2011 in Bellator MMA was the fourth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships. Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in multiple weight classes, including three of the original tournament classes: Welterweight, Lightweight and Featherweight. There was also an inaugural Light Heavyweight Tournament taking place during this season, which crowned the first Light Heavyweight Champion in Bellator.[1] This was the first season to air on MTV2.[2]
| 2011 in Bellator MMA | |
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| Promotion | Bellator MMA |
| First date aired | March 5, 2011 |
| Last date aired | November 26, 2011 |
Bellator 35
| Bellator 35 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | March 5, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino | |||
| City | Lemoore, California | |||
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Bellator 35 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on March 5, 2011 at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, California.[3] The card kicked off Bellator Season Four and featured opening round fights in the Season Four Welterweight Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.[2]
Background
On December 14, 2010, Bellator and MTV2 announced a three-year deal to broadcast Bellator's tournaments and special events.[2] This will be the first Bellator event to air on MTV2.
Bellator's Women's Strawweight Champion Zoila Frausto fought in a non-title catchweight bout against Karina Hallinan.[4]
At this event Steve Carl was expected to fight Jay Hieron in the opening round of the welterweight tournament. However, Carl injured himself during training and was removed from the tournament. His replacement was Anthony Lapsley.
Poppies Martinez was expected to fight at this event,[5] but a bout never materialized.
The event drew an average of around 200,000 viewers on MTV2. Which helped MTV2 in several key advertising demographics including, an 83 percent increase among men aged 18 to 49, an 80 percent increase among men 18 to 34, and a 133 percent increase among men aged 25 to 34.[6]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Lyman Good | def. | Chris Lozano | Unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Jay Hieron | def. | Anthony Lapsley | technical submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:39 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Rick Hawn | def. | Jim Wallhead | Unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Welterweight | Brent Weedman | def. | Dan Hornbuckle | unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28). | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Local feature fights | |||||||
| Women's (125 lb) | Zoila Gurgel | def. | Karina Hallinan | Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (175 lb) | Waachiim Spiritwolf | def. | Jaime Jara | Split decision (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [e] |
| Featherweight | Brandon Bender | def. | Josh Herrick | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:42 | |
| Bantamweight | Paul Ruiz | def. | Jesus Castro | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:17 | |
Bellator 36
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | March 12, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Shreveport Municipal Auditorium | |||
| City | Shreveport, Louisiana | |||
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Bellator 36 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on March 12, 2011, at the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana.[7] The card featured opening-round fights in the Bellator Season Four Lightweight Tournament.[8] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Toby Imada was originally scheduled to face French fighter Ferrid Kheder; however, Kheder refused to weigh in and Josh Shockley was moved up from the preliminary card to face Imada.[9]
Shockley's original opponent, Kelvin Hackney, still weighed in, but was pulled off the card and paid his show money and win bonus. Hackney was expected to fight at Bellator 45.[10]
The event drew an estimated 230,000 viewers on MTV2.[11]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Patricky Freire | def. | Rob McCullough | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:11 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Toby Imada | def. | Josh Shockley | Verbal submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:36 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Lloyd Woodard | def. | Carey Vanier | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:46 | [c] |
| Lightweight | Michael Chandler | def. | Marcin Held | Technical submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 3:56 | [d] |
| Local feature fights | |||||||
| Middleweight | Chad Leonhardt | def. | Kelly Leo | TKO (corner stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (150 lb) | Kevin Aguilar | def. | Matt Hunt | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:02 | [e] |
| Catchweight (150 lb) | Booker Arthur | def. | Javone Duhon | Verbal submission (elbows) | 2 | 2:31 | |
Bellator 37
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | March 19, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Lucky Star Casino | |||
| City | Concho, Oklahoma | |||
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Bellator 37 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on March 19, 2011 at the Lucky Star Casino in Concho, Oklahoma.[12] The card featured opening round fights in the Bellator Season Four Featherweight Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. The event drew an estimated 173,000 viewers on MTV2.[11]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Patricio Freire | def. | Georgi Karakhanyan | KO (punches) | 3 | 0:56 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Wilson Reis | def. | Zac George | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 2:09 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Daniel Straus | def. | Nazareno Malegarie | Unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Featherweight | Kenny Foster | def. | Eric Larkin | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:15 | [d] |
| Local feature fights | |||||||
| Middleweight | Jake Rosholt | def. | John Bryant | Technical submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 1:02 | |
| Lightweight | Jeremy Spoon | def. | Jerrod Sanders | Submission (rear naked choke) | 2 | 0:26 | |
| Featherweight | Roli Delgado | def. | Jameel Massouh | Unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Brandon Shelton | def. | Adam Snook | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 2:45 | |
Bellator 38
| Bellator 38 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | March 26, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Harrah's Tunica Hotel and Casino | |||
| City | Tunica, Mississippi | |||
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Bellator 38 was mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on March 26, 2011 at Harrah's Tunica Hotel and Casino in Tunica, Mississippi.[13] The card featured the opening round fights in the Bellator Season Four Light Heavyweight Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
This event showcased the inaugural light heavyweight tournament.[13]
Originally, Blagoy Ivanov was set to fight John Brown on the undercard. However, Brown pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Johnathan Ivey. Ivey was then pulled off the card for a suspension by the Georgia Athletic Commission.[14] Ivanov instead fought William Penn.
The event drew an estimated 150,000 viewers on MTV2.[11]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Tim Carpenter | def. | Daniel Gracie | Split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | D.J. Linderman | def. | Raphael Davis | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 3:40 | [b] |
| Light Heavyweight | Rich Hale | def. | Nik Fekete | Submission (inverted triangle choke) | 1 | 1:55 | [c] |
| Light Heavyweight | Christian M'Pumbu | def. | Chris Davis | TKO (strikes) | 3 | 3:34 | [d] |
| Local feature fights | |||||||
| Lightweight | Austin Lyons | def. | Jimmy Van Horn | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:10 | |
| Catchweight (150 lb) | Jake Underwood | def. | Tim Galluzzi | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 1:04 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Cody Donovan | def. | Brian Albin | Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Blagoy Ivanov | def. | William Penn | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:58 | |
| Middleweight | Amaechi Oselukwue | def. | Abe Wilson | Unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 39
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | April 2, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Mohegan Sun Arena | |||
| City | Uncasville, Connecticut | |||
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Bellator 39 was a mixed martial arts held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on April 2, 2011 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.[15] The card featured one semi-final fight in both the Bellator Season Four Welterweight and Lightweight Tournaments.[16] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
The lightweight semifinal bout between Toby Imada and Patricky Freire was originally set to take place at Bellator 40.[17]
In a last-minute change not announced by the promotion, Luiz Azeredo stepped in to replace Matt Veach in a preliminary card matchup.[18]
The event drew an estimated 174,000 viewers on MTV2.[11]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Eddie Alvarez (c) | def. | Pat Curran | Unanimous decision (49–46, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Rick Hawn | def. | Lyman Good | Split decision (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Patricky Freire | def. | Toby Imada | KO (Flying Knee & Punches) | 1 | 2:53 | [c] |
| Catchweight (175 lb) | Ben Saunders | def. | Matt Lee | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 3 | 1:24 | |
| Local feature fights | |||||||
| Middleweight | Dan Cramer | def. | Greg Rebello | Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Welterweight | Ryan Quinn | def. | Mike Winters | Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Dave Jansen | def. | Scott McAfee | Submission (D'arce choke) | 1 | 4:58 | |
| Catchweight (160 lbs) | Renê Nazare | def. | Luiz Azeredo | TKO (Injury) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | John McLaughlin | def. | Blair Tugman | Unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 40
| Bellator 40 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | April 9, 2011 | |||
| Venue | First Council Casino | |||
| City | Newkirk, Oklahoma | |||
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Bellator 40 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on April 9, 2011 at First Council Casino in Newkirk, Oklahoma.[19] The card featured fights in the Welterweight and Lightweight Bellator Season Four Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator Welterweight champion Ben Askren competed in a non-title bout against Nick Thompson at this event.[19]
A lightweight semifinal bout between Toby Imada and Patricky Freire was originally set to take place on this card. However, the fight was moved to Bellator 39 and replaced with the welterweight semifinal fight between Brent Weedman and Jay Hieron. The Hieron-Weedman fight was rescheduled because Weedman needed to receive clearance for a facial laceration suffered in his Bellator 35 victory over Dan Hornbuckle.[20]
Former Sengoku fighter Ronnie Mann was expected to make his Bellator debut at this event.[21] However, visa issues kept Mann from entering the United States and his fight has been pushed back to the Bellator 42 card.[22]
The event drew an estimated 218,000 viewers on MTV2.[11]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Ben Askren | def. | Nick Thompson | Unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jay Hieron | def. | Brent Weedman | Unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Michael Chandler | def. | Lloyd Woodard | unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Local feature fights | |||||||
| Welterweight | Tyler Stinson | def. | Nate James | Split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Michael Osborn | def. | Cody Carillo | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 1:27 | |
| Heavyweight | Eric Prindle | def. | Josh Burns | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Welterweight | David Rickels | def. | Dylan Smith | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:32 | |
Bellator 41
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | April 16, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Cocopah Resort and Casino | |||
| City | Yuma, Arizona | |||
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Bellator 41 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships on April 16, 2011 at Cocopah Resort and Casino in Yuma, Arizona.[23] The card featured two semi-final fights in the Bellator Season Four Featherweight Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Tony Johnson was expected to fight Carlos Flores at the event, but for unknown reasons was replaced by Rudy Aguilar.
The event drew a season low of 132,000 average viewers on MTV2.[24]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Catchweight (137 lb) | Joe Warren | def. | Marcos Galvão | Unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28. 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Patricio Freire | def. | Wilson Reis | KO (punches) | 3 | 3:29 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | Zach Makovsky | def. | Chad Robichaux | TKO (strikes) | 3 | 2:02 | |
| Featherweight | Daniel Straus | def. | Kenny Foster | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 3:48 | [b] |
| Local feature fights | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Carlos Flores | def. | Rudy Aguilar | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:19 | [c] |
| Bantamweight | Anthony Birchak | def. | Tyler Bialecki | Submission (D'arce choke) | 1 | 4:06 | |
| Featherweight | Nick Piedmont | def. | Michael Parker | Split decision (30–27, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Brendan Tierney | def. | Dano Moore | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:49 | |
Bellator 42
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | April 23, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Lucky Star Casino | |||
| City | Concho, Oklahoma | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 42 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on April 23, 2011 at the Lucky Star Casino in Concho, Oklahoma.[25] The card featured the semi-finals in the Bellator Season Four Light Heavyweight Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator Heavyweight champion Cole Konrad was scheduled to compete in a non-title "super fight" bout against Paul Buentello at this event.[26] However, it was revealed that Buentello had to pull out of the bout due to a back injury.[27]
Former Sengoku fighter Ronnie Mann was expected to make his Bellator debut at Bellator 40.[21] However, visa issues kept Mann from entering the United States and the fight was moved to this card.[22]
Chris Guillen was originally set to fight Mark Holata, but Guillen suffered a last minute injury and was replaced by Tracy Willis.[28]
The event drew an estimated 199,000 viewers on MTV2.[29]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Rich Hale | def. | D.J. Linderman | Split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Catchweight (147 lbs) | Ronnie Mann | def. | Josh Arocho | Unanimous decision (30–25, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Christian M'Pumbu | def. | Tim Carpenter | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:08 | [b] |
| Bantamweight | Luis Nogueira | def. | Jerod Spoon | Unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28. 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Local feature fights | |||||||
| Featherweight | Brandon Shelton | def. | Owen Evinger | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:35 | [c] |
| Catchweight (190 lb) | Jared Hess | def. | Chris Bell | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 1:40 | [d] |
| Bantamweight | Shane Howell | def. | Mark Oshiro | Submission (D'arce choke) | 1 | 4:15 | |
| Heavyweight | Mark Holata | def. | Tracy Willis | Submission (strikes) | 1 | 0:49 | |
Bellator 43
| Bellator 43 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | May 7, 2011 | |||
| Venue | First Council Casino | |||
| City | Newkirk, Oklahoma | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 43 was a mixed martial arts held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on May 7, 2011 at the First Council Casino in Newkirk, Oklahoma.[30] The card featured the final fight in the Bellator Season Four Welterweight Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
A heavyweight bout between Neil Grove and The Ultimate Fighter 10 alumnus, Zak Jensen was scheduled for this event; however, Grove pulled out of the bout on May 3 due to an injury.[31]
A local feature bout between George Burton and John Bryant was also scratched.[32]
The event drew an estimated 182,000 viewers on MTV2.[33]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Jay Hieron | def. | Rick Hawn | Split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Bryan Baker | def. | Joe Riggs | KO (punch) | 2 | 3:53 | [b] |
| Bantamweight | Chase Beebe | def. | Jose Vega | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:06 | [c] |
| Heavyweight | Ron Sparks | def. | Vince Lucero | Submission (keylock) | 1 | 2:18 | |
| Local feature fights | |||||||
| Catchweight (179 lb) | David Rickels | def. | Rich Bouphanouvong | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 1:11 | [d] |
| Lightweight | Michael Osborn | def. | Mike Schatz | TKO (referee stoppage) | 1 | 1:58 | |
Bellator 44
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | May 14, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Caesar's Resort | |||
| City | Atlantic City, New Jersey | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 44 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on May 14, 2011, at Harrah's Resort.[34] The card featured the final fight in the Bellator Season Four Lightweight Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
EliteXC and Ring of Combat veteran James Jones was expected to fight at this event, but a bout did not materialize.[35]
Lyman Good was scheduled to face Dan Hornbuckle in a welterweight bout. However, on May 6, Good pulled out of the fight due to an injury.[36]
A scheduled bout between Anthony Morrison and Bryan Goldsby was canceled due to Morrison weighing-in 10 pounds over weight.[37]
The event drew a season high of 325,000 average viewers on MTV2.[38]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Michael Chandler | def. | Patricky Freire | Unanimous decision (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Hector Lombard | def. | Falaniko Vitale | KO (punch) | 3 | 0:54 | |
| Welterweight | Giedrius Karavackas | def. | Sam Oropeza | Submission (scarf hold armlock) | 3 | 3:59 | |
| Middleweight | Alexander Shlemenko | def. | Brett Cooper | unanimous decision (30–27, 30–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Local feature fights | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Jamall Johnson | def. | Randy Smith | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:16 | |
| Featherweight | Jeff Lentz | def. | Anthony Leone | Unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Jay Silva | def. | Gemiyale Adkins | Unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 45
| Bellator 45 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | May 21, 2011 | |||
| Venue | L'Auberge du Lac Resort | |||
| City | Lake Charles, Louisiana | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 45 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on May 21, 2011 at the L'Auberge du Lac Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana.[39] The card featured final round fights in the Bellator Season Four Featherweight and Light Heavyweight Tournaments. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Kalvin Hackney, whose fight was canceled at Bellator 36, was moved to fight at this event.[10]
A bout between Thiago Santos and Derrick Lewis was scrapped after Santos suffered an injury.[40]
The event drew an estimated 264,000 viewers on MTV2.[41]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Christian M'Pumbu | def. | Rich Hale | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:17 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Patricio Freire | def. | Daniel Straus | Unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Middleweight | Sam Alvey | def. | Karl Amoussou | Split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Local feature fights | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Shawn Jordan | def. | Johnathan Hill | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 1:56 | [c] |
| Middleweight | Tim Ruberg | def. | Michael Fleniken | Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Luis Santos | def. | Nicolae Cury | Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Renê Nazare | def. | Kelvin Hackney | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:44 | |
| Catchweight (140 lb) | Joseph Abercrombie | def. | Ben Parpart | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:11 | |
Tournaments
Light Heavyweight tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
 | Christian M'Pumbu | TKO | ||||||||||||
 | Chris Davis | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Christian M'Pumbu | TKO | ||||||||||||
| | Tim Carpenter | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Tim Carpenter | SD | ||||||||||||
 | Daniel Gracie | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Christian M'Pumbu | TKO | ||||||||||||
| | Rich Hale | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Rich Hale | SUB | ||||||||||||
| | Nik Fekete | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Rich Hale | SD | ||||||||||||
| | D.J. Linderman | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | D.J. Linderman | TKO | ||||||||||||
| | Raphael Davis | 3 | ||||||||||||
Welterweight tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| | Jay Hieron | SUB | ||||||||||||
| | Anthony Lapsley[1] | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Jay Hieron | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Brent Weedman | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Brent Weedman | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Dan Hornbuckle | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Jay Hieron | SD | ||||||||||||
| | Rick Hawn | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Rick Hawn | SD | ||||||||||||
 | Jim Wallhead | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Rick Hawn | SD | ||||||||||||
| | Lyman Good | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Lyman Good | SD | ||||||||||||
| | Chris Lozano | 3 | ||||||||||||
1: Anthony Lapsley replaced Steve Carl after Carl was forced to withdraw due to a foot injury.[42]
Lightweight tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| | Michael Chandler | SUB | ||||||||||||
 | Marcin Held | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Michael Chandler | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Lloyd Woodard | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Lloyd Woodard | TKO | ||||||||||||
| | Carey Vanier | 2 | ||||||||||||
| | Michael Chandler | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Patricky Freire | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Patricky Freire | TKO | ||||||||||||
| | Rob McCullough | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Patricky Freire | TKO | ||||||||||||
| | Toby Imada | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Toby Imada | SUB | ||||||||||||
| | Josh Shockley[1] | 1 | ||||||||||||
1: Josh Shockley replaced Ferrid Kheder after Kheder refused to weigh-in.
Featherweight tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| | Patricio Freire | KO | ||||||||||||
 | Georgi Karakhanyan | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Patricio Freire | KO | ||||||||||||
| | Wilson Reis | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Wilson Reis | SUB | ||||||||||||
| | Zac George | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Patricio Freire | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Daniel Straus | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Daniel Straus | UD | ||||||||||||
 | Nazareno Malegarie | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Daniel Straus | SUB | ||||||||||||
| | Kenny Foster | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Kenny Foster | SUB | ||||||||||||
| | Eric Larkin | 1 | ||||||||||||
Bellator 46
| Bellator 46 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | June 25, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | |||
| City | Hollywood, Florida | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 46 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on June 25, 2011 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.[43] The card was part of Bellator's inaugural Summer Series and featured opening round fights in the Summer Series Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
This event hosted the first round of an eight-man featherweight tournament to be held over the Summer Series.[44]
David Baggett missed the middleweight limit allowance of 186 for non-title fights, weighing in at 191.5 lb,[45] and his bout with Moyses Gabin was scrapped from the card.
The event drew an estimated 185,000 viewers on MTV2.[46]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Pat Curran | def. | Luis Palomino | Submission (peruvian neck-tie) | 1 | 3:49 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Marlon Sandro | def. | Genair da Silva | Split decision (30–27, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Nazareno Malegarie | def. | Jacob DeVree | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 1:25 | [c] |
| Featherweight | Ronnie Mann | def. | Adam Schindler | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:14 | [d] |
| Local feature fights | |||||||
| Women's (115 lb) | Jessica Aguilar | def. | Carla Esparza | Split decision (30–27, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Tony Johnson | def. | Derrick Lewis | Unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (152 lb) | Alexandre Bezerra | def. | Sam Jones | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:27 | |
| Middleweight | Dan Cramer | def. | Josh Samman | Unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 47
| Bellator 47 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | July 23, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Casino Rama | |||
| City |  Rama, Ontario | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 47 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on July 23, 2011 at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario.[47] The card featured semi-final fights in the Bellator 2011 Summer Series Featherweight Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
This event was to feature Joe Warren's first defense of his featherweight title against season four tournament winner Patricio Freire.[48] Freire, however, pulled out of the fight in early July due to a broken hand.[49]
This was Bellator's first event in Canada. Bellator 4 was set to take place in Canada, but was moved due to the promotion unable to come to terms with the Quebec Boxing Commission.[50]
Ben Saunders was expected to fight at this event,[51] but had to pull out due to an undisclosed injury he suffered in training.[52]
Bantamweights Bo Harris and Bryan Goldsby were originally announced to be facing each other,[53] but the bout did not materialize in the days leading up to the event as Harris failed to complete his medical requirements in a timely fashion.
The event drew an estimated 277,000 viewers on MTV2.[54]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Pat Curran | def. | Ronnie Mann | Unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Marlon Sandro | def. | Nazareno Malegarie | Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Chris Horodecki | def. | Chris Saunders | Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Neil Grove | def. | Zak Jensen | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:00 | |
| Local feature fights | |||||||
| Lightweight | Alexandre Bezerra | def. | Jesse Gross | Technical submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:28 | [c] |
| Featherweight | William Romero | def. | Daniel Langbeen | Unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Alex Ricci | def. | Alka Matewa | TKO (elbows and punches) | 2 | 2:40 | |
Bellator 48
| Bellator 48 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | August 20, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Mohegan Sun Arena | |||
| City | Uncasville, Connecticut | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 48 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on August 20, 2011 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.[55] The card was part of Bellator's inaugural 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 event hosted the final round of an eight-man featherweight tournament that was held over the Summer Series.[44]
John Clarke was expected to face Dan Cramer, but an injury forced Clarke out of the bout. Jeff "The Wolfman" Nader stepped in as Clarke's replacement.[56]
The event drew an estimated 226,000 viewers on MTV2.[57]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Pat Curran | def. | Marlon Sandro | KO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 4:00 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Cole Konrad | def. | Paul Buentello | Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (230 lb) | Seth Petruzelli | def. | Ricco Rodriguez | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:21 | |
| Lightweight | Renê Nazare | def. | Juan Barrantes | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Local feature fights | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Jeff Nader | def. | Dan Cramer | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:04 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Nik Fekete | def. | Mark Griffin | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 3:12 | |
| Lightweight | Andrew Calandrelli | def. | Matt Nice | Submission (keylock) | 1 | 3:55 | |
| Welterweight | Ryan Quinn | def. | Brett Oteri | Technical submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 1:48 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Saul Almeida | def. | Taketi Matsuda | Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Featherweight tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| | Pat Curran | SUB | ||||||||||||
 | Luis Palomino | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Pat Curran | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Ronnie Mann | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Ronnie Mann | KO | ||||||||||||
| | Adam Schindler | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Pat Curran | KO | ||||||||||||
| | Marlon Sandro | 2 | ||||||||||||
| | Marlon Sandro | SD | ||||||||||||
| | Genair da Silva | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Marlon Sandro | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Nazareno Malegarie | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Nazareno Malegarie | SUB | ||||||||||||
| | Jacob DeVree | 3 | ||||||||||||
Bellator 49
| Bellator 49 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | September 10, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Caesars Atlantic City | |||
| City | Atlantic City, New Jersey | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 49 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on September 10, 2011 at Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[58] The card was the debut of the promotion's fifth season and distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
This event hosted the first round of an eight-man welterweight tournament to be held over the duration of Bellator's fifth season.[59]
Rick Hawn was expected to face Ben Saunders at this event but Hawn was forced out of the bout due to a knee injury.[60] Hawn was replaced by Bellator newcomer Chris Cisneros.[61]
The Ultimate Fighter 12 competitor, Andy Main, was set to fight Kenny Foster on the undercard of this event. However, after an undisclosed injury, Main was pulled from the bout.[62]
On September 6, 2011, it was announced Bellator's Season 5 "Local Feature Fights" would be streamed live on Spike.com, starting with this event.[63]
The event drew an estimated 235,000 viewers on MTV2.[64]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Chris Lozano | def. | Brent Weedman | Unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Ben Saunders | def. | Chris Cisneros | TKO (knee to body and punches) | 3 | 0:29 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Luis Santos | def. | Dan Hornbuckle | Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Welterweight | Douglas Lima | def. | Steve Carl | Unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Local feature fights (Spike.com) | |||||||
| Catchweight (147 lb) | Alexandre Bezerra | def. | Scott Heckman | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:38 | |
| Welterweight | Giedrius Karavackas | def. | LeVon Maynard | TKO (knee and punches) | 3 | 1:32 | |
| Featherweight | Joel Roberts | def. | Brylan Van Artsdalen | Technical submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 1:47 | |
| Catchweight (150 lb) | Lester Caslow | def. | James Jones | TKO (injury) | 2 | 0:15 | |
| Heavyweight | Azunna Anyanwu | def. | J.A. Dudley | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:16 | |
Bellator 50
| Bellator 50 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | September 17, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | |||
| City | Hollywood, Florida | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 50 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on September 17, 2011 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.[65] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
The event hosted the opening round of the middleweight tournament in Bellator's fifth season.[66]
Veteran welterweight fighter Ailton Barbosa won Bellator's open tryouts in Hollywood, Florida in June 2011 to earn his spot on the card.[67]
R.J. Goodridge was scheduled to fight J. P. Reese, but after suffering an undisclosed injury Goodridge pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Martin Brown.[68] Also, Ryan Hodge was scheduled to fight Valdir Araujo, but was pulled from the bout with an injury, and replaced with Brett Cooper.[68]
On September 15, 2011, Luis Palomino suffered an injury in training and was pulled from his scheduled bout with James Edson Berto.[68] Berto was later pulled from the card as well, and the fight was scratched altogether; The two then met at W-1: Reloaded in which Palomino defeated Berto.
A scheduled lightweight bout between Dietter Navarro and Marcelo Goncalves was changed into a 156 lb catchweight bout after both fighters missed weight.[69]
The event drew an estimated 114,000 viewers on MTV2.[70]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Bryan Baker | def. | Jared Hess | TKO (strikes) | 3 | 2:52 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Brian Rogers | def. | Victor O'Donnell | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 1:56 | [b] |
| Middleweight | Alexander Shlemenko | def. | Zelg Galesic | Submission (standing guillotine) | 1 | 1:55 | [c] |
| Middleweight | Vitor Vianna | def. | Sam Alvey | Split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Local feature fights (Spike.com) | |||||||
| Catchweight (140 lb) | Shah Bobonis | def. | Marcos da Matta | KO (punch) | 3 | 2:04 | |
| Catchweight (156 lb) | Marcelo Goncalves | def. | Dietter Navarro | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:01 | |
| Middleweight | Brett Cooper | def. | Valdir Araujo | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:35 | |
| Lightweight | Rad Martinez | def. | Brian van Hoven | Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Ailton Barbosa | def. | Ryan Keenan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:55 | |
| Welterweight | Cristiano Souza | def. | John Kelly | unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | J.P. Reese | def. | Martin Brown | Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 51
| Bellator 51 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | September 24, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Canton Memorial Civic Center | |||
| City | Canton, Ohio | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 51 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on September 24, 2011 at the Canton Memorial Civic Center in Canton, Ohio.[71] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
This event hosted the first round of an eight-man bantamweight tournament to be held over the course of Bellator's fifth season.[72]
Joe Soto was originally scheduled to face Eduardo Dantas in the opening round of the bantamweight-tournament. However, he was pulled from the bout after losing to Eddie Yagin at Tachi Palace Fights 10 and replaced by Wilson Reis.[73]
The Jessica Eye-Casey Noland bout was changed from 125 lb to a 127 lb catchweight after Noland failed to make weight.[74]/
The event drew an estimated 158,000 viewers on MTV2.[75]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Alexis Vila | def. | Joe Warren | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:04 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | Eduardo Dantas | def. | Wilson Reis | KO (flying knee and punches) | 2 | 1:02 | [b] |
| Bantamweight | Marcos Galvão | def. | Chase Beebe | Split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Bantamweight | Ed West | def. | Luis Nogueira | Unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Local feature fights (Spike.com) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Frank Caraballo | def. | Dustin Kempf | TKO (Knee Injury) | 1 | 1:19 | |
| Women's (127 lb) | Jessica Eye | def. | Casey Noland | Split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Jessie Riggleman | def. | Farkhad Sharipov | Split decision (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Dan Spohn | def. | Dane Bonnigson | KO (knee) | 1 | 0:09 | |
| Light Heavyweight | John Hawk | def. | Allan Weickert | TKO (retirement) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Joey Holt | def. | Clint Musser | KO (flying knee) | 1 | 4:07 | |
Bellator 52
| Bellator 52 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | October 1, 2011 | |||
| Venue | L'Audberge du Lac Casino Resort | |||
| City | Lake Charles , Louisiana | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 52 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. It took place on October 1, 2011 at the L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Louisiana.[76] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
This event hosted the opening round of Bellator's second heavyweight tournament.[77]
Blagoy Ivanov was originally scheduled to face Thiago Santos. Santos, however, was unable to travel from Brazil for the event and was replaced by Zak Jensen.[78]
The event drew an estimated 269,000 viewers on MTV 2.[79]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Mike Hayes | def. | Neil Grove | Split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Blagoy Ivanov | def. | Zak Jensen | Technical submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:35 | [b] |
| Heavyweight | Eric Prindle | def. | Abe Wagner | Unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Heavyweight | Ron Sparks | def. | Mark Holata | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:24 | [d] |
| Local feature fights (Spike.com) | |||||||
| Catchweight (150 lb) | Genair da Silva | def. | Bryan Goldsby | Submission (D'arce choke) | 1 | 3:51 | |
| Lightweight | Josh Quayhagen | def. | Cosmo Alexandre | Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Justin Frazier | def. | Liron Wilson | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:50 | |
| Catchweight (213 lb) | Matt Van Buren | def. | Nick Nichols | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:29 | |
Bellator 53
| Bellator 53 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | October 8, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Buffalo Run Hotel & Casino | |||
| City | Miami, Oklahoma | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 53 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on October 8, 2011 at the Buffalo Run Hotel & Casino in Miami, Oklahoma.[80] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
This event hosted the second round of the Bellator Season 5 Welterweight Tournament.[81]
The event drew an estimated 103,000 viewers on MTV2.[82]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Ben Saunders | def. | Luis Santos | Submission (americana)[83] | 3 | 1:45 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Douglas Lima | def. | Chris Lozano | KO (punch) | 2 | 3:14 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Ronnie Mann | def. | Kenny Foster | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:51 | |
| Heavyweight | Thiago Santos | def. | Josh Burns | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:23 | [c] |
| Local feature fights (Spike.com) | |||||||
| Catchweight (160 lb) | E.J. Brooks | def. | Greg Scott | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:40 | |
| Middleweight | Giva Santana | def. | Darryl Cobb | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:00 | |
| Catchweight (175 lb) | A.J. Matthews | def. | Rudy Bears | Unanimous decision (29-28 29-28 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Raphael Davis | def. | Myron Dennis | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:29 | |
| Welterweight | David Rickels | def. | Levi Avera | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 1:06 | |
| Catchweight (140 lb) | Luis Nogueira | def. | Zak Laird | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:51 | |
Bellator 54
| Bellator 54 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | October 15, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall | |||
| City | Atlantic City, New Jersey | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 54 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on October 15, 2011 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[83] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator bantamweight champion, Zach Makovsky, competed in a non-title bout at this event. He faced one-time UFC competitor Ryan Roberts.[84]
This event hosted the second round of the Bellator Season 5 Middleweight Tournament.[85]
Eddie Alvarez was scheduled to make his second title defense of his lightweight championship against Michael Chandler on this card; however, on September 20, it was announced that Alvarez suffered an injury and the match has been pushed back to Bellator 58.[86]
Karl Amoussou was expected to make his welterweight debut at this event against Joey Kirwan.[87] However, for unknown reasons, Amoussou was pulled from the bout and replaced by Lewis Rumsy.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Alexander Shlemenko | def. | Brian Rogers | TKO (knees) | 2 | 2:30 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Vitor Vianna | def. | Bryan Baker | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:54 | [b] |
| Bantamweight | Zach Makovsky | def. | Ryan Roberts | Submission (north/south choke) | 1 | 4:48 | |
| Lightweight | Jacob Kirwan | def. | Renê Nazare | Unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Local feature fights (Spike.com) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Duane Bastress | def. | Daniel Gracie | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Tim Carpenter | def. | Ryan Contaldi | TKO (punch) | 1 | 2:16 | |
| Catchweight (187 lb) | Joey Kirwan | def. | Lewis Rumsey | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:40 | |
| Catchweight (140 lb) | Claudio Ledesma | def. | Brian Kelleher | Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's (145 lb) | Andria Caplan | def. | Adrienne Seiber | Unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 55
| Bellator 55 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | October 22, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Cocopah Resort and Casino | |||
| City | Somerton, Arizona | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 55 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships on October 22, 2011 at Cocopah Resort and Casino in Somerton, Arizona.[88] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
This event hosted the second round of Bellator's Season Five Bantamweight Tournament.
Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Christian M'Pumbu fought Travis Wiuff in a non-title bout. M'Pumbu become the first Bellator champion to lose in a non-title bout.[89]
Despite a close split decision loss, main eventer Marcos Galvão was awarded a "win" bonus.[90]
The event earned an average of 168,000 viewers on MTV2.[89]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Alexis Vila | def. | Marcos Galvão | Split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | Eduardo Dantas | def. | Ed West | Split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Light Heavyweight | Travis Wiuff | def. | Christian M'Pumbu | Unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Ricardo Tirloni | def. | Steve Gable | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:54 | |
| Local feature fights (Spike.com) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Efrain Escudero | def. | Cesar Avila | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:55 | |
| Catchweight (210 lb) | Rich Hale | def. | Carlos Flores | TKO (punch) | 1 | 0:18 | |
| Middleweight | Jacob Ortiz | def. | Edgar Garcia | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:06 | |
| Catchweight (158 lb) | Erin Beach | def. | Roscoe Jackson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:52 | |
| Featherweight | Jade Porter | def. | Nick Piedmont | Unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Steve Steinbeiss | def. | Dano Moore | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:52 | |
Bellator 56
| Bellator 56 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | October 29, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Memorial Hall | |||
| City | Kansas City, Kansas | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 56 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. It took place on October 29, 2011 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas.[91] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
This event hosted the second round of Bellator's second heavyweight tournament.[92]
Mike Hayes was expected to face Blagoi Ivanov at this event, However Hayes was issued a 60-day medical suspension by the Louisiana Boxing and Wrestling Commission due to a fractured orbital bone sustained during his fight with Neil Grove at Bellator 52. Thiago Santos stepped in for the injured Hayes.[93] Ivanov subsequently had to pull out of the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Neil Grove.[94]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Ben Askren (c) | def. | Jay Hieron | Split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Thiago Santos | def. | Neil Grove | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:38 | [b] |
| Heavyweight | Eric Prindle | def. | Ron Sparks | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:40 | [c] |
| Local Feature Fight (Spike.com) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Marcio Navarro | def. | Rudy Bears | Split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Jeremy Spoon | def. | Adam Schindler | Unanimous decision | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Light Heavyweight | Kelvin Tiller | def. | Dan Spohn | Split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | E.J. Brooks | def. | willian De Souza | Unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Jacob Akin | def. | Jeimeson Saudino | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:26 | |
| Bantamweight | Aaron Ely | def. | Owen Evinger | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:45 | |
| Heavyweight | Daniel Gallemore | def. | Derrick Ruffin | TKO (retirement) | 2 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 57
| Bellator 57 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | November 12, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Casino Rama | |||
| City | Rama, Ontario | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 57 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. It took place on November 12, 2011 at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario.[95] The event was distributed live in primetime by MTV2.
Background
This was the second time that Bellator has come to Canada. Previously, Bellator 47 was also held in Rama, Ontario.
This event hosted the final rounds of Bellator's Season Five Welterweight Tournament and Bellator's Season Five Middleweight Tournament.[96]
Bellator's Women's champion, Zoila Gurgel, was scheduled to compete in a non-title bout against Carina Damm.[96] However, an injury forced her off the card.[97]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Douglas Lima | def. | Ben Saunders | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:21 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Alexander Shlemenko | def. | Vitor Vianna | Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Light Heavyweight | Roger Hollett | def. | John Hawk | Split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Alexandre Bezerra | def. | Doug Evans | Submission (ankle lock) | 1 | 4:04 | |
| Local feature fights (Spike.com) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Matt Van Buren | def. | Shawn Levesque | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 4:38 | |
| Lightweight | Chris Horodecki | vs. | Mike Corey | Majority draw (29-28 Horodecki, 28-28, 28-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Dave Jansen | def. | Ashkan Morvari | Submission (rear naked choke) | 2 | 2:47 | |
| Bantamweight | Denis Puric | def. | Chuck Mady | TKO (injury-broken jaw) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Josh Shockley | def. | Eric Moon | Submission (guillotine) | 1 | 0:35 | |
| Lightweight | Taylor Solomon | def. | Mike Sledzion | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:10 | |
Bellator 58
| Bellator 58 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | November 19, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
| City | Hollywood, Florida | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 58 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. It took place on November 19, 2011 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.[98] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Shooto's 183-pound South American champion, Carlos Alexandre Pereira, was expected to make his Bellator debut at this event.[99]
Bellator Middleweight champion, Hector Lombard, was expected to compete in non-title, light heavyweight fight against UFC and Strikeforce veteran, Renato Sobral, at this event.[100] However, for unknown reasons, Sobral was replaced by Trevor Prangley.[98]
The event drew a season high 269,000 viewers with the immediate repeat also drawing 160,000 viewers.[101]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Michael Chandler | def. | Eddie Alvarez (c) | Submission (rear naked choke) | 4 | 3:06 | [a] |
| Catchweight (195 lb) | Hector Lombard | def. | Trevor Prangley | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:06 | |
| Women's (115 lb) | Jessica Aguilar | def. | Lisa Ellis | Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Marlon Sandro | def. | Rafael Dias | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 3:56 | |
| Local feature fights (Spike.com) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Brett Cooper | def. | Jared Hess | Unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Valdir Araujo | def. | Ailton Barbosa | Unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28 , 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (157 lb) | Cosmo Alexandre | def. | Avery McPhatter | KO (knees) | 1 | 0:20 | |
| Middleweight | Herbert Goodman | def. | Jonas Billstein | DQ (illegal soccer kick) | 2 | 3:21 | |
| Lightweight | Fabio Mello | def. | Farkhad Sharipov | Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 59
| Bellator 59 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | November 26, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Caesars Atlantic City | |||
| City | Atlantic City, New Jersey | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 59 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. It took place on November 26, 2011 at Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[102] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
This event hosted the final round of Bellator's Season Five Bantamweight Tournament as well as the Bellator's Season Five Heavyweight Tournament.
Michael Costa pulled out of his fight with Lyman Good due to an injury, which led the organization to scrap Good from the event all together. The lightweight bout between Phillipe Nover and Marcin Held was promoted to the main card.[103]
The final of the Heavyweight tournament was ruled a No Contest after an accidental groin kick by Thiago Santos rendered Eric Prindle unable to continue. Following the event Santos failed to make weight for a scheduled rematch causing the bout to be cancelled, and Prindle to be awarded the tournament win by default.[104]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Eric Prindle | vs. | Thiago Santos | No contest (kick to groin) | 1 | 1:24 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Patricky Freire | def. | Kurt Pellegrino | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:50 | |
| Bantamweight | Eduardo Dantas | def. | Alexis Vila | Unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Marcin Held | def. | Phillipe Nover | Split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Local feature fights | |||||||
| Catchweight (175 lb) | Karl Amoussou | def. | Jesus Martinez | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:20 | |
| Welterweight | LeVon Maynard | def. | Christopher Wing | Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (175 lb) | Lucas Pimenta | def. | Doug Gordon | KO (elbows) | 1 | 0:40 | |
| Featherweight | Scott Heckman | def. | Brylan Van Artsdalen | Submission (standing modified guillotine) | 1 | 1:38 | |
| Middleweight | Gregory Milliard | def. | Brandon Saling | Unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Tournaments
Heavyweight tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| | Eric Prindle | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Abe Wagner | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Eric Prindle | KO | ||||||||||||
| | Ron Sparks | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Ron Sparks | KO | ||||||||||||
| | Mark Holata | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Eric Prindle[3][4] | D/Q | ||||||||||||
| | Thiago Santos | N/A | ||||||||||||
| | Mike Hayes | SD | ||||||||||||
 | Neil Grove | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Thiago Santos[1] | SUB | ||||||||||||
| | Neil Grove[2] | 1 | ||||||||||||
 | Blagoy Ivanov | SUB | ||||||||||||
| | Zak Jensen | 2 | ||||||||||||
1: Thiago Santos replaced Mike Hayes after Hayes was forced out due to a broke orbital bone. He defeated Josh Burns at Bellator 53 to earn the reserve spot.
2: Neil Grove was brought back into the tournament, replacing Blagoi Ivanov, after Ivanov was forced out due to an unspecified injury.
3: The final was officially ruled a No Contest after Santos kicked Prindle in the groin and Prindle was unable to continue.
4: Prindle was awarded the tournament title after Santos missed weight for the rematch.
Middleweight tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
 | Alexander Shlemenko | SUB | ||||||||||||
 | Zelg Galesic | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Alexander Shlemenko | TKO | ||||||||||||
| | Brian Rogers | 2 | ||||||||||||
| | Brian Rogers | TKO | ||||||||||||
| | Victor O'Donnell | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Alexander Shlemenko | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Vitor Vianna | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Vitor Vianna | SD | ||||||||||||
| | Sam Alvey | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Vitor Vianna | TKO | ||||||||||||
| | Bryan Baker | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Bryan Baker | TKO | ||||||||||||
| | Jared Hess | 3 | ||||||||||||
Welterweight tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| | Douglas Lima | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Steve Carl | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Douglas Lima | KO | ||||||||||||
| | Chris Lozano | 2 | ||||||||||||
| | Chris Lozano | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Brent Weedman | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Douglas Lima | KO | ||||||||||||
| | Ben Saunders | 2 | ||||||||||||
| | Ben Saunders | TKO | ||||||||||||
| | Chris Cisneros | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Ben Saunders | SUB | ||||||||||||
| | Luis Santos | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Luis Santos | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Dan Hornbuckle | 3 | ||||||||||||
Bantamweight tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| | Eduardo Dantas | TKO | ||||||||||||
| | Wilson Reis | 2 | ||||||||||||
| | Eduardo Dantas | SD | ||||||||||||
| | Ed West | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Ed West | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Luis Nogueira | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Eduardo Dantas | UD | ||||||||||||
 | Alexis Vila | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Alexis Vila | KO | ||||||||||||
| | Joe Warren | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Alexis Vila | SD | ||||||||||||
| | Marcos Galvao | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Marcos Galvao | SD | ||||||||||||
| | Chase Beebe | 3 | ||||||||||||