2010 in Bellator MMA

2010 in Bellator MMA
Information
Promotion	Bellator MMA
First date aired	April 8, 2010 (2010-04-08)
Last date aired	October 28, 2010 (2010-10-28)

2010 in Bellator MMA was the second installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships (Bellator FC)-produced series. It started on April 8, 2010 and ended June 24, 2010. Tournaments were held in the featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions. The winner of each tournament will get a shot at the current Bellator Champion in his respective weight class. Three of the four current Bellator Champions also fought during this season in "Super Fights". These non-tournament, non-title catch-weight fights were to help prepare the champions in defending their titles against the winners of this season's tournament winners sometime in the third season.

Bellator 13

Bellator 13
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	April 8, 2010
Venue	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
City	Hollywood, Florida, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 12 Bellator 13 Bellator 14

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

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Roger Huerta	def.	Chad Hinton	Submission (kneebar)	3	0:56
Featherweight	Joe Warren	def.	Eric Marriott	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Carey Vanier	def.	Joe Duarte	TKO (punches)	3	4:14
Featherweight	Georgi Karakhanyan	def.	Bao Quach	KO (knee)	1	4:05
Local feature fights
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
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	April 15, 2010
Venue	Chicago Theatre
City	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 13 Bellator 14 Bellator 15

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

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Toby Imada	def.	James Krause	Submission (armbar)	2	2:44
Welterweight	Ben Askren	def.	Ryan Thomas	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:40
Featherweight	Wilson Reis	def.	Shad Lierley	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	3:33
Lightweight	Pat Curran	def.	Mike Ricci	KO (punches)	1	3:01
Local feature fights
Catchweight (141 lbs)	Bryan Goldsby	def.	Jeff Curran	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
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
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	April 22, 2010
Venue	Mohegan Sun Arena
City	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 14 Bellator 15 Bellator 16

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

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Steve Carl	def.	Brett Cooper	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Dan Hornbuckle	def.	Tyler Stinson	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:03
Welterweight	Ryan Thomas	def.	Jacob McClintock	TKO (punches)	1	4:11
Featherweight	Patricio Freire	def.	William Romero	Submission (heel hook)	1	2:01
Local feature fights
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
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	April 29, 2010
Venue	Kansas City Power & Light District
City	Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Attendance	2,000–2,500
Event chronology
Bellator 15 Bellator 16 Bellator 17

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

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Jared Hess	def.	Ryan McGivern	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	1:54
Middleweight	Bryan Baker	def.	Sean Loeffler	TKO (punches)	1	2:43
Middleweight	Alexander Shlemenko	def.	Matt Major	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Eric Schambari	def.	Luke Zachrich	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	3:04
Local feature fights
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
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
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	May 6, 2010
Venue	Citi Performing Arts Center: Wang Theatre
City	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Attendance	1,000
Event chronology
Bellator 16 Bellator 17 Bellator 18

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

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
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	Toby Imada	def.	Carey Vanier	Submission (armbar)	2	3:33
Heavyweight	Cole Konrad	def.	Pat Bennett	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Local feature fights
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
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	May 13, 2010
Venue	Monroe Civic Center
City	Monroe, Louisiana, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 17 Bellator 18 Bellator 19

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. This marks the fourth bout Filho has pulled out of in two years.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
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	Joe Warren	def.	Georgi Karakhanyan	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Local feature fights
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
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	May 20, 2010
Venue	Verizon Theater
City	Grand Prairie, Texas, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 18 Bellator 19 Bellator 20

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

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
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	Dan Hornbuckle	def.	Steve Carl	Submission (kimura)	1	2:31
Local feature fights
Bantamweight	Johnny Bedford	def.	Jared Lopez	TKO (strikes)	3	2:16
Heavyweight	Scott Barrett	def.	Ty Lee	TKO (punches)	1	2:25
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
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	May 27, 2010
Venue	Majestic Theatre
City	San Antonio, Texas, United States
Attendance	1,000
Event chronology
Bellator 19 Bellator 20 Bellator 21

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

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Bryan Baker	def.	Eric Schambari	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:29
Middleweight	Alexander Shlemenko	def.	Jared Hess	TKO (knee injury)	3	2:20
Heavyweight	Eddie Sanchez	def.	Marcus Sursa	TKO (punches)	3	0:23
Local feature fights
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
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	June 10, 2010
Venue	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
City	Hollywood, Florida, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 20 Bellator 21 Bellator 22

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

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Pat Curran	def.	Toby Imada	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's (120 lb)	Megumi Fujii	def.	Sarah Schneider	TKO (punches)	3	1:58
Heavyweight	Mike Hayes	def.	Steven Banks	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Local feature fights
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
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
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	June 17, 2010
Venue	Kansas City Power & Light District
City	Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 21 Bellator 22 Bellator 23

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

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Ben Askren	def.	Dan Hornbuckle	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Catchweight (140 lbs)	Jose Vega	def.	Jarrod Card	KO (punch)	1	0:39
Women's 115-pound	Lisa Ward	def.	Stephanie Frausto	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:01
Light Heavyweight	Raphael Davis	def.	Demetrius Richards	Submission (strikes)	1	2:51
Local feature fights
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
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	June 24, 2010
Venue	Fourth Street Live!
City	Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 22 Bellator 23 Bellator 24

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

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Joe Warren	def.	Patricio Freire	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Alexander Shlemenko	def.	Bryan Baker	TKO (punches)	1	2:45
Bantamweight	Nick Mamalis	def.	Albert Rios	TKO (punches)	1	4:40
Women's (121 lb)	Zoila Frausto	def.	Rosi Sexton	KO (knee and punches)	1	2:00
Local feature fights
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

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Alexander Shlemenko

UD

Matt Major

3

Alexander Shlemenko

TKO

Jared Hess

3

Jared Hess

SUB

Ryan McGivern

2

Alexander Shlemenko

TKO

Bryan Baker

1

Bryan Baker

TKO

Sean Loeffler

1

Bryan Baker

SUB

Eric Schambari

1

Eric Schambari

SUB

Luke Zachrich

1

Welterweight Tournament Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Ben Askren

SUB

Ryan Thomas

1

Ben Askren

UD

Ryan Thomas

3

Ryan Thomas

TKO

Jacob McClintock

1

Ben Askren

UD

Dan Hornbuckle

3

Dan Hornbuckle

SUB

Tyler Stinson

1

Dan Hornbuckle

SUB

Steve Carl

1

Steve Carl

SD

Brett Cooper

3

^ 1: Ryan Thomas replaced Jim Wallhead
^ 2: Tyler Stinson replaced Sean Pierson

Lightweight Tournament Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Pat Curran

KO

Mike Ricci

1

Pat Curran

UD

Roger Huerta

3

Roger Huerta

SUB

Chad Hinton

3

Pat Curran

SD

Toby Imada

3

Toby Imada

SUB

James Krause

2

Toby Imada

SUB

Carey Vanier

2

Carey Vanier

TKO

Joe Duarte

3

^ 1: James Krause replaced Ferrid Kheder
^ 2: Joe Duarte replaced Janne Tulirinta

Featherweight Tournament Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Joe Warren

UD

Eric Marriott

3

Joe Warren

UD

Georgi Karakhanyan

3

Georgi Karakhanyan

KO

Bao Quach

1

Joe Warren

SD

Patricio Freire

3

Patricio Freire

SUB

William Romero

1

Patricio Freire

UD

Wilson Reis

3

Wilson Reis

SUB

Shad Lierley

3

Bellator 24

Bellator 24
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	August 12, 2010
Venue	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
City	Hollywood, Florida, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 23 Bellator 24 Bellator 25

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

Main Card

• Middleweight bout: Hector Lombard vs. Herbert Goodman

Lombard defeated Goodman via KO (punches) at 0:38 of round 1.

• Heavyweight Quarterfinal: Eddie Sanchez vs. Neil Grove

Grove def. Sanchez via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 1:32 of round 1.

• Women's (115 lb) Quarterfinal: Megumi Fujii vs. Carla Esparza

Fujii defeated Esparza via submission (armbar) at 0:57 of round 2.

• Women's (115 lb) Quarterfinal: Jessica Aguilar vs. Lynn Alvarez

Aguilar defeated Alvarez via submission (arm triangle choke) at 4:01 of round 1.

Local Feature Fights

• Lightweight bout: Yves Edwards vs. Luis Palomino

Edwards defeated Palomino via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

• Featherweight bout: Eric Luke vs. Farkhad Sharipov

Sharipov defeated Luke via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Bantamweight bout: Tulio Quintanilla vs. Brian Eckstein

Quintanilla defeated Eckstein via KO (punches) at 2:48 of round 3.

Bellator 25

Bellator 25
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	August 19, 2010
Venue	Chicago Theatre
City	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 24 Bellator 25 Bellator 26

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

Main Card

• Welterweight bout: Brad Blackburn vs. Dan Hornbuckle

Hornbuckle defeated Blackburn via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Four Welterweight Tournament.

• Heavyweight Quarterfinal: Cole Konrad vs. Rogent Lloret

Konrad defeated Lloret via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Heavyweight Quarterfinal: Damian Grabowski vs. Scott Barrett

Grabowski defeated Barrett via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Women's (115 lb) Quarterfinal: Jessica Penne vs. Zoila Gurgel

Gurgel defeated Pene via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Local Feature Fights

• Catchweight (177 lbs) bout: Shonie Carter vs. Torrance Taylor

Taylor defeated Carter via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27).

• Welterweight bout: Brian Gassaway vs. Kevin Knabjian

Gassaway defeated Knabjian via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

• Welterweight bout: John Kolosci vs. Kenny Robertson

Robertson defeated Kolosci via submission (americana) at 2:41 of round 2.

• Lightweight bout: Keoki Cypriano vs. Eric Kriegermeier

Kriegermeier defeated Cypriano via submission (triangle choke) at 3:16 of round 1.

Bellator 26

Bellator 26
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	August 26, 2010
Venue	Kansas City Power & Light District
City	Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Attendance	4,000
Event chronology
Bellator 25 Bellator 26 Bellator 27

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

Main Card

• Catchweight (175 lb) bout: Tyler Stinson vs. Steve Carl

Carl defeated Stinson via technical submission (guillotine choke) at 2:30 of round 1 to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Four Welterweight Tournament.

• Heavyweight Quarterfinal: Mike Hayes vs. Alexey Oleinik

Oleinik defeated Hayes via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28).

• Bantamweight Quarterfinal: Jose Vega vs. Danny Tims

Vega defeated Tims via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 29–28).

• Women's (115 lb) Quarterfinal: Aisling Daly vs. Lisa Ward

Ward defeated Daly via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Local Feature Fights

• Middleweight bout: Zak Cummings vs. Rudy Bears

Cummings defeated Bears via submission (D'arce choke) at 1:27 of round 1.

• Featherweight bout: Brian Davidson vs. Kevin Croom

Croom defeated Davidson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:22 of round 2.

• Middleweight bout: Brian Imes vs. John Ott

Ott defeated Imes via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Light Heavyweight bout: Demetrius Richards vs. Jeb Chiles

Chiles defeated Richards via technical submission (kimura) at 3:51 of round 2.

Bellator 27

Bellator 27
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	September 2, 2010
Venue	Majestic Theatre
City	San Antonio, Texas, United States
Attendance	600
Event chronology
Bellator 26 Bellator 27 Bellator 28

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

Main Card

• Featherweight Championship bout: Joe Soto (c) vs. Joe Warren

Warren defeated Soto via TKO (knee & punches) at 0:33 of round 2 to become the new Bellator Featherweight Champion.

• Bantamweight Quarterfinal: Travis Reddinger vs. Ulysses Gomez

Gomez defeated Reddinger via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28).

• Bantamweight Quarterfinal: Zach Makovsky vs. Nick Mamalis

Makovsky defeated Mamalis via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)

• Bantamweight Quarterfinal: Ed West vs. Bryan Goldsby

West defeated Goldsby via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)

Local Feature Fights

• Middleweight bout: Andrew Craig vs. Rodrigo Pinheiro

Craig defeated Pinheiro via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 2:53 of round 3.

• Lightweight bout: Aaron Barringer vs. Gilbert Jimenez

Jimenez defeated Barringer via unanimous decision.

• Heavyweight bout: Dale Mitchell vs. Richard Odoms

Odoms defeated Mitchell via split decision.

• Welterweight bout: Joe Christopher vs. Andrew Chappelle

Chappelle defeated Christopher via unanimous decision.

• Light Heavyweight bout: Jon Kirk vs. Shane Faulkner

Kirk defeated Faulkner via TKO (punches) at 2:19 of round 3.

• Featherweight bout: Steven Peterson vs. Ernest De La Cruz

Peterson defeated De La Cruz via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).

Bellator 28

Bellator 28
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	September 9, 2010
Venue	Mahalia Jackson Theater
City	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 27 Bellator 28 Bellator 29

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

Main Card

• Lightweight bout: Eric Larkin vs. Marcus Andrusia

Larkin defeated Andrusia via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:46 of round 1.

• Lightweight bout: Rich Clementi vs. Carey Vanier

Vanier defeated Clementi via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Four Lightweight Tournament.

• Middleweight bout: Matt Horwich vs. Eric Schambari

Schambari defeated Horwich via split decision (30–27, 28–29, 30–27).

• Featherweight bout: Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Anthony Leone

Karakhanyan defeated Leone via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Four Featherweight Tournament.

Local Feature Fights

• Heavyweight bout: Tony Roberts vs. Kelvin Doss

Roberts defeated Doss via submission (punches) in round 1.

• Bantamweight bout: Jonathan Mackles vs. Brock Kerry

Mackles defeated Kerry via split decision (30–27, 28–29, 29–28).

• Welterweight bout: Josh Rafferty vs. Charlie Rader

Rader defaetd Rafferty via TKO (punches) at 1:14 of round 1.

• Lightweight bout: Scott O'Shaughnessy vs. Gabe Woods

O'Shaughnessy defeated Woods via submission (armbar) at 2:11 of round 3.

Bellator 29

Bellator 29
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	September 16, 2010
Venue	The Rave
City	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 28 Bellator 29 Bellator 30

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

Main Card

• Catchweight (140 lb) bout: Jameel Massouh vs. Nick Mamalis

Massouh defeated Mamalis via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:27 in round 1.

• Heavyweight Semifinal: Damian Grabowski vs. Cole Konrad

Konrad defeated Grabowski via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27).

• Heavyweight Semifinal: Neil Grove vs. Alexey Oleinik

Grove defeated Oleinik via TKO (punches) at 0:45 of round 1.

• Middleweight bout: Matt Major vs. Brett Cooper

Cooper defeated Major via TKO (punches) at 1:27 of round 2.

Local Feature Fights

• Catchweight (215 lb) bout: Justin Lemke vs. Jason Guida

Lemke defeated Guida via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).

• Lightweight bout: Nick Dupees vs. Sasa Perkic

Perkic defeated Dupees via unanimous decision (30–27, 30 -27, 29–28).

• Middleweight bout: Luis Ramirez vs. Kyle Weickhardt

Weickhardt defeated Ramirez via KO (head kick) at 0:30 of round 1.

Bellator 30

Bellator 30
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	September 23, 2010
Venue	Fourth Street Live!
City	Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Event chronology
Bellator XXIX Bellator 30 Bellator XXXI

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

Main Card

• Welterweight bout: Jacob McClintock vs. Brent Weedman

Weedman defeated McClintock via TKO (punches) at 3:05 of round 1 to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Four Welterweight Tournament.

• Middleweight bout: Jeremy Horn vs. Bryan Baker

Baker defeated Horn via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).

• Bantamweight Semifinal bout: Bryan Goldsby vs. Zach Makovsky

Makovsky defeated Goldsby via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).

• Bantamweight Semifinal bout: Jose Vega vs. Ed West

West defeated Vega via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).

Local Feature Fights

• Middleweight bout: John Troyer vs. Josh Clark

Troyer defeated Clark via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Heavyweight bout: Ron Sparks vs. Greg Maynard

Sparks defeated Maynard via KO (punch) at 0:50 of round 1.

• Featherweight bout: T.J. Barber vs. B.J. Ferguson

Ferguson defeated Barber via submission (armbar) in round 2.

• Middleweight bout: Mike Fleniken vs. Jeremiah Riggs

Riggs defeated Fleniken via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

• Welterweight bout: Stoney Hale vs. Mike O'Donnell

O'Donnell defeated Hale via submission (kimura) at 0:50 of round 2.

Bellator 31

Bellator 31
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	September 30, 2010
Venue	L'Auberge du Lac Resort
City	Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 30 Bellator 31 Bellator 32

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

Main Card

• Women's (115 lb) Semifinal bout: Jessica Aguilar vs. Zoila Gurgel

Gurgel defeated Aguilar via split decision (30–27, 27–30, 30–27).

• Women's (115 lb) Semifinal bout: Megumi Fujii vs. Lisa Ward

Fujii defeated Ward via submission (armbar) at 1:39 of round 1

• Welterweight bout: Yoshiyuki Yoshida vs. Chris Lozano

Lozano defeated Yoshida via TKO (Corner Stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 2 to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Four Welterweight Tournament.

Local Feature Fights

• Heavyweight bout: Mark Holata vs. Shawn Jordan

Holata defeated Jordan via KO (punch) at 1:13 of round 1.

• Lightweight bout: John Harris vs. Kyle Miers

Harris defeated Miers via submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 0:49 of round 2.

• Middleweight bout: Tim Ruberg vs. Aaron Davis

Ruberg defeated Davis via submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:44 of round 2.

• Heavyweight bout: Dave Herman vs. Michał Kita

Herman defeated Kita via submission (Omoplata) at 3:16 of round 1.

• Catchweight (165 lb) bout: Scott Stapp vs. Michael Chandler

Chandler defeated Stapp via TKO (Punches) at 1:57 of round 1.

Bellator 32

Bellator 32
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	October 14, 2010
Venue	Kansas City Power & Light District
City	Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 31 Bellator 32 Bellator 33

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

Main Card

• Heavyweight Tournament Final: Cole Konrad vs. Neil Grove

Konrad defeated Grove via submission (americana) at 4:45 of round 1 to become the first Bellator Heavyweight Champion.

• Bantamweight Tournament Final: Zach Makovsky vs. Ed West

Makovsky defeated West by unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) to become the first Bellator Bantamweight Champion.

• Welterweight bout: Ryan Thomas vs. Jim Wallhead

Wallhead defeated Thomas by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Four Welterweight Tournament.

• Welterweight bout: Chris Page vs. Michael Chandler

Chandler defeated Page via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:57 of round 1.

Local Feature Fights

• Featherweight bout: Ryan Roberts vs. Eric Marriott

Marriott defeated Roberts via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27).

• Catchweight (180 lbs) bout: Chad Reiner vs. Rudy Bears

Bears defeated Reiner via KO (Punches) at 1:29 of round 1.

• Bantamweight bout: Jared Downing vs. Danny Tims

Downing defeated Tims via split decision (30–27, 28–29, 30–27).

• Featherweight bout: Shane Hutchinson vs. Brian Davidson

Davidson defeated Hutchison via KO (punches) at 0:54 of round 1.

Bellator 33

Bellator 33
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	October 21, 2010
Venue	Liacouras Center
City	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 32 Bellator 33 Bellator 34

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

Main Card

• Lightweight bout: Eddie Alvarez vs. Roger Huerta

Alvarez defeated Huerta via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of round 2.

• Welterweight Championship bout: Lyman Good (c) vs. Ben Askren

Askren defeated Good via unanimous decision (49–46, 48–47, 50–45) to become the new Bellator Welterweight Champion.

• Welterweight bout: Rick Hawn vs. LeVon Maynard

Hawn defeated Maynard via KO (punches) at 4:53 of round 1 to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Four Welterweight Tournament.

Local Feature Fights

• Featherweight bout: Wilson Reis vs. Deividas Taurosevičius

Reis defeated Taurosevičius via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).

• Light Heavyweight bout: Jamal Patterson vs. Tim Carpenter

Carpenter defeated Patterson via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).

• Catchweight (159 lbs) bout: Luiz Azeredo vs. Edward Guedes

Azeredo defeated Guedes via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Featherweight bout: Kenny Foster vs. Lester Caslow

Foster defeated Caslow via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

• Catchweight (130 lb) bout: Tuan Pham vs. Nick Cottone

Cottone defeated Pham via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

• Bantamweight bout: Lewis Cassner vs. Francis Evans

Evans defeated Cassner via Submission (Triangle) at 3:20 of round 1.

Bellator 34

Bellator 34
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	October 28, 2010
Venue	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
City	Hollywood, Florida, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 33 Bellator 34 Bellator 35

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

Main Card

• Middleweight Championship bout: Hector Lombard (c) vs. Alexander Shlemenko

Lombard defeats Shlemenko by unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 49–46).

• Women's (115 lb) Tournament Final: Megumi Fujii vs. Zoila Gurgel

Gurgel defeated Fujii via split decision (48–47, 47–48, 49–46) to become the Bellator Women's Champion.

• Middleweight bout: Mike Bernhard vs. Dragan Tešanović

Bernhard defeated Tešanović via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).

• Light Heavyweight bout: Raphael Davis vs. Tony Lopez

Davis defeated Lopez via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Local Feature Fights

• Welterweight bout: William Kuhn vs. John Kelly

Kelly defeated Kuhn via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

• Bantamweight bout: Ralph Acosta vs. Tulio Quintanilla

Acosta defeated Quintanila via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).

• Middleweight bout: Frank Carrillo vs. Moyses Gabin

Carrillo defeated Gabin via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Middleweight bout: Igor Almeida vs. Dan Cramer

Cramer defeated Almeida via TKO (cut) at 2:36 of round 1.

• Catchweight (160 lb) bout: Bounmy Somchay vs. J. P. Reese

Reese defeated Somchay via TKO (strikes) at 3:32 of round 1.

Tournaments

Heavyweight Tournament Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Cole Konrad

UD

Rogent Lloret

3

Cole Konrad

UD

Damian Grabowski

3

Damian Grabowski

UD

Scott Barrett

3

Cole Konrad

SUB

Neil Grove

1

Neil Grove

TKO

Eddie Sanchez

1

Neil Grove

TKO

Alexey Oleinik

1

Alexey Oleinik

SD

Mike Hayes

3

Bantamweight Tournament Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Zach Makovsky

UD

Nick Mamalis

3

Zach Makovsky

UD

Bryan Goldsby

3

Ulysses Gomez

SD

Travis Reddinger

3

Zach Makovsky

UD

Ed West

5

Ed West

UD

Bryan Goldsby

3

Ed West

SD

Jose Vega

3

Jose Vega

UD

Danny Tims

3

^ 1: Bryan Goldsby replaced Ulysses Gomez after Gomez was forced to withdraw due to staph infection.

Women's Strawweight Tournament Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Zoila Gurgel

UD

Jessica Penne

3

Zoila Gurgel

SD

Jessica Aguilar

3

Jessica Aguilar

SUB

Lynn Alvarez

1

Zoila Gurgel

SD

Megumi Fujii

5

Megumi Fujii

SUB

Carla Esparza

2

Megumi Fujii

SUB

Lisa Ward

1

Lisa Ward

UD

Aisling Daly

3

^ 1: Carla Esparza replaced Angela Magana after Magana was forced to withdraw due to a foot injury.

External links

• Bellator