2012 in Bellator MMA was the sixth installment of the

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, which began on March 9, 2012. The sixth season of Bellator was originally scheduled to begin on March 2, 2012. However, the debut was pushed back a week so it began with the show on March 9, 2012.

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tournaments were held in five

weight classes Weight classes are divisions of competition used to match competitors against others of their own size. Weight classes are used in a variety of sports, especially combat sports (such as boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and wrestling). Altern ...

, including the bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions.

Bellator 60

''Bellator 60'' took place on March 9, 2012 at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. The event was distributed live in prime time by

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. Background Bellator 60 was expected to take place on March 2, but the season opener was pushed back one week.

Wagnney Fabiano Wagnney Silva Fabiano-Santos (born July 14, 1975) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is best known for fighting in the WEC, as well as for the Toronto Dragons of the International Fight League and is the former IFL Featherweight Champion. ...

was originally scheduled to face

Ronnie Mann Ronnie Mann (born 12 October 1986) is an English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2003, Mann has mostly fought in England and Japan. Mann is a veteran of the form ...

in the opening round of the Featherweight tournament; however, on March 1, 2012, Fabiano pulled out of the bout and was replaced by

Mike Corey Mike Corey (born March 8, 1984) is an American former mixed martial artist. A professional from 2005 until 2014, he fought in the IFL and the World Series of Fighting. Biography A high-school wrestler, Corey joined the Marines and started MMA tr ...

Genair da Silva Genair Martins da Silva Junior (born December 26, 1983) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in Bellator Fighting Championships' featherweight division. Biography Early life and mixed martial arts career Genair was born in Rio de Ja ...

was originally scheduled to face

Alexandre Bezerra Alexandre Bezerra (born 25 September 1987) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight division. Mixed martial arts career Early career Bezerra made his professional MMA debut in July 2008. He quickly established an ...

in the opening round of the Featherweight tournament; however, after weigh-in issues, da Silva was forced to pull out of the bout. He was replaced by Kenny Foster who was set to fight Bobby Reardanz on the undercard of this event. Results

Bellator 61

''Bellator 61'' took place on March 16, 2012 at Horseshoe Riverdome in Bossier City, Louisiana. The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background The event was to feature the rematch between season-five heavyweight tournament finalists

Eric Prindle Eric Prindle (born August 30, 1976) is an American Heavyweight mixed martial artist who last competed in 2018. A professional competitor since 2008 he has fought in Bellator MMA and Pancrase, and was the Bellator Season Five Heavyweight Tourname ...

and

Thiago Santos Thiago Santos de Lima (born January 7, 1984) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently signed to the Professional Fighters League (PFL), competing in the light heavyweight division. Prior to signing with the PFL, Santos competed for the Ult ...

. Prindle and Santos met in the finals of Bellator's season-five heavyweight tourney, but the bout was ruled a no-contest when Santos inexplicably kicked a downed Prindle in the groin. However, on March 15, Bellator announced the fight had been pushed back a week to Bellator 62 due to Prindle having "flu-like symptoms." This event marked the first time that

aired in

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. Results

Bellator 62

''Bellator 62'' took place on March 23, 2012 at Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas. The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background The event hosted the opening round of Bellator's Season Six Lightweight Tournament.

and

were supposed to have their rematch of the Season Five Heavyweight Tournament Final on this card, after having been delayed a week from Bellator 61. Santos, however, failed to make weight and the bout was cancelled, and Prindle was awarded the tournament win by default. A scheduled fight between

Cosmo Alexandre Cosmo Alexandre Moreira da Rocha (born 24 April 1982 in São Vicente, São Paulo) is a Brazilian professional kickboxer, boxer, and mixed martial artist. He is a former It's Showtime 77MAX World Champion, WMC Intercontinental and WPMF World ...

and Oscar de la Parra was also scrapped. Results

Bellator 63

''Bellator 63'' took place on March 30, 2012 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background The event hosted the opening round of Bellator's Season Six Welterweight Tournament. War Machine was expected to fight

Karl Amoussou Karl Amoussou (born November 21, 1985) is a French-German professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Welterweight division of Cage Warriors, where he is the current Welterweight Champion. A professional competitor since ...

in the opening round of the welterweight tournament. However, War Machine was sentenced to a year in prison and was forced out of the bout and the tournament. Brian Foster was scheduled to face

David Rickels David Rickels (born January 5, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle fighter who is currently competing in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. A professional since 2010, he is a 23-fight veteran of the Bellat ...

in the opening round of the welterweight tournament, but was not medically cleared for the event. Stepping in to fight Rickels was newcomer Jordan Smith. Results

Bellator 64

''Bellator 64'' took place on April 6, 2012 at Caesar's Windsor in Windsor, Ontario. The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background The event hosted two of the opening round bouts of Bellator's Season Six Bantamweight Tournament. Results

Bellator 65

''Bellator 65'' took place on April 13, 2012 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background Heavyweight champion

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 ...

was originally slated to defend his title against

at this event. The fight, however, was moved to Bellator 70. Results

Bellator 66

''Bellator 66'' took place on April 20, 2012 at

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in Cleveland, Ohio. The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background NAAFS women's champion

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 ...

was originally scheduled to face Jessica Eye on this card. Daly withdrew from the bout due to an ear infection and was replaced by Anita Rodriguez. Bruno Santos was originally scheduled to face Brian Rogers in a Middleweight tournament semifinal bout; however, on April 16, 2012, it was revealed that Santos had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury and was replaced by Bellator newcomer Andreas Spang. Tyler Combs and

Jason Dent Jason William Dent (born June 12, 1980) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional from 2003 until 2012, he fought in the UFC, King of the Cage, and was a competitor on SpikeTV's '' The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United K ...

were originally announced to face each other in a lightweight bout. Nevertheless, the fight did not materialize. Results

Bellator 67

''Bellator 67'' took place on May 4, 2012 at

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in Rama, Ontario, Canada. The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background Bellator Lightweight champion,

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 ...

, competed in a non-title "Super Fight" against PRIDE, UFC, and DREAM veteran,

Akihiro Gono (born October 7, 1974) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 1994, he is best known for his clever and deceptive fighting style, and for his flashy ring entrances. Gon ...

, at this event. Results

Bellator 68

''Bellator 68'' took place on May 11, 2012 at Caesars Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background

Kurt Pellegrino Kurt Joseph Pellegrino (born May 7, 1979) is an American retired mixed martial artist. He competed in the lightweight division for Bellator Fighting Championships and Ultimate Fighting Championship. Early life Pellegrino wrestled for Point Pleasa ...

was scheduled to fight

Marcin Held Marcin Held (born January 18, 1992) is a Polish mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. He formerly competed in the Lightweight division of the Absolute Championship Berkut, Professional Fighters League, a ...

at this event. However, on March 13, Pellegrino suffered a knee injury and was forced to pull out of the bout.

Phillipe Nover Phillipe J. Nover (born February 3, 1984), is a retired American mixed martial artist. He is best known for making it to the finals of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. He is a former Ring of Combat lightweight champion. Early li ...

had stepped in as Pellegrino's replacement, but was eventually replaced by Bellator newcomer Derrick Kennington. Eddie Fyvie and

Jeff Lentz ''The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck'' is the twelfth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series ''The Ultimate Fighter''. The UFC and Spike TV held open tryouts on April 1, 2010, in Charlot ...

were originally scheduled to compete in a featherweight bout; however, the fight did not materialize.

Marius Žaromskis Marius Žaromskis (born July 30, 1980) is a Lithuanian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2000, Zaromskis has formerly competed for Strikeforce, Cage Rage, Bell ...

versus

Waachiim Spiritwolf Waachiim Spiritwolf is a Native American professional mixed martial artist who last competed in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since from 2006 until 2015, he competed for King of the Cage, Tachi Palace Fights, Bellator, an ...

was originally going to be contested at welterweight; however, Spiritwolf failed to make the 171 pounds cut off allowance and the fight was changed to a catchweight bout at 172 pounds. A catchweight bout at 230 pounds between

Carmelo Marrero Carmelo Marrero (born January 26, 1981) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight divisions. He has competed for the UFC, WEC, Bellator Fighting Championships, the IFL, and the ...

and

Seth Petruzelli Seth Christopher Petruzelli (born December 3, 1979) is an American retired mixed martial artist, kickboxer, professional wrestler and entrepreneur. Petruzelli competed in the Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight divisions for the UFC, WEC, Eli ...

was cancelled the day of the show due to an illness by Petruzelli. Results

Bellator 69

''Bellator 69'' took place on May 18, 2012 at the L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in

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. The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background This event held the finals of the Season Six Middleweight tournament. Heavyweights Ron Sparks and Kevin Asplund were to compete in a tournament eliminator bout for a spot in the Bellator Season Seven Heavyweight tournament. However, the bout was cancelled the day of the show due to Sparks feeling ill. With

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leaving for the

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, the Middleweight title was vacated. On April 25, 2012, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney announced that the winner of the Middleweight tournament finale between

Maiquel Falcão Maiquel José Falcão Gonçalves (8 March 1981 – 23 January 2022) was a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Light Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2004, Falcão was perhaps best known for his ...

and

Andreas Spang Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The name ...

will face

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 ...

to crown the company's new Middleweight champion. Results

Bellator 70

''Bellator 70'' took place on May 25, 2012 at the Orleans Convention Center in

New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
Merriam-Webster. ; french: La Nouvelle-Orléans , es, Nuev ...

. The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background Heavyweight champion

was originally slated to defend his title against

at Bellator 65. Prindle, however, was injured and the fight was moved to this card, Bellator 70. Fight card

Tournaments

Middleweight tournament bracket

Welterweight tournament bracket

Lightweight tournament bracket

Featherweight tournament bracket

Bantamweight tournament bracket

Bellator 71

''Bellator 71'' 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 held by

. The event took place on June 22, 2012 at the

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. The event was distributed live in prime time by

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and online at SpikeTV.com. Background A preliminary bout between E. J. Brooks and Joey Holt was originally announced by the promotion. However, the bout failed to materialize.

Richard Hale Richard Hale (born James Richards Hale; November 16, 1892 – May 18, 1981) was an American opera and concert singer and later a character actor of film, stage and television. Hale's appearance usually landed him roles as either Middle Ea ...

was supposed to face Beau Tribolet in the Tournament Quarterfinal, but was not cleared to compete so

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 ...

(who originally was supposed to face John Hawk) stepped in as a last minute replacement. Results

Bellator 72

''Bellator 72'' was a

event held by

. The event took place on July 20, 2012 at USF Sun Dome in

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. The event was distributed live in prime time by

and

. Background

Paul Daley Paul Anthony Daley (born 21 February 1983) is a British former mixed martial artist and kickboxer. A professional competitor from 2003 to 2022, Daley competed for the UFC, Bellator MMA, Cage Rage, Final Fight Championship, Strikeforce, Elit ...

made his promotional debut at this event against

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 ...

in a welterweight fight.

and

competed in a rematch - their third fight together - following a controversial doctor stoppage in their previous Bellator fight in May 2012. A heavyweight bout between Chris Barnett and Tom Sauer was initially announced by the promotion for this card. However, the bout failed to materialize. Results

Bellator 73

''Bellator 73'' was a

event held by

. The event took place on August 24, 2012 at Harrah's Tunica Hotel and Casino in

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. The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background This fight card was to feature Pat Curran making the first defense of his Featherweight title against Bellator season 4 Featherweight tournament winner

Patricio Freire Patricio in Spanish, or Patrício in Portuguese, is a male given name equivalent to Patrick (given name), 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 t ...

. However, on August 14, 2012, it was announced that Curran had suffered an injury and the bout was to be rescheduled for a later date. The card featured the finals of the season 6 Bantamweight tournament and 2012 Summer Series Light Heavyweight tournament. Marcus "Lelo" Aurelio was originally supposed to make his promotional debut on this card, but was removed due to an injury. His original opponent, Amaechi Oselukwue, instead met replacement

Kelvin Tiller Kelvin Tiller (born June 26, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the light heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2011, Tiller has also formerly competed for Bellator, World Series of Fighting and Sh ...

. Additionally, a heavyweight bout between Maurice Jackson and Chris Miller was announced, but failed to materialize. Results

Light Heavyweight tournament bracket

Bellator 74

The event was distributed live in prime time by

. It was the season debut of season seven. Background Bellator 74 hosted the opening round in the Bellator Season Seven Welterweight Tournament.

was originally scheduled to face The Ultimate Fighter: Live alumni Jeff Smith. However, Smith failed his pre-fight medical and was replaced by Matt McCook in a 157 lb catchweight fight. Plinio Cruz and Kelvin Tiller were also originally announced to meet in a middleweight fight, but the bout was cancelled after Cruz sustained an injury in training. Results

Bellator 75

The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background The event featured the long-planned rematch between season-five heavyweight tournament finalists

and

. Prindle and Santos met in the finals of Bellator's season-five heavyweight tourney, but the bout was ruled a no-contest when Santos inexplicably kicked a downed Prindle in the groin. The initial rematch was scheduled for Bellator 61. However, on March 15, Bellator announced the fight had been pushed back a week to Bellator 62 due to Prindle having "flu-like symptoms." The following week Santos failed to make weight and the bout was cancelled, and Prindle was awarded the tournament win by default. Incredibly, the fourth scheduled meeting of these two fighters again ended in controversy as this time Prindle accidentally kicked Santos in the groin in round one. Results

Bellator 76

''Bellator 76'' took place on October 12, 2012 at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background Bellator 76 hosted the opening round in the Bellator Season Seven Featherweight Tournament. Fight card

Bellator 77

''Bellator 77'' took place on October 19, 2012 at the Reading Eagle Theater in the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania. The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background Bellator 77 hosted the opening round in the Bellator Season Seven Lightweight Tournament. Results

Bellator 78

Bellator 78 took place on October 26, 2012 at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio. The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background Bellator 78 hosted the semi-finals of Bellator's Season Seven Welterweight Tournament. Results

Bellator 79

Bellator 79 took place on November 2, 2012 at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario. The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background Bellator 79 hosted the one half of the semi-finals of Bellator's Season Seven Heavyweight Tournament and Featherweight Tournament.

was originally scheduled for this event, but was taken off the card due to concerns that he would be stopped at Canada border entry due to incomplete paperwork needed to secure a visa. Results

Bellator 80

Bellator 80 took place on November 9, 2012 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background Bellator 80 hosted the second half of the semi-finals of Bellator's Season Seven Heavyweight Tournament and Featherweight Tournament. The featherweight bout between Sky Moiseichik and

Shanon Slack Shanon Slack (born April 23, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in Bellator's featherweight division. Background Slack lived his early life in Chicago, but his family moved to Richmond, Virginia when he was in the 6th grade. ...

was changed to a 150 lb catchweight bout after both fighters failed to make weight. Results

Bellator 81

Bellator 81 took place on November 16, 2012 at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island. The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background Bellator 81 hosted the semi-finals of Bellator's Season Seven Lightweight Tournament. Results

Bellator 82

Bellator 82 took place on November 30, 2012 at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background Bellator 82 hosted the final of Bellator's Season Seven Welterweight Tournament. British fighter

Michael Page Michael Jerome Reece-Pagewkaassociation.com, Retrieved 28 August 2017. (born 7 April 1987) is a British Kickboxing, kickboxer, Boxing, boxer, and Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He is recognised in the MMA community for his unortho ...

was expected to make his Bellator debut at this event, but withdrew due to undergoing jaw surgery. Results

Bellator 83

Bellator 83 took place on December 7, 2012 at the Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background Bellator 83 was expected to host the final of Bellator's Season Seven Featherweight Tournament between finalists

Shahbulat Shamhalaev Shahbulat Shamhalaev (russian: Шахбулат Шамхалаев; born August 27, 1983) is a Russian retired mixed martial artist and kickboxer of Dargin heritage. He competed in the featherweight division for the Bellator Fighting Champions ...

and

Rad Martinez Radley Martinez (born March 12, 1978) is retired American mixed martial artist. He was signed with Bellator Fighting Championships, where he competed in their featherweight division. Amateur Wrestling Career Martinez was a standout wrestler in ...

. However, the night of the show it was announced on the air that the bout was cancelled due to Shamhalaev having food poisoning. The fight was initially moved to the following week's show, but then later postponed to season eight. Results

Bellator 84

Bellator 84 took place on December 14, 2012 at the Horseshoe Casino in

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. The event was distributed live in prime time by

. Background Bellator 84 hosted the final of Bellator's Season Seven Heavyweight and Lightweight Tournaments.

Christian M'Pumbu Christian M'Pumbu (born June 2, 1977) is a French-Congolese professional mixed martial artist. He was the inaugural Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion. Background M'Pumbu was born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now known as the Democratic Republic of the ...

was expected to make his first defense of his light heavyweight title against 2012 Summer Series tournament winner Attila Vegh. However, on December 3, 2012, it was announced that Vegh had been pulled from the card due to injury and the match postponed for a later date.

and

Dave Jansen David Hendrik Jansen (born August 21, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in Bellator's Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2007, Jansen has also formerly competed for the WEC and M-1 Global. Backg ...

were scheduled to compete in the Lightweight Tournament Final on this card. However, the match was cancelled because the Indiana Gaming Commission barred the 20-year-old Held from competing as one must be 21 to enter a casino. The fight between Richard Hale and Alexander Volkov was the Heavyweight Tournament Final as well as for the vacated Heavyweight Title. Results

Tournaments

Heavyweight tournament bracket

Welterweight tournament bracket

Lightweight tournament bracket

Featherweight tournament bracket

References

External links

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