2010 in Bellator MMA

Bellator 13

Bellator 13 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, April 8, 2010, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

Background

The card featured two quarter-final bouts of the Featherweight and Lightweight tournaments Bellator is holding in its second season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Janne Tulirinta was originally set to fight Carey Vanier, however, Tulirinta was forced out of the bout because of visa issues. Joe Duarte was his replacement.

Results

|Lightweight |Roger Huerta |def. |Chad Hinton |Submission (kneebar) |3 |0:56 |Lightweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout |Featherweight |Joe Warren |def. |Eric Marriott |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |Featherweight Quarterfinal Tournament bout |Lightweight |Carey Vanier |def. |Joe Duarte |TKO (punches) |3 |4:14 |Lightweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout |Featherweight |Georgi Karakhanyan |def. |Bao Quach |KO (knee) |1 |4:05 |Featherweight Quarterfinal Tournament bout |Welterweight |Vagner Rocha |def. |Francisco Soares |TKO (punches) |2 |2:07 | |Catchweight (172 lbs) |Edson Diniz |def. |John Kelly |Submission (kneebar) |1 |4:36 | |Catchweight (140 lbs) |Chris Manuel |def. |Ralph Acosta |Submission (guillotine choke) |3 |0:35 | |Catchweight (187 lb) |Mikey Gomez |def. |Moyses Gabin |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |

Bellator 14

Bellator 14 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, April 15, 2010, at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

Background

The card featured the quarter-final bouts in three of the four tournaments Bellator is holding in its second season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Originally, Imada was set to fight Ferrid Kheder at Bellator 15 but an injury forced Kheder out of the bout. James Krause was tapped as Kheder's replacement and the bout was moved to this event. To make room, a featherweight tournament bout between Patricio Freire and William Romero was moved to Bellator 15.

A bout between Jonatas Novaes and Daniel Mason-Straus was canceled due to an undisclosed illness.

Results |Lightweight |Toby Imada |def. |James Krause |Submission (armbar) |2 |2:44 |Lightweight Quarterfinal Tournament bout |Welterweight | Ben Askren |def. |Ryan Thomas |Submission (guillotine choke) |1 |2:40 |Welterweight Quarterfinal Tournament bout |Featherweight |Wilson Reis |def. |Shad Lierley |Submission (rear-naked choke) |3 |3:33 |Featherweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout |Lightweight |Pat Curran |def. |Mike Ricci |KO (punches) |1 |3:01 |Lightweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout |Catchweight (141 lbs) |Bryan Goldsby |def. |Jeff Curran |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Bantamweight Tournament |Women's bout |Felice Herrig |def. |Jessica Rakoczy |Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29) |3 |5:00 | |Middleweight |Louis Taylor |def. | Ryan Sturdy |KO (head kick) |1 |1:08 |

Bellator 15

Bellator 15 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took take place on Thursday, April 22, 2010, in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Background

The card featured quarter-final bouts in the Welterweight and Featherweight tournaments Bellator is holding in its second season.

Dan Hornbuckle was originally set to fight Sean Pierson, but a back injury forced Pierson out of the bout. Tyler Stinson was his replacement.

Jim Wallhead was forced out of his bout with Jacob McClintock due to air travel not being available in England. Ryan Thomas was Wallhead's replacement.

Results |Welterweight |Steve Carl |def. | Brett Cooper |Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |Welterweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout |Welterweight |Dan Hornbuckle |def. |Tyler Stinson |Submission (triangle choke) |1 |2:03 |Welterweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout |Welterweight |Ryan Thomas |def. |Jacob McClintock |TKO (punches) |1 |4:11 |Welterweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout |Featherweight |Patricio Freire |def. |William Romero |Submission (heel hook) |1 |2:01 |Featherweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout |Catchweight (190 lb) |David Branch |def. |Derrick Mehmen |Submission (rear-naked choke) |2 |0:26 | |Welterweight |Ryan Quinn |def. |Matt Lee |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 28–27) |3 |5:00 | |Middleweight |Dan Cramer |def. |Dennis Olson |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | |Featherweight |Rich De Los Reyes |def. |Brylan Van Artsdalen |Submission (rear-naked choke) |2 |2:03

Bellator 16

Bellator 16 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, April 29, 2010, in Kansas City, Missouri. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Background

The card featured the quarter-final bouts of the Middleweight Tournament Bellator is holding in its second season.

Eric Schambari was originally set to fight Matt Major, but Major instead fought Alexander Shlemenko and Schambari fought Luke Zachrich.

Rudy Bears was first set to fight Zak Cummings, however due to undisclosed reasons, Cummings pulled out of the fight and was replaced by Brent Weedman.

Results |Middleweight |Jared Hess |def. |Ryan McGivern |Submission (guillotine choke) |2 |1:54 |Middleweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout |Middleweight |Bryan Baker |def. |Sean Loeffler |TKO (punches) |1 |2:43 |Middleweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout |Middleweight |Alexander Shlemenko |def. |Matt Major |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |Middleweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout |Middleweight |Eric Schambari |def. |Luke Zachrich |Submission (arm-triangle choke) |1 |3:04 |Middleweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout |Catchweight (173 lbs) |Brent Weedman |def. |Rudy Bears |TKO (punches) |1 |4:19 | |Bantamweight |Danny Tims |def. |Brian Davidson |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Bantamweight Tournament |Catchweight (161 lbs) |Eric Marriott |def. |Demi Deeds |Submission (triangle choke) |2 |3:02 | |Lightweight |Drew Dober |def. |Nick Nolte |Submission (arm-triangle choke) |1 |4:45 |

Bellator 17

Bellator 17 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, May 6, 2010, at the Citi Performing Arts Center: Wang Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Results |Catchweight (160 lb) |Eddie Alvarez |def. |Josh Neer |Submission (rear-naked choke) |2 |2:08 | |Lightweight |Pat Curran |def. |Roger Huerta |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |Lightweight Semifinal Tournament Bout |Lightweight |Toby Imada |def. |Carey Vanier |Submission (armbar) |2 |3:33 |Lightweight Semifinal Tournament Bout |Heavyweight |Cole Konrad |def. |Pat Bennett |Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–28, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Heavyweight Tournament |Catchweight (187 lb) |Justin Torrey |def. |Lance Everson |TKO (strikes) |2 |3:55 | |Catchweight (188 lbs) |Greg Rebello |def. |John Doyle |Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) |3 |5:00 | |Featherweight |Josh LaBerge |def. |Dan Bonnell |TKO (punches) |1 |0:48 | |Catchweight (172 lb) |Chuck O'Neil |def. |Damian Vitale |TKO (cut) |3 |1:02 |

Bellator 18

Bellator 18 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, May 13, 2010, in Monroe, Louisiana. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Background

This event featured two semi-final match ups from Bellator's season two tournament as well as four additional preliminary card fights featuring local fighters.

Hector Lombard was scheduled to face former WEC Middleweight champion Paulo Filho in a non-title bout, but Filho pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Jay Silva.{{cite news|url=http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Bellator/article_5298.shtml|title=Paulo Filho out, Jay Silva in against Hector Lombard on Thursday's Bellator 18 card

Results

|Catchweight (195 lb) |Hector Lombard |def. |Jay Silva |KO (punches) |1 |0:06 | |Featherweight |Patricio Freire |def. |Wilson Reis |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |Featherweight Semifinal Tournament Bout |Featherweight |Joe Warren |def. |Georgi Karakhanyan |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |Featherweight Semifinal Tournament Bout |Light Heavyweight |Bill Albrecht |def. |Jason Anderson |Submission (armbar) |1 |0:36 | |Middleweight |Lamont Stafford |def. |Jules Bruchez |KO (punches) |2 |0:19 | |Heavyweight |Shawn Jordan |def. |Douglas Williams |TKO (punches) |1 |0:19 | |Catchweight (147 lbs) |Brock Kerry |def. |Mike Braswell |TKO (punches) |1 |3:20 | |Catchweight (179 lbs) |Charlie Rader |def. |Christian Fulgium |TKO (punches) |1 |3:27 |

Bellator 19

Bellator 19 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, May 20, 2010, at Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie, Texas. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Results |Featherweight |Joe Soto |def. |Diego Saraiva |TKO (doctor stoppage) |1 |5:00 | |Welterweight |Ben Askren |def. |Ryan Thomas |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |Welterweight Semifinal Tournament Bout |Welterweight |Dan Hornbuckle |def. |Steve Carl |Submission (kimura) |1 |2:31 |Welterweight Semifinal Tournament Bout |Bantamweight |Johnny Bedford |def. |Jared Lopez |TKO (strikes) |3 |2:16 | |Heavyweight |Scott Barrett |def. |Ty Lee |TKO (punches) |1 |2:25 |For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Heavyweight Tournament |Welterweight |Joe Christopher |def. |Brandon McDowell |Submission (guillotine choke) |1 |1:36 | |Featherweight |Chas Skelly |def. |Daniel Pineda |Submission (kneebar) |2 |2:16 | |Middleweight |Josh Smith |def. |Donyiell Winrow |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | |Bantamweight |Doug Frey |def. |Aaron Wise |Submission (guillotine choke) |1 |0:49 |

Bellator 20

Bellator 20 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, May 27, 2010, at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Texas. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Background

The bout between Eddie Sanchez and Wayne Cole was reported to be for a spot in Bellator's season three Heavyweight tournament. However, Cole pulled out of the fight and was replaced by Marcus Suers.

Two of the match ups became catchweight bouts after Brian Melancon and Andrew Chappelle failed to make weight.

Results

|Middleweight |Bryan Baker |def. |Eric Schambari |Submission (triangle choke) |1 |2:29 |Middleweight Semifinal Tournament Bout | |Middleweight |Alexander Shlemenko |def. |Jared Hess |TKO (knee injury) |3 |2:20 |Middleweight Semifinal Tournament Bout |Heavyweight |Eddie Sanchez |def. |Marcus Sursa |TKO (punches) |3 |0:23 |For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Heavyweight Tournament |Flyweight |Jimmy Flick |def. |Humberto DeLeon |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Bantamweight |Nick Mamalis |def. |Mark Oshiro |Submission (rear-naked choke) |2 |1:29 | |Catchweight (175 lb) |Andrew Chappelle |def. |Cedric Marks |Submission (rear-naked choke) |2 |3:18 | |Lightweight |Fernando Rodriguez |def. |Kenneth Battle |Submission (rear-naked choke) |2 |1:28 | |Catchweight (161 lb) |Adam Schindler |def. |Brian Melancon |Decision (unanimous) |3 |5:00 | |Light Heavyweight |Aaron Rosa |def. |Robert Villegas |Decision (unanimous) |3 |5:00 |

Bellator 21

Bellator 21 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, June 10, 2010, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Background

The card featured the final tournament fight in the Lightweight division. The winner was crowned the Bellator season 2 Lightweight winner and would face the current Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez sometime during season 3.

Results

|Lightweight |Pat Curran |def. |Toby Imada |Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |Lightweight Final Tournament bout |Women's (120 lb) |Megumi Fujii |def. |Sarah Schneider |TKO (punches) |3 |1:58 |For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Women's Tournament |Heavyweight |Mike Hayes |def. |Steven Banks |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Heavyweight Tournament |Lightweight |Luis Palomino |def. |Jose Figueroa |Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 | |Catchweight (137 lbs) |Zach Makovsky |def. |Eric Luke |Submission (kimura) |2 |4:28 |For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Bantamweight Tournament |Catchweight bout (175 lb) |Frank Carrillo |def. |Sabah Homasi |TKO (elbows) |3 |3:16 | |Middleweight |Moyses Gabin |def. |Chris Boffil |Submission (rear-naked choke) |1 |4:41 | |Bantamweight |Brian Eckstein |def. |Mitchell Chamale |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |

Bellator 22

Bellator 22 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, June 17, 2010, at Kansas City Power & Light District in Kansas City, Missouri. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Background

The card featured the final tournament fight in the Welterweight division. The winner was crowned the Bellator season 2 Welterweight winner and would face the current Bellator Welterweight Champion Lyman Good sometime during season three.

Results

|Welterweight |Ben Askren |def. |Dan Hornbuckle |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |Welterweight Final Tournament Bout |Catchweight (140 lbs) |Jose Vega |def. |Jarrod Card |KO (punch) |1 |0:39 |For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Bantamweight Tournament |Women's 115-pound |Lisa Ward |def. |Stephanie Frausto |Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) |1 |2:01 |For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Women's Tournament |Light Heavyweight |Raphael Davis |def. |Demetrius Richards |Submission (strikes) |1 |2:51 | |Welterweight |Tyler Stinson |def. |Leonardo Pecanha |Submission (rear-naked choke) |1 |1:42 | |Catchweight (180 lbs) |Rudy Bears |def. |Brian Green |Submission (rear-naked choke) |1 |3:29 | |Bantamweight |Jared Downing |def. |Chad Vandenberg |Submission (rear-naked choke) |3 |1:35 | |Heavyweight |Cole Konrad |def. |John Orr |Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |

Bellator 23

Bellator 23 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, June 24, 2010, at Fourth Street Live! in Louisville, Kentucky. The event was distributed live in primetime by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Background

The card featured the final tournament fight in the Featherweight and Middleweight divisions. The winners were crowned the Bellator Season 2 Featherweight and Middleweight winners and would face the current Bellator Featherweight and Middleweight Champions, Joe Soto and Hector Lombard, respectively, sometime during season 3.

Luke Zachrich was originally set to compete in a middleweight bout against Mike Fleniken. However, Zachrich was forced to pull out of the fight for an undisclosed reason. He was replaced by UFC veteran, Johnny Rees. However, Rees was then replaced by Stoney Hale.

Kurt Kinser agreed to catchweight contest after Dave Overfield weighed-in well-over the 155-pound lightweight limit.

Results

|Featherweight |Joe Warren |def. |Patricio Freire |Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |Featherweight Final Tournament Bout |Middleweight |Alexander Shlemenko |def. |Bryan Baker |TKO (punches) |1 |2:45 |Middleweight Final Tournament Bout |Bantamweight |Nick Mamalis |def. |Albert Rios |TKO (punches) |1 |4:40 |For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Bantamweight Tournament |Women's (121 lb) |Zoila Frausto Gurgel |def. |Rosi Sexton |KO (knee and punches) |1 |2:00 |For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Women's Tournament |Welterweight |Brent Weedman |def. |John Troyer |Submission (armbar) |1 |4:55 | |Lightweight |Daniel Mason-Straus |def. |Chad Hinton |Decision (unanimous) |3 |5:00 | |Catchweight (160 lb) |Kurt Kinser |def. |Dave Overfield |TKO (punches) |1 |2:30 | |Middleweight |Stoney Hale |def. |Mike Fleniken |Submission (rear-naked choke) |2 |4:20 |

Tournaments

Middleweight Tournament bracket

| RD1-seed1= RUS | RD1-team1= Alexander Shlemenko | RD1-seed2= USA | RD1-team2= Matt Major | RD1-score1= UD | RD1-score2= 3 | RD1-seed3= USA | RD1-team3= Jared Hess | RD1-seed4= USA | RD1-team4= Ryan McGivern | RD1-score3= SUB | RD1-score4= 2 | RD1-seed5= USA | RD1-team5= Bryan Baker | RD1-seed6= USA | RD1-team6= Sean Loeffler | RD1-score5= TKO | RD1-score6= 1 | RD1-seed7= USA | RD1-team7= Eric Schambari | RD1-seed8= USA | RD1-team8= Luke Zachrich | RD1-score7= SUB | RD1-score8= 1 | RD2-seed1= RUS | RD2-team1= Alexander Shlemenko | RD2-seed2= USA | RD2-team2= Jared Hess | RD2-score1= TKO | RD2-score2= 3 | RD2-seed3= USA | RD2-team3= Bryan Baker | RD2-seed4= USA | RD2-team4= Eric Schambari | RD2-score3= SUB | RD2-score4= 1 | RD3-seed1= RUS | RD3-team1= Alexander Shlemenko | RD3-seed2= USA | RD3-team2= Bryan Baker | RD3-score1= TKO | RD3-score2= 1

Welterweight Tournament bracket

| RD1-seed1= USA | RD1-team1= Ben Askren | RD1-seed2= USA | RD1-team2= Ryan Thomas | RD1-score1= SUB | RD1-score2= 1 | RD1-seed3= USA | RD1-team3= Ryan Thomas | RD1-seed4= USA | RD1-team4= Jacob McClintock | RD1-score3= TKO | RD1-score4= 1 | RD1-seed5= USA | RD1-team5= Dan Hornbuckle | RD1-seed6= USA | RD1-team6= Tyler Stinson | RD1-score5= SUB | RD1-score6= 1 | RD1-seed7= USA | RD1-team7= Steve Carl | RD1-seed8= USA | RD1-team8 =Brett Cooper | RD1-score7= SD | RD1-score8= 3 | RD2-seed1= USA | RD2-team1= Ben Askren | RD2-seed2= USA | RD2-team2= Ryan Thomas | RD2-score1= UD | RD2-score2= 3 | RD2-seed3= USA | RD2-team3= Dan Hornbuckle | RD2-seed4= USA | RD2-team4= Steve Carl | RD2-score3= SUB | RD2-score4= 1 | RD3-seed1= USA | RD3-team1= Ben Askren | RD3-seed2= USA | RD3-team2= Dan Hornbuckle | RD3-score1= UD | RD3-score2= 3

Lightweight Tournament bracket

| RD1-seed1= USA | RD1-team1= Pat Curran | RD1-seed2= CAN | RD1-team2= Mike Ricci | RD1-score1= KO | RD1-score2= 1 | RD1-seed3= USA | RD1-team3= Roger Huerta | RD1-seed4= USA | RD1-team4= Chad Hinton | RD1-score3= SUB | RD1-score4= 3 | RD1-seed5= USA | RD1-team5= Toby Imada | RD1-seed6= USA | RD1-team6= James Krause | RD1-score5= SUB | RD1-score6= 2 | RD1-seed7= USA | RD1-team7= Carey Vanier | RD1-seed8= Guam | RD1-team8= Joe Duarte | RD1-score7= TKO | RD1-score8= 3 | RD2-seed1= USA | RD2-team1= Pat Curran | RD2-seed2= USA | RD2-team2= Roger Huerta | RD2-score1= UD | RD2-score2= 3 | RD2-seed3= USA | RD2-team3= Toby Imada | RD2-seed4= USA | RD2-team4= Carey Vanier | RD2-score3= SUB | RD2-score4= 2 | RD3-seed1= USA | RD3-team1= Pat Curran | RD3-seed2= USA | RD3-team2= Toby Imada | RD3-score1= SD | RD3-score2= 3

Featherweight Tournament bracket

| RD1-seed1= USA | RD1-team1= Joe Warren | RD1-seed2= USA | RD1-team2= Eric Marriott | RD1-score1= UD | RD1-score2= 3 | RD1-seed3= ARM | RD1-team3= Georgi Karakhanyan | RD1-seed4= USA | RD1-team4= Bao Quach | RD1-score3= KO | RD1-score4= 1 | RD1-seed5= BRA | RD1-team5= Patricio Freire | RD1-seed6= CAN | RD1-team6= William Romero | RD1-score5= SUB | RD1-score6= 1 | RD1-seed7= BRA | RD1-team7= Wilson Reis | RD1-seed8= USA | RD1-team8= Shad Lierley | RD1-score7= SUB | RD1-score8= 3 | RD2-seed1= USA | RD2-team1= Joe Warren | RD2-seed2= ARM | RD2-team2= Georgi Karakhanyan | RD2-score1= UD | RD2-score2= 3 | RD2-seed3= BRA | RD2-team3= Patricio Freire | RD2-seed4= BRA | RD2-team4= Wilson Reis | RD2-score3= UD | RD2-score4= 3 | RD3-seed1= USA | RD3-team1= Joe Warren | RD3-seed2= BRA | RD3-team2= Patricio Freire | RD3-score1= SD | RD3-score2= 3

Bellator 24

Bellator 24 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, August 12, 2010, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The card began Bellator Season Three and featured the first round of the Bellator 115-pound women's tournament and an opening round fight in the Heavyweight tournament.

Background

Two bouts, Nico Parella vs. Efrain Ruiz and Frank Carrillo vs. Moyses Gabin, were scratched from the untelevised portion of this card. Parella pulled his groin and Gabin suffered a broken foot, which forced both off the card.

Results

|Middleweight |Hector Lombard |def. |Herbert Goodman |KO (punches) |1 |0:38

|Heavyweight |Neil Grove |def. |Eddie Sanchez |TKO (doctor stoppage) |1 |1:32 |Heavyweight Quarterfinal

|Women's Strawweight |Megumi Fujii |def. |Carla Esparza |submission (armbar) |2 |0:57 |Strawweight Quarterfinal

|Women's Strawweight |Jessica Aguilar |def. |Lynn Alvarez |submission (arm triangle choke) |1 |4:01 |Strawweight Quarterfinal

|Lightweight |Yves Edwards |def. |Luis Palomino |unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00

|Featherweight |Farkhad Sharipov |def. |Eric Luke |unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00

|Bantamweight |Tulio Quintanilla |def. |Brian Eckstein |KO (punches) |3 |2:48

Bellator 25

Bellator 25 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. This event took place on August 19, 2010, at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. The card featured tournament fights in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates. In Japan, the event was distributed with a short delay by Cavea.

Background

A lightweight bout featuring Mark Miller and Josh Shockley was set to happen at this event. But the week before the event, the bout was scratched when Miller suffered a rib injury in training.

Results

|Welterweight |Dan Hornbuckle |def. |Brad Blackburn |unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |To earn a spot in Bellator's Season Four Welterweight Tournament. |Heavyweight |Cole Konrad |def. |Rogent Lloret |unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |Heavyweight Quarterfinal |Heavyweight |Damian Grabowski |def. |Scott Barrett |unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |Heavyweight Quarterfinal |Women's Strawweight |Zoila Frausto Gurgel |def. |Jessica Penne |unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |Women's Strawweight Quarterfinal |Catchweight (177 lbs) |Torrance Taylor |def. |Shonie Carter |unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |Welterweight |Brian Gassaway |def. |Kevin Knabjian |unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |Welterweight |Kenny Robertson |def. |John Kolosci |submission (americana) |2 |2:41 |Lightweight |Eric Kriegermeier |def. |Keoki Cypriano |submission (triangle choke) |1 |3:16

Bellator 26

Bellator 26 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, August 26, 2010, at Kansas City Power & Light District in Kansas City, Missouri. The card featured tournament fights in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Background

Rory Markham was scheduled to fight Steve Carl, however Markham was not medically cleared. Tyler Stinson took his place.

Results

|Catchweight (175 lb) |Steve Carl |def. |Tyler Stinson |Technical submission (guillotine choke) |1 |2:30 |To earn a spot in Bellator's Season Four Welterweight Tournament. |Heavyweight |Alexey Oleinik |def. |Mike Hayes |Split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28). |3 |5:00 |Heavyweight quarterfinal. |Bantamweight |Jose Vega |def. |Danny Tims |Unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |Bantamweight quarterfinal. |Women's (115 lb) |Lisa Ward |def. |Aisling Daly |unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |Women's (115 lb) quarterfinal. |Middleweight |Zak Cummings |def. |Rudy Bears |Submission (D'arce choke) |1 |1:27 | |Featherweight |Kevin Croom |def. |Brian Davidson |Submission (rear-naked choke) |2 |3:22 | |Middleweight |John Ott |def. |Brian Imes |Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 | |Light Heavyweight |Jeb Chiles |def. |Demetrius Richards |Technical submission (kimura) |2 |3:51 |

Bellator 27

Bellator 27 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, September 2, 2010, at Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Texas. The card featured tournament fights in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Results

|Featherweight |Joe Warren |def. |Joe Soto (c) |TKO (knee & punches) |2 |0:33 |For the Bellator Featherweight Championship. |Bantamweight |Ulysses Gomez |def. |Travis Reddinger |Split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |Bantamweight quarterfinal. |Bantamweight |Zach Makovsky |def. |Nick Mamalis |Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |Bantamweight quarterfinal. |Bantamweight |Ed West |def. |Bryan Goldsby |Unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |Bantamweight quarterfinal. |Middleweight |Andrew Craig |def. |Rodrigo Pinheiro |TKO (doctor stoppage) |3 |2:53 |Lightweight |Gilbert Jimenez |def. |Aaron Barringer |Unanimous decision. |3 |5:00 |Heavyweight |Richard Odoms |def. |Dale Mitchell |Split decision |3 |5:00 |Welterweight |Andrew Chappelle |def. |Joe Christopher |Unanimous decision |3 |5:00 |Light Heavyweight |Jon Kirk |def. |Shane Faulkner |TKO (punches) |3 |2:19 |Featherweight |Steven Peterson |def. |Ernest De La Cruz |Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) |3 |5:00

Bellator 28

Bellator 28 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, September 9, 2010, at Mahalia Jackson Theater in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates. This was the first Bellator card with no Tournament Bouts.

Background

Chas Skelly was expected to fight Georgi Karakhanyan in a fourth season featherweight tournament qualifier bout. However, Skelly injured himself during training and was forced to pull out of the bout. Skelly's replacement was to be UFC veteran, Alvin Robinson. However, Robinson was also forced to pull out of the bout due to injury. Robinson was replaced by WEC veteran Anthony Leone.

Toney Canales and J.C. Pennington were set to fight, but for unknown reasons, the fight was pulled at the last minute.

The card took place in the same city and during the same night and time as the 2010 NFL season opener, a rematch of the NFC Championship game between the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings, a decision in MMA to counter-program a marquee NFL event which may have had adverse effect on local ticket sales.

Results

|Lightweight |Eric Larkin |def. |Marcus Andrusia |Submission (guillotine choke) |1 |2:46 |Lightweight |Guyana Carey Vanier |def. |Rich Clementi |Split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |To earn a spot in Bellator's Season Four Lightweight Tournament. |Middleweight |Eric Schambari |def. |Matt Horwich |Split decision (30–27, 28–29, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |Featherweight |Georgi Karakhanyan |def. |Anthony Leone |Unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |To earn a spot in Bellator's Season Four Featherweight Tournament. |Heavyweight |Tony Roberts |def. |Kelvin Doss |Submission (punches) |1 |3:35 |Bantamweight |Jonathan Mackles |def. |Brock Kerry |Split decision (30–27, 28–29, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |Welterweight |Charlie Rader |def. |Josh Rafferty |TKO (punches) |1 |1:14 |Lightweight |Scott O'Shaughnessy |def. |Gabe Woods |Submission (armbar) |3 |2:11

Bellator 29

Bellator 29 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, September 16, 2010, at The Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The card featured tournament fights in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Background

Bellator 29 was the first sanctioned MMA event in Wisconsin.

Chico Camus was set to compete against Jameel Massouh in a catchweight bout. However, Camus injured his sternum in a car accident and was forced to withdraw from the bout. Kyle Dietz was set to be Camus' replacement; however, an illness forced Ulysses Gomez out of his bout in the bantamweight tournament and Bryan Goldsby, who was set to fight Nik Mamalis, stepped in for Gomez and returned to the tournament. Dietz was dropped from the card, and Mamalis stepped in to fight Massoush.

Justin Lemke was originally set to fight David Oliva, but Oliva was forced out of the bout due to weight issues. Jason Guida stepped in for Oliva as his replacement.

The Massouh/Mamalis bout was originally contracted as a 140 lb catchweight fight. Massouh initially weighed in two pounds over the limit, but successfully made weight two hours after the original weigh-in on a subsequent attempt. Jason Guida weighed in five pounds over the 210 lb catchweight limit in his bout against Justin Lemke.

Results

|Catchweight (140 lb) |Jameel Massouh |def. |Nick Mamalis |Submission (guillotine choke) |1 |4:27 |Heavyweight |Cole Konrad |def. |Damian Grabowski |Unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |Heavyweight semifinal. |Heavyweight |Neil Grove |def. |Alexey Oleinik |TKO (punches) |1 |0:45 |Heavyweight semifinal. |Middleweight |Brett Cooper |def. |Matt Major |TKO (punches) |2 |1:27 |Catchweight (215 lb) |Justin Lemke |def. |Jason Guida |Split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |Lightweight |Sasa Perkic |def. |Nick Dupees |Unanimous decision (30–27, 30 -27, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |Middleweight |Kyle Weickhardt |def. |Luis Ramirez |KO (head kick) |1 |0:30

Bellator 30

Bellator 30 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, September 23, 2010, at Fourth Street Live! in Louisville, Kentucky. The card featured tournament fights in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Background Bryan Goldsby replaced Ulysses Gomez in the bantamweight tournament after Gomez was forced to withdraw due to staph infection.

Results

|Welterweight |Brent Weedman |def. |Jacob McClintock |TKO (punches) |1 |3:05 |To earn a spot in Bellator's Season Four Welterweight Tournament. |Middleweight |Bryan Baker |def. |Jeremy Horn |Unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |Bantamweight |Zach Makovsky |def. |Bryan Goldsby |Unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |Bantamweight semifinal. |Bantamweight |Ed West |def. |Jose Vega |Split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28). |3 |5:00 |Bantamweight semifinal. |Middleweight |John Troyer |def. |Josh Clark |Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |Heavyweight |Ron Sparks |def. |Greg Maynard |KO (punch) |1 |0:50 |Featherweight |B.J. Ferguson |def. |T.J. Barber |Submission (armbar) |2 |2:50 |Middleweight |Jeremiah Riggs |def. |Mike Fleniken |Unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28). |3 |5:00 |Welterweight |Mike O'Donnell |def. |Stoney Hale |Submission (kimura) |2 |0:50

Bellator 31

Bellator 31 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, September 30, 2010, at L'Auberge du Lac Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The card featured tournament fights in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Background

A previously announced fight between Ricco Rodriguez and Dave Herman, was scrapped from this card due to Rodriguez suffering a knee injury. Michal Kita served as Rodriguez's replacement.

Results

|Women's (115 lb) |Zoila Frausto Gurgel |def. |Jessica Aguilar |Split decision (30–27, 27–30, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |Women's (115 lb) semifinal. |Women's (115 lb) |Megumi Fujii |def. |Lisa Ward |Submission (armbar) |1 |1:39 |Women's (115 lb) semifinal. |Welterweight |Chris Lozano |def. |Yoshiyuki Yoshida |TKO (Corner Stoppage) |2 |5:00 |To earn a spot in Bellator's Season Four Welterweight Tournament. |Heavyweight |Mark Holata |def. |Shawn Jordan |KO (punch) |1 |1:13 |Lightweight |John Harris |def. |Kyle Miers |Submission (Rear Naked Choke) |2 |0:49 |Middleweight |Tim Ruberg |def. |Aaron Davis |Submission (Rear Naked Choke) |2 |1:44 |Heavyweight |Dave Herman |def. |Michał Kita |Submission (Omoplata) |1 |3:16 |Catchweight (165 lb) |Michael Chandler |def. |Scott Stapp |TKO (Punches) |1 |1:57

Bellator 32

Bellator 32 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, October 14, 2010, at Kansas City Power & Light District in Kansas City, Missouri. The card featured the tournament finals fights in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Background

This was the fourth Bellator event to be held at the Kansas City Power & Light District, all in 2010. Bellator XVI, Bellator XXII and Bellator XXVI have also been held at this venue.

The event hosted bouts to crown the first Bellator Heavyweight and Bantamweight Champions.

Results

|Heavyweight |Cole Konrad |def. |Neil Grove |Submission (americana) |1 |4:45 |Tournament final for the inaugural Bellator Heavyweight Championship. |Bantamweight |Zach Makovsky |def. |Ed West |Unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) |3 |5:00 |Tournament final for the inaugural Bellator Bantamweight Championship. |Welterweight |Jim Wallhead |def. |Ryan Thomas |Unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |To earn a spot in Bellator's Season Four Welterweight Tournament. |Welterweight |Michael Chandler |def. |Chris Page |Submission (guillotine choke) |1 |0:57 |Featherweight |Eric Marriott |def. |Ryan Roberts |Unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |Catchweight (180 lbs) |Rudy Bears |def. |Chad Reiner |KO (Punches) |1 |1:29 of round 1. |Bantamweight |Jared Downing |def. |Danny Tims |Split decision (30–27, 28–29, 30–27). |3 |5:00 |Featherweight |Brian Davidson |def. |Shane Hutchison |KO (punches) |1 |0:54

Bellator 33

Bellator 33 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, October 21, 2010, at Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The card featured a tournament final fight in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Background

The main event was supposed to feature Eddie Alvarez defending his lightweight title against season two's lightweight tournament winner, Pat Curran. Curran injured himself during training so Alvarez instead fought Roger Huerta in a non-title fight.

Wilson Reis vs. Deividas Taurosevičius was set to air as a part of the night's main card; however, the fight was not aired for unknown reasons.

Results

|Lightweight |Eddie Alvarez |def. |Roger Huerta |TKO (doctor stoppage) |2 |5:00 |Welterweight |Ben Askren |def. |Lyman Good (c) |Unanimous decision (49–46, 48–47, 50–45) |5 |5:00 |For the Bellator Welterweight Championship. |Welterweight |Rick Hawn |def. |LeVon Maynard |KO (punches) |1 |4:53 |To earn a spot in Bellator's Season Four Welterweight Tournament. |Featherweight |Wilson Reis |def. |Deividas Taurosevičius |Split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |Light Heavyweight |Tim Carpenter |def. |Jamal Patterson |Split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |Catchweight (159 lbs) |Luiz Azeredo |def. |Edward Guedes |Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |Featherweight |Kenny Foster |def. |Lester Caslow |Unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |Catchweight (130 lb) |Nick Cottone |def. |Tuan Pham |Unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |Bantamweight |Francis Evans |def. |Lewis Cassner |Submission (Triangle) |1 |3:20

Bellator 34

Bellator 34 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, October 28, 2010, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The card featured the final round of the Bellator 115-pound women's tournament in Bellator's third season, as well as Hector Lombard defending his middleweight title. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Results

|Middleweight |Hector Lombard (c) |def. |Alexander Shlemenko |Unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) |5 |5:00 |For the Bellator Middleweight Championship. |Women's (115 lb) |Zoila Frausto Gurgel |def. |Megumi Fujii |Split decision (48–47, 47–48, 49–46) |5 |5:00 |Tournament final for the inaugural Bellator Women's (115 lbs) Championship. |Middleweight |Mike Bernhard |def. |Dragan Tešanović |Unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28). |3 |5:00 |Light Heavyweight |Rafael Davis |def. |Tony Lopez |Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |Welterweight |John Kelly |def. |William Kuhn |unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28). |Bantamweight |Ralph Acosta |def. |Tulio Quintanila |Split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) |3 |5:00 |Middleweight |Frank Carrillo |def. |Moyses Gabin |Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) |3 |5:00 |Middleweight |Dan Cramer |def. |Igor Almeida |TKO (cut) |1 |2:36 |Catchweight (160 lb) |J.P. Reese |def. |Bounmy Somchay |TKO (strikes) |1 |3:32

Tournaments

Heavyweight Tournament bracket

| RD1-seed1= USA | RD1-team1= Cole Konrad | RD1-seed2= Spain | RD1-team2= Rogent Lloret | RD1-score1= UD | RD1-score2= 3 | RD1-seed3= Poland | RD1-team3= Damian Grabowski | RD1-seed4= USA | RD1-team4= Scott Barrett | RD1-score3= UD | RD1-score4= 3 | RD1-seed5= ENG | RD1-team5= Neil Grove | RD1-seed6= USA | RD1-team6= Eddie Sanchez | RD1-score5= TKO | RD1-score6= 1 | RD1-seed7= Russia | RD1-team7= Alexey Oleinik | RD1-seed8= USA | RD1-team8= Mike Hayes | RD1-score7= SD | RD1-score8= 3 | RD2-seed1= USA | RD2-team1= Cole Konrad | RD2-seed2= Poland | RD2-team2= Damian Grabowski | RD2-score1= UD | RD2-score2= 3 | RD2-seed3= ENG | RD2-team3= Neil Grove | RD2-seed4= Russia | RD2-team4= Alexey Oleinik | RD2-score3= TKO | RD2-score4= 1 | RD3-seed1= USA | RD3-team1= Cole Konrad | RD3-seed2= ENG | RD3-team2= Neil Grove | RD3-score1= SUB | RD3-score2= 1

Bantamweight Tournament bracket

| RD1-seed1= USA | RD1-team1= Zach Makovsky | RD1-seed2= USA | RD1-team2= Nick Mamalis | RD1-score1= UD | RD1-score2= 3 | RD1-seed3= USA | RD1-team3= Ulysses Gomez | RD1-seed4= USA | RD1-team4= Travis Reddinger | RD1-score3= SD | RD1-score4= 3 | RD1-seed5= USA | RD1-team5= Ed West | RD1-seed6= USA | RD1-team6= Bryan Goldsby | RD1-score5= UD | RD1-score6= 3 | RD1-seed7= USA | RD1-team7= Jose Vega | RD1-seed8= USA | RD1-team8= Danny Tims | RD1-score7= UD | RD1-score8= 3 | RD2-seed1= USA | RD2-team1= Zach Makovsky | RD2-seed2= USA | RD2-team2= Bryan Goldsby | RD2-score1= UD | RD2-score2= 3 | RD2-seed3= USA | RD2-team3= Ed West | RD2-seed4= USA | RD2-team4= Jose Vega | RD2-score3= SD | RD2-score4= 3 | RD3-seed1= USA | RD3-team1= Zach Makovsky | RD3-seed2= USA | RD3-team2= Ed West | RD3-score1= UD | RD3-score2= 5

Women's Strawweight Tournament bracket

| RD1-seed1= USA | RD1-team1= Zoila Frausto Gurgel | RD1-seed2= USA | RD1-team2= Jessica Penne | RD1-score1= UD | RD1-score2= 3 | RD1-seed3= MEX | RD1-team3= Jessica Aguilar | RD1-seed4= USA | RD1-team4= Lynn Alvarez | RD1-score3= SUB | RD1-score4= 1 | RD1-seed5= JPN | RD1-team5= Megumi Fujii | RD1-seed6= USA | RD1-team6= Carla Esparza | RD1-score5= SUB | RD1-score6= 2 | RD1-seed7= USA | RD1-team7= Lisa Ward | RD1-seed8= IRE | RD1-team8= Aisling Daly | RD1-score7= UD | RD1-score8= 3 | RD2-seed1= USA | RD2-team1= Zoila Frausto Gurgel | RD2-seed2= MEX | RD2-team2= Jessica Aguilar | RD2-score1= SD | RD2-score2= 3 | RD2-seed3= JPN | RD2-team3= Megumi Fujii | RD2-seed4= USA | RD2-team4= Lisa Ward | RD2-score3= SUB | RD2-score4= 1 | RD3-seed1= USA | RD3-team1= Zoila Frausto Gurgel | RD3-seed2= JPN | RD3-team2= Megumi Fujii | RD3-score1= SD | RD3-score2= 5

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