David Rickels
2021
Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani
Chidi Njokuani, Melvin Guillard
Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani was held on January 27, 2017 at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kansas. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV. The event was headlined by catchweight at 179 pounds bout between UFC veteran Melvin Guillard and Chidi Njokuani. The co-main event featured a lightweight bout between local favorite David Rickels and Aaron Derrow. Additionally, prospects and former collegiate heavyweight wrestling stars Jarod Trice and Tyrell Fortune were featured on the undercard. Trice, a three-time All-American wrestler at Central Michigan University, faced Kevin Woltkamp. Fortune, a former NCAA Division 2 champion, faced Will Johnson.
Bellator 171: Guillard vs. Njokuani
Bellator 200: Carvalho vs. Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi, Rafael Carvalho
This card was expected to be headlined by a rematch between Mirko Cro Cop and Roy Nelson. The pair previously fought in October 2011 at UFC 137 with Nelson winning by TKO. The bout was also expected to serve as an alternate bout for the 2018 Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament. However, the bout was scrapped during the week leading up to the event as Cro Cop pulled out of the fight citing an injury
Bellator 200: Carvalho vs. Mousasi
Bellator 103
Patricio Freire, Justin Wilcox
Bellator CIII is expected to take place on October 11, 2013 at Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas. The event is set to air live in prime time on Spike TV. Bellator 103 will feature the Featherweight Tournament Semifinal bouts. Featured in the fights will be David Rickels and ISKA World Kickboxing Champion Marcio Navarro and his protégé Jeimeson Saudino all fighting out of Wichita, Kansas
Bellator 103
Bellator 63
Karl Amoussou, Chris Lozano
Bellator LXIII took place on March 30, 2012 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. 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.
Bellator 63
Bellator 225: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov 2
Sergei Kharitonov, Matt Mitrione
Bellator 225: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov 2 was a mixed martial arts event that took place on August 24, 2019 at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The event took place on Paramount Network and DAZN.
Bellator 225: Mitrione vs. Kharitonov 2
Bellator 69
Mark Holata, Abe Wagner
Bellator LXIX took place on May 18, 2012 at the L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background This event held the finals of the Season Six Middleweight tournament. With Hector Lombard leaving for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, 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.
Bellator 69
Bellator 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2
Julia Budd, Arlene Blencowe
Bellator 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2 took place December 1, 2017 at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV. In the Bellator 189 main event, women's featherweight champion Julia Budd faced Arlene Blencowe in a rematch. The pair originally fought at Bellator 162 with Budd winning via majority decision. The co-main event was a middleweight bout between Rafael Lovato Jr. and Chris Honeycutt.
Bellator 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2
