary card
Catchweight (162 lb) John Schulz def. Hector Garcia TKO (punches) 3 2:45
Welterweight Mario Navarro def. Anthony Bain Submission (triangle choke) 2 3:18
Bantamweight Shawn Bunch def. Chad Coon Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Giva Santana def. Brendan Seguin Submission (kneebar) 2 2:33
Light Heavyweight Terry Davinney def. Matt Van Buren KO (punch) 1 0:15
Featherweight Jeremy Czarnecki def. Justin Houghton Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
  1. Welterweight Tournament Final
  2. 160 lb catchweight[67]

Bellator 83
Bellator 83
Information
DateDecember 7, 2012
VenueCaesars Atlantic City
CityAtlantic City, New Jersey

Bellator 83 took place on December 7, 2012 at the Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey[68] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

Bellator 83 was expected to host the final of Bellator's Season Seven Featherweight Tournament between finalists Shahbulat Shamhalaev and Rad Martinez.[69] However, the night of the show it was announced on the air that the bout was cancelled due to Shamhalaev having food poisoning. The fight was initially moved to the following week's show,[70] but then later postponed to season eight.[71]

Results

Main event
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Anthony Leone def. Zach Makovsky Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Jessica Eye def. Zoila Gurgel Technical submission (arm-triangle choke) 1 0:58
Lightweight Darrell Horcher def. Chris Liguori Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Preliminary card
Heavyweight Mike Wessel def. Alexei Kudin Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Jimmie Rivera def. Jesse Brock Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Terrell Hobbs def. Brylan Van Artsdalen Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:07
Catchweight (129 lb) Tuan Pham def. Matthew Lozano Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Claudio Ledesma def. David Harris Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00

    Bellator 84
    Bellator 84
    Information
    DateDecember 14, 2012
    VenueHorseshoe Casino
    CityHammond, Indiana

    Bellator 84 took place on December 14, 2012 at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana.[72] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

    Background

    Bellator 84 hosted the final of Bellator's Season Seven Heavyweight and Lightweight Tournaments.[69]

    Christian M'Pumbu was expected to make his first defense of his light heavyweight title against 2012 Summer Series tournament winner Attila Vegh.[72] However, on December 3, 2012, it was announced that Vegh had been pulled from the card due to injury and the match postponed for a later date.[73]

    Marcin Held and Dave Jansen were scheduled to compete in the Lightweight Tournament Final on this card. However, the match was cancelled because the Indiana Gaming Commission barred the 20-year-old Held from competing as one must be 21 to enter a casino.[74]

    The fight between Richard Hale and Alexander Volkov was the Heavyweight Tournament Final as well as for the vacated Heavyweight Title.[75]

    Results

    Main card
    Weight class Method Round Time Notes
    Heavyweight Alexander Volkov def. Richard Hale Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
    Middleweight Daniel Vizcaya def. Jack Hermansson Decision (split) 3 5:00
    Women's Strawweight Felice Herrig def. Patricia Vidonic Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
    Middleweight Louis Taylor def. Joe Vedepo KO (punch) 1 4:12
    Preliminary card
    Lightweight Christian Uflacker def. Cliff Wright Technical decision (unanimous) 3 2:26
    Catchweight (215 lb) Anthony Gomez def. Anton Talamantes Submission (rear naked choke) 1 3:30
    Flyweight Jerald Williams def. Joey Diehl Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
    Featherweight Robert White def. Kenny Booker Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
    Welterweight Belal Muhammad def. Quinton McCottrell Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
    Heavyweight Dave Sharp def. Eddie Castillo TKO (punches) 2 2:35
    1. Heavyweight Tournament Final;[72] For Vacant Heavyweight Title

    Tournaments

    Heavyweight tournament bracket
    Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
    Russia Alexander Volkov UD
    United States Brett Rogers 3
    Russia Alexander Volkov TKO
    Brazil Vinicius Queiroz 2
    Brazil Vinicius Queiroz SUB
    United States Mark Holata 1
    Russia Alexander Volkov UD
    United States Richard Hale 5
    United States Richard Hale TKO
    United States Mike Wessel 1
    United States Richard Hale TKO
    Brazil Thiago Santos 1
    Brazil Thiago Santos DQ
    United States Eric Prindle 1

    Welterweight tournament bracket
    Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
    Russia Andrey Koreshkov UD
    Philippines Jordan Smith 3
    Russia Andrey Koreshkov KO
    Lithuania Marius Žaromskis 1
    Lithuania Marius Žaromskis UD
    France Nordine Taleb 3
    Russia Andrey Koreshkov UD
    United States Lyman Good 3
    United States Lyman Good UD
    England Jim Wallhead 3
    United States Lyman Good TKO
    Russia Michail Tsarev 2
    Russia Michail Tsarev SUB
    United States Tim Welch 2

    Lightweight tournament bracket
    Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
    United States Dave Jansen SUB
    Russia Magomed Saadulaev 3
    United States Dave Jansen SD
    Brazil Ricardo Tirloni 3
    Brazil Ricardo Tirloni SUB
    Brazil Rene Nazare 2
    United States Dave Jansen UD
    Poland Marcin Held 3
    Poland Marcin Held UD
    Russia Murad Machaev 3
    Poland Marcin Held 2
    United States Rich Clementi SUB
    United States Rich Clementi SD
    Russia Alexander Sarnavskiy 3

    Featherweight tournament bracket
    Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
    Russia Shahbulat Shamhalaev TKO
    United States Cody Bollinger 1
    Russia Shahbulat Shamhalaev KO
    United States Mike Richman 1
    United States Mike Richman TKO
    United States Jeremy Spoon 1
    RussiaShahbulat Shamhalaev KO
    United States Rad Martinez 2
    United States Rad Martinez UD
    Argentina Nazareno Malegarie 3
    United States Rad Martinez UD
    Brazil Wagnney Fabiano 3
    Brazil Wagnney Fabiano SUB
    Russia Akop Stepanyan 1

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