2010 in Bellator MMA
Information
Promotion	Bellator MMA
First date aired	April 8, 2010 (2010-04-08)
Last date aired	October 28, 2010 (2010-10-28)
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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 on June 24, 2010. Tournaments were held in the featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions. The winner of each tournament will get a shot at the current Bellator Champion in his respective weight class. Three of the four current Bellator Champions also fought during this season in "Super Fights".^[1] 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 tournaments sometime in the third season.^[1]

Bellator 13
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	April 8, 2010
Venue	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
City	Hollywood, Florida, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 12 Bellator 13 Bellator 14

Bellator 13 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, April 8, 2010, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.^[2][3]

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 FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.^[3]

Janne Tulirinta was originally set to fight Carey Vanier, however, Tulirinta was forced out of the bout because of visa issues. Joe Duarte was his replacement.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Roger Huerta	def.	Chad Hinton	Submission (kneebar)	3	0:56	[a]
Featherweight	Joe Warren	def.	Eric Marriott	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[b]
Lightweight	Carey Vanier	def.	Joe Duarte	TKO (punches)	3	4:14	[c]
Featherweight	Georgi Karakhanyan	def.	Bao Quach	KO (knee)	1	4:05	[d]
Local feature fights
Welterweight	Vagner Rocha	def.	Francisco Soares	TKO (punches)	2	2:07
Catchweight (172 lbs)	Edson Diniz	def.	John Kelly	Submission (kneebar)	1	4:36
Catchweight (140 lbs)	Chris Manuel	def.	Ralph Acosta	Submission (guillotine choke)	3	0:35
Catchweight (187 lb)	Mikey Gomez	def.	Moyses Gabin	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00

Bellator 14
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	April 15, 2010
Venue	Chicago Theatre
City	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 13 Bellator 14 Bellator 15

Bellator 14 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, April 15, 2010, at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.^[3][4]

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 FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.^[3]

Originally, Imada was set to fight Ferrid Kheder at Bellator 15 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.^[5] To make room, a featherweight tournament bout between Patricio Freire and William Romero was moved to Bellator 15.^[5]

A bout between Jonatas Novaes and Daniel Mason-Straus was canceled due to an undisclosed illness.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Toby Imada	def.	James Krause	Submission (armbar)	2	2:44	[a]
Welterweight	Ben Askren	def.	Ryan Thomas	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:40	[b]
Featherweight	Wilson Reis	def.	Shad Lierley	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	3:33	[c]
Lightweight	Pat Curran	def.	Mike Ricci	KO (punches)	1	3:01	[d]
Local feature fights
Catchweight (141 lbs)	Bryan Goldsby	def.	Jeff Curran	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[e]
Women's bout	Felice Herrig	def.	Jessica Rakoczy	Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Louis Taylor	def.	Ryan Sturdy	KO (head kick)	1	1:08

Bellator 15
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	April 22, 2010
Venue	Mohegan Sun Arena
City	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 14 Bellator 15 Bellator 16

Bellator 15 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took take place on Thursday, April 22, 2010, in Uncasville, Connecticut.^[6] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.^[3]

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, but a back injury forced Pierson out of the bout. Tyler Stinson was his replacement.^[7]

Jim Wallhead was forced out of his bout with Jacob McClintock due to air travel not being available in England. Ryan Thomas was Wallhead's replacement.^[8]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Steve Carl	def.	Brett Cooper	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[a]
Welterweight	Dan Hornbuckle	def.	Tyler Stinson	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:03	[b]
Welterweight	Ryan Thomas	def.	Jacob McClintock	TKO (punches)	1	4:11	[c]
Featherweight	Patricio Freire	def.	William Romero	Submission (heel hook)	1	2:01	[d]
Local feature fights
Catchweight (190 lb)	David Branch	def.	Derrick Mehmen	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	0:26
Welterweight	Ryan Quinn	def.	Matt Lee	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 28–27)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Dan Cramer	def.	Dennis Olson	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Rich De Los Reyes	def.	Brylan Van Artsdalen	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:03

Bellator 16
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	April 29, 2010
Venue	Kansas City Power & Light District
City	Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Attendance	2,000–2,500 [9]
Event chronology
Bellator 15 Bellator 16 Bellator 17

Bellator 16 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, April 29, 2010, in Kansas City, Missouri.^[10] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net 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

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Jared Hess	def.	Ryan McGivern	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	1:54	[a]
Middleweight	Bryan Baker	def.	Sean Loeffler	TKO (punches)	1	2:43	[b]
Middleweight	Alexander Shlemenko	def.	Matt Major	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[c]
Middleweight	Eric Schambari	def.	Luke Zachrich	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	3:04	[d]
Local feature fights
Catchweight (173 lbs)	Brent Weedman	def.	Rudy Bears	TKO (punches)	1	4:19
Bantamweight	Danny Tims	def.	Brian Davidson	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00	[e]
Catchweight (161 lbs)	Eric Marriott	def.	Demi Deeds	Submission (triangle choke)	2	3:02
Lightweight	Drew Dober	def.	Nick Nolte	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	4:45

Bellator 17
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	May 6, 2010
Venue	Citi Performing Arts Center: Wang Theatre
City	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Attendance	1,000 [9]
Event chronology
Bellator 16 Bellator 17 Bellator 18

Bellator 17 was a mixed martial arts 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.^[11] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight (160 lb)	Eddie Alvarez	def.	Josh Neer	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:08
Lightweight	Pat Curran	def.	Roger Huerta	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[a]
Lightweight	Toby Imada	def.	Carey Vanier	Submission (armbar)	2	3:33	[b]
Heavyweight	Cole Konrad	def.	Pat Bennett	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00	[c]
Local feature fights
Catchweight (187 lb)	Justin Torrey	def.	Lance Everson	TKO (strikes)	2	3:55
Catchweight (188 lbs)	Greg Rebello	def.	John Doyle	Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Josh LaBerge	def.	Dan Bonnell	TKO (punches)	1	0:48
Catchweight (172 lb)	Chuck O'Neil	def.	Damian Vitale	TKO (cut)	3	1:02

Bellator 18
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	May 13, 2010
Venue	Monroe Civic Center[12]
City	Monroe, Louisiana, United States[12]
Event chronology
Bellator 17 Bellator 18 Bellator 19

Bellator 18 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, May 13, 2010, in Monroe, Louisiana.^[12] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net 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.^[12]

Hector Lombard was scheduled to face former WEC Middleweight champion Paulo Filho in a non-title bout,^[13] but Filho pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Jay Silva.^[14] This marks the fourth bout Filho has pulled out of in two years.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight (195 lb)	Hector Lombard	def.	Jay Silva	KO (punches)	1	0:06
Featherweight	Patricio Freire	def.	Wilson Reis	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[a]
Featherweight	Joe Warren	def.	Georgi Karakhanyan	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[b]
Local feature fights
Light Heavyweight	Bill Albrecht	def.	Jason Anderson	Submission (armbar)	1	0:36
Middleweight	Lamont Stafford	def.	Jules Bruchez	KO (punches)	2	0:19
Heavyweight	Shawn Jordan	def.	Douglas Williams	TKO (punches)	1	0:19
Catchweight (147 lbs)	Brock Kerry	def.	Mike Braswell	TKO (punches)	1	3:20
Catchweight (179 lbs)	Charlie Rader	def.	Christian Fulgium	TKO (punches)	1	3:27

Bellator 19
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	May 20, 2010
Venue	Verizon Theater
City	Grand Prairie, Texas, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 18 Bellator 19 Bellator 20

Bellator 19 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, May 20, 2010, at Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie, Texas.^[15] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Joe Soto	def.	Diego Saraiva	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	5:00
Welterweight	Ben Askren	def.	Ryan Thomas	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[a]
Welterweight	Dan Hornbuckle	def.	Steve Carl	Submission (kimura)	1	2:31	[b]
Local feature fights
Bantamweight	Johnny Bedford	def.	Jared Lopez	TKO (strikes)	3	2:16
Heavyweight	Scott Barrett	def.	Ty Lee	TKO (punches)	1	2:25	[c]
Welterweight	Joe Christopher	def.	Brandon McDowell	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:36
Featherweight	Chas Skelly	def.	Daniel Pineda	Submission (kneebar)	2	2:16
Middleweight	Josh Smith	def.	Donyiell Winrow	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Doug Frey	def.	Aaron Wise	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:49

Bellator 20
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	May 27, 2010
Venue	Majestic Theatre
City	San Antonio, Texas, United States
Attendance	1,000[16]
Event chronology
Bellator 19 Bellator 20 Bellator 21

Bellator 20 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, May 27, 2010, at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Texas.^[17] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Background

The bout between Eddie Sanchez 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.^[18]

Two of the match ups became catchweight bouts after Brian Melancon and Andrew Chappelle failed to make weight.^[19]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Bryan Baker	def.	Eric Schambari	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:29	[a]
Middleweight	Alexander Shlemenko	def.	Jared Hess	TKO (knee injury)	3	2:20	[b]
Heavyweight	Eddie Sanchez	def.	Marcus Sursa	TKO (punches)	3	0:23	[c]
Local feature fights
Flyweight	Jimmy Flick	def.	Humberto DeLeon	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Nick Mamalis	def.	Mark Oshiro	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:29
Catchweight (175 lb)	Andrew Chappelle	def.	Cedric Marks	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:18
Lightweight	Fernando Rodriguez	def.	Kenneth Battle	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:28
Catchweight (161 lb)	Adam Schindler	def.	Brian Melancon	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Aaron Rosa	def.	Robert Villegas	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00

Bellator 21
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	June 10, 2010
Venue	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
City	Hollywood, Florida, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 20 Bellator 21 Bellator 22

Bellator 21 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, June 10, 2010, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.^[20] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net 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 sometime during season 3.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Pat Curran	def.	Toby Imada	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00	[a]
Women's (120 lb)	Megumi Fujii	def.	Sarah Schneider	TKO (punches)	3	1:58	[b]
Heavyweight	Mike Hayes	def.	Steven Banks	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[c]
Local feature fights
Lightweight	Luis Palomino	def.	Jose Figueroa	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Catchweight (137 lbs)	Zach Makovsky	def.	Eric Luke	Submission (kimura)	2	4:28	[d]
Catchweight bout (175 lb)	Frank Carrillo	def.	Sabah Homasi	TKO (elbows)	3	3:16
Middleweight	Moyses Gabin	def.	Chris Boffil	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:41
Bantamweight	Brian Eckstein	def.	Mitchell Chamale	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00

Bellator 22
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	June 17, 2010
Venue	Kansas City Power & Light District
City	Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 21 Bellator 22 Bellator 23

Bellator 22 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, June 17, 2010, at Kansas City Power & Light District in Kansas City, Missouri.^[21] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net 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 sometime during season three.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Ben Askren	def.	Dan Hornbuckle	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[a]
Catchweight (140 lbs)	Jose Vega	def.	Jarrod Card	KO (punch)	1	0:39	[b]
Women's 115-pound	Lisa Ward	def.	Stephanie Frausto	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:01	[c]
Light Heavyweight	Raphael Davis	def.	Demetrius Richards	Submission (strikes)	1	2:51
Local feature fights
Welterweight	Tyler Stinson	def.	Leonardo Pecanha	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:42
Catchweight (180 lbs)	Rudy Bears	def.	Brian Green	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:29
Bantamweight	Jared Downing	def.	Chad Vandenberg	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	1:35
Heavyweight	Cole Konrad	def.	John Orr	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00

Bellator 23
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	June 24, 2010
Venue	Fourth Street Live!
City	Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 22 Bellator 23 Bellator 24

Bellator 23 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, June 24, 2010, at Fourth Street Live! in Louisville, Kentucky.^[22] The event was distributed live in primetime by FOX Sports Net 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 and Hector Lombard, 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.^[23]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Joe Warren	def.	Patricio Freire	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00	[a]
Middleweight	Alexander Shlemenko	def.	Bryan Baker	TKO (punches)	1	2:45	[b]
Bantamweight	Nick Mamalis	def.	Albert Rios	TKO (punches)	1	4:40	[c]
Women's (121 lb)	Zoila Frausto	def.	Rosi Sexton	KO (knee and punches)	1	2:00	[d]
Local feature fights
Welterweight	Brent Weedman	def.	John Troyer	Submission (armbar)	1	4:55
Lightweight	Daniel Mason-Straus	def.	Chad Hinton	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Catchweight (160 lb)	Kurt Kinser	def.	Dave Overfield	TKO (punches)	1	2:30
Middleweight	Stoney Hale	def.	Mike Fleniken	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	4:20

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Alexander Shlemenko

UD

Matt Major

3

Alexander Shlemenko

TKO

Jared Hess

3

Jared Hess

SUB

Ryan McGivern

2

Alexander Shlemenko

TKO

Bryan Baker

1

Bryan Baker

TKO

Sean Loeffler

1

Bryan Baker

SUB

Eric Schambari

1

Eric Schambari

SUB

Luke Zachrich

1

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Ben Askren

SUB

Ryan Thomas

1

Ben Askren

UD

Ryan Thomas

3

Ryan Thomas[1]

TKO

Jacob McClintock

1

Ben Askren

UD

Dan Hornbuckle

3

Dan Hornbuckle

SUB

Tyler Stinson [2]

1

Dan Hornbuckle

SUB

Steve Carl

1

Steve Carl

SD

Brett Cooper

3

^ 1: Ryan Thomas replaced Jim Wallhead
^ 2: Tyler Stinson replaced Sean Pierson

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Pat Curran

KO

Mike Ricci

1

Pat Curran

UD

Roger Huerta

3

Roger Huerta

SUB

Chad Hinton

3

Pat Curran

SD

Toby Imada

3

Toby Imada

SUB

James Krause[1]

2

Toby Imada

SUB

Carey Vanier

2

Carey Vanier

TKO

Joe Duarte [2]

3

^ 1: James Krause replaced Ferrid Kheder
^ 2: Joe Duarte replaced Janne Tulirinta

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Joe Warren

UD

Eric Marriott

3

Joe Warren

UD

Georgi Karakhanyan

3

Georgi Karakhanyan

KO

Bao Quach

1

Joe Warren

SD

Patricio Freire

3

Patricio Freire

SUB

William Romero

1

Patricio Freire

UD

Wilson Reis

3

Wilson Reis

SUB

Shad Lierley

3

Bellator 24
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	August 12, 2010
Venue	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
City	Hollywood, Florida, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 23 Bellator 24 Bellator 25

Bellator 24 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, August 12, 2010, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.^[24] 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.^[25]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Hector Lombard	def.	Herbert Goodman	KO (punches)	1	0:38
Heavyweight	Neil Grove	def.	Eddie Sanchez	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	1:32	[a]
Women's Strawweight	Megumi Fujii	def.	Carla Esparza	submission (armbar)	2	0:57	[b]
Women's Strawweight	Jessica Aguilar	def.	Lynn Alvarez	submission (arm triangle choke)	1	4:01	[c]
Local Feature Fights
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Yves Edwards	def.	Luis Palomino	unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Farkhad Sharipov	def.	Eric Luke	unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Tulio Quintanilla	def.	Brian Eckstein	KO (punches)	3	2:48

Bellator 25
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	August 19, 2010
Venue	Chicago Theatre
City	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 24 Bellator 25 Bellator 26

Bellator 25 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. This event took place on August 19, 2010, at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.^[26] The card featured tournament fights in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates. In Japan, the event was distributed with a short delay by Cavea.

Background

A lightweight bout featuring Mark Miller and Josh Shockley was set to happen at this event.^[27] But the week before the event, the bout was scratched when Miller suffered a rib injury in training.^[28]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Dan Hornbuckle	def.	Brad Blackburn	unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[a]
Heavyweight	Cole Konrad	def.	Rogent Lloret	unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[b]
Heavyweight	Damian Grabowski	def.	Scott Barrett	unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[c]
Women's Strawweight	Zoila Gurgel	def.	Jessica Penne	unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[d]
Local Feature Fights
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight (177 lbs)	Torrance Taylor	def.	Shonie Carter	unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Brian Gassaway	def.	Kevin Knabjian	unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Kenny Robertson	def.	John Kolosci	submission (americana)	2	2:41
Lightweight	Eric Kriegermeier	def.	Keoki Cypriano	submission (triangle choke)	1	3:16

Bellator 26
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	August 26, 2010
Venue	Kansas City Power & Light District
City	Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Attendance	4,000[29]
Event chronology
Bellator 25 Bellator 26 Bellator 27

Bellator 26 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, August 26, 2010, at Kansas City Power & Light District in Kansas City, Missouri.^[30] The card featured tournament fights in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Background

Rory Markham was scheduled to fight Steve Carl, however Markham was not medically cleared. Tyler Stinson took his place.^[31]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight (175 lb)	Steve Carl	def.	Tyler Stinson	Technical submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:30	[a]
Heavyweight	Alexey Oleinik	def.	Mike Hayes	Split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28).	3	5:00	[b]
Bantamweight	Jose Vega	def.	Danny Tims	Unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00	[c]
Women's (115 lb)	Lisa Ward	def.	Aisling Daly	unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[d]
Local Feature Fights
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Zak Cummings	def.	Rudy Bears	Submission (D'arce choke)	1	1:27
Featherweight	Kevin Croom	def.	Brian Davidson	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:22
Middleweight	John Ott	def.	Brian Imes	Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Jeb Chiles	def.	Demetrius Richards	Technical submission (kimura)	2	3:51

Bellator 27
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	September 2, 2010
Venue	Majestic Theatre
City	San Antonio, Texas, United States
Attendance	600[16]
Event chronology
Bellator 26 Bellator 27 Bellator 28

Bellator 27 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, September 2, 2010, at Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Texas.^[32] The card featured tournament fights in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Joe Warren	def.	Joe Soto (c)	TKO (knee & punches)	2	0:33	[a]
Bantamweight	Ulysses Gomez	def.	Travis Reddinger	Split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[b]
Bantamweight	Zach Makovsky	def.	Nick Mamalis	Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[c]
Bantamweight	Ed West	def.	Bryan Goldsby	Unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[d]
Local Feature Fights
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Andrew Craig	def.	Rodrigo Pinheiro	TKO (doctor stoppage)	3	2:53
Lightweight	Gilbert Jimenez	def.	Aaron Barringer	Unanimous decision.	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Richard Odoms	def.	Dale Mitchell	Split decision	3	5:00
Welterweight	Andrew Chappelle	def.	Joe Christopher	Unanimous decision	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Jon Kirk	def.	Shane Faulkner	TKO (punches)	3	2:19
Featherweight	Steven Peterson	def.	Ernest De La Cruz	Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00

Bellator 28
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	September 9, 2010
Venue	Mahalia Jackson Theater
City	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 27 Bellator 28 Bellator 29

Bellator 28 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, September 9, 2010, at Mahalia Jackson Theater in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[33] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net 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.^[34] However, Robinson was also forced to pull out of the bout due to injury. Robinson was replaced by WEC veteran Anthony Leone.^[35]

Toney Canales and J.C. Pennington were set to fight, but for unknown reasons, the fight was pulled at the last minute.^[33]

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 and the Minnesota Vikings, a decision in MMA to counter-program a marquee NFL event which may have had adverse effect on local ticket sales.^[36]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Eric Larkin	def.	Marcus Andrusia	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:46
Lightweight	Guyana Carey Vanier	def.	Rich Clementi	Split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00	[a]
Middleweight	Eric Schambari	def.	Matt Horwich	Split decision (30–27, 28–29, 30–27)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Georgi Karakhanyan	def.	Anthony Leone	Unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[b]
Local Feature Fights
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Tony Roberts	def.	Kelvin Doss	Submission (punches)	1	3:35
Bantamweight	Jonathan Mackles	def.	Brock Kerry	Split decision (30–27, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Charlie Rader	def.	Josh Rafferty	TKO (punches)	1	1:14
Lightweight	Scott O'Shaughnessy	def.	Gabe Woods	Submission (armbar)	3	2:11

Bellator 29
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	September 16, 2010
Venue	The Rave
City	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 28 Bellator 29 Bellator 30

Bellator 29 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, September 16, 2010, at The Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.^[37] The card featured tournament fights in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net 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 in a catchweight bout. However, Camus injured his sternum in a car accident and was forced to withdraw from the bout.^[38] Kyle Dietz was set to be Camus' replacement; however, an illness forced Ulysses Gomez out of his bout in the bantamweight tournament and Bryan Goldsby, who was set to fight Nik Mamalis, stepped in for Gomez and returned to the tournament. Dietz was dropped from the card, and Mamalis stepped in to fight Massoush.

Justin Lemke was originally set to fight David Oliva, but Oliva was forced out of the bout due to weight issues.^[39] Jason Guida stepped in for Oliva as his replacement.^[40]

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.^[41]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Catchweight (140 lb)	Jameel Massouh	def.	Nick Mamalis	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	4:27
Heavyweight	Cole Konrad	def.	Damian Grabowski	Unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[a]
Heavyweight	Neil Grove	def.	Alexey Oleinik	TKO (punches)	1	0:45	[b]
Middleweight	Brett Cooper	def.	Matt Major	TKO (punches)	2	1:27
Local Feature Fights
Catchweight (215 lb)	Justin Lemke	def.	Jason Guida	Split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Sasa Perkic	def.	Nick Dupees	Unanimous decision (30–27, 30 -27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Kyle Weickhardt	def.	Luis Ramirez	KO (head kick)	1	0:30

Bellator 30
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	September 23, 2010
Venue	Fourth Street Live!
City	Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Event chronology
Bellator XXIX Bellator 30 Bellator XXXI

Bellator 30 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, September 23, 2010, at Fourth Street Live! in Louisville, Kentucky.^[42] The card featured tournament fights in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Background Bryan Goldsby replaced Ulysses Gomez in the bantamweight tournament after Gomez was forced to withdraw due to staph infection.^[43]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Brent Weedman	def.	Jacob McClintock	TKO (punches)	1	3:05	[a]
Middleweight	Bryan Baker	def.	Jeremy Horn	Unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Zach Makovsky	def.	Bryan Goldsby	Unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[b]
Bantamweight	Ed West	def.	Jose Vega	Split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).	3	5:00	[c]
Local Feature Fights
Middleweight	John Troyer	def.	Josh Clark	Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Ron Sparks	def.	Greg Maynard	KO (punch)	1	0:50
Featherweight	B.J. Ferguson	def.	T.J. Barber	Submission (armbar)	2	2:50
Middleweight	Jeremiah Riggs	def.	Mike Fleniken	Unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).	3	5:00
Welterweight	Mike O'Donnell	def.	Stoney Hale	Submission (kimura)	2	0:50

Bellator 31
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	September 30, 2010
Venue	L'Auberge du Lac Resort
City	Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 30 Bellator 31 Bellator 32

Bellator 31 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, September 30, 2010, at L'Auberge du Lac Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana.^[44] The card featured tournament fights in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Background

A previously announced fight between Ricco Rodriguez and Dave Herman,^[45] was scrapped from this card due to Rodriguez suffering a knee injury.^[46] Michal Kita served as Rodriguez's replacement.^[47]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Women's (115 lb)	Zoila Gurgel	def.	Jessica Aguilar	Split decision (30–27, 27–30, 30–27)	3	5:00	[a]
Women's (115 lb)	Megumi Fujii	def.	Lisa Ward	Submission (armbar)	1	1:39	[b]
Welterweight	Chris Lozano	def.	Yoshiyuki Yoshida	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	2	5:00	[c]
Local Feature Fights
Heavyweight	Mark Holata	def.	Shawn Jordan	KO (punch)	1	1:13
Lightweight	John Harris	def.	Kyle Miers	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	0:49
Middleweight	Tim Ruberg	def.	Aaron Davis	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	1:44
Heavyweight	Dave Herman	def.	Michał Kita	Submission (Omoplata)	1	3:16
Catchweight (165 lb)	Michael Chandler	def.	Scott Stapp	TKO (Punches)	1	1:57

Bellator 32
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	October 14, 2010
Venue	Kansas City Power & Light District
City	Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 31 Bellator 32 Bellator 33

Bellator 32 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, October 14, 2010, at Kansas City Power & Light District in Kansas City, Missouri.^[48] The card featured the tournament finals fights in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net 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
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Cole Konrad	def.	Neil Grove	Submission (americana)	1	4:45	[a]
Bantamweight	Zach Makovsky	def.	Ed West	Unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, 49–46)	3	5:00	[b]
Welterweight	Jim Wallhead	def.	Ryan Thomas	Unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[c]
Welterweight	Michael Chandler	def.	Chris Page	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:57
Local Feature Fights
Featherweight	Eric Marriott	def.	Ryan Roberts	Unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Catchweight (180 lbs)	Rudy Bears	def.	Chad Reiner	KO (Punches)	1	1:29 of round 1.
Bantamweight	Jared Downing	def.	Danny Tims	Split decision (30–27, 28–29, 30–27).	3	5:00
Featherweight	Brian Davidson	def.	Shane Hutchison	KO (punches)	1	0:54

Bellator 33
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	October 21, 2010
Venue	Liacouras Center
City	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 32 Bellator 33 Bellator 34

Bellator 33 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, October 21, 2010, at Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[49] The card featured a tournament final fight in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Background

The main event was supposed to feature Eddie Alvarez defending his lightweight title against season two's lightweight tournament winner, Pat Curran. Curran injured himself during training so Alvarez instead fought Roger Huerta in a non-title fight.

Wilson Reis vs. Deividas Taurosevičius was set to air as a part of the night's main card; however, the fight was not aired for unknown reasons.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Eddie Alvarez	def.	Roger Huerta	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2	5:00
Welterweight	Ben Askren	def.	Lyman Good (c)	Unanimous decision (49–46, 48–47, 50–45)	5	5:00	[a]
Welterweight	Rick Hawn	def.	LeVon Maynard	KO (punches)	1	4:53	[b]
Local Feature Fights
Featherweight	Wilson Reis	def.	Deividas Taurosevičius	Split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Tim Carpenter	def.	Jamal Patterson	Split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Catchweight (159 lbs)	Luiz Azeredo	def.	Edward Guedes	Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Kenny Foster	def.	Lester Caslow	Unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Catchweight (130 lb)	Nick Cottone	def.	Tuan Pham	Unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Francis Evans	def.	Lewis Cassner	Submission (Triangle)	1	3:20

Bellator 34
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	October 28, 2010
Venue	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
City	Hollywood, Florida, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 33 Bellator 34 Bellator 35

Bellator 34 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, October 28, 2010, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.^[50] The card featured the final round of the Bellator 115-pound women's tournament in Bellator's third season,^[51] as well as Hector Lombard defending his middleweight title. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Hector Lombard (c)	def.	Alexander Shlemenko	Unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 49–46)	5	5:00	[a]
Women's (115 lb)	Zoila Gurgel	def.	Megumi Fujii	Split decision (48–47, 47–48, 49–46)	5	5:00	[b]
Middleweight	Mike Bernhard	def.	Dragan Tešanović	Unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Rafael Davis	def.	Tony Lopez	Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Local Feature Fights
Welterweight	John Kelly	def.	William Kuhn	unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
Bantamweight	Ralph Acosta	def.	Tulio Quintanila	Split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Frank Carrillo	def.	Moyses Gabin	Unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Dan Cramer	def.	Igor Almeida	TKO (cut)	1	2:36
Catchweight (160 lb)	J.P. Reese	def.	Bounmy Somchay	TKO (strikes)	1	3:32

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Cole Konrad

UD

Rogent Lloret

3

Cole Konrad

UD

Damian Grabowski

3

Damian Grabowski

UD

Scott Barrett

3

Cole Konrad

SUB

Neil Grove

1

Neil Grove

TKO

Eddie Sanchez

1

Neil Grove

TKO

Alexey Oleinik

1

Alexey Oleinik

SD

Mike Hayes

3

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Zach Makovsky

UD

Nick Mamalis

3

Zach Makovsky

UD

Bryan Goldsby[1]

3

Ulysses Gomez

SD

Travis Reddinger

3

Zach Makovsky

UD

Ed West

5

Ed West

UD

Bryan Goldsby

3

Ed West

SD

Jose Vega

3

Jose Vega

UD

Danny Tims

3

^ 1: Bryan Goldsby replaced Ulysses Gomez after Gomez was forced to withdraw due to staph infection.^[52]

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Zoila Gurgel

UD

Jessica Penne

3

Zoila Gurgel

SD

Jessica Aguilar

3

Jessica Aguilar

SUB

Lynn Alvarez

1

Zoila Gurgel

SD

Megumi Fujii

5

Megumi Fujii

SUB

Carla Esparza[1]

2

Megumi Fujii

SUB

Lisa Ward

1

Lisa Ward

UD

Aisling Daly

3

^ 1: Carla Esparza replaced Angela Magana after Magana was forced to withdraw due to a foot injury.^[53]

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