Bellator MMA in 2016

Bellator MMA
Genre	Sports
Created by	Bjorn Rebney
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	120 minutes
Release
Original network	Spike
Original release	January, 2016 – TBA
Chronology
Preceded by	Bellator MMA in 2015
Followed by	Bellator MMA in 2017
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

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

Background

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

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

Events list

Bellator 148

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

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

Background

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

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

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

Results

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

Bellator 149

Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie III
Information
Date	February 19, 2016
Venue	Toyota Center
City	Houston, Texas
Attendance	13,209
Total gate	$1,188,951

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

Background

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

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

During intermission after the Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000 fight and shortly before the Ken Shamrock vs. Royce Gracie bout, Bellator MMA ring announcer Michael C. Williams announced to the live Toyota Center crowd attendance of 13,209. Thus making Bellator 149 the largest attended show in Bellator MMA history, beating out Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1 previous live attendance of 11,732.

Following the event it was announced that both Ken Shamrock and Kimbo Slice had failed their pre-fight drug tests. Shamrock tested positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone, the opioid methadone, and an elevated (T/E) ratio of 12.4:1. Meanwhile Slice also tested positive for nandrolone and having an elevated (T/E) ratio of 6.4:1. The maximum allowed (T/E) ratio by both the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and the World Anti-Doping Agency is 4:1. On May 2, 2016, it was revealed that Slice had settled with the Texas Athletic Commission with a fine of $2,500 and a revoking of his license in the state of Texas. The result of the bout has also been changed to a no contest.

Results

Fight card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Royce Gracie	def.	Ken Shamrock	TKO (knee and punches)	1	2:22
Heavyweight	Kimbo Slice	vs.	Dada 5000	No Contest (overturned)	3	1:32
Lightweight	Derek Campos	def.	Melvin Guillard	TKO (punches)	2	0:32
Light Heavyweight	Linton Vassell	def.	Emanuel Newton	Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 29-27, 29-27)	3	5:00
Catchweight (150 lbs)	Emmanuel Sanchez	def.	Daniel Pineda	Decision (split) (28-29, 29-27, 29-28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (Spike.com)
Middleweight	Isaac Villanueva	def.	Richard Knepp	TKO (punches)	1	0:42
Bantamweight	Jeremy Mahon	def.	Davis Sylvester	TKO (punches)	2	4:22
Featherweight	Adrian Yanez	def.	Ryan Hollis	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Jason Langellier	def.	Anthony Ivy	Submission (anaconda choke)	1	2:09
Heavyweight	Justin Wren	def.	Juan Torres	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Mike Trinh	def.	Joe Zamora	Submission (armbar)	1	3:49
Middleweight	Clovis Hancock	def.	Ruben Esparza	Submission (rear naked choke)	3	1:26
Bantamweight	Manny Lozoya	def.	Jake Norsworthy	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:33
Postliminary card (Dark Bouts)
Bantamweight	Leomana Martinez	def.	Casey Jones	TKO (punches)	1	1:21
Flyweight	Chris Soliz	def.	Alex Macedo	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Flyweight	Shawn Solis	def.	Jonathan Davis	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight	Ricardo Deluque	def.	Hunter Scott-Gregg	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	N/A

Bellator 150

Bellator 150: Kongo vs. Spartan
Information
Date	February 26, 2016
Venue	Kansas Star Casino
City	Mulvane, Kansas
Attendance	3,288
Total gate	$215,185

Bellator 150: Kongo vs. Spartan took place February 26, 2016 at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kansas. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

The event was expected to be headlined by a rematch between Marcos Galvao and Eduardo Dantas for the Bellator Bantamweight Championship. The bantamweight title rematch was originally scheduled for Bellator 144, but was postponed when Dantas was forced to withdraw after suffering a rib injury in training. Dantas defeated Galvao via second-round knockout in their first meeting at Bellator 89 when “Dudu” was the promotion’s reigning 135-pound champ. However, due to an illness throughout the week leading to the fight, Galvao was pulled from the card the day of the weigh ins.

The co-main event featured local favorite David Rickels facing off against Bobby Cooper.

Results

Fight card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Cheick Kongo	def.	Vinicius Queiroz	Decision (split) (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	David Rickels	def.	Bobby Cooper	TKO (knee and punches)	1	3:49
Middleweight	Kendall Grove	def.	Francisco France	KO (punches)	2	0:35
Featherweight	Chuka Willis	def.	Gaston Reyno	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)	3	5:00
Women's Flyweight	Rebecca Ruth	def.	Lena Ovchynnikova	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (Spike.com)
Lightweight	Henry Lindsay	def.	Marcio Navarro	TKO (punches)	1	2:30
Middleweight	Chris Harris	def.	Julian Marquez	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	André Fialho	def.	Manny Meraz	KO (punches)	1	0:29
Middleweight	Gregory Babene	def.	Brandon Farran	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:37
Featherweight	Thai Clark	def.	Deron Carlis	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Kyle Noblitt	def.	David Hammons	KO (punches)	1	0:45

Bellator 151

Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell
Information
Date	March 4, 2016
Venue	WinStar World Casino
City	Thackerville, Oklahoma
Attendance	1,152
Total gate	$103,710

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

Background

The event was headlined by an Bantamweight bout between Joe Warren and undefeated rising star Darrion Caldwell. A former two-division champion, Warren has won six of his last seven fights in Bellator MMA. The 39-year-old last appeared at Bellator 143 on Sept. 25, when he captured a unanimous verdict against L.C. Davis. The 27-year-old Caldwell is 8-0 in his burgeoning career, including five triumphs under the Bellator banner. In his last outing, the former NCAA national champion wrestler choked out Shawn Bunch inside of a round at Bellator 143.

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

Results

Fight card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Darrion Caldwell	def.	Joe Warren	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:23
Welterweight	Fernando Gonzalez	def.	Gilbert Smith	Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Bubba Jenkins	def.	Goiti Yamauchi	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 29-27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Joe Taimanglo	def.	Sirwan Kakai	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (Spike.com)
Featherweight	Treston Thomison	def.	Aaron Roberson	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	2:20
Middleweight	Jermayne Barnes	def.	Derek Palmer	Submission (punches)	2	1:17
Welterweight	Neiman Gracie	def.	Roger Carroll	Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Ricky Turcios	def.	Steve Garcia	Decision (split) (29-27, 28-29, 30-27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Justin Patterson	def.	Chance Rencountre	Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Ray Wood	def.	Chris Jones	TKO (strikes)	1	3:10

Bellator 152

Bellator 152: Italy
Information
Date	April 16, 2016
Venue	Pala Alpitour
City	Torino, Italy
Attendance	13,067
Total gate	$907,758 (Italian Lira Euro Dollars) $1,027,536 (United States Dollars)

Bellator 152: Italy took place April 16, 2016 at the Pala Alpitour in Torino, Italy. The event aired on Spike TV.

Background

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

Bellator 152: Italy aired on SPIKE Saturday, April 16, while the debut of “Bellator Kickboxing: Torino” was televised Friday, April 22, immediately following the broadcast of Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson on Spike TV.

Results

Fight card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Patricky Freire	def.	Kevin Souza	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Alessio Sakara	def.	Brian Rogers	KO (punches)	2	2:29
Featherweight	A.J. McKee	def.	Danilo Belluardo	TKO (punches)	1	2:44
Women's Flyweight	Anastasia Yankova	def.	Anjela Pink	Submission (armbar)	1	1:35
Featherweight	Daniele Scatizzi	def.	Daniele Miceli	TKO (punches)	1	3:20
Bellator Kickboxing bouts
Middleweight (Kickboxing)	Alexandru Negrea	def.	Melvin Manhoef	Decision (unanimous)
165-Pound (Kickboxing)	Karim Ghajji	def.	Mustapha Haida	Decision (split) (50-45, 50-45, 46-48))
Welterweight (Kickboxing)	Raymond Daniels	def.	Francesco Moricca	TKO (liver kick)	1	0:30
Bantamweight (Kickboxing)	Kevin Ross	def.	Matteo Taccini	Decisión (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)	3	3:00
Women's Flyweight (Kickboxing)	Denise Kieholtz	def.	Veronica Vernocchi	Decision (split) (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)	3	3:00

Bellator 153

Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson
Information
Date	April 22, 2016
Venue	Mohegan Sun Arena
City	Uncasville, Connecticut
Attendance	9,043
Total gate	$687,269

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

Background

The event was headlined by a Welterweight Championship match between current champion Andrey Koreshkov and former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Benson Henderson. The 32-year-old Henderson recently ended a 14-fight run with the UFC by signing a multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA. A longtime 155-pounder, Henderson recorded back-to-back wins as a welterweight in 2015. Also on the card is the Bellator debut of Evangelista Santos taking on long time contender Brennan Ward.

Former Bellator Featherweight Champion Patrício Freire was originally scheduled to face John Teixeira. who had to pull out of the evening's co-feature bout with a broken rib.

Results

Fight card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Andrey Koreshkov (c)	def.	Benson Henderson	Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)	5	5:00
Featherweight	Patrício Freire	def.	Henry Corrales	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	4:09
Welterweight	Evangelista Santos	def.	Brennan Ward	Verbal Submission (heel hook)	1	0:30
Lightweight	Brent Primus	def.	Gleristone Santos	Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Michael Page	def.	Jeremie Holloway	Submission (toe hold)	1	2:15
Preliminary card (Spike.com)
Featherweight	Matt Bessette	def.	Keith Richardson	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2	3:14
Light Heavyweight	Mike Zichelle	def.	Joe Cronin	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:25
Welterweight	Chris Honeycutt	def.	Matt Secor	Decision (unanimous) (30-25, 30-27, 30-27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Djamil Chan	def.	Richard Patishnock	KO (punch)	1	3:09
Featherweight	Chris Foster	def.	Vovka Clay	unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Sam Watford	def.	Dean Hancock	submission (armbar)	1	1:44
Middleweight	Tim Caron	def.	Justin Sumter	TKO (strikes)	2	3:38
Bantamweight	Blair Tugman	def.	Jay Perrin	split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)	3	5:00

Bellator 154

Bellator 154: Davis vs. King Mo
Information
Date	May 14, 2016
Venue	SAP Center
City	San Jose, California
Attendance	11,084
Total gate	$984,552

Bellator 154: Davis vs. King Mo is a mixed martial arts event will by held on May 14, 2016 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA. The event will air live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

Davis vs. King Mo was announced during Bellator 149 in Houston. The two men were supposed to face each other in the finals of the Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1 light heavyweight one-night tournament back in September, but "King Mo" sustained a hip injury after winning in the first round. Former UFC star Phil Davis won the tournament at Dynamite by submitting Emanuel Newton and knocked out reserve fighter Francis Carmont. Davis was originally scheduled to challenge light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary, but McGeary was injured. Lawal won the two-night, eight-man tournament at Rizin Fighting Federation on New Year's Eve in Japan. He knocked out Brett McDermott in the first round, beat Teodoras Aukstuolis in the semifinals by unanimous decision and knocked out Jiri Prochazka in the final. The winner of the main event will challenge for the title against the current champion.

Former Bellator Lightweight Champion Michael Chandler was scheduled to face former Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Josh Thomson in a lightweight bout. However, on May 2, it was announced that Thomson pulled out of the bout due to an undisclosed injury. As a result, Chandler was pulled from the card altogether.

Jordan Parsons was scheduled to face Adam Piccolotti in a featherweight bout on this card. That fight was cancelled after Parsons was involved in a hit-and-run accident that left him hospitalized before he passed away on May 4, 2016.

Sergei Kharitonov was scheduled to make his debut on this card against Josh Appelt. However, on May 11, Kharitonov withdrew from the bout due to illness. As a result, Appelt was also removed from the card.

Darren Uyenoyama was scheduled to fight on this card against Alvin Cacdac but required medical testing revealed a condition that would not allow Darren to compete.

Results

Fight card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Phil Davis	def.	Muhammed Lawal	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Saad Awad	def.	Evangelista Santos	TKO (punches)	1	4:31
Bantamweight	Josh San Diego	def.	Jeremiah Labiano	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Adam Piccolotti	def.	Ray Wood	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:17
Welterweight	André Fialho	def.	Rick Reger	KO (punches)	1	2:11
Preliminary card (Spike.com)
Welterweight	Sam Spengler	def.	Doyle Childs	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)	3	5:00
Catchweight (160 lb.)	JD Hardwick	def.	Jorge Acosta	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:21
Women's Strawweight	Jamielene Nievara	def.	Stephanie Frausto	TKO (punches)	3	2:43
Featherweight	Mark Dickman	def.	Thomas Diagne	TKO (punches)	3	3:05
Preliminary card (Dark Bouts)
Welterweight	Danasabe Mohammed	def.	Martin Sano	TKO (punches)	1	1:18
Flyweight	Josh Paiva	def.	Steven Gruber	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:14
Heavyweight	James Chapman	def.	Sean Tucker	TKO (punches)	2	4:41
Featherweight	Anthony Taylor	def.	Victor Jones	KO (punches)	1	0:27

Bellator 155

Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef
Information
Date	May 20, 2016
Venue	CenturyLink Arena
City	Boise, Idaho
Attendance	6,120
Total gate	$497,778

Bellator 155: Carvalho vs Manhoef took place May 20, 2016 at the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

The event was headlined by a match between Rafael Carvalho and Melvin Manhoef for the Bellator Middleweight Championship. Carvalho pulled off one of 2015’s biggest upsets when he finished Brandon Halsey with a body kick in the second round to claim the Middleweight title at Bellator 144 last October. The Brazilian has not lost since his MMA debut in 2011 and has stopped 10 of his last 12 opponents. Manhoef earned his shot at the title by knocking out Hisaki Kato in the opening round at Bellator 146.

The co-main event featured former Bellator Featherweight Championship Champion Pat Curran facing off against former World Series of Fighting featherweight champion Georgi Karakhanyan.

This event was scheduled to crown the inaugural Bellator women's featherweight champion in a bout between Marloes Coenen and Julia Budd. However, Budd was injured and replaced by Alexis Dufresne thus changing the fight to a non-title bout.

A preliminary bout between Ricky Steele and Eric Cronkhite was cancelled after Cronkhite missed weight by 9 pounds.

Results

Fight card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Rafael Carvalho (c)	def.	Melvin Manhoef	Decision (split) (47-48, 48-47, 48-47)	5	5:00
Featherweight	Pat Curran	def.	Georgi Karakhanyan	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Dan Charles	vs.	Augusto Sakai	Draw (majority) (30-26, 28-28, 28-28)	3	5:00
Women's Featherweight	Alexis Dufresne	def.	Marloes Coenen	Submission (triangle armbar)	1	4:33
Heavyweight	Chase Gormley	def.	Joey Beltran	Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (Spike.com)
Bantamweight	Jesse Brock	def.	Olly Bradstreet	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	3:57
Lightweight	Marcin Held	def.	Dave Jansen	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Casey Johnson	def.	Brendon Raftery	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:16
Bantamweight	Joe Hamilton	def.	Tyler Freeland	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	0:22
Featherweight	Vince Morales	def.	Hamilton Ash	TKO (punches)	3	2:32
Postliminary card (Dark Bouts)
Women's Flyweight	Veta Arteaga	def.	Jackie Vandenburgh	Decision (unanimous) (29-27, 30-27, 29-28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Scott Thometz	def.	Josh Tyler	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-25, 30-25)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Will Noland	def.	Sean Powers	KO (punches)	1	3:29

Bellator 156

Bellator 156: Galvao vs. Dantas
Information
Date	June 17, 2016
Venue	Save Mart Center
City	Fresno, California

Bellator 156: Galvao vs. Dantas will by held on June 17, 2016 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. The event will air live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

Marcos Galvao will make the first defense of his Bellator Bantamweight Championship title against Eduardo Dantas. The rematch was originally scheduled for Bellator 150, but was scrapped following a last-minute illness suffered by Galvao. Both fighters cut their teeth with Andre Pederneiras’ Nova Uniao squad in Rio de Janeiro, until their paths crossed at Bellator 89. Dantas won the fight via a second-round knockout. Dantas went on to defend the title against Anthony Leone before losing it to Joe Warren at Bellator 128. In turn, Galvao pieced together three consecutive victories and then defeated Warren via second-round technical submission to become the new champion.

Official fight card

Fight card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Marcos Galvao (c)	vs.	Eduardo Dantas
Welterweight	Douglas Lima	vs.	Chidi Njokuani
Middleweight	Brandon Halsey	vs.	John Salter
Middleweight	Chris Honeycutt	vs.	Mikkel Parlo
Preliminary card (Spike.com)
Middleweight	A.J. Matthews	vs.	Ben Reiter
Welterweight	Ricky Rainey	vs.	Thiago Jambo
Light Heavyweight	Jermaine McDermott	vs.	Blake Watkins
Catchweight (140 pounds)	Paul Ruiz	vs.	C. Buron-Navarro
Heavyweight	Javy Ayala	vs.	JR Lugo
Lightweight	Nick Bustamante	vs.	Antoine Smith
Lightweight	CJ Keith	vs.	Carrington Banks
Featherweight	Chris Avila	vs.	Justin Smitley
Light Heavyweight	John Paul Elias	vs.	Jose Cabesas
Heavyweight	Chris Lewis	vs.	Ernest James
Lightweight	Luis Jauregui	vs.	Ryan Tobar

Bellator 157

Bellator 157: Dynamite 2
Information
Date	June 24, 2016
Venue	Scottrade Center
City	St.Louis, Missouri

Bellator 157: Dynamite 2 will by held on June 24, 2016 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri The event will air live in prime time on Spike TV .

Background

The event is headlined by a Catchweight bout between former UFC light heavyweight champions Quinton Jackson and Japanese Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii .

Jackson has not competed since April 2015, when he defeated Fabio Maldonado via unanimous decision at UFC 186. Prior to that, "Rampage" had a successful three-fight stint with Bellator MMA , going 3-0 with two knockouts against Joey Beltran Christian M'Pumbu and unanimous decision won over Muhammed Lawal. After facing Maldonado inside the UFC Octagon, a contract settlement brought him back to Bellator MMA , where he now faces Ishii.

A 2008 Olympic gold medalist in judo, Ishii brings a 14-5-1 record to his bout opposite Jackson. Throughout his professional MMA career – which began in December 2009 – Ishii has competed against fighters such as Fedor Emelianenko, Mirko Cro Cop, Jerome Le Banner, and Tim Sylvia.

Official fight card

Fight card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight	Quinton Jackson	vs.	Satoshi Ishii
Lightweight	Michael Chandler	vs.	Patricky Freire
Heavyweight	Matt Mitrione	vs.	Carl Seumanutafa
Women's Flyweight	Ilima-Lei Macfarlane	vs.	Rebecca Ruth
Preliminary card (Spike.com)
Welterweight	Jordan Dowdy	vs.	Guilherme Vasconcelos
Welterweight	Kevin Engel	vs.	Chel Erwin-Davis
Bantamweight	Jordan Howard	vs.	Justin Robbins
Welterweight	Joaquin Buckley	vs.	Chris Heatherly
Women's Catchweight (130 pounds)	Michelle Royer	vs.	Katy Collins
Welterweight	Brad Jones	vs.	Tyler Clausen
Middleweight	Jason Christeson	vs.	Jarrod Thomas
Heavyweight	Lee Burns	vs.	Byron Stevens
Welterweight	Mike Estus	vs.	Steven Mann
Featherweight	Rashard Lovelace	vs.	Garrett Mueller
Women's Strawweight	Nicole Smith	vs.	Ashley Cummins
Welterweight (Kickboxing)	Elmir Kulosman	vs.	Darryl Cobb
Women's Flyweight (Kickboxing)	Tara Walker	vs.	Mimi Kutzin

Bellator 158

Bellator 158: Kimbo vs. Thompson II
Information
Date	July 16, 2016
Venue	O2 Arena (London)
City	London, England

Bellator 158: Kimbo vs. Thompson II will by held on July 16, 2016 at the O2 Arena (London) in London, England. The event will air live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

Bellator President Scott Coker announced on ESPN’s SportsCenter that Slice and Thompson will compete in the main event of Bellator 158, which takes place this July 16 at London’s O2 Arena (London).

Slice and Thompson first met in an infamous 2008 clash under the EliteXC banner. Thompson used a wrestling-heavy attack to wear down Slice over the opening two rounds of the contest. However, Slice landed a big shot in the third, rupturing Thompson’s cauliflower ear and sending blood splattering. Slice seized the opportunity with a few follow-up shots, earning him a controversial TKO win.

co-feature will see longtime rivals Josh Koscheck and Paul Daley meet an another high-profile rematch.

Daley and Koscheck previously fought at UFC 113, where Koscheck famously took home a unanimous decision and got sucker-punched by Daley after the final bell in Round 3. That punch led to Daley's UFC release.

Daley has won five straight, four coming via knockout, while Koscheck has lost five in a row, four via knockout or submission. Koscheck will make his Bellator debut at the event.

Official fight card

Fight card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Kimbo Slice	vs.	James Thompson
Welterweight	Josh Koscheck	vs.	Paul Daley
Welterweight	Michael Page	vs.	Fernando Gonzalez
Light heavyweight	Linton Vassell	vs.	Francis Carmont
Heavyweight	Mark Godbeer	vs.	James Mulheron
Preliminary card (Spike.com)
Middleweight	Bola Omoyele	vs.	Lee Chadwick
Middleweight	Alex Reid	vs.	Rodney Moore
Middleweight	Mike Shipman	vs.	Curtis Widmer
Flyweight	Pietro Menga	vs.	Spencer Hewitt
Bantamweight	Luiz Henrique Tosta	vs.	Dean Garnett
Middleweight	Jason Radcliffe	vs.	Jack Mason
Featherweight	Chase Morton	vs.	Nathaniel Wood
Middleweight	CJ Meeks	vs.	Danny Mitchell

Bellator 159

Bellator 159: Caldwell vs. Taimanglo
Information
Date	July 22, 2016
Venue	Kansas Star Arena
City	Mulvane, Kansas

Bellator 159: Caldwell vs. Taimanglo will by held on July 22, 2016 at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas. The event will air live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

The event is headlined by a Bantamweight title eliminator bout between Super Prospect Darrion Caldwell and Joe Taimanglo

The winner between Caldwell (9-0) and Taimanglo (22-6-1) will face the winner between current bantamweight champion Marcos Galvao and challenger Eduardo Dantas, who are scheduled to fight June 17 at Bellator 156.

In the co-main event of the evening, local hometown hero Dave "Caveman" Rickels (17-4) will meet Melvin "The Young Assassin" Guillard (32-16-2) in a lightweight matchup.

Official fight card

Fight card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Darrion Caldwell	vs.	Joe Taimanglo
Lightweight	Melvin Guillard	vs.	David Rickels
Preliminary card (Spike.com)
Middleweight	Manny Meraz	vs.	Trey Ogden
Welterweight	Chris Harris	vs.	Matt Foster