2012 in Bellator MMA

Mixed martial arts events March 2026 February 2013 2012 in Bellator MMA Bellator MMA Logo.svg 150px Bellator MMA 2012 03 09 2012 12 14 2011 2013 2012 in Bellator MMA was the sixth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships,http://www.bellator.com/Schedule.dbml?DB_LANG=C&&DB_OEM_ID=23600 Schedule – Bellator Fighting Championships Bellator.com 2011-11-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20111026085512/http://www.bellator.com/Schedule.dbml?DB_LANG=C&&DB_OEM_ID=23600 October 26, 2011 dead which began on March 9, 2012.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/mma/post/2011-12-05/bellator-relocates-to-friday-for-season-6/578136/1? Bellator Relocates To Friday For Season 6 usatodaycom 2011-12-05 December 5, 2011 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.http://mmajunkie.com/news/27061/bellators-sixth-season-pushed-back-a-week-bellator-60-slotted-for-march-9-in-indiana.mma Bellator's sixth season pushed back a week, Bellator 60 slotted for March 9 in Indiana MMAJunkie.com 2012-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20120730221237/http://mmajunkie.com/news/27061/bellators-sixth-season-pushed-back-a-week-bellator-60-slotted-for-march-9-in-indiana.mma July 30, 2012 dead mdy-all Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in five weight classes, including the bantamweight,http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Galvao-to-Feature-in-Bellator-Season-6-Bantamweight-Tournament-38091 Galvao to Feature in Bellator Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Sherdog.com 2011-12-13 featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions. Bellator 60 Bellator 60 March 9, 2012 The Venue at Horseshoe Casino Hammond, Indiana Bellator 60 took place on March 9, 2012 at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana.http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205365236 Bellator 60 Bellator.com 2012-01-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20121023032016/http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205365236 October 23, 2012 dead mdy-all The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background Bellator 60 was expected to take place on March 2, but the season opener was pushed back one week.http://mmajunkie.com/news/27061/bellators-sixth-season-pushed-back-a-week-bellator-60-slotted-for-march-9-in-indiana.mma Bellator's sixth season pushed back a week, Bellator 60 slotted for March 9 in Indiana MMAJunkie.com 2012-01-20 January 20, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120730221237/http://mmajunkie.com/news/27061/bellators-sixth-season-pushed-back-a-week-bellator-60-slotted-for-march-9-in-indiana.mma July 30, 2012 dead mdy-all Wagnney Fabiano was originally scheduled to face Ronnie Mann 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.http://mmajunkie.com/news/27648/wagnney-fabiano-scratches-mike-corey-takes-tourney-slot-at-bellator-60.mma Wagnney Fabiano scratches, Mike Corey takes tourney slot at Bellator 60 MMAJunkie.com 2012-03-01 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120302232414/http://mmajunkie.com/news/27648/wagnney-fabiano-scratches-mike-corey-takes-tourney-slot-at-bellator-60.mma March 2, 2012 mdy-all Genair da Silva was originally scheduled to face Alexandre Bezerra 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.http://fcfighter.com/post/kenny-foster-replaces-genair-da-silva-in-bellator-featherweight-tournament-kick-off Kenny Foster Replaces Genair da Silva in Bellator Featherweight Tournament Kick-Off fcfighter.com 2012-03-09 Results Main card Featherweight Pat Curran def. Joe Warren (c) KO (punches) 3 1:25 For Bellator Featherweight Championship. Featherweight Marlon Sandro def. Roberto Vargas Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:35 Featherweight tournament quarterfinal. Featherweight Alexandre Bezerra def. Kenny Foster Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:57 Featherweight tournament quarterfinal. Featherweight Daniel Mason-Straus def. Jeremy Spoon Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00 Featherweight tournament quarterfinal. Featherweight Mike Corey def. Ronnie Mann Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Featherweight tournament quarterfinal. Preliminary no Bantamweight Jake Nauracy def. Cory Galloway Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:22 Catchweight (215 lb) Travis Wiuff def. Anthony Gomez Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Catchweight (280 lb) Sean McCorkle def. Richard White Submission (neck crank) 1 1:02 Catchweight (165 lb) Josh Shockley def. Shamar Bailey Decision unanimous 3 5:00 Catchweight (148 lb) Genair da Silva def. Bobby Reardanz TKO (leg kicks and punches) 3 0:51 yes Bellator 61 Bellator 61 March 16, 2012 Horseshoe Riverdome Bossier City, Louisiana Bellator 61 took place on March 16, 2012 at Horseshoe Riverdome in Bossier City, Louisiana.http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205369403 Bellator 61 Bellator.com 2012-02-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20120422034647/http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205369403 April 22, 2012 dead mdy-all The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background The event was to feature the rematch between season-five heavyweight tournament finalists Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos. 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.http://mmajunkie.com/news/27162/louisiana-hosts-bellator-61-heavyweight-tourney-finale-rematch.mma Louisiana hosts Bellator 61, heavyweight tourney finale rematch MMAJunkie.com 2012-01-27 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120204140310/http://mmajunkie.com/news/27162/louisiana-hosts-bellator-61-heavyweight-tourney-finale-rematch.mma February 4, 2012 mdy-all However, on March 15, Bellator announced the fight had been pushed back a week to Bellator 62 due to Prindle having "flu-like symptoms."http://mmajunkie.com/news/27850/bellator-61-headliner-eric-prindle-likely-to-scratch-with-flu-like-symptoms.mma Bellator 61 headliner Eric Prindle scratches with flu-like symptoms, pushed to Bellator 62 MMAJunkie.com 2012-03-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120317053516/http://mmajunkie.com/news/27850/bellator-61-headliner-eric-prindle-likely-to-scratch-with-flu-like-symptoms.mma March 17, 2012 mdy-all This event marked the first time that Bellator Fighting Championships aired in Brazil on TV Esporte Interativo. Results Main card Middleweight Maiquel Falcao def. Norman Paraisy Decision unanimous (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Middleweight tournament quarterfinal. Middleweight Vyacheslav Vasilevsky def. Victor O'Donnell Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Middleweight tournament quarterfinal. Middleweight Bruno Santos def. Giva Santana Decision unanimous (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Middleweight tournament quarterfinal. Middleweight Brian Rogers def. Vitor Vianna KO (flying knee) 1 4:14 Middleweight tournament quarterfinal. Preliminary no Catchweight (165 lb) Josh Quayhagen def. Brent Taylor Decision unanimous (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Welterweight Derrick Krantz def. Eric Scallan Technical submission (D'arce choke) 1 3:01 Catchweight (140 lb) Jason Sampson def. Jeremy Myers Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 2:25 Middleweight Trey Houston def. Jeremiah Riggs Submission (armbar) 1 3:30 This bout aired on the MTV2 broadcast following the Santana vs. Santos fight. yes Bellator 62 Bellator 62 March 23, 2012 Laredo Energy Arena Laredo, Texas Bellator 62 took place on March 23, 2012 at Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background The event hosted the opening round of Bellator's Season Six Lightweight Tournament.http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205373682 Bellator 62 bellator.com 2012-02-17 February 17, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130425073833/http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205373682 April 25, 2013 dead mdy-all Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos 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 and Oscar de la Parra was also scrapped.http://mmajunkie.com/news/27948/bellator-62-weigh-in-results.mma Bellator 62 weigh-in results: Thiago Santos heavy, Prindle awarded tournament win mmajunkie.com 2012-02-22 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120503214843/http://mmajunkie.com/news/27948/bellator-62-weigh-in-results.mma May 3, 2012 mdy-all Results Main card Lightweight Lloyd Woodard def. Patricky Freire Submission (kimura) 2 1:46 Lightweight tournament quarterfinal. Lightweight Rick Hawn def. Ricardo Tirloni KO (punches) 1 2:36 Lightweight tournament quarterfinal. Lightweight Brent Weedman def. J.J. Ambrose Submission (Von Flue choke) 2 3:26 Lightweight tournament quarterfinal. Lightweight Thiago Michel def. Rene Nazare Decision split (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight tournament quarterfinal. Preliminary no Catchweight (162 lb) Luis Vega def. Sonny Luque Submission (arm-triangle choke) 1 3:43 Featherweight Chris Jones def. Steven Peterson Decision split (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Dave Jansen def. Jacob Kirwan Decision unanimous (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Featherweight Rad Martinez def. Doug Frey TKO (punches) 1 4:08 This bout aired on the MTV2 broadcast following the Hawn vs. Tirloni fight. Catchweight (173 lb) Sean Spencer def. Joseph Daily Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 1:24 yes Bellator 63 Bellator 63 March 30, 2012 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut Bellator 63 took place on March 30, 2012 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205373804 Bellator 63 bellator.com 2012-02-17 February 17, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130425015726/http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205373804 April 25, 2013 dead mdy-all The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background The event hosted the opening round of Bellator's Season Six Welterweight Tournament. War Machine was expected to fight Karl Amoussou 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.http://www.5thround.com/105003/war-machine-headed-back-to-prison/ War Machine Headed Back to Prison 5thround.com 2012-02-02 February 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140203171546/http://www.5thround.com/105003/war-machine-headed-back-to-prison/ February 3, 2014 usurped Brian Foster was scheduled to face David Rickels 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.http://mmajunkie.com/news/27939/bellators-brian-foster-not-medically-cleared-replaced-by-newcomer-jordan-smith.mma Bellator's Brian Foster not medically cleared, replaced by newcomer Jordan Smith mmajunkie.com 2012-03-22 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120324230444/http://mmajunkie.com/news/27939/bellators-brian-foster-not-medically-cleared-replaced-by-newcomer-jordan-smith.mma March 24, 2012 mdy-all Results Main card Welterweight Karl Amoussou def. Chris Lozano Submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:05 Welterweight tournament quarterfinal. Welterweight Bryan Baker def. Carlos Alexandre Pereira Decision split (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 Welterweight tournament quarterfinal. Welterweight David Rickels def. Jordan Smith KO (punches) 1 0:22 Welterweight tournament quarterfinal. Welterweight Ben Saunders def. Raul Amaya Decision unanimous (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Welterweight tournament quarterfinal. Preliminary no Catchweight (165 lb) Ryan Quinn def. Marc Stevens Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00 Featherweight Matt Bessette def. Saul Almeida Decision unanimous (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00 Middleweight Dan Cramer def. Jeff Nader Decision split (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Featherweight Brandon Fleming def. Pete Rogers Jr. Submission (Peruvian necktie) 1 3:39 Welterweight Andrey Koreshkov def. Tiawan Howard KO (punch) 1 1:26 This bout aired on the MTV2 broadcast following the Smith vs. Rickels fight. Women's (125 lb) Munah Holland def. Marianna Kheyfets KO (punches) 2 4:45 yes Bellator 64 Bellator 64 April 6, 2012 Caesar’s Windsor Windsor, Ontario Bellator 64 took place on April 6, 2012 at Caesar's Windsor in Windsor, Ontario.http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205376805 Bellator 64 bellator.com 2012-02-17 February 17, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130501001652/http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205376805 May 1, 2013 dead mdy-all The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background The event hosted two of the opening round bouts of Bellator's Season Six Bantamweight Tournament. Results Main card Welterweight Ben Askren (c) def. Douglas Lima Decision unanimous (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) 5 5:00 For Bellator Welterweight Championship. Featherweight Marlon Sandro def. Alexandre Bezerra Decision split (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 Featherweight tournament semifinal. Bantamweight Travis Marx def. Masakatsu Ueda Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Bantamweight tournament quarterfinal. Bantamweight Hiroshi Nakamura def. Rodrigo Lima Decision unanimous (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00 Bantamweight tournament quarterfinal. Preliminary no Catchweight (192 lb) Elias Theodorou def. Rich Lictawa TKO (retirement) 3 0:33 Catchweight (160 lb) Kyle Prepolec def. Lance Snow Submission (armbar) 1 2:54 Welterweight Chad Laprise def. Josh Taveirne Submission (triangle choke) 1 2:48 Featherweight Mike Richman def. Chris Horodecki KO (punches) 1 1:23 Welterweight Nordine Taleb def. Matt Secor Decision unanimous (30–27, 30–27, 30–24) 3 5:00 Lightweight Jason Fischer def. Taylor Solomon Technical Submission (rear naked choke) 3 4:59 yes Bellator 65 Bellator 65 April 13, 2012 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey Bellator 65 took place on April 13, 2012 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205377289 Bellator 65 bellator.com 2012-02-17 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120304191719/http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205377289&DB_OEM_ID=23600 March 4, 2012 mdy The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background Heavyweight champion Cole Konrad was originally slated to defend his title against Eric Prindle at this event. The fight, however, was moved to Bellator 70. Results Main card Bantamweight Eduardo Dantas def. Zach Makovsky (c) Technical Submission (arm triangle choke) 2 3:26 For the Bellator Bantamweight Championship. Featherweight Daniel Mason-Straus def. Mike Corey Decision unanimous (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Featherweight tournament semifinal. Bantamweight Luis Nogueira def. Alexis Vila Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Bantamweight tournament quarterfinal. Bantamweight Marcos Galvao def. Ed West Decision unanimous (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Bantamweight tournament quarterfinal. Preliminary no Featherweight Kenny Foster def. Jay Haas Submission (guillotine choke) 1 2:51 Lightweight Will Martinez def. Terrell Hobbs Submission (rear naked choke) 1 4:12 Middleweight Duane Bastress def. Plinio Cruz TKO (elbows) 2 2:52 Featherweight Scott Heckman def. Lester Caslow Submission (rear naked choke) 1 3:40 Welterweight Lyman Good def. LeVon Maynard KO (punch) 1 0:13 Season 7 Welterweight tournament qualifier. Welterweight Kris McCray def. Ailton Barbosa Decision split (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 Season 7 Welterweight tournament qualifier. Lightweight E. J. Brooks def. Mikhail Malyutin Decision unanimous (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00 yes Bellator 66 Bellator 66 April 20, 2012 I-X Center Cleveland, Ohio Bellator 66 took place on April 20, 2012 at I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio.http://mmajunkie.com/news/27645/bellator-66-headed-to-cleveland-with-alvarez-aoki-eye-daly-rematches.mma Bellator 66 mmajunkie.com 2012-03-01 March 1, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121109101550/http://mmajunkie.com/news/27645/bellator-66-headed-to-cleveland-with-alvarez-aoki-eye-daly-rematches.mma November 9, 2012 dead mdy-all The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background NAAFS women's champion Aisling Daly 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.http://www.mmarising.com/news/2012/04/11/daly-out-jessica-eye-to-face-anita-rodriguez-at-bellator-66/ Daly Out, Jessica Eye To Face Anita Rodriguez at Bellator 66 MMARising.com 2012-04-11 2012-04-12 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.http://mmajunkie.com/news/28271/andreas-spang-replaces-injured-bruno-santos-in-bellator-66-tournament-semifinals.mma Andreas Spang replaces injured Bruno Santos in Bellator 66 tournament semifinals MMAJunkie.com 2012-04-16 2012-04-16 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418220257/http://mmajunkie.com/news/28271/andreas-spang-replaces-injured-bruno-santos-in-bellator-66-tournament-semifinals.mma April 18, 2012 mdy-all Tyler Combs and Jason Dent were originally announced to face each other in a lightweight bout. Nevertheless, the fight did not materialize. Results Main card Lightweight Eddie Alvarez def. Shinya Aoki TKO (punches) 1 2:14 Middleweight Andreas Spang def. Brian Rogers KO (punch) 2 3:34 Middleweight tournament semifinal. Middleweight Maiquel Falcao def. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Middleweight tournament semifinal. Lightweight Rick Hawn def. Lloyd Woodard KO (punch) 2 0:10 Lightweight tournament semifinal. Lightweight Brent Weedman def. Thiago Michel Decision split (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight tournament semifinal. Preliminary no Women's Bout (130 lb) Jessica Eye def. Anita Rodriguez Decision unanimous (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Light Heavyweight John Hawk def. Marcus Vanttinen Decision split (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Light Heavyweight Attila Vegh def. Dan Spohn Decision split (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) 3 5:00 Featherweight Frank Caraballo (ic) def. Donny Walker (c) KO (knee) 4 2:25 For unified NAAFS Featherweight championship. Lightweight Julian Lane def. Joe Heiland Submission (guillotine choke) 1 2:49 yes Bellator 67 Bellator 67 May 4, 2012 Casino Rama Rama, Ontario Bellator 67 took place on May 4, 2012 at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada.http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Bellator-Returns-to-Canada-with-Bellator-67-on-May-4-at-Casino-Rama-in-Ontario-40543 Bellator 67 Sherdog.com 2012-02-23 The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background Bellator Lightweight champion, Michael Chandler, competed in a non-title "Super Fight" against PRIDE, UFC, and DREAM veteran, Akihiro Gono, at this event.http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Lightweight-Champ-Michael-Chandler-Meets-Akihiro-Gono-in-NonTitle-Bout-at-Bellator-67-40923 Lightweight Champ Michael Chandler Meets Akihiro Gono in Non-Title Bout at Bellator 67 Sherdog.com March 7, 2012 Results Main card (MTV2) Lightweight Michael Chandler def. Akihiro Gono TKO (punches) 1 0:56 Welterweight Bryan Baker def. Ben Saunders Decision unanimous (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Welterweight tournament semifinal. Heavyweight Damian Grabowski def. Dave Huckaba Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Welterweight Ryan Ford def. Luis Santos TKO (knee & punches) 2 1:24 Preliminary no Lightweight Cosmo Alexandre def. Lorawnt-T Nelson Decision unanimous 3 5:00 Bantamweight David Harris def. Nick Kirk Decision unanimous 3 5:00 Catchweight (148 lb) Will Romero def. Matt Veal TKO (knees & punches) 2 4:25 Catchweight (180 lb) Nordine Taleb def. Matt MacGrath TKO (punches) 2 2:30 Welterweight Dom O'Grady def. Nathan Gunn Submission (armbar) 2 4:51 yes Bellator 68 Bellator 68 May 11, 2012 Caesars Hotel and Casino Atlantic City, New Jersey Bellator 68 took place on May 11, 2012 at Caesars Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205420073 Bellator 68 bellator.com 2012-05-02 May 2, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130424192952/http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205420073&DB_OEM_ID=23600 April 24, 2013 dead mdy-all http://www.sherdog.com/events/BFC-Bellator-Fighting-Championships-68-20577 Bellator 68 Sherdog.com 2012-02-23 The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background Kurt Pellegrino was scheduled to fight Marcin Held at this event.http://mmadiehards.com/live/features/kurt-pellegrino-back-in-action-at-bellator-68-against-polands-marcin-held-on-may-11/ Kurt Pellegrino back in action at Bellator 68 against Poland's Marcin Held on May 11 MMADieHards.com 2012-02-18 However, on March 13, Pellegrino suffered a knee injury and was forced to pull out of the bout.http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Kurt-Pellegrino-Injured-Out-of-Planned-Bellator-68-Scrap-with-Marcin-Held-in-Atlantic-City-41065 Kurt Pellegrino Injured, Out of Planned Bellator 68 Scrap with Marcin Held in Atlantic City Sherdog.com 2012-03-13 Phillipe Nover had stepped in as Pellegrino's replacement, but was eventually replaced by Bellator newcomer Derrick Kennington. Eddie Fyvie and Jeff Lentz were originally scheduled to compete in a featherweight bout; however, the fight did not materialize. Marius Žaromskis versus Waachiim Spiritwolf 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.http://mmajunkie.com/news/28643/bellator-68-weigh-in-results.mma Bellator 68 weigh-in results: Co-headlining tourney fighters on weight MMAjunkie.com 2012-05-10 May 10, 2012 May 13, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120513165320/http://mmajunkie.com/news/28643/bellator-68-weigh-in-results.mma dead A catchweight bout at 230 pounds between Carmelo Marrero and Seth Petruzelli was cancelled the day of the show due to an illness by Petruzelli.http://mmajunkie.com/news/28661/seth-petruzelli-scratched-from-tonights-bellator-68-event.mma Seth Petruzelli scratched from tonight's Bellator 68 event MMAjunkie.com 2012-05-11 May 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121111130410/http://mmajunkie.com/news/28661/seth-petruzelli-scratched-from-tonights-bellator-68-event.mma November 11, 2012 dead mdy-all Results Main card (MTV2) Featherweight Daniel Mason-Straus def. Marlon Sandro Decision unanimous (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Featherweight Tournament Final. Bantamweight Marcos Galvão def. Travis Marx Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Bantamweight tournament semifinal. Lightweight Marcin Held def. Derrick Kennington Submission (heel hook) 1 2:08 Catchweight (172 lb) Marius Žaromskis def. Waachiim Spiritwolf TKO (doctor stoppage) 2 5:00 Preliminary no Lightweight Don Carlo-Clauss def. Jacob Kirwan Decision split 3 5:00 Catchweight (175 lb) Aung La N Sang def. Jesus Martinez TKO (punches) 1 0:36 Bantamweight Anthony Leone def. Claudio Ledesma Decision split 3 5:00 Middleweight Francois Ambang def. Gregory Milliard Decision split 3 5:00 yes Bellator 69 Bellator 69 May 18, 2012 L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort Lake Charles, Louisiana Bellator 69 took place on May 18, 2012 at the L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana.http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205411079&DB_OEM_ID=23600 Bellator 69 – L'Auberge Casino Lake Charles, LA – Bellator Fighting Championships Bellator.com 2012-04-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20130424234705/http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205411079&DB_OEM_ID=23600 April 24, 2013 dead mdy-all http://www.sherdog.com/events/BFC-Bellator-Fighting-Championships-69-21323 Bellator 69 Sherdog.com 2012-04-09 The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background This event held the finals of the Season Six Middleweight tournament.http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Bellator-69-Gets-Lightweight-Tournament-Final-FujiiAguilar-Heavyweight-Qualifier-41727 Bellator 69 Gets Lightweight Tournament Final, Fujii/Aguilar, Heavyweight Qualifier sherdog.com 2012-04-09 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 Hector Lombard leaving for the Ultimate Fighting Championship,http://mmajunkie.com/news/28415/bellator-champ-hector-lombard-signs-with-ufc.mma Bellator champ Hector Lombard signs with UFC MMAjunkie.com Staff April 24, 2012 mmajunkie.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120426212545/http://mmajunkie.com/news/28415/bellator-champ-hector-lombard-signs-with-ufc.mma April 26, 2012 mdy-all 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 and Andreas Spang will face Alexander Shlemenko to crown the company's new Middleweight champion.http://mmajunkie.com/news/28428/rebney-falcao-vs-spang-winner-meets-shlemenko-for-bellators-vacant-middleweight-title.mma Rebney: Falcao vs. Spang winner meets Shlemenko for Bellator's vacant middleweight title MMAjunkie.com Staff April 25, 2012 mmajunkie.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120507194631/http://mmajunkie.com/news/28428/rebney-falcao-vs-spang-winner-meets-shlemenko-for-bellators-vacant-middleweight-title.mma May 7, 2012 mdy Results Main card (MTV2) Middleweight Maiquel Falcão def. Andreas Spang Decision unanimous (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00 Middleweight tournament final. Welterweight Karl Amoussou def. David Rickels Decision split (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Welterweight tournament semifinal. Women's 115 lb Jessica Aguilar def. Megumi Fujii Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Heavyweight Mark Holata def. Abe Wagner Verbal Submission (straight ankle lock) 1 2:24 Preliminary no Catchweight (158 lb) Josh Quayhagen def. Cliff Wright Decision unanimous 3 5:00 Featherweight Shanon Slack def. Booker Arthur Decision unanimous 3 5:00 Welterweight Andrey Koreshkov def. Derrick Krantz TKO (strikes) 3 0:51 Light Heavyweight Rich Hale def. Josh Burns TKO (punches) 1 0:38 Lightweight E. J. Brooks def. Kalvin Hackney Decision unanimous 3 5:00 yes Bellator 70 Bellator 70 May 25, 2012 Orleans Convention Center New Orleans, Louisiana Bellator 70 took place on May 25, 2012 at the Orleans Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205411853 Bellator 70 bellator.com 2012-05-07 May 7, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130430200052/http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205411853 April 30, 2013 dead mdy-all The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background Heavyweight champion Cole Konrad was originally slated to defend his title against Eric Prindle at Bellator 65. Prindle, however, was injured and the fight was moved to this card, Bellator 70.http://mmajunkie.com/news/28174/champ-cole-konrad-vs-eric-prindle-off-bellator-65-moved-to-bellator-70.mma Champ Cole Konrad vs. Eric Prindle off Bellator 65, moved to Bellator 70 mmajunkie.com 2012-04-10 May 17, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121109163225/http://mmajunkie.com/news/28174/champ-cole-konrad-vs-eric-prindle-off-bellator-65-moved-to-bellator-70.mma November 9, 2012 dead mdy-all Results Main card (MTV2) Lightweight Rick Hawn def. Brent Weedman Decision unanimous (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Lightweight Tournament Final. Heavyweight Cole Konrad (c) def. Eric Prindle Submission (kimura) 1 1:00 For the Bellator Heavyweight Championship. Bantamweight Luis Nogueira def. Hiroshi Nakamura KO (punches) 3 1:58 Bantamweight tournament semifinal. Catchweight (157 lb) Rich Clementi def. Derek Campos Submission (guillotine choke) 1 4:18 Preliminary no Catchweight (173 lb) Keith Schneider def. Josh Shockley Submission (armbar) 1 0:59 Welterweight A.J. Matthews def. Charlie Rader KO (soccer kick) 2 3:34 Catchweight (190 lb) Kelvin Tiller def. Jeremiah Riggs Verbal submission (kimura) 3 3:38 Middleweight Jonas Billstein def. Mike Seal Technical submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:55 Bantamweight Derek Arcement def. Blake Dufour Decision unanimous 3 5:00 yes Tournaments Middleweight tournament bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals BRA Maiquel Falcão FRA Norman Paraisy UD 3 RUS Vyacheslav Vasilevsky USA Victor O'Donnell UD 3 BRA Bruno Santos BRA Giva Santana UD 3 USA Brian Rogers BRA Vitor Vianna KO 1 BRA Maiquel Falcão RUS Vyacheslav Vasilevsky UD 3 SWE Andreas Spang1 USA Brian Rogers KO 2 BRA Maiquel Falcão SWE Andreas Spang UD 3 1 Bruno Santos was set to face Brian Rogers in the semifinal round of the middleweight tournament. However, Santos had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury and was replaced by Andreas Spang. Welterweight tournament bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals FRA Karl Amoussou USA Chris Lozano1 SUB 1 USA David Rickels USA Jordan Smith2 KO 1 USA Bryan Baker BRA Carlos Alexandre Pereira SD 3 USA Ben Saunders USA Raul Amaya UD 3 FRA Karl Amoussou USA David Rickels SD 3 USA Bryan Baker USA Ben Saunders UD 3 FRA Karl Amoussou USA Bryan Baker SUB 1 1 War Machine was set to appear in the welterweight tournament. However, War Machine was sentenced to a year in prison and was forced out of the tournament. He was replaced by Chris Lozano. 2 Brian Foster was set to appear in the welterweight tournament. However, Foster was not medically cleared to fight. He was replaced by Jordan Smith. Lightweight tournament bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals USA Rick Hawn BRA Ricardo Tirloni KO 1 USA Lloyd Woodard BRA Patricky Freire SUB 2 USA Brent Weedman USA J.J. Ambrose SUB 2 BRA Thiago Michel BRA Rene Nazare SD 3 USA Rick Hawn USA Lloyd Woodard KO 2 USA Brent Weedman BRA Thiago Michel SD 3 USA Rick Hawn USA Brent Weedman UD 3 Featherweight tournament bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals USA Daniel Straus USA Jeremy Spoon UD 3 USA Mike Corey1 ENG Ronnie Mann UD 3 BRA Marlon Sandro USA Roberto Vargas SUB 1 BRA Alexandre Bezerra USA Kenny Foster2 SUB 2 USA Daniel Straus USA Mike Corey UD 3 BRA Marlon Sandro BRA Alexandre Bezerra SD 3 USA Daniel Straus BRA Marlon Sandro UD 3 1 Wagnney Fabiano was expected to appear in the featherweight tournament. However, Fabiano suffered an undisclosed injury and was forced out of the tournament. Mike Corey filled in as Fabiano's replacement. 2 Genair da Silva was expected to appear in the featherweight tournament. However, after weigh-in issues arose at Bellator 60, da Silva was forced out of the tournament. Kenny Foster, who was slated to fight on the event's undercard, replaced da Silva. Bantamweight tournament bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals BRA Marcos Galvao USA Ed West UD 3 USA Travis Marx JPN Masakatsu Ueda UD 3 BRA Luis Nogueira CUB Alexis Vila UD 3 JPN Hiroshi Nakamura BRA Rodrigo Lima UD 3 BRA Marcos Galvao USA Travis Marx UD 3 BRA Luis Nogueira JPN Hiroshi Nakamura TKO 3 BRA Marcos Galvao BRA Luis Nogueira TKO 2 Bellator 71 Bellator 71 Bellator Fighting Championships June 22, 2012 Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort USA Chester, West Virginia Bellator 70 Bellator 72 Bellator 71 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on June 22, 2012 at the Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort in Chester, West Virginia.http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205415637 Bellator 71 Bellator.com 2012-06-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131017040158/http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205415637 2013-10-17 The card was part of Bellator's annual Summer Series and featured the opening round fights in the Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament. August 2021 The event was distributed live in prime time by EPIX 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 was supposed to face Beau Tribolet in the Tournament Quarterfinal, but was not cleared to compete so Tim Carpenter (who originally was supposed to face John Hawk) stepped in as a last minute replacement. Results Main card (EPIX and SpikeTV.com) Light Heavyweight Travis Wiuff def. Chris Davis TKO (Strikes) 1 4:12 Light Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal. Light Heavyweight Attila Vegh def. Zelg Galesic Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 1:00 Light Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal. Light Heavyweight Tim Carpenter def. Beau Tribolet Submission (Armbar) 2 4:51 Light Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal. Light Heavyweight Emanuel Newton def. Roy Boughton Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 2 0:49 Light Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal. Heavyweight Brett Rogers def. Kevin Asplund TKO (Doctor's Stoppage) 2 5:00 Preliminary no Light Heavyweight Josh Stansbury def. Dan Spohn Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 2:30 Middleweight Jason Butcher def. Duane Bastress Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 1:03 Featherweight Neil Johnson def. Brylan Van Artsdalen Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 2 4:29 Catchweight (190 lb) Kevin Zalac def. Chris Goldbaugh Decision unanimous 3 5:00 yes Bellator 72 Bellator 72 Bellator Fighting Championships July 20, 2012 USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida Bellator 71 Bellator 73 Bellator 72 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on July 20, 2012 at USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida.http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=205435842 Bellator 72 bellator.com 2012-06-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120808025924/http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205435842&DB_OEM_ID=23600 2012-08-08 The card was part of Bellator's annual Summer Series and featured the semifinal round fights in the Summer Series Tournament. August 2021 The event was distributed live in prime time by EPIX and MTV2. Background Paul Daley made his promotional debut at this event against Rudy Bears in a welterweight fight. Marius Žaromskis and Waachiim Spiritwolf 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.https://sports.yahoo.com/news/bellator-72-schedule-july-20-2012-072500187--mma.html Bellator 72 Schedule for July 20, 2012 yahoo.com 2012-07-20 However, the bout failed to materialize. Results Main card (EPIX and MTV2) Welterweight Karl Amoussou def. Bryan Baker Submission (inverted heel hook) 1 0:56 Welterweight tournament final. Welterweight Paul Daley def. Rudy Bears TKO (Punches) 1 2:45 Light Heavyweight Travis Wiuff def. Tim Carpenter Decision unanimous 3 5:00 Light Heavyweight tournament semifinal. Light Heavyweight Attila Vegh def. Emanuel Newton Decision split 3 5:00 Light Heavyweight tournament semifinal. Welterweight Marius Žaromskis def. Waachiim Spiritwolf Decision split 3 5:00 Preliminary no Catchweight (150 lb) Paul Barrow def. Jason Carapelluci Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 3 0:46 Catchweight (178 lb) Ben Saunders def. Brian Warren TKO (knees) 1 0:22 Aired on the main broadcast after the Daley/Bears fight. Welterweight Raul Amaya def. Kenny Moss Verbal submission (Shoulder Injury) 2 0:30 Featherweight Matt McCook def. Shanon Slack Decision split 3 5:00 Welterweight Julien Williams def. Ryan DeRocher Technical submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 2 1:32 yes Bellator 73 Bellator 73 Bellator Fighting Championships August 24, 2012 Harrah's Tunica Hotel and Casino Tunica, Mississippi Bellator 72 Bellator 73 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on August 24, 2012 at Harrah's Tunica Hotel and Casino in Tunica, Mississippi.http://www.sherdog.com/events/BFC-Bellator-Fighting-Championships-73-22619 Bellator 73 sherdog.com 2012-05-28 The card was part of Bellator's annual Summer Series and featured the final round fights in the Summer Series Tournament. August 2021 The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. 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. 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.http://mmajunkie.com/news/30194/with-champ-curran-injured-bellator-73s-pitbull-awaits-replacement-hopes-for-warren.mma With champ Curran injured, Bellator 73's 'Pitbull' awaits replacement, hopes for Warren MMAjunkie.com 2012-08-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120818001042/http://mmajunkie.com/news/30194/with-champ-curran-injured-bellator-73s-pitbull-awaits-replacement-hopes-for-warren.mma 2012-08-18 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.http://mmajunkie.com/news/30197/lelo-aurelio-scratches-from-bellator-73-oselukwue-now-meets-tiller.mma 'Lelo' Aurelio scratches from Bellator 73, Oselukwue now meets Tiller MMAjunkie.com 2012-08-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120818050057/http://mmajunkie.com/news/30197/lelo-aurelio-scratches-from-bellator-73-oselukwue-now-meets-tiller.mma 2012-08-18 Additionally, a heavyweight bout between Maurice Jackson and Chris Miller was announced, but failed to materialize. Results Main card (MTV2) Light Heavyweight Attila Vegh def. Travis Wiuff KO (punches) 1 0:25 Light Heavyweight tournament final. Bantamweight Marcos Galvao def. Luis Nogueira TKO (elbows) 2 4:20 Bantamweight tournament final. Light Heavyweight Mike Mucitelli def. Matt Van Buren Submission (triangle choke) 1 3:01 Heavyweight Mike Wessel def. Ryan Martinez Decision split 3 5:00 Preliminary no Lightweight Zach Underwood def. Chris Coggins Decision unanimous 3 5:00 Featherweight Brian Hall def. Jay Black TKO (punches) 1 0:44 Welterweight Andy Uhrich def. Joe Williams Decision unanimous 3 5:00 Catchweight (190 lb) Kelvin Tiller def. Amaechi Oselukwue TKO (punches) 2 4:21 Light Heavyweight Jacob Noe def. Brian Albin TKO (doctor stoppage) 1 5:00 Lightweight Cosmo Alexandre def. Harry Johnson TKO (knee to the body) 2 0:39 yes Light Heavyweight tournament bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals SVK Attila Vegh CRO Zelg Galesic SUB 1 USA Emanuel Newton USA Roy Boughton SUB 1 USA Travis Wiuff USA Chris Davis TKO 1 USA Tim Carpenter1 USA Beau Tribolet SUB 2 SVK Attila Vegh USA Emanuel Newton SD 3 USA Travis Wiuff USA Tim Carpenter UD 3 SVK Attila Vegh USA Travis Wiuff KO 1 1 Tim Carpenter replaced Richard Hale. Bellator 74 Bellator 74 September 28, 2012 Caesars Atlantic City Atlantic City, New Jersey Bellator 74 took place on September 28, 2012 at Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey. August 2021 The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. It was the season debut of season seven. Background Bellator 74 hosted the opening round in the Bellator Season Seven Welterweight Tournament.http://mmajunkie.com/news/30181/bellator-74-main-card-set-with-welterweight-tourney-good-wallhead-headliner.mma Bellator 74 main card set with welterweight tourney, Good-Wallhead headliner MMAjunkie.com August 14, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120819065639/http://mmajunkie.com/news/30181/bellator-74-main-card-set-with-welterweight-tourney-good-wallhead-headliner.mma August 19, 2012 mdy-all Alexandre Bezerra 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.http://mmajunkie.com/news/30832/bellator-74-weigh-in-results.mma Bellator 74 weigh-in results mmajunkie.com September 28, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120930020026/http://mmajunkie.com/news/30832/bellator-74-weigh-in-results.mma September 30, 2012 mdy-all 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 Main card Welterweight Lyman Good def. Jim Wallhead Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00 Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal Welterweight Marius Žaromskis def. Nordine Taleb Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00 Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal Welterweight Michail Tsarev def. Tim Welch Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 1:57 Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal Welterweight Andrey Koreshkov def. Jordan Smith Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal Preliminary card no Featherweight Will Martinez def. Casey Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:27 Women's Flyweight Michelle Ould def. Munah Holland Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00 Catchweight (157 lb) Alexandre Bezerra def. Matt McCook Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:04 Lightweight Phillipe Nover def. Derrick Kennington Technical submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:20 Featherweight Brylan Van Artsdalen def. Jay Haas Submission (guillotine choke) 1 1:03 Bantamweight Claudio Ledesma def. Kenny Foster Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 yes Bellator 75 Bellator 75 October 5, 2012 Horseshoe Casino Hammond, Indiana Bellator 75 took place on October 5, 2012 at The Venue in the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. August 2021 The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background Bellator 75 hosted the opening round in the Bellator Season Seven Heavyweight Tournament. August 2021 The event featured the long-planned rematch between season-five heavyweight tournament finalists Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos. 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.http://mmajunkie.com/news/27162/louisiana-hosts-bellator-61-heavyweight-tourney-finale-rematch.mma Louisiana hosts Bellator 61, heavyweight tourney finale rematch MMAJunkie.com January 27, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120204140310/http://mmajunkie.com/news/27162/louisiana-hosts-bellator-61-heavyweight-tourney-finale-rematch.mma February 4, 2012 mdy-all 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.http://mmajunkie.com/news/27948/bellator-62-weigh-in-results.mma Bellator 62 weigh-in results: Thiago Santos heavy, Prindle awarded tournament win mmajunkie.com February 22, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120503214843/http://mmajunkie.com/news/27948/bellator-62-weigh-in-results.mma May 3, 2012 mdy-all 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 Main card Heavyweight Thiago Santos def. Eric Prindle DQ (groin strike) 1 4:51 Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal Heavyweight Alexander Volkov def. Brett Rogers Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal Heavyweight Richard Hale def. Mike Wessel TKO (punches) 1 1:19 Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal Heavyweight Vinicius Queiroz def. Mark Holata Submission (armbar) 1 3:26 Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal Preliminary card no Bantamweight Chase Beebe def. Bo Harris Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 Heavyweight Ryan Martinez def. Manny Lara Majority decision 3 5:00 Welterweight Joe Williams def. Rod Montoya Submission (rear naked choke) 1 3:17 Catchweight (178 lb) Jason Graves def. Rafał Skibiński Submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:50 Catchweight (210 lb) Anthony Gomez def. Jose Medina Submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:32 Catchweight (148 lb) Cliff Wright def. Bobby Reardanz Submission (rear naked choke) 1 3:39 yes Bellator 76 Bellator 76 October 12, 2012 Caesars Windsor Windsor, Ontario, Canada Bellator 76 took place on October 12, 2012 at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=592058&SPID=73496&ATCLID=205563893&DB_OEM_ID=23600 Alvarez vs. Pitbull Headlines Bellator 76 at Caesars Windsor October 12th bellator.com August 4, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191449/http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=592058&SPID=73496&ATCLID=205563893&DB_OEM_ID=23600 October 29, 2013 mdy-all The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background Bellator 76 hosted the opening round in the Bellator Season Seven Featherweight Tournament. Fight card Main card Lightweight Eddie Alvarez def. Patricky Freire KO (head kick and punches) 1 4:54 Featherweight Rad Martinez def. Nazareno Malegarie Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal Featherweight Wagnney Fabiano def. Akop Stepanyan Submission (armbar) 1 3:24 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal Featherweight Mike Richman def. Jeremy Spoon KO (head kick and punches) 1 0:23 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal Featherweight Shahbulat Shamhalaev def. Cody Bollinger TKO (punches) 1 4:49 Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal Preliminary card no Featherweight Magomedrasul Khasbulaev def. Nayeb Hezam TKO (punches) 1 0:24 Featherweight Tournament Reserve Bout Featherweight Jason Fischer def. Kyle Prepolec Submission (arm-triangle choke) 3 3:19 Lightweight Chad Laprise def. Ainsley Robinson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Middleweight Ali Mokdad def. Simon Marini Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Welterweight Dom O'Grady def. A.J. Matthews Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 yes Bellator 77 Bellator 77 October 19, 2012 Reading Eagle Theater Reading, Pennsylvania Bellator 77 took place on October 19, 2012 at the Reading Eagle Theater in the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania.http://mmajunkie.com/news/30386/season-7-lightweight-tourney-kicks-off-at-bellator-77-with-clementi-vs-sarnavskiy.mma Season 7 lightweight tourney kicks off at Bellator 77 with Clementi vs. Sarnavskiy mmajunkie.com August 27, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120830070028/http://mmajunkie.com/news/30386/season-7-lightweight-tourney-kicks-off-at-bellator-77-with-clementi-vs-sarnavskiy.mma August 30, 2012 mdy-all The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background Bellator 77 hosted the opening round in the Bellator Season Seven Lightweight Tournament. Results Main card Lightweight Rich Clementi def. Alexander Sarnavskiy Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Lightweight Dave Jansen def. Magomed Saadulaev Submission (guillotine choke) 3 0:41 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Lightweight Marcin Held def. Murad Machaev Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Lightweight Ricardo Tirloni def. Rene Nazare Submission (D'arce choke) 2 1:14 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal Preliminary card no Flyweight Matthew Lozano def Dave Morgan Submission (inverted triangle choke) 2 2:28 Catchweight (240) Lew Polley def. Carmelo Marrero Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Darrell Horcher def. E. J. Brooks KO (punch) 1 0:21 Lightweight Tournament Reserve Bout Catchweight (157) Cosmo Alexandre def. Mike Bannon TKO (doctor stoppage) 2 5:00 Middleweight Duane Bastress def. Ariel Sepulveda Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 Featherweight Brett Martinez def. Eric Albright Submission (guillotine choke) 2 3:28 yes Bellator 78 Bellator 78 October 26, 2012 Nutter Center Dayton, Ohio Bellator 78 took place on October 26, 2012 at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio.http://www.sherdog.com/events/BFC-Bellator-Fighting-Championships-78-25211 BFC – Bellator Fighting Championships 78 sherdog.com 2012-10-20 The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background Bellator 78 hosted the semi-finals of Bellator's Season Seven Welterweight Tournament. Results Main card Welterweight Lyman Good def. Michail Tsarev TKO (punches) 2 3:54 Welterweight Tournament Semifinal Welterweight Andrey Koreshkov def. Marius Zaromskis TKO (punches) 1 2:14 Welterweight Tournament Semifinal Featherweight Daniel Mason-Straus def. Alvin Robinson Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:51 Middleweight Brian Rogers def. Dominique Steele Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Preliminary card no Women's Flyweight Zoila Gurgel def. Casey Noland Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Non-title bout Lightweight Rob Hanna def. Rocky Edwards Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 Catchweight (140 lb) Justin McNally def. David Blattman Technical submission (triangle choke) 1 0:38 Middleweight Mikkel Parlo def. Jared Combs KO (punches) 1 3:51 Middleweight Billy Horne def. Trey Houston Submission (rear naked choke) 1 3:30 Middleweight Jason Butcher def. Shaun Asher Submission (guillotine choke) 1 1:32 yes Bellator 79 Bellator 79 November 2, 2012 Casino Rama Rama, Ontario Bellator 79 took place on November 2, 2012 at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario.http://www.sherdog.com/events/BFC-Bellator-Fighting-Championships-79-24367 BFC – Bellator Fighting Championships 79 sherdog.com 2012-10-20 The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background Bellator 79 hosted the one half of the semi-finals of Bellator's Season Seven Heavyweight Tournament and Featherweight Tournament. Paul Daley 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.http://mmajunkie.com/news/31292/bellator-champ-eduardo-dantas-paul-daley-earmarked-for-2013-returns.mma Bellator champ Eduardo Dantas, Paul Daley earmarked for 2013 returns MMAjunkie.com 2012-10-25 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121027075300/http://mmajunkie.com/news/31292/bellator-champ-eduardo-dantas-paul-daley-earmarked-for-2013-returns.mma October 27, 2012 mdy-all Results Main card Heavyweight Richard Hale def. Thiago Santos TKO (punches) 1 3:31 Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal Featherweight Shahbulat Shamhalaev def. Mike Richman TKO (punches) 1 1:45 Featherweight Tournament Semifinal Catchweight (180 lb) Douglas Lima def. Jacob Ortiz TKO (head kick and knee) 3 4:50 Welterweight Ryan Ford def. Kyle Baker Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Preliminary card no Heavyweight Josh Appelt def. Ed Carpenter Submission (rear naked choke) 1 3:20 Catchweight (173 lb) Christ Franck def. Marcus Aurélio Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 Heavyweight Vitaly Minakov def. Vladimir Starcencov TKO (punches) 2 0:27 Lightweight Magomedrasul Khasbulaev def. Josh Pulsifer Submission (rear naked choke) 1 3:30 Lightweight Guillaume DeLorenzi def. Jonny Carson Submission (rear naked choke) 1 4:49 yes Bellator 80 Bellator 80 November 9, 2012 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Florida Bellator 80 took place on November 9, 2012 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.http://www.sherdog.com/events/BFC-Bellator-Fighting-Championships-80-25167 BFC – Bellator Fighting Championships 80 sherdog.com 2012-10-20 The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. 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 was changed to a 150 lb catchweight bout after both fighters failed to make weight.http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Bantamweight-Headliners-Joe-Warren-Owen-Evinger-Cleared-for-Fridays-Bellator-80-47201 Bantamweight Headliners Joe Warren, Owen Evinger Cleared for Friday’s Bellator 80 sherdog.com 2012-11-08 Results Main card Bantamweight Joe Warren def. Owen Evinger Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Featherweight Rad Martinez def. Wagnney Fabiano Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00 Featherweight Tournament Semifinal Heavyweight Alexander Volkov def. Vinicius Queiroz TKO (punches) 2 4:59 Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal Middleweight Brett Cooper def. Darryl Cobb Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Preliminary card no Lightweight Brandon Girtz def. Mike Quinones Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Welterweight Cristiano Souza def. Robert Otani KO (punches) 1 2:46 Lightweight Cosmo Alexandre def. Josh Quayhagen Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Catchweight (150 lb) Shanon Slack def. Sky Moiseichik Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Middleweight Joe Vedepo def. Mike Bernhard Submission (shin choke) 1 3:26 Welterweight Ryan DeRocher def. Taylor Krahl KO (punches) 1 0:20 yes Bellator 81 Bellator 81 November 16, 2012 Ryan Center Kingston, Rhode Island Bellator 81 took place on November 16, 2012 at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island.http://mmajunkie.com/news/31223/bellator-81-adds-clementi-held-tirloni-jansen-lightweight-tourney-semifinals.mma Bellator 81 adds Clementi-Held, Tirloni-Jansen lightweight tourney semifinals mmajunkie.com 2012-10-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121022210604/http://mmajunkie.com/news/31223/bellator-81-adds-clementi-held-tirloni-jansen-lightweight-tourney-semifinals.mma October 22, 2012 mdy-all The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background Bellator 81 hosted the semi-finals of Bellator's Season Seven Lightweight Tournament. Results Main card Lightweight Marcin Held def. Rich Clementi Submission (toe hold) 2 3:04 Lightweight Tournament Semifinal Lightweight Dave Jansen def. Ricardo Tirloni Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Tournament Semifinal Featherweight Marlon Sandro def. Dustin Neace Technical submission (rear naked choke) 1 2:05 Middleweight Perry Filkins def. Jonas Billstein Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Preliminary card no Bantamweight Ruben Rey def. Robbie LeRoux Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Matt Bessette def. Paul Barrow Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Middleweight Brennan Ward def. Sam McCoy KO (punches) 1 2:49 Catchweight (210 lb) Mike Mucitelli def. Matt Uhde Submission (armbar) 1 0:26 Middleweight Dan Cramer def. Joe Lamoureux KO (punches) 1 3:26 Lightweight Andrew Calandrelli def. Eric Brown Submission (armbar) 2 3:10 Catchweight (165 lb) Murad Machaev def. Lorawnt-T Nelson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 yes Bellator 82 Bellator 82 November 30, 2012 Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Bellator 82 took place on November 30, 2012 at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.http://mmajunkie.com/news/31388/bellator-82-heads-to-michigan-on-nov-30-good-koreshkovs-tourney-final-headlines.mmaa Bellator 82 heads to Michigan on Nov. 30, Good-Koreshkov's tourney final headlines mmajunkie.com 2012-11-01July 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background Bellator 82 hosted the final of Bellator's Season Seven Welterweight Tournament. British fighter Michael Page was expected to make his Bellator debut at this event, but withdrew due to undergoing jaw surgery.http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Bellator-82-Update-Shawn-Bunch-Receives-Opponent-Michael-Page-Off-Nov-30-Bill-47195 Bellator 82 Update: Shawn Bunch Receives Opponent; Michael Page Off Nov. 30th Bill sherdog.com 2012-11-29http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/let-me-entertain-you Let Me Entertain You! Unorthodox Page wants to be the MVP of MMA voice-online.co.uk December 9, 2012 October 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150928202135/http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/let-me-entertain-you September 28, 2015 dead Results Main card Welterweight Andrey Koreshkov def. Lyman Good Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Welterweight Tournament Final Catchweight David Rickels def. Jason Fischer Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 160 lb catchweighthttp://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID%3D205723724%26DB_OEM_ID%3D23600 Bellator 82 - Mount Pleasant, MI - Bellator MMA 2012-11-16 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130425005134/http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205723724&DB_OEM_ID=23600 April 25, 2013 mdy Middleweight Doug Marshall def. Kala Hose KO (punch) 1 0:22 Lightweight Alexander Sarnavskiy def. Tony Hervey Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Preliminary card no Catchweight (162 lb) John Schulz def. Hector Garcia TKO (punches) 3 2:45 Welterweight Mario Navarro def. Anthony Bain Submission (triangle choke) 2 3:18 Bantamweight Shawn Bunch def. Chad Coon Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Middleweight Giva Santana def. Brendan Seguin Submission (kneebar) 2 2:33 Light Heavyweight Terry Davinney def. Matt Van Buren KO (punch) 1 0:15 Featherweight Jeremy Czarnecki def. Justin Houghton Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 yes Bellator 83 Bellator 83 December 7, 2012 Caesars Atlantic City Atlantic City, New Jersey Bellator 83 took place on December 7, 2012 at the Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jerseyhttp://mmajunkie.com/event/986/bellator-83.mma Bellator 83 mmajunkie.com 2012-11-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121019004611/http://mmajunkie.com/event/986/bellator-83.mma October 19, 2012 mdy-all The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background Bellator 83 was expected to host the final of Bellator's Season Seven Featherweight Tournament between finalists Shahbulat Shamhalaev and Rad Martinez.http://mmajunkie.com/news/31583/tourney-finals-flip-flop-with-lightweights-headed-to-bellator-84-featherweights-to-bellator-83.mma Tourney finals flip-flop with lightweights headed to Bellator 84, featherweights to Bellator 83 mmajunkie.com 2012-11-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121116080842/http://mmajunkie.com/news/31583/tourney-finals-flip-flop-with-lightweights-headed-to-bellator-84-featherweights-to-bellator-83.mma November 16, 2012 mdy-all 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,http://mmajunkie.com/news/2012/12/bellator-83-results-food-poisoning-moves-featherweight-final-to-bellator-84 Food Poisoning Moves Featherweight Final to Bellator 84 mmajunkie.com 2012-12-07 August 7, 2021 October 23, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131023023401/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/12/bellator-83-results-food-poisoning-moves-featherweight-final-to-bellator-84 dead but then later postponed to season eight.http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/12/bellators-rad-martinez-shahbulat-shamhalaev-tourney-final-moved-to-season-8 Bellator's Rad Martinez-Shahbulat Shamhalaev tourney final moved to Season 8 mmajunkie.com 2012-12-11 August 7, 2021 December 14, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121214074130/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/12/bellators-rad-martinez-shahbulat-shamhalaev-tourney-final-moved-to-season-8 dead Results Main event Bantamweight Anthony Leone def. Zach Makovsky Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 Women's Flyweight Jessica Eye def. Zoila Gurgel Technical submission (arm-triangle choke) 1 0:58 Lightweight Darrell Horcher def. Chris Liguori Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Preliminary card no Heavyweight Mike Wessel def. Alexei Kudin Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Jimmie Rivera def. Jesse Brock Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Featherweight Terrell Hobbs def. Brylan Van Artsdalen Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:07 Catchweight (129 lb) Tuan Pham def. Matthew Lozano Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Claudio Ledesma def. David Harris Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 yes Bellator 84 Bellator 84 December 14, 2012 Horseshoe Casino Hammond, Indiana Bellator 84 took place on December 14, 2012 at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana.http://mmajunkie.com/news/31585/christian-mpumbu-defends-light-heavyweight-title-vs-attila-vegh-at-bellator-84-in-indiana.mma Christian M'Pumbu defends light heavyweight title vs. Attila Vegh at Bellator 84 in Indiana mmajunkie.com 2012-11-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121116004007/http://mmajunkie.com/news/31585/christian-mpumbu-defends-light-heavyweight-title-vs-attila-vegh-at-bellator-84-in-indiana.mma November 16, 2012 mdy-all The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background Bellator 84 hosted the final of Bellator's Season Seven Heavyweight and Lightweight Tournaments. Christian M'Pumbu 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.http://mmajunkie.com/news/2012/12/attila-vegh-out-of-title-fight-with-christian-mpumbu-at-bellator-84 Attila Vegh out of Bellator 84 title fight with champ Christian M'Pumbu mmajunkie.com 2012-12-03 August 7, 2021 September 5, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130905075425/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/12/attila-vegh-out-of-title-fight-with-christian-mpumbu-at-bellator-84 dead Marcin Held and Dave Jansen 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.http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/12/bjorn-rebney-explains-bellator-84s-removal-of-lightweight-tournament-final Bjorn Rebney Explains Bellator 84's Removal of Lightweight-Tournament Final mmajunkie.com 2012-12-15 August 7, 2021 December 18, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121218100815/http://www.mmajunkie.com/news/2012/12/bjorn-rebney-explains-bellator-84s-removal-of-lightweight-tournament-final dead The fight between Richard Hale and Alexander Volkov was the Heavyweight Tournament Final as well as for the vacated Heavyweight Title.http://www.sportsnet.ca/mma/2012/12/13/young_bellator84_preview/ Bellator 84 preview: HW title on the line sportsnet.ca 2012-12-13 December 14, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121215214026/http://www.sportsnet.ca/mma/2012/12/13/young_bellator84_preview/ December 15, 2012 dead mdy-all Results Main card Heavyweight Alexander Volkov def. Richard Hale Decision (unanimous) 5 5:00 Heavyweight Tournament Final; For Vacant Heavyweight Title Middleweight Daniel Vizcaya def. Jack Hermansson Decision (split) 3 5:00 Women's Strawweight Felice Herrig def. Patricia Vidonic Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 Middleweight Louis Taylor def. Joe Vedepo KO (punch) 1 4:12 Preliminary card no Lightweight Christian Uflacker def. Cliff Wright Technical decision (unanimous) 3 2:26 Catchweight (215 lb) Anthony Gomez def. Anton Talamantes Submission (rear naked choke) 1 3:30 Flyweight Jerald Williams def. Joey Diehl Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 Featherweight Robert White def. Kenny Booker Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 Welterweight Belal Muhammad def. Quinton McCottrell Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 Heavyweight Dave Sharp def. Eddie Castillo TKO (punches) 2 2:35 yes Tournaments Heavyweight tournament bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals RUS Alexander Volkov USA Brett Rogers UD 3 BRA Vinicius Queiroz USA Mark Holata SUB 1 USA Richard Hale USA Mike Wessel TKO 1 BRA Thiago Santos USA Eric Prindle DQ 1 RUS Alexander Volkov BRA Vinicius Queiroz TKO 2 USA Richard Hale BRA Thiago Santos TKO 1 RUS Alexander Volkov USA Richard Hale UD 5 Welterweight tournament bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals RUS Andrey Koreshkov PHI Jordan Smith UD 3 LIT Marius Žaromskis FRA Nordine Taleb UD 3 USA Lyman Good ENG Jim Wallhead UD 3 RUS Michail Tsarev USA Tim Welch SUB 2 RUS Andrey Koreshkov LIT Marius Žaromskis KO 1 USA Lyman Good RUS Michail Tsarev TKO 2 RUS Andrey Koreshkov USA Lyman Good UD 3 Lightweight tournament bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals USA Dave Jansen RUS Magomed Saadulaev SUB 3 BRA Ricardo Tirloni BRA Rene Nazare SUB 2 POL Marcin Held RUS Murad Machaev UD 3 USA Rich Clementi RUS Alexander Sarnavskiy SD 3 USA Dave Jansen BRA Ricardo Tirloni SD 3 POL Marcin Held USA Rich Clementi 2 SUB USA Dave Jansen POL Marcin Held UD 3 Featherweight tournament bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals RUS Shahbulat Shamhalaev USA Cody Bollinger TKO 1 USA Mike Richman USA Jeremy Spoon TKO 1 USA Rad Martinez ARG Nazareno Malegarie UD 3 BRA Wagnney Fabiano RUS Akop Stepanyan SUB 1 RUS Shahbulat Shamhalaev USA Mike Richman KO 1 USA Rad Martinez BRA Wagnney Fabiano UD 3 RUSShahbulat Shamhalaev USA Rad Martinez KO 2 References 2 External links Bellator Category:2012 American television seasons Category:2012 in mixed martial arts Category:Bellator MMA by year