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

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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'' was a

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at the

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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

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and its regional sports network affiliates. Janne Tulirinta was originally set to fight

Carey Vanier Carey D. Vanier Sr. (born August 3, 1981) is a Guyanese-American mixed martial arts fighter. He previously fought for Bellator Fighting Championships in the lightweight division. He also took part in the season two tournament held by Bellator. ...

, however, Tulirinta was forced out of the bout because of visa issues.

Joe Duarte Joe Duarte (born August 4, 1983) is a retired professional mixed martial arts champion and investor from Guam, and is of native Chamorro descent. He currently trains at The Arena Mixed Martial Arts gym in San Diego, California. Early life Dua ...

was his replacement. Results

Bellator 14

''Bellator 14'' was a

event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at the

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. 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

and its regional sports network affiliates. Originally, Imada was set to fight Ferrid Kheder at

Bellator 15 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 m ...

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 Patricio in Spanish, or Patrício in Portuguese, is a male given name equivalent to Patrick in English. The Spanish name is pronounced with the stress on the same first i as Portuguese, but an accent is not needed because this follows normal ru ...

and William Romero was moved to Bellator 15. A bout between Jonatas Novaes and

Daniel Mason-Straus Daniel Mason-Straus (born July 27, 1984), is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division. He previously competed in Bellator MMA, where he is the former two-time Bellator Featherweight Champion ...

was canceled due to an undisclosed illness. Results

Bellator 15

''Bellator 15'' was a

event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took take place on Thursday, April 22, 2010 in

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. The event was distributed live in prime time by

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 Sean Ian Pierson (born March 10, 1976) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist. A professional from 1999 until 2013, he fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Bellator. Background Pierson began wrestling in the fourth grade ...

, but a back injury forced Pierson out of the bout.

Tyler Stinson Tyler Stinson (born January 17, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, who most recently competed in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, Stinson has also formerly competed for Bellator MM ...

was his replacement.

Jim Wallhead Jim Wallhead (born 14 March 1984) is an English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Welterweight division. He has competed for BAMMA, Bellator, and M-1 Challenge and the UFC . Wallhead is a member of Team Rough House and Le ...

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

Bellator 16

''Bellator 16'' was a

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

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

Bellator 17

''Bellator 17'' was a

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

and its regional sports network affiliates. Results

Bellator 18

''Bellator 18'' was a

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

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 Paulo Fernando de Souza Leite Filho, better known as simply Paulo Filho (; born May 24, 1978), is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist who last competed in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor from 2000 until 2014, Fil ...

in a non-title bout, but Filho pulled out of the bout and was replaced by

Jay Silva Jay Silva (born May 25, 1981) is an Angolan-born American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2008, Silva has also formerly competed for the UFC, Bellator, the MFC, KSW, and T ...

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

Bellator 19

''Bellator 19'' was a

event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at Verizon Theater in

Grand Prairie, Texas Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Tarrant, and Ellis counties of Texas, in the United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It had a population of 175,396 according to the 2010 census, making it ...

. The event was distributed live in prime time by

and its regional sports network affiliates. Results

Bellator 20

''Bellator 20'' was a

event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at the

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. The event was distributed live in prime time by

and its regional sports network affiliates. Background The bout between

Eddie Sanchez Eduardo Arturo Sanchez (born November 4, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the Heavyweight division. A professional since 2004, he has competed for the UFC, Bellator, Titan FC, Final Fight Championship ...

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 A catchweight is a term used in combat sports, such as boxing or mixed martial arts, to describe a weight limit that does not adhere to the traditional limits for weight classes. In boxing, a catchweight is negotiated prior to weigh-ins, which are ...

bouts after Brian Melancon and Andrew Chappelle failed to make weight. Results

Bellator 21

''Bellator 21'' was a

event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, June 10, 2010 at

in Hollywood, Florida. The event was distributed live in prime time by

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 Edward "Eddie" Alvarez (born January 11, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Lightweight (170 lb) division of ONE Championship. He also formerly competed in the UFC and Bellator MMA, winning world titles ...

sometime during season 3. Results

Bellator 22

''Bellator 22'' was a

event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, June 17, 2010 at

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in Kansas City, Missouri. The event was distributed live in prime time by

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 Lyman Merrill Good (born May 26, 1985), also known as "American Cyborg", is an American mixed martial artist. He is perhaps best known for his time spent with Bellator, where he was the inaugural Bellator Welterweight Champion. Good currently c ...

sometime during season three. Results

Bellator 23

''Bellator 23'' was a

event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at

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. The event was distributed live in primetime by

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 Joseph Angel Soto (born March 22, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2006, Soto has also form ...

and

Hector Lombard In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense o ...

, 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

Tournaments

Middleweight Tournament Bracket

Welterweight Tournament Bracket

Lightweight Tournament Bracket

Featherweight Tournament Bracket

Bellator 24

''Bellator 24'' was a

event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, August 12, 2010 at the

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:

vs.

Herbert Goodman Herbert Goodman (born August 31, 1977) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist and former NFL running back for the Green Bay Packers. A professional competitor from 2007 until 2011, Goodman competed for Bellator, M-1 Global and ...

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

vs.

Neil Grove Neil Grove (born 18 January 1971) is a South African-English Heavyweight professional mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2006, Grove has competed for the UFC, Bellator Cage Rage, UCMMA, and the SFL. Background Originally ...

:Grove def. Sanchez via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 1:32 of round 1. *Women's (115 lb) Quarterfinal:

Megumi Fujii Megumi Fujii (藤井恵 ''Fujii Megumi'', born April 26, 1974) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist. Biography Fujii started Judo at the age of 3 due to her father's influence and continued Judo at Shukugawa Gakuin Junior High School a ...

vs.

Carla Esparza Carla Kristen Esparza (born October 10, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in which she is a former two-time UFC Women's Strawweight Cham ...

:Fujii defeated Esparza via submission (armbar) at 0:57 of round 2. *Women's (115 lb) Quarterfinal:

Jessica Aguilar Jessica Aguilar (born May 8, 1982) is a Mexican-American mixed martial artist who competes in RIZIN. At the time of her voluntary departure from World Series of Fighting, she was the reigning WSOF Women's Strawweight Champion. Aguilar previously ...

vs. Lynn Alvarez :Aguilar defeated Alvarez via submission (arm triangle choke) at 4:01 of round 1. Local Feature Fights *Lightweight bout:

Yves Edwards Yves Ed'duvill Edwards (born September 30, 1976) is a Bahamian retired mixed martial artist, who is best known for competing in the UFC's Lightweight division, fighting 21 times in the promotion. A professional competitor since 1997, he also com ...

vs.

Luis Palomino Luis Vicente Palomino (born October 9, 1980) is a Peruvian-American mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle fighter who is the current Lightweight and Welterweight champion for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, making him the first “double c ...

: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'' was a

event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. This event took place on August 19, 2010 at the

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. The card featured tournament fights in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by

and its regional sports network affiliates. In Japan, the event was distributed with a short delay by

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. 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 Brad Lavale Blackburn Jr. (born May 25, 1977) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2000 until 2011, he fought for the UFC, Bellator, the Maximum Fighting Championship, and the Seattle Tiger Sharks of the now defunct ...

vs.

Dan Hornbuckle Dan Hornbuckle (born December 26, 1980) is a former American mixed martial artist and a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee tribe. A professional since 2006, Hornbuckle has competed for Bellator, Legacy FC, World Victory Road, and DEEP. ...

: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 Minnesota Golden Gophers Cole Konrad (born April 2, 1984) is an American retired mixed martial arts fighter. Konrad won a gold medal at the 2005 Pan-American Championships. He won the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, NCA ...

vs. Rogent Lloret :Konrad defeated Lloret via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). *Heavyweight Quarterfinal:

Damian Grabowski Damian Grabowski (born May 12, 1980) is a Polish mixed martial artist who last competed in 2019. A professional since 2007, he has fought in the UFC, Bellator, Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), and M-1 Global. Biography Grabowski is a multiple Bra ...

vs. Scott Barrett :Grabowski defeated Barrett via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). *Women's (115 lb) Quarterfinal:

Jessica Penne Jessica Marie Penne (born January 30, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist. Penne currently competes in the Women's Strawweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). She was the first Invicta FC Atomweight Cha ...

vs.

Zoila Gurgel ''Zoila'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose o ...

:Gurgel defeated Pene via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). Local Feature Fights *Catchweight (177 lbs) bout:

Shonie Carter Mearion Shonie Bickhem III (born May 3, 1972), better known as Shonie Carter, is an American mixed martial artist. He is a former WEC Welterweight Champion, a UFC veteran, and a contestant on ''The Ultimate Fighter 4'' reality show. He has als ...

vs. Torrance Taylor :Taylor defeated Carter via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27). *Welterweight bout:

Brian Gassaway Brian Gassaway (August 7, 1972 – October 17, 2021) was an American mixed martial artist who last competed in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor from 1996 until 2010, he competed for the UFC, Bellator, the WEC, King of ...

vs.

Kevin Knabjian Kevin Knabjian (born July 5, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist of Armenian descent. A professional from 2003 until 2012, he competed for the UFC and the WEC. Mixed martial arts career Knabjian went to Eastern Illinois University ...

:Gassaway defeated Knabjian via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28). *Welterweight bout:

John Kolosci John Kolosci (born November 26, 1974) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2003 until 2011, he competed for the UFC, Bellator, Strikeforce, the XFC, and was a competitor on ''The Ultimate Fighter'', fighting for Team ...

vs.

Kenny Robertson Kenneth Duane Robertson (born February 14, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist. A professional mixed martial artist since 2008, he has also competed for the UFC and Bellator. Before MMA In high school he wrestled for Metamora Township ...

: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'' was a

event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, August 26, 2010 at

in Kansas City, Missouri. The card featured tournament fights in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by

and its regional sports network affiliates. Background

Rory Markham Rory is a given name of Gaelic origin. It is an anglicisation of the ga, Ruairí/''Ruaidhrí'' and gd, Ruairidh and is common to the Irish, Highland Scots and their diasporas. for the given name "Rory". The meaning of the name is "red king", ...

was scheduled to fight Steve Carl, however Markham was not medically cleared.

took his place. Results Main Card *Catchweight (175 lb) bout:

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 Zacharry "Zak" Michael Cummings (born August 2, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist, who currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2007, he has also formerly comp ...

vs.

Rudy Bears Rudy Bears is a former American professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist, who competed in the Welterweight (MMA), Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2007, Bears has formerly competed for Bellator MMA, Bellator, St ...

:Cummings defeated Bears via submission (D'arce choke) at 1:27 of round 1. *Featherweight bout: Brian Davidson vs.

Kevin Croom Kevin Michael Croom (born July 15, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. A professional since 2009, he has fought in the UFC, Bellator, Titan FC, the RFA, the LFA, and CES MMA. Mixed martia ...

: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'' was a

event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at

. The card featured tournament fights in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by

and its regional sports network affiliates. Results Main Card * Featherweight Championship bout:

(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 Ulysses Gomez (Los Angeles, May 25, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the flyweight and bantamweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Gomez has mostly fought in PFC and Tachi Palace Fights and is also k ...

:Gomez defeated Reddinger via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28). *Bantamweight Quarterfinal:

Zach Makovsky Zachary Paul "Zach" Makovsky (born April 19, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the flyweight division of the Brave Combat Federation. He has competed in EliteXC, ShoXC, Bellator, and Ultimate Fighting Championshi ...

vs.

Nick Mamalis Nick Mamalis (born 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Bantamweight division. A professional competitor since 2006, he has competed for Bellator and Absolute Championship Berkut. Background Born and raise ...

: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 Andrew Brandon Craig (born January 15, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2010, he has also competed for Bellat ...

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'' was a

event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at

Mahalia Jackson Theater The Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts is a theater located in Louis Armstrong Park in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was named after gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, who was born in New Orleans. The theater reopened in January 2009, after ...

New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

. The event was distributed live in prime time by

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 Alvin Leavon Robinson (born July 16, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently fighting as a lightweight for the Bellator Fighting Championships. He is a former Ring of Fire lightweight champion. He holds a professional r ...

. 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 The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. Since 1975, the te ...

and the

Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansi ...

, 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 Richard Thomas Clementi (born March 31, 1977) is a former American mixed martial artist. Clementi has fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championships, Bellator, K-1 Hero's DREAM, King of the Cage, and Titan FC. Background Clementi was born in ...

vs.

: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 Matthew Peter Horwich (born October 2, 1978) is an American mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2003, Horwich has fought in BAMMA, Strikeforce, Bellator, the UFC, and for ...

vs.

Eric Schambari Eric Schambari (born April 22, 1978) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, Schambari has most notably fought in World Extreme Cagefighting and was a s ...

:Schambari defeated Horwich via split decision (30–27, 28–29, 30–27). *Featherweight bout:

Georgi Karakhanyan Georgi Karakhanyan is a Russian-born Armenian-American professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Lightweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional competitor since 2006, Karakhanyan has also formerly competed for the ...

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'' was a

event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at

The Rave The Rave/Eagles Club (commonly known as simply The Rave, formerly known as the Eagles Club and Central Park Athletic Club and Entertainment Center or commonly Central Park Ballroom) is a concert venue and landmark in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Divi ...

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at th ...

. The card featured tournament fights in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by

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 Jameel Badih Massouh (born September 12, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2005 until 2011, he fought in the WEC, Bellator, Pancrase, and King of the Cage. Mixed martial arts career Early career After making ...

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

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:

vs.

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

vs.

:Konrad defeated Grabowski via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27). *Heavyweight Semifinal:

vs. Alexey Oleinik :Grove defeated Oleinik via TKO (punches) at 0:45 of round 1. *Middleweight bout: Matt Major vs. Brett Cooper (fighter), 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'' was a

event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, September 23, 2010, at

. The card featured tournament fights in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by

and its regional sports network affiliates. Background Bryan Goldsby replaced

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 (fighter), Bryan Baker :Baker defeated Horn via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28). *Bantamweight Semifinal bout: Bryan Goldsby vs.

: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 (fighter), John Troyer vs. Josh Clark :Troyer defeated Clark via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). *Heavyweight bout: Ron Sparks (fighter), 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'' was a

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

and its regional sports network affiliates. Background A previously announced fight between Ricco Rodriguez and Dave Herman (fighter), 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:

vs.

:Gurgel defeated Aguilar via split decision (30–27, 27–30, 30–27). *Women's (115 lb) Semifinal bout:

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 (fighter), 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'' was a

event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, October 14, 2010 at

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

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 16, Bellator XVI, Bellator 22, Bellator XXII and Bellator 26, Bellator XXVI have also been held at this venue. The event hosted bouts to crown the first Bellator List of Bellator champions, Heavyweight and Bantamweight Champions. Results Main Card *Heavyweight Tournament Final:

vs.

:Konrad defeated Grove via submission (americana) at 4:45 of round 1 to become the first List of Bellator champions#Heavyweight Championship, Bellator Heavyweight Champion. *Bantamweight Tournament Final:

vs. Ed West :Makovsky defeated West by unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) to become the first List of Bellator champions#Bantamweight Championship, Bellator Bantamweight Champion. *Welterweight bout: Ryan Thomas (fighter), Ryan Thomas vs.

: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 (fighter), Michael Chandler :Chandler defeated Page via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:57 of round 1. Local Feature Fights *Featherweight bout: Ryan Roberts (mixed martial artist), Ryan Roberts vs. Eric Marriott :Marriott defeated Roberts via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27). *Catchweight (180 lbs) bout: Chad Reiner vs.

: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'' was a

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

and its regional sports network affiliates. Background The main event was supposed to feature

defending his lightweight title against season two's lightweight tournament winner, Pat Curran (fighter), 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:

vs. Roger Huerta :Alvarez defeated Huerta via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of round 2. *List of Bellator champions#Welterweight Championship, Welterweight Championship bout:

(c) vs. Ben Askren :Askren defeated Good via unanimous decision (49–46, 48–47, 50–45) to become the new List of Bellator champions#Welterweight Championship, 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 (fighter), 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'' was a

event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, October 28, 2010 at

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

defending his middleweight title. The event was distributed live in prime time by

and its regional sports network affiliates. Results Main Card *List of Bellator champions#Middleweight Championship, Middleweight Championship bout:

(c) vs. Alexander Shlemenko :Lombard defeats Shlemenko by unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 49–46). *Women's (115 lb) Tournament Final:

vs.

:Gurgel defeated Fujii via split decision (48–47, 47–48, 49–46) to become the List of Bellator champions#Women.27s 115 lb Championship, 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

Bantamweight Tournament Bracket

Women's Flyweight Tournament Bracket

References

External links

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