Bellator MMA

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Champions:

 

Bellator Heavyweight Champion

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Vitaly Minakov

Since: November 2013

Defenses: 1

1. def. Cheick Kongo at Bellator 115

Last Champion: Alexander Volkov

 

Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion

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Emanuel Newton

Since: March 2014

Defenses: 2

1. def. Joey Beltran at Bellator 124

2. def. Linton Vassell at Bellator 130

Last Champion: Atilla Vegh

 

Bellator Middleweight Champion

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Brandon Halsey

Since: September 2014

Defenses: 0

Last Champion: Alexander Shlemenko

 

Bellator Welterweight Champion

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Douglas Lima

Since: April 2014

Defenses: 0

Last Champion: Ben Askren

 

Bellator Lightweight Champion

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Will Brooks

Since: November 2014

Defenses: 0

Last Champion: Eddie Alvarez

 

Bellator Featherweight Champion

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Patricio Freire

Since: September 2014

Defenses: 1

1. def. Daniel Straus at Bellator 132

Last Champion: Pat Curran

 

Bellator Bantamweight Champion

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Joe Warren

Since: October 2014

Defenses: 0

Last Champion: Eduardo Dantas

 

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Bellator rankings:

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Scheduled events:

 

Bellator 133

Bellator 134

Bellator 135

 

Past events:

 

Bellator 132

 

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Bellator MMA Announces 3 upcoming cards

 

 

 

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Bellator 132

Friday, Week 3, January 2015 in California

 

Featherweight Title, Patricio Freire (22-2) © vs. Daniel Straus (23-5)

Featherweight, Bubba Jenkins (8-1) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (22-4-1)

Light Heavyweight, Houston Alexander (16-10-1-2 NC) vs. Virgil Zwicker (12-4-1)

Welterweight, Fernando Gonzalez (22-13) vs. Marius Zaromskis (20-8-1)

 

Prelims:

 

Middleweight, Ben Reiter (15-0-1) vs. Brennan Ward (9-3)

Bantamweight, Joe Taimanglo (19-6-1) vs. Steve Garcia (5-0)

Featherweight, Edson Berto (17-12-1) vs. Israel Giron (18-4)

Lightweight, Dakota Cochrane (17-7) vs. Derek Anderson (11-1-1 NC)

Lightweight, Brent Weedman (22-9-1) vs. Rodrigo Cavalheiro (15-3)

 

 

 

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Bellator 133

Friday, Week 2, February 2015 in California

 

Middleweight, Alexander Shlemenko (50-8) vs. Melvin Manhoef (29-12-1-1 NC)

Featherweight, Pat Curran (20-6) vs. Daniel Weichel (34-8)

Lightweight, Dave Jansen (20-2) vs. Alexander Sarnavskiy (30-2)

Welterweight, Chris Honeycutt (5-0) vs. Clayton MacFarlane (4-0)

 

Prelims:

 

Lightweight, Brandon Girtz (11-4) vs. Nate Jolly (13-7)

Featherweight, Akop Stepanyan (13-7) vs. Scott Cleve (15-5)

Welterweight, Ron Keslar (11-7) vs. Jesse Juarez (22-9)

Middleweight, Cortez Coleman (11-6) vs. Mikkel Parlo (12-2)

Welterweight, Dante Rivera (16-7) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)

 

 

 

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Bellator 134

Friday, Week 4, February 2015 in Connecticut

 

Welterweight Title, Douglas Lima (26-5) © vs. Paul Daley (35-13-2)

Light Heavyweight Title, Emanuel Newton (25-7-1) © vs. Liam McGeary (9-0)

Light Heavyweight, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (16-12) vs. Linton Vassel (14-4-1 NC)

Heavyweight, Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14-1 NC)

Welterweight, Curtis Millender (7-0) vs. Michael Page (7-0)

 

Prelims:

 

Heavyweight, Jost Diekmann (15-5) vs. Raphael Butler (8-1-1)

Light Heavyweight, Austen Heidlage (7-1) vs. Terry Davinney (10-8)

Welterweight, Andre Santos (37-9) vs. James Terry (14-8)

Lightweight, Shamil Zavurov (25-3-1) vs. Cosmo Alexandre (5-1)

 

 

 

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Bellator MMA signs Thiago Silva, Sergei Kharitonov and Mamed Khalidov

 

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After being released by the Ultimate Fighting Championship in September, Thiago Silva has signed with Bellator MMA. The 32-year-old Silva owns notable triumphs over Rafael Cavalcante, Matt Hamill, among others. He is 16-3-2 NC as a professional with 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout, technical knockout or submission.

 

The promotion has also inked a deal with PRIDE veteran Sergei Kharitonov and Polish Middleweight star Mamed Khalidov, who is considered one of the best, if not the best, MMA fighter outside Bellator and UFC. Kharitonov is currently riding a four-fight winning streak. With a 22-5 record, he has achieved 18 victories in the first round. A veteran of 36 fights, Khalidov is currently riding a six-fight winning streak. In last two bouts he defeated Bellator MMA veterans Maiquel Falcão and Brett Cooper.

 

These 3 fighters will make their promotional debuts in 2015.

 

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Bellator MMA signs more well-known fighters

 

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Bellator MMA announced a big signing. UFC, Pride, and K-1 legend Mirko Cro Cop is now a part of Bellator MMA and expects to make his debut soon. Bellator MMA also signed UFC veteran Ronny Markes, Japanese fighters Satoshi Isshi and Masakatsu Ueda and others, among who are fighters like Gesias Cavalcante, Freedy Assuncao and Dustin Akbari.

 

 

 

Bellator 132 weight-In: Brennan Ward misses weight

 

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Bellator 132 weigh-ins went down earlier today in California, and no, they did not proceed without incident. Middleweight Brennan Ward was scheduled to fight Ben Reiter in the preliminaries of the Bellator 132 card, but he tipped the scales at a 188 lbs. Therefore, he will forfeit twenty percent of this purpose to his opponent, Ben Reiter.

 

 

 

Bellator 132 tonight

 

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Bellator 132

Friday, Week 3, January 2015 in California

 

Featherweight Title, Patricio Frieire (22-2) © vs. Daniel Straus (23-5)

Featherweight, Bubba Jenkins (8-1) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (22-4-1)

Light Heavyweight, Houston Alexander (16-10-1-2 NC) vs. Virgil Zwicker (12-4-1)

Welterweight, Fernando Gonzalez (22-13) vs. Marius Zaromskis (20-8-1)

 

Prelims:

 

Middleweight, Ben Reiter (15-0-1) vs. Brennan Ward (9-3)

Bantamweight, Joe Taimanglo (19-6-1) vs. Steve Garcia (5-0)

Featherweight, Edson Berto (17-12-1) vs. Israel Giron (18-4)

Lightweight, Dakota Cochrane (17-7) vs. Derek Anderson (11-1-1 NC)

Lightweight, Brent Weedman (22-9-1) vs. Rodrigo Cavalheiro (15-3)

 

 

Don't forget to make your predictions.

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Bellator 132

Friday, Week 3, January 2015 in California

Broadcasted by SpikeTV

Attendance: 2,319

Gate: $342,052

Critical rating: 68%

Commercial rating: 67%

 

 

 

Prelims:

 

Lightweight, Brent Weedman (22-9-1) vs. Rodrigo Cavalheiro (15-3)

 

Winner: Rodrigo Cavalheiro via Submission (Guillotine), 2:29, Round 2

 

 

 

Lightweight, Dakota Cochrane (17-7) vs. Derek Anderson (11-1-1 NC)

 

Winner: Derek Anderson via Split Decision, 5:00, Round 3

 

 

 

Featherweight, Edson Berto (17-12-1) vs. Israel Giron (18-4)

 

Winner: Israel Giron via Unanimous Decision, 5:00, Round 3

 

 

 

Bantamweight, Joe Taimanglo (19-6-1) vs. Steve Garcia (5-0)

 

Winner: Steve Garcia via Majority Decision, 5:00, Round 3

 

 

 

Middleweight, Ben Reiter (15-0-1) vs. Brennan Ward (9-3)

 

Winner: Brennan Ward via Split Decision, 5:00, Round 3

 

 

 

Main Card:

 

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Round 1

 

There's the opening bell! They start with a touch of gloves. Both fighters come together and strike. Zaromskis lands a right jab and also scores with a stinging left high kick. Gonzalez misses with a left jab and also comes up short on a body kick. The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike. Zaromskis uses a right jab and also lands a nice high roundhouse kick. Gonzalez misses a jab and also misses with a big right hand. Gonzalez backs away...and almost falls down! I think that last strike really hurt him! Zaromskis moves in for the kill and lands a big left hand! Gonzalez goes down! Zaromskis quickly pounces, looking to rain down punches on the stunned Gonzalez! Zaromskis unloads with big left hands, landing several that clearly hurt Gonzalez. Zaromskis pounds away on Gonzalez but can't land anything significant. Zaromskis blocks an attempt to pull guard. Zaromskis unloads with some left hands, but Gonzalez deals with them comfortably. Zaromskis blocks an attempt to pull guard. Zaromskis throws some small strikes, but is clearly just taking a moment to try and catch his breath. Gonzalez tries to pull guard on Zaromskis but doesn't get anywhere with the attempt. Zaromskis throws some small strikes, but is clearly just taking a moment to try and catch his breath. Gonzalez tries to transition to a guard, but can't manage it. Zaromskis punches down at Gonzalez, but they are easily taken on the gloves. Zaromskis blocks an attempt to pull guard. Zaromskis keeps Gonzalez guessing with a few quick strikes. Zaromskis blocks Gonzalez as he tries a transition to guard. With no progress being made, the referee brings the fighters back to their feet. Gonzalez times his approach perfectly and moves in to get the clinch. Round one is brought to an end as time runs out. I'd say that was definitely 10-9 in favour of Zaromskis.

 

Round 2

 

Round two begins! Gonzalez quickly steps in and grabs Zaromskis. Gonzalez and Zaromskis break the grapple and are apart again, circling. Zaromskis lands a right jab, but Gonzalez avoids the low kick that it set up. The two fighters engage with strikes but nothing significant lands. Zaromskis steps forward and strikes. Gonzalez tries to hit a jab, but misses. A jab hit home from Zaromskis and then scores with a left roundhouse kick to the ribs. Zaromskis moves in on Gonzalez, preparing to throw. A tentative jab from Gonzalez lands. Zaromskis lands a right hand and then scores with a fantastic left cross! From the looks of it, that shot may have smashed the nose of Gonzalez. That's going to cause Gonzalez some major problems with his breathing. Gonzalez goes down hard, he's out! Marius 'Whitemare' Zaromskis takes the win by knock out!

 

Winner: Marius Zaromskis via Knock Out (Punch), 1:58, Round 2

 

 

 

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Round 1

 

Round one begins! They touch gloves. There's an exchange of strikes at relatively close range, but nothing really lands. Two defensive jabs hit from Zwicker, but neither had any power. Alexander lands a left jab, but Zwicker avoids the low kick that it set up. An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage, but neither fighter lands anything good. The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike. Zwicker doesn't connect with a left jab but hits a kick to the leg. Alexander hits a left jab but can't get a kick to the body. Both fighters meet in the center. Zwicker scores with a jab and also lands a spin kick. Alexander lands a left jab but can't make contact on a right head kick. The two fighters come forward and engage. Alexander hits a couple of jabs and also lands a nice right hook. Zwicker hits a left jab but can't hit a right cross. Alexander looks like he may have broken his hand with that last punch. A broken hand would certainly have a big impact upon his chances of winning. The two fighters engage. Alexander scores with a brace of jabs and also lands a right hook. Zwicker doesn't connect with a left jab and also doesn't connect with a low kick. Alexander forces an exchange of strikes. Zwicker lands two left hands in the exchange. Alexander lands a jab and then catches Zwicker with a right hook. The two fighters engage. Alexander hits a left jab and also scores with a right hook. Zwicker uses a pair of left jabs but misses a right hook. The two fighters engage with strikes but neither can land a significant shot. A quick exchange of strikes does not produce any damage. There's under a minute left in this round. They stand and trade in the center of the cage, but neither fighter can land a good shot. The two fighters come forward and engage. Zwicker scores with a jab and also lands a right hook. Alexander scores with a brace of jabs and also hits a left roundhouse kick to the body. The time runs out on round one. Fantastic round, the fans have been out of their seats the entire time. That has to go down as a 10-9 round to Alexander.

 

Round 2

 

There's the bell and round number two begins! They exchange strikes, but nothing really gets through. The two fighters engage with strikes but nothing significant lands. Alexander steps forward and strikes. Zwicker hits a pair of jabs in the exchange. Alexander lands a left jab, but misses with a vicious right hand. An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage, but neither fighter lands anything good. The two fighters come forward and engage. Zwicker hits a pair of jabs and also hits a left roundhouse kick to the body. Alexander is off-target with a jab but hits a right cross. We pass the halfway mark of this round. Both fighters move in and engage. Zwicker scores with a jab but misses with a roundhouse kick to the body. Alexander scores with a jab and also lands a leg kick. The two fighters engage. Zwicker hits a jab but misses with a low kick. Alexander lands two jabs but misses with a low kick. Alexander initiates an exchange of strikes. Alexander lands a left jab, but misses with a vicious right hand. The two fighters engage with strikes but neither can land a significant shot. The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left. They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands. Alexander forces an exchange of strikes. Zwicker lands two left hands in the exchange. Alexander connects with a nice jab and then lands a roundhouse kick to the body. The two fighters come forward and engage. Zwicker hits a left jab and also scores with a left kick to the body. Alexander hits a left jab but misses with a roundhouse kick to the body. Round two is brought to an end as time runs out. I have to give that round to Zwicker, but only a 10-9. With one round remaining, I think we're even at one round apiece.

 

Round 3

 

There's the bell for the start of the final round! Both fighters step in to strike. Zwicker scores with a jab but misses with a low kick. Alexander hits a left jab and also hits a right hand. The two fighters engage with strikes but neither can land a significant shot. Alexander steps forward and a striking exchange begins. A jab is wide from Alexander, but then hits Zwicker with a body kick. They engage in the center. Zwicker uses a left jab and also scores with a scything kick to the legs. Alexander lands a left jab and also lands a low kick. They come together and strike. Zwicker uses a left jab and also connects with a crunching right kick to the body. Alexander lands a left jab and also lands a left kick to the body. The two fighters engage. Zwicker is off-target with a jab but lands a low kick. Alexander misses with a left jab and also can't hit a right cross. Alexander steps forward and a striking exchange begins. Alexander connects with a nice jab and then catches Zwicker with a right hook. We've now passed the halfway mark in this round. Both fighters move in and engage. Zwicker lands a left hook. Alexander hits a jab and also connects with a right hand. Both fighters meet in the center. Alexander hits a jab and also hits a right hand. Zwicker is off-target with a jab and also doesn't make contact on a low kick. They stand and trade in the center of the cage, but neither fighter gives or takes any real damage. They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging. We're into the final minute of the round. Both fighters meet in the center. Alexander connects with a left hand. Zwicker uses a left jab and also hits a wicked right uppercut! Alexander is knocked down by that shot! Zwicker senses victory and starts to unload with punches! Zwicker fires away with punches but only a few actually find their way through. Zwicker pounds away with rights but fails to land any significant blows. Alexander struggles and does well, managing to get full guard. We reach the time limit and this fight is over. I have to give that round to Zwicker, but only a 10-9. The official scores are being reported now. The judges have given 29-28 (Floyd Carvill), 30-27 (Vivian Borgomeo) and 30-27 (Jonathan Stubbs). Making Virgil 'Rezdog' Zwicker the winner by unanimous decision!

 

Winner: Virgil Zwicker via Unanimous Decision, 5:00, Round 3

 

 

 

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Round 1

 

The fight begins! The two fighters touch gloves. A fast approach allows Jenkins to pull Karakhanyan into a clinch without taking any significant strikes. Jenkins, controlling the grapple with Karakhanyan, tries to scoop him up for a slam. He can't get it though, Karakhanyan defends it and pulls away from the grapple entirely. A fast approach allows Jenkins to pull Karakhanyan into a clinch without taking any significant strikes. Jenkins is trying to push Karakhanyan so that his back is up against the cage. He does so, and now has Karakhanyan pinned to the cage. Jenkins looks to try and maintain control via his wrestling skills, but Karakhanyan proves too good and manages to turn them around so that he is in the dominant position. Showing his ability to exert control, Karakhanyan smothers Jenkins up against the cage. They remain there, hitting each other with short punches, for about a minute. We move into the second half of this round. Karakhanyan tries to keep him up against the cage with wrestling, but Jenkins reverses so that he is the one in control. The referee decides that the grappling against the cage has been going on too long, and he brings them back to the center. Jenkins takes a few weak strikes, but it's not enough to prevent him closing the distance and grappling. Jenkins tries to take Karakhanyan down. He has the takedown! Karakhanyan pulls guard. Wary of the submission threat of his opponent, Jenkins keeps very tight to Karakhanyan, peppering him with short strikes. Karakhanyan tries to catch Jenkins with a punch, but it is not on target. Jenkins starts trying to work to get past the guard. Karakhanyan can't block the pass, and is left pulling half guard. In half guard, Jenkins catches his breath, content just to throw a couple of punches to the body. The time runs out on round one. I'd say that was definitely 10-9 in favour of Jenkins.

 

Round 2

 

And here we go, round two! Jenkins takes a few weak strikes, but it's not enough to prevent him closing the distance and grappling. Jenkins is looking to muscle Karakhanyan back against the cage. Jenkins can't do it though, and Karakhanyan gets a more dominant position in the grapple instead. Jenkins out-wrestles Karakhanyan and gets himself into a better position in the grapple. Jenkins is trying to push Karakhanyan so that his back is up against the cage. Karakhanyan ends up backed against the cage. Karakhanyan wrestles back against Jenkins, turning him around so that he now has his back to the cage. Jenkins wrestles back against Karakhanyan, turning him around so that he now has his back to the cage. Jenkins smothers Karakhanyan up against the cage. They engage in a gruelling close-up battle of short strikes for thirty seconds or more. With the fight having been stuck against the cage for a lengthy period of time, the referee restarts them back in the center. A fast approach allows Jenkins to pull Karakhanyan into a clinch without taking any significant strikes. Jenkins, controlling the grapple with Karakhanyan, tries to scoop him up for a slam. Karakhanyan defends it well though, and slips away from Jenkins. He has to get through a flurry of punches to get it, but Jenkins gets in close enough to clinch. Jenkins tries to take Karakhanyan down. Karakhanyan stops the takedown attempt, then uses his wrestling to take control of the grapple. Karakhanyan grabs an arm and tries and pull Jenkins down to the ground into his guard. Jenkins gets pulled down and sucked into the guard position. Round two ends as time expires. Incredibly close round, but Karakhanyan came out just ahead on my score card. So, it looks like it all comes down to the final round - whoever wins it should win the fight.

 

Round 3

 

It's the final round and we are back underway! A fast approach allows Jenkins to pull Karakhanyan into a clinch without taking any significant strikes. From the grapple, Jenkins tries to pick Karakhanyan up on his shoulder for a slam. Jenkins gets it! Karakhanyan manages to pull guard upon impact. Time slips away as Jenkins successfully keeps Karakhanyan stuck against the ground. Jenkins lies on top of Karakhanyan, basically smothering him. Jenkins smothers Karakhanyan with his body by pushing forward and down. Jenkins is trying to pass guard. Karakhanyan was ready for the pass attempt though, and starts scrambling immediately. Jenkins manages to come out on top, with Karakhanyan pulling guard. Jenkins punches down at Karakhanyan, but they are easily taken on the gloves. Jenkins leans back to avoid a couple of wild swings from Karakhanyan. Jenkins lies on top of Karakhanyan, basically smothering him. Jenkins clings very tight to Karakhanyan while using short strikes, clearly trying to minimise the threat of a submission attempt. Jenkins deflects a couple of punches that Karakhanyan threw from below. Jenkins lies on top of Karakhanyan, basically smothering him. The time expires on round three, and that is the end of the fight. I'd say that was definitely 10-9 in favour of Jenkins. The ring announcer is now giving the official scores. The judges score the contest as 30-27 (Jonathan Stubbs), 29-28 (Steve Keith) and 30-27 (Nelson Thomas). So the winner, by unanimous decision, is Bubba Jenkins!

 

Winner: Bubba Jenkins via Unanimous Decision, 5:00, Round 3

 

 

 

Main Event:

 

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Featherweight Title, Patricio Freire (22-2) © vs. Daniel Straus (23-5)

 

Round 1

 

And here we go! Freire comes in, looking for a takedown. The takedown is successful, Straus pulls guard. Freire fires away with punches, but does little in the way of damage. Straus tries to smother Freire by holding him, but can't keep control. Freire attempts to pass guard. Freire is too much for Straus, passing guard and gaining side control. Freire keeps Straus guessing with a few quick strikes. Freire starts trying to work to go from side control to mount. Straus can't fend off his opponent and is mounted. Freire tries to set up Straus for an arm triangle. The arm triangle is locked in and Freire moves to the side to get leverage, Straus has to tap out! Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire takes the win by submission! Patricio 'Pitbull' Freire makes his first defence of the Bellator Featherweight title.

 

Winner: Patricio Freire via Submission (Arm Triangle), 3:22, Round 1

 

 

 

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Bellator 132 Post-Event notes

 

Bonus awards

 

The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses.

 

Fight of the Night: Houston Alexander vs. Virgil Zwicker

 

KO of the Night: Marius Zaromskis

 

Submission of the Night: Patricio Freire

 

Post-Fight Press Conference

 

Houston Alexander announced that he feels that the time is right to announce his retirement from the sport.

 

Zwicker said that he'd like to face Volkan Oezdemir in the future.

 

Ben Reiter said that he was clearly the winner of this fight and everyone knows that. He was were mad and requested rematch to prove he's the real winner.

 

Ward didn't respond to Ben Reiter rematch request and said that Jason Butcher would be a fight he'd be interested in next.

 

Brennan Ward also said he's thinking about changing his weight class to Light Heavyweight.

 

Patricio Freire said that he didn't expect to beat Daniel Straus so easily. He was very pleased with his perfomance.

 

Matches to make after Bellator 132 (by Sherdog.com)

 

Patricio Freire vs. Daniel Weichel (if he wins against Pat Curran) / Magomedrasul Khasbulaev

 

Daniel Straus vs. Georgi Karakhanyan

 

Bubba Jenkins vs. Pat Curran

 

Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Daniel Straus

 

Virgil Zwicker vs. Volkan Oezdemir

 

Marius Zaromskis vs. Andrey Koreshkov

 

Fernando Gonzalez vs. Paul Bradley

 

 

 

 

Bellator MMA announces Bellator 135 card

 

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Bellator 135

Friday, Week 3, March 2015 in Oklahoma

 

Bantamweight Title, Joe Warren (12-3) © vs. Marcos Galvao (16-6-1)

Bantamweight, Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)

Middleweight, Clifford Starks (10-2) vs. Tamdan McCrory (12-3)

Middleweight, Joe Schilling (2-3) vs. Anthony Smith (19-11)

Lightweight, Paul Sass (14-2) vs. Derek Campos (14-4)

 

Prelims:

 

Heavyweight, Daniel Gallemore (4-2) vs. Ryan Martinez (10-5)

Middleweight, Brett Cooper (20-11) vs. Joe Pacheco (7-3)

Middleweight, Bubba McDaniel (22-9) vs. Emiliano Sordi (13-4)

Welterweight, Marcio Navarro (13-11) vs. Cole Williams (7-1)

Lightweight, Michael Guymon (15-6-1) vs. Magomed Saadulaev (14-2)

 

 

 

Bellator 133 Tonight!

 

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Bellator 133

Friday, Week 2, February 2015 in California

 

Middleweight, Alexander Shlemenko (50-8) vs. Melvin Manhoef (29-12-1-1 NC)

Featherweight, Pat Curran (20-6) vs. Daniel Weichel (34-8)

Lightweight, Dave Jansen (20-2) vs. Alexander Sarnavskiy (30-2)

Welterweight, Chris Honeycutt (5-0) vs. Clayton MacFarlane (4-0)

 

Prelims:

 

Lightweight, Brandon Girtz (11-4) vs. Nate Jolly (13-7)

Featherweight, Akop Stepanyan (13-7) vs. Scott Cleve (15-5)

Welterweight, Ron Keslar (11-7) vs. Jesse Juarez (22-9)

Middleweight, Cortez Coleman (11-6) vs. Mikkel Parlo (12-2)

Welterweight, Dante Rivera (16-7) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)

 

Don't forget to make your predictions!

[edvis500]

Should I continue this? Because nobody seems to be interested.

[Celuwyn]

Yeah man, you should continue. But the problem is the fight, you should do a little resume of the fight, it's much better and that way we actually read

[edvis500]

Yeah man, you should continue. But the problem is the fight, you should do a little resume of the fight, it's much better and that way we actually read

 

The problem is that my English isn't very strong. Atleast in terms of MMA phrases. So it would be a difficult task to do it. I wish I could do it...

 

Thanks for your comment by the way. It's very fun to see some comments on your diary! )

[rodrigoviolim]

Continue guy their contracts were interesting, I see where you will get ...

[rodrigoviolim]

Continue guy their contracts were interesting, I see where you will get ...

[rodrigoviolim]

Continue guy their contracts were interesting, I see where you will get ...

[Celuwyn]

The problem is that my English isn't very strong. Atleast in terms of MMA phrases. So it would be a difficult task to do it. I wish I could do it...

 

Thanks for your comment by the way. It's very fun to see some comments on your diary! )

 

Well, We are two But simple phrase like "Gonzalez dominated the stand up and inflicted two knockdown on Marciallo" should do the job. The contrat you signed are very interesting, and i'm eager to see what's gonna happen ! And you could use a translator

[edvis500]

Continue guy their contracts were interesting, I see where you will get ...

 

Well, We are two But simple phrase like "Gonzalez dominated the stand up and inflicted two knockdown on Marciallo" should do the job. The contrat you signed are very interesting, and i'm eager to see what's gonna happen ! And you could use a translator

 

Thanks for your comments guys! I'll try to do my best!

 

Feel free to make predictions for this diary

[Celuwyn]

Middleweight, Alexander Shlemenko (50-8) vs. Melvin Manhoef (29-12-1-1 NC)

If Manhoef can land a bomb at the beginning, it's over. I think he can, Shlmenko is not a fast starter, and he will want to initiate the clinch. TKO first round Manhoef

 

 

Featherweight, Pat Curran (20-6) vs. Daniel Weichel (34-8)

Pat is too crafty for Daniel. UD Pat

 

Lightweight, Dave Jansen (20-2) vs. Alexander Sarnavskiy (30-2)

Don't know both. But Alexander has a better record

 

Welterweight, Chris Honeycutt (5-0) vs. Clayton MacFarlane (4-0)

Don't know Clayton, so i'm going for Chris.

[edvis500]

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Bellator 133

Friday, Week 2, February 2015 in California

Broadcasted by SpikeTV

Attendance: 1,732

Gate: $255,470

Critical rating: 67%

Commercial rating: 48%

 

 

 

Prelims:

 

Welterweight, Dante Rivera (16-7) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)

 

Winner: Ricky Rainey via Unanimous Decision, 5:00, Round 3

 

 

 

Middleweight, Cortez Coleman (11-6) vs. Mikkel Parlo (12-2)

 

Winner: Mikkel Parlo via Knock Out (Punch), 1:03, Round 2

 

 

 

Welterweight, Ron Keslar (11-7) vs. Jesse Juarez (22-9)

 

Winner: Jesse Juarez via Unanimous Decision, 5:00, Round 3

 

 

 

Featherweight, Akop Stepanyan (13-7) vs. Scott Cleve (15-5)

 

Winner: Akop Stepanyan via TKO (Strikes), 2:43, Round 2

 

 

 

Lightweight, Brandon Girtz (11-4) vs. Nate Jolly (13-7)

 

Winner: Brandon Girtz via Knock Out (Punch), 2:16, Round 3

 

 

 

Main Card:

 

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Very boring fight, it seemed like both fighters were scared to fight so once in a while they exchanged punches, nothing more. The only takedown came in third round and that probably cemented Chris Honeycutt win. I did expect way more from him because this was supposed to be an easy matchup for him.

 

Winner: Chris Honeycutt via Unanimous Decision, 5:00, Round 3

 

 

 

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Intense fight, both fighters didn't want to lose this one, so we got a nice back and forth battle. Dave Jansen got some nice takedowns, but didn't do anything special in regards of finishing the fight. Meanwhile, Alexander tried to submit Dave a few times, but it wasn't enough to secure the victory. The official scores were 30-27 Jansen, 30-27 Jansen and 29-28 Sarnavskiy. I might do a rematch between the two some time in the future.

 

Winner: Dave Jansen via Split Decision, 5:00, Round 3

 

 

 

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These two had a great, faced paced stand up fight. Both fighters were unwilling to stop this punching fest and both were looking quite good. But one unexpected power punch from ex-champ Pat Curran did the job. It's a shame that Daniel lost, because I was already hoping for the title fight between him and the champ.

 

Winner: Pat Curran via Knock Out (Punch), 0:45, Round 2

 

 

 

Main Event:

 

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Middleweight, Alexander Shlemenko (50-8) vs. Melvin Manhoef (29-12-1-1 NC)

 

Not much to say about this fight except that Storm capitalized on Melvin Manhoef's mistake and finished the fight early. I was disappointed that Melvin got ko'ed so easily, I mean the dude got a lot of experience but I guess, when both fighters are punching each other with such hard hitting punches, it's inevitable.

 

Winner: Alexander Shlemenko via Knock Out (Punch), 4:43, Round 1

[Celuwyn]

Shit, only two fight good ! Your resume are very good !

For Manhoef, it was previsible. It's not the first time he's been caught in the middle of a war, and the man has not a great chin, what a shame.

[edvis500]

Shit, only two fight good ! Your resume are very good !

For Manhoef, it was previsible. It's not the first time he's been caught in the middle of a war, and the man has not a great chin, what a shame.

 

Thanks man! It's really nice to hear such kind words from you

[edvis500]

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Bellator 133 Post-Event notes

 

Bonus awards

 

The following fighters were awarded $10,000 bonuses.

 

Fight of the Night: Pat Curran vs. Daniel Weichel

 

KO of the Night: Pat Curran

 

Submission of the Night: -

 

Post-Fight Press Conference

 

Scott Coker announced that Ron Keslar was cut.

 

Scott Coker also said that he was thinking about cutting Nate Jolly too, but he will give Nate Jolly was last chance just because he fought in a great fight.

 

After loss Dante Rivera announces that he is retiring from MMA.

 

Melvin Manhoef apologized his fans for the past two losses. He thanked for all the supported he got through out his career and said that he is getting old and that this was his last MMA fight.

 

Pat Curran praised his opponent and said that he's looking to have a rematch with Patricio Freire after he gets couple of wins.

 

 

 

Shamil Zavurov and Andre Santos injured, out of Bellator 134

 

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Shamil Zavurov and Andre Santos both sustained injuries while training for their fights therefore will not be able to compete at Bellator 134. Shamil sustained a shoulder injury that will hold him from competing for about 6 months, while Andre Santos got his ankle injured and therefore will not be able to compete for 3 months. Both fighters got injured just a few days before Bellator 134. Nobody accepted to fight Andre Santos opponent James Terry on such short notice so he will not fight in this card. Meanwhile, Shamil Zavurov opponent Cosmo Alexandre will fight Sam Oropeza instead. Sam Oropeza currently has 12 wins and 2 losses to his record.

[edvis500]

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Bellator MMA announces Bellator 136 and Bellator 137 cards

 

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Bellator 136

Friday, Week 1, April 2015 in Nevada

 

Lightweight Title, Wll Brooks (15-1) © vs. Marcin Held (20-3)

Heavyweight, Cheick Kongo (22-9-2) vs. Alexei Kudin (16-6)

Welterweight, Karo Parisyan (24-11-1 NC) vs. Josh Neer (36-14-1)

Featherweight, John Teixeira (17-1-2) vs. Rob Emerson (16-11-1 NC)

Heavyweight, Mike Wessel (14-8) vs. Satoshi Ishii (12-4-1)

 

Prelims:

 

Heavyweight, Zach Rosol (1-0) vs. Josh Burns (8-8)

Featherweight, Chinzo Machida (3-2) vs. Poppies Martinez (20-11-1 NC)

Middleweight, Brian Rogers (11-7) vs. Ian Stephens (2-0)

Bantamweight, Jason Sampson (11-1) vs. Louis Fisette (7-1)

Featherweight, Shannon Slack (6-1) vs. Estevan Payan (15-7-1 NC)

 

 

 

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Bellator 137

Friday, Week 4, April 2015 in Florida

 

Light Heavyweight, Thiago Silva (16-3-2 NC) vs. Stephan Bonnar (15-9)

Lightweight, Gesias Cavalcante (18-8-1-2 NC) vs. Jason High (18-5)

Bantamweight, Damacio Page (19-9) vs. Ed West (18-8)

Middleweight, Perry Filkins (8-2) vs. Francis Carmont (22-10)

Middleweight, Karlos Vemola (10-4) vs. Dan Cramer (11-4)

 

Prelims:

 

Welterweight, Benjamin Brinsa (14-3) vs. Trey Houston (11-3)

Lightweight, Dustin Akbari (5-1) vs. Arnaud Lepont (11-4)

Fetherweight, Desmond Green (14-3) vs. Dashon Johnson (9-2)

Featherweight, Matt Bessette (13-6) vs. Mark Dickman (9-2)

Light Heavyweight, Lionel Lanham (5-1) vs. Guilherme Viana (6-1)

Heavyweight, Rich Hale (21-7-1) vs. Karl Etherington (9-1)

 

 

 

 

Bellator 134 Tonight!

 

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Bellator 134

Friday, Week 4, February 2015 in Connecticut

 

Welterweight Title, Douglas Lima (26-5) © vs. Paul Daley (35-13-2)

Light Heavyweight Title, Emanuel Newton (25-7-1) © vs. Liam McGeary (9-0)

Light Heavyweight, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (16-12) vs. Linton Vassel (14-4-1 NC)

Heavyweight, Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14-1 NC)

Welterweight, Curtis Millender (7-0) vs. Michael Page (7-0)

 

Prelims:

 

Heavyweight, Jost Diekmann (15-5) vs. Raphael Butler (8-1-1)

Light Heavyweight, Austen Heidlage (7-1) vs. Terry Davinney (10-8)

Welterweight, Sam Oropeza (12-2) vs. Cosmo Alexandre (5-1)

 

Don't forget to make your predictions!

[Celuwyn]

Welterweight Title, Douglas Lima (26-5) © vs. Paul Daley (35-13-2)

Daley by KO in the first round !

 

Light Heavyweight Title, Emanuel Newton (25-7-1) © vs. Liam McGeary (9-0)

Newton will land a ****ing spinning backfist, in the third

 

Light Heavyweight, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (16-12) vs. Linton Vassel (14-4-1 NC)

Sokoudjou by KO in the first

 

Heavyweight, Bobby Lashley (12-2) vs. James Thompson (20-14-1 NC)

Lashley will TKO Thompson in the second round

 

Welterweight, Curtis Millender (7-0) vs. Michael Page (7-0)

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