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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welterweight Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify th ...

and

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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

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

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. 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. B ...

, 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 Ferrid Kheder (born 3 March 1975) is a retired French judo Olympian who placed seventh at the Olympic Games in Sydney(2000) and a former professional mixed martial artist who fought from 2004 to 2013. Judo career Kheder began training judo ...

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

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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 Lei ...

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

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. 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 Monroe (historically french: Poste-du-Ouachita) is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and parish seat of Ouachita Parish. With a 2020 census-tabulated population of 47,702, it is the principal city of the Monroe metropolita ...

. 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 Tac ...

. 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 t ...

. 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

. 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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. 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 co ...

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

Fourth Street Live! Fourth Street Live! is a entertainment and retail complex located on 4th Street, between Liberty and Muhammad Ali Boulevard, in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky. It is owned and was developed by the Cordish Company; it was designed by Louisville arch ...

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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

. 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 an ...

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 Champio ...

: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 Lynn Alvarez (born September 6, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist. She competes in the strawweight division for Invicta FC and has competed for Bellator. Mixed martial arts record , - , Loss , align=center, 6–5 , JJ Aldrich , ...

: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 compe ...

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.

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: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 also ...

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 H ...

: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

. 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 Aleksei Alexeyevich Oleinik (born June 25, 1977, as Oleksíy Oleksíyovych Olíynyk) is a Russian mixed martial artist and combat sambo fighter who fought for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, competing in their heavyweight division. He beg ...

: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 Aisling Daly ( ; born 24 December 1987) is a retired Irish female professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the UFC women's strawweight division. Daly had been a professional MMA competitor since 2007. Daly is well known for her ...

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 artist, who competed in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2007, Bears has formerly competed for Bellator, Strikeforce, Titan Fighting Championships and M-1 Globa ...

: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 Steven Timothy Peterson (born May 29, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist. Peterson currently competes in the Featherweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2010, Peterson ha ...

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

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. 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 re ...

. 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 expansion ...

, 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 Ed ...

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 t ...

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 ...

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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. 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 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 ...

, 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 Jason Guida (born August 4, 1977) is a former American professional mixed martial artist who last competed for Bellator. A professional competitor from 2003 until 2014, he also fought for EliteXC, the WEC, KSW, Adrenaline MMA and World Extrem ...

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.

:Grove defeated Oleinik via TKO (punches) at 0:45 of round 1. *Middleweight bout: Matt Major vs. Brett Cooper :Cooper defeated Major via TKO (punches) at 1:27 of round 2. Local Feature Fights *Catchweight (215 lb) bout: Justin Lemke vs.

: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 Brent Weedman (born February 10, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist who has competed in Bellator's Welterweight division. He has competed in several Bellator Tournaments, including the: Bellator Season Four Welterweight Tournamen ...

: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 Jeremy Graham Horn (born August 25, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist. Horn is best known for fighting in smaller American promotions, he has also competed in some of the premiere mixed martial arts organizations around the world, inclu ...

vs. 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:

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vs. Josh Clark :Troyer defeated Clark via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). *Heavyweight bout: Ron Sparks vs. Greg Maynard :Sparks defeated Maynard via KO (punch) at 0:50 of round 1. *Featherweight bout: T.J. Barber vs. B.J. Ferguson :Ferguson defeated Barber via submission (armbar) in round 2. *Middleweight bout: Mike Fleniken vs.

Jeremiah Riggs Jeremiah Riggs (born December 12, 1982) is an American professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight and middleweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Riggs has made a name for himself mainly ...

: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 L'Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles is a casino hotel in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment. L'Auberge employs over 2,400 people, and has nearly 1,000 hotel rooms. It regularl ...

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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. Background A previously announced fight between

Ricco Rodriguez Ricco Rodriguez (born August 19, 1977) is an American semi-retired mixed martial artist currently competing in the heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 1999, he has competed for the UFC, PRIDE Fighting Championships, EliteXC, I ...

and Dave Herman, was scrapped from this card due to Rodriguez suffering a knee injury. Michal Kita served as Rodriguez's replacement. Results Main Card *Women's (115 lb) Semifinal bout:

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 (born May 10, 1974) is a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the welterweight division. A student of former Shooto competitor Noboru Asahi, he has competed in Shooto, Cage Force, and the UFC. On December 1, 2007, he became the first Cage ...

vs.

Chris Lozano Chris Lozano (born September 14, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. A professional since 2008, he has fought for Bellator, and was a competitor on Fight Master: Bellator MMA. Background Lozano began wrestling w ...

: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 Mark Holata (born August 25, 1982) is an People of the United States, American former mixed martial artist. A professional from 2007 until 2014, he is best known for his appearances in Bellator MMA, Bellator. Background Holata was born in Clarem ...

vs.

Shawn Jordan Shawn Martin Jordan (born October 24, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the Professional Fighters League's Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2009, Jordan has also formerly competed for ...

:Holata defeated Jordan via KO (punch) at 1:13 of round 1. *Lightweight bout: John Harris vs. Kyle Miers :Harris defeated Miers via submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 0:49 of round 2. *Middleweight bout: Tim Ruberg vs. Aaron Davis :Ruberg defeated Davis via submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:44 of round 2. *Heavyweight bout: Dave Herman vs. Michał Kita :Herman defeated Kita via submission (Omoplata) at 3:16 of round 1. *Catchweight (165 lb) bout: Scott Stapp vs.

Michael Chandler Michael Chandler (born April 24, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2009, Chandler first gained n ...

: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

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

vs.

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

Bellator Heavyweight Champion Bellator MMA (formerly known as "Bellator Fighting Championships") is an American mixed martial arts promotion, and the following is a history of its champions in each weight class. At the time of its inception in 2008, CEO Bjorn Rebney founded ...

. *Bantamweight Tournament Final:

vs. Ed West :Makovsky defeated West by unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, 49–46) to become the first Bellator Bantamweight Champion. *Welterweight bout:

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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.

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

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

Jared Downing Jared Downing (born July 12, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist. A professional since 2009, he has fought in Bellator, Shark Fights, and the Resurrection Fighting Alliance. Mixed martial arts career Early career Downing started his prof ...

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 The Liacouras Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose venue which opened in 1997 and was originally named "''The Apollo of Temple''". The arena was renamed in 2000 for Temple University President, Peter J. Liacouras. It is part of a $107 mill ...

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. 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. Curran injured himself during training so Alvarez instead fought

Roger Huerta Roger Huerta (born May 20, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting in the lightweight division. He initially gained exposure by competing in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Bellator Fighting Cha ...

in a non-title fight.

Wilson Reis Wilson Reis Monte Alto Gonçalves (born January 6, 1985, in Januária) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division. Reis is the former EliteXC Bantamweight Champion and has also competed for UFC, Bellator, ShoXC a ...

vs.

Deividas Taurosevičius Deividas Taurosevičius (born August 28, 1977) is a Lithuanian retired mixed martial artist who last competed in the Featherweight division. A professional competitor from 2002 until 2013, he competed for the WEC, Bellator, the Cage Fury Fighti ...

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.

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

Ben Askren Benjamin Michael Askren (born July 18, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist and amateur wrestler. Askren was the former Bellator and ONE Welterweight Champion, remaining undefeated for over a decade before competing in ...

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

Bellator Welterweight Champion Bellator MMA (formerly known as "Bellator Fighting Championships") is an American mixed martial arts promotion, and the following is a history of its champions in each weight class. At the time of its inception in 2008, CEO Bjorn Rebney founded ...

. *Welterweight bout:

Rick Hawn Rick Hawn (born September 15, 1976) is a former Olympic judoka and professional mixed martial artist. A professional MMA fighter from 2009 - 2015, Hawn most notably competed for Bellator MMA, where he won the Bellator Season 6 Lightweight Tourn ...

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:

vs.

:Reis defeated Taurosevičius via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28). *Light Heavyweight bout: Jamal Patterson vs.

Tim Carpenter Timothy W. Carpenter (born February 24, 1960) is an American politician and Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing the 3rd Senate district since 2003. He previously served 18 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly (1985&n ...

:Carpenter defeated Patterson via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28). *Catchweight (159 lbs) bout:

Luiz Azeredo Luiz Azeredo (born 10 June 1976) is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He fought in the PRIDE Fighting Championships and Cage Rage. Mixed martial arts career On 22 November 2008 he participated in Shoot Boxing World Tournament 2008, whe ...

vs. Edward Guedes :Azeredo defeated Guedes via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). *Featherweight bout: Kenny Foster vs.

Lester Caslow Lester Caslow (born July 10, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division. Mixed martial arts career Early career Before making his professional debut, Caslow held an amateur record of 1-0. In a sp ...

: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

. 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 * Middleweight Championship bout:

Alexander Shlemenko Alexander Pavlovich Shlemenko (russian: Александр Павлович Шлеменко, born 20 May 1984) is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting in the Middleweight (MMA), Middleweight division. He is most notable for fighti ...

: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 Bellator Women's Champion. *Middleweight bout: Mike Bernhard vs.

Dragan Tešanović Dragan Tešanović ( sr-Cyrl, Драган Тешановић, born September 2, 1985) is a Serbian retired mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Tešanović mostly ...

:Bernhard defeated Tešanović via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28). *Light Heavyweight bout:

Raphael Davis Raphael Davis (born September 1, 1976) is an American mixed martial artist who has fought for Bellator FC and M-1 Global. MMA career Early career and M-1 Challenge Davis started his career in 2006, fighting mainly for Californian organizations ...

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 Daniel John Cramer (born October 31, 1985) is an American retired mixed martial artist. A professional from 2009 until 2014, Cramer made his professional debut with the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) and was a competitor on SpikeTV's '' T ...

: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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