Bellator MMA in 2016

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Bellator MMA
Genre Sports
Created by Bjorn Rebney
Country of origin United States
Production
Running time 120 minutes
Release
Original network Spike
Original release January, 2016 – TBA
Chronology
Preceded by Bellator MMA in 2015
Followed by Bellator MMA in 2017

2016 will be the eighth year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. This year will mark the second time that Bellator MMA has done monthly shows as opposed to a seasonal format.

Background[edit]

In June 2014, Bellator MMA underwent significant change in their executive ranks. Founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney parted with the company. Former Strikeforce founder Scott Coker was announced as the new President of Bellator MMA. As a result of the changes, it was announced that Bellator MMA would drop the weekly, seasonal format in 2015 and instead focus on larger, individual events per month.

In August 2015, Coker said Bellator MMA would hold 22 to 24 events in 2016 and would look to explore international markets by holding events outside of the United States and Canada.

Events List[edit]

Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich[edit]

Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich
Information
Date January 29, 2016
Venue Save Mart Center
City Fresno, California
Attendance 5,425
Total gate $267,809

Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich took place January 29, 2016 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

The main event was a Welterweight fight between Paul Daley and Andy Uhrich.

The event was expected to be headlined by a welterweight bout between UFC veteran Josh Koscheck and Matt Secor. However Koscheck pulled out of the bout due to an injury. As a result, Paul Daley vs. Andy Uhrich was elevated to the main event

Also on the card Paul Bradley faced Chris Honeycutt in a rematch. Bradley and Honeycutt first squared off at Bellator 140, where their bout ended in a no contest in the second round due to an accidental clash of heads opening a cut on Bradley that forced a stoppage.

Results

Fight Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Paul Daley def. Andy Uhrich KO (punch) 1 2:00
Welterweight Paul Bradley def. Chris Honeycutt TKO (punches) 1 0:40
Lightweight Patricky Freire def. Ryan Couture KO (punch) 1 3:00
Heavyweight Tony Johnson def. Raphael Butler TKO (punches) 3 4:24
Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Featherweight Justin Smitley def. Art Arcienega Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Women's Flyweight Ilima MacFarlane def. Amber Tackett Submission (armbar) 1 2:09
Heavyweight Carl Seumanutafa def. Javy Ayala TKO (punches) 2 3:46
Postliminary Card (Dark Bouts)
Bantamweight Josh San Diego def. Paul Ruiz Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Flyweight Matt Perez def. Eugene Cancino Decision (split) 3 5:00
Featherweight Te Edwards def. Nick Bustamante KO 1 0:43
Light Heavyweight Jermaine McDermott def. Eric Huggins Submission (kimura) 1 1:53

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Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie[edit]

Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie
Information
Date February 19, 2016
Venue Toyota Center
City Houston, Texas

Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie took place February 19, 2016 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

The main event and co-main event of Bellator 149 were announced on the air during Bellator 145. President Scott Coker announced the main event fight would feature trilogy bout between combat sports legends Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie. Gracie initially beat Shamrock in fifty-seven seconds via rear-naked choke at their first meeting at UFC 1 in 1993. Subsequent to that bout, the duo fought to a thirty-six minute draw at UFC 5 in 1995.

The co-main event featured a heavyweight bout between former Miami-Dade County street fighters Kevin Ferguson, aka "Kimbo Slice" and Dhafir Harris, aka "Dada 5000"

Results

Fight Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Royce Gracie def. Ken Shamrock TKO (knee and punches) 1 2:22
Heavyweight Kimbo Slice def. DaDa 5000 KO (punches) 3 1:32
Lightweight Derek Campos def. Melvin Guillard TKO (punches) 2 0:32
Light Heavyweight Linton Vassell def. Emanuel Newton Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 29-27, 29-27) 3 5:00
Catchweight (150 lbs) Emmanuel Sanchez def. Daniel Pineda Decision (split) (28-29, 29-27, 29-28) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Middleweight Isaac Villanueva def. Richard Knepp TKO (punches) 1 0:42
Bantamweight Jeremy Mahon def. Davis Sylvester TKO (punches) 2 4:22
Featherweight Adrian Yanez def. Ryan Hollis Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight Jason Langellier def. Anthony Ivy Submission (brabo choke) 1 2:09
Heavyweight Justin Wren def. Juan Torres Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight Mike Trinh def. Joe Zamora Submission (armbar) 1 3:49
Middleweight Clovis Hancock def. Ruben Esparza Submission (rear naked choke) 3 1:26
Bantamweight Manny Lozoya def. Jake Norsworthy Submission (guillotine choke) 1 2:33
Postliminary Card (Dark Bouts)
Welterweight Charlie Ontiveros vs. James Christopherson
Bantamweight Leomana Martinez vs. Casey Jones
Flyweight Chris Soliz vs. Alex Macedo
Flyweight Jonathan Davis vs. Shawn Solis
Lightweight Hunter Scott-Gregg vs. Ricardo Deluque

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Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas[edit]

Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas
Information
Date February 26, 2016
Venue Kansas Star Casino
City Mulvane, Kansas

Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas will take place February 26, 2016 at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kansas. The event will air live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

The event is expected to be headlined by.A bantamweight title clash between Marcos Galvao and Eduardo Dantas.

the rematch was announced during the broadcast of Bellator 147. Bellator 150 will take place at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kan., and will also see David Rickels face Bobby Cooper.

The bantamweight title rematch was originally scheduled for Bellator 144, but was postponed when Dantas was forced to withdraw after suffering a rib injury in training. Dantas defeated Galvao via second-round knockout in their first meeting at Bellator 89 when “Dudu” was the promotion’s reigning 135-pound champ.


Official fight card

Fight Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Marcos Galvao (c) vs. Eduardo Dantas [a]
Heavyweight Cheick Kongo vs. Vinicius Queiroz
Lightweight David Rickels vs. Bobby Cooper
Middleweight Kendall Grove vs. Francisco France
Women's Flyweight Lena Ovchynnikova vs. Rebecca Ruth
Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Middleweight Gregory Babene vs. Trey Houston
Featherweight Gaston Reyno vs. Chuka Willis
Heavyweight Daniel Gallemore vs. Frederick Brown
Middleweight Chris Harris vs. Julian Marquez
Lightweight Marcio Navarro vs. Henry Lindsay
Featherweight Thai Clark vs. Deron Carlis
Welterweight Manny Meraz vs. Andre Fialho
Lightweight Jason Witt vs. Jonathan Gary
  1. Jump up ^ For the Bellator Bantamweight Championship.

[3]

Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell[edit]

Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell
Information
Date March 4, 2016
Venue WinStar World Casino
City Thackerville, Oklahoma

Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell will take place March 4, 2016 at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The event will air live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

The event is expected to be headlined by an Bantamweight bout between Former two-division champion Joe Warren and undefeated rising star Darrion Caldwell.

A former two-division champion, Warren has won six of his last seven fights in Bellator MMA. The 39-year-old last appeared at Bellator 143 on Sept. 25, when he captured a unanimous verdict against L.C. Davis. Warren owns notable triumphs over the likes of Eduardo Dantas, Marcos Galvao, Patricio Freire and Georgi Karakhanyan during his professional tenure.

Michael Page was originally scheduled to face Fernando Gonzalez at this event, but pulled out of the bout in early February 2016. He was replaced by Resurrection Fighting Alliance welterweight champion Gilbert Smith.[4]

The 27-year-old Caldwell is 8-0 in his burgeoning career, including five triumphs under the Bellator banner. In his last outing, the former NCAA national champion wrestler choked out Shawn Bunch inside of a round at Bellator 143.

Official fight card

Fight Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Joe Warren vs. Darrion Caldwell
Welterweight Fernando Gonzalez vs. Gilbert Smith
Featherweight Goiti Yamauchi vs. Bubba Jenkins
Bantamweight Joe Taimanglo vs. Sirwan Kakai
Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Featherweight Chris Jones vs. Ray Wood
Bantamweight Steve Garcia vs. Ricky Turcios
Welterweight Justin Patterson vs. Chance Rencountre
Featherweight Treston Thomison vs. Aaron Roberson
Welterweight Neiman Gracie vs. Roger Carroll
Middleweight Derek Palmer vs. Jermayne Barnes
Featherweight Shane Peterson vs. Stephen Banaszak

[5]

Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Primus[edit]

Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Primus
Information
Date April 16, 2016
Venue Pala Alpitour
City Torino, Italy

Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Primus will take place April 16, 2016 at the Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italy. The event will air on Spike TV.

Background

The event was announced in Paris by Bellator MMA President Scott Coker joined by Oktagon Kickboxing President Carlo Di Blasi a co-promoted event set to take place on April 16 at the Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italy.

The event will feature both Bellator MMA and Oktagon Kickboxing bouts, with the Bellator MMA portion airing in the United States on Spike TV.


Official fight card

Fight Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight Patricky Freire vs. Brent Primus
Light Heavyweight Alessio Sakara vs. Brian Rogers
Featherweight A.J. McKee vs. Danilo Belluardo
Welterweight Daniele Miceli vs. Filip Kotarlic
Women's Flyweight Anastasia Yankova vs. TBD
Oktagon Kickboxing bouts
Lightweight (Kickboxing) Giorgio Petrosyan vs. Enriko Gogokhia
Welterweight (Kickboxing) Raymond Daniels vs. TBD
Middleweight (Kickboxing) Melvin Manhoef vs. Alexandru Negrea
Featherweight (Kickboxing) Kevin Ross vs. TBD

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Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson[edit]

Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson
Information
Date April 22, 2016
Venue Mohegan Sun Arena
City Uncasville, Connecticut

Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson will take place April 22, 2016 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event will air live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

The event is expected to be headlined by a Welterweight Championship match between current champion Andrey Koreshkov and former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Benson Henderson. The 32-year-old Henderson recently ended a 14-fight run with the UFC by signing a multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA. A longtime 155-pounder, Henderson recorded back-to-back wins as a welterweight in 2015.

Official fight card

Fight Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Andrey Koreshkov (c) vs. Benson Henderson [a]
Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Middleweight Tim Caron vs. Justin Sumter
  1. Jump up ^ For the Bellator Welterweight Championship.

[7]

Bellator 154: Davis vs. King Mo[edit]

Bellator 154: Davis vs. King Mo
Information
Date May 20, 2016
Venue SAP Center
City San Jose, California


Official fight card

Fight Card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight King Mo vs. Phil Davis
Lightweight Josh Thomson vs. Michael Chandler

[8]

References[edit]

  1. Jump up ^ "Bellator 148: Koscheck vs. Secor". bellator.spike.com. 2016-01-29. 
  2. Jump up ^ "Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie". bellator.spike.com. 2016-02-19. 
  3. Jump up ^ "Bellator 150: Galvao vs. Dantas". bellator.spike.com. 2016-02-26. 
  4. Jump up ^ Bohn, Michael (2016-02-09). "Michael Page out of Bellator 151, RFA champ Gilbert Smith in vs. Fernando Gonzalez". MMAjunkie.com. 
  5. Jump up ^ "Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell". bellator.spike.com. 2016-03-04. 
  6. Jump up ^ "Bellator 152: Sakara vs. Rogers". bellator.spike.com. 2016-04-16. 
  7. Jump up ^ "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson". bellator.spike.com. 2016-04-22. 
  8. Jump up ^ "Bellator 154: Davis vs. King Mo". bellator.spike.com. 2016-05-14. 
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