Bellator Fighting Championships | |
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Genre | Sports |
Created by | Bjorn Rebney |
Country of origin | United States |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | FOX Sports Net |
Original run | April 8, 2010 – June 24, 2010 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Bellator Fighting Championships: Season One |
Followed by | Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Three |
Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Two was the second installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships (Bellator FC)-produced series. It started on April 8, 2010 and ended June 24, 2010. Tournaments were held in the featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions. The winner of each tournament will get a shot at the current Bellator Champion in his respective weight class. Three of the four current Bellator Champions also fought during this season in "Super Fights".[1] These non-tournament, non-title catch-weight fights were to help prepare the champions in defending their titles against the winners of this season's tournament winners sometime in the third season.[1]
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Bellator XIII | ||||
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Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
Date | April 8, 2010 | |||
Venue | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | |||
City | Hollywood, Florida, USA | |||
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Bellator XIII was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.[2][3] The card featured two quarter-final bouts of the Featherweight and Lightweight tournaments Bellator is holding in its second season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.[3]
Background
Janne Tulirinta was originally set to fight Carey Vanier, however, Tulirinta was forced out of the bout because of visa issues. Joe Duarte was his replacement.
Results
Main Card
Local Feature Fights
Bellator XIV | ||||
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Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
Date | April 15, 2010 | |||
Venue | Chicago Theatre | |||
City | Chicago, Illinois, USA | |||
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Bellator XIV was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.[4][3] The card featured the quarter-final bouts in three of the four tournaments Bellator is holding in its second season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.[3]
Background
Originally, Imada was set to fight Ferrid Kheder at Bellator 15 but an injury forced Kheder out of the bout. James Krause was tapped as Kheder's replacement and the bout was moved to this event.[5] To make room, a featherweight tournament bout between Patricio Freire and William Romero was moved to Bellator 15.[5]
A bout between Jonatas Novaes and Daniel Straus was canceled due to an undisclosed illness.
Results
Main Card
Local Feature Fights
Bellator XV | ||||
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Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
Date | April 22, 2010 | |||
Venue | Mohegan Sun Arena | |||
City | Uncasville, Connecticut, USA | |||
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Bellator XV was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took take place on Thursday, April 22, 2010 in Uncasville, Connecticut.[6] The card featured quarter-final bouts in the Welterweight and Featherweight tournaments Bellator is holding in its second season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.[3]
Background
Dan Hornbuckle was originally set to fight Sean Pierson, but a back injury forced Pierson out of the bout. Tyler Stinson was his replacement.[7]
Jim Wallhead was forced out of his bout with Jacob McClintock due to air travel not being available in England. Ryan Thomas was Wallhead's replacement.[8]
Results
Main Card
Local Feature Fights
Bellator XVI | ||||
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Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
Date | April 29, 2010 | |||
Venue | Kansas City Power & Light District | |||
City | Kansas City, Missouri, USA | |||
Attendance | 2,000–2,500 [9] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator XVI was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, April 29, 2010 in Kansas City, Missouri.[10] The card featured the quarter-final bouts of the Middleweight Tournament Bellator is holding in its second season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.
Background
Eric Schambari was originally set to fight Matt Major, but Major instead fought Alexander Shlemenko and Schambari fought Luke Zachrich. Rudy Bears was first set to fight Zak Cummings, however due to undisclosed reasons, Cummings pulled out of the fight and was replaced by Brent Weedman.
Results
Main Card
Local Feature Fights
Bellator XVII | ||||
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Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
Date | May 6, 2010 | |||
Venue | Citi Performing Arts Center: Wang Theatre | |||
City | Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |||
Attendance | 1,000 [11] | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator XVII was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at the Citi Performing Arts Center: Wang Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts.[12] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.
Results
Main Card
Local Feature Fights
Bellator XVIII | ||||
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Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
Date | May 13, 2010 | |||
Venue | Monroe Civic Center[13] | |||
City | Monroe, Louisiana, USA[13] | |||
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Bellator XVIII was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, May 13, 2010 in Monroe, Louisiana.[13] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.
This event featured two semi-final matchups from Bellator's season two tournament as well as four additional preliminary card fights featuring local fighters.[13]
Background
Hector Lombard was scheduled to face former WEC Middleweight champion Paulo Filho in a non-title bout[14], but Filho pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Jay Silva.[15] This marks the fourth bout Filho has pulled out of in two years.
Results
Main Card
Local Feature Fights
Bellator XIX | ||||
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Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
Date | May 20, 2010 | |||
Venue | Verizon Theater | |||
City | Grand Prairie, Texas, USA | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator XIX was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie, Texas.[16] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.
Results
Main Card
Local Feature Fights
Bellator XX | ||||
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Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
Date | May 27, 2010 | |||
Venue | Majestic Theatre | |||
City | San Antonio, Texas, USA | |||
Attendance | 1,000[17] | |||
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Bellator XX was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Texas.[18] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.
Background
The bout between Eddie Sanchez and Wayne Cole was reported to be for a spot in Bellator's season three Heavyweight tournament. However, Cole pulled out of the fight and was replaced by Marcus Sursa.[19]
Two of the matchups became catchweight bouts after Brian Melancon and Andrew Chappelle failed to make weight.[20]
Results
Main Card
Local Feature Fights
Bellator XXI | ||||
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Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
Date | June 10, 2010 | |||
Venue | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | |||
City | Hollywood, Florida, USA | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator XXI was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, June 10, 2010 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.[21] The card featured the final tournament fight in the Lightweight division. The winner was crowned the Bellator season 2 Lightweight winner and will face the current Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez sometime during season 3. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.
Results
Main Card
Local Feature Fights
Bellator XXII | ||||
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Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
Date | June 17, 2010 | |||
Venue | Kansas City Power & Light District | |||
City | Kansas City, Missouri, USA | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator XXII was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, June 17, 2010 at Kansas City Power & Light District in Kansas City, Missouri.[22] The card featured the final tournament fight in the Welterweight division. The winner was crowned the Bellator season 2 Welterweight winner and will face the current Bellator Welterweight Champion Lyman Good sometime during season three. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.
Results
Main Card
Local Feature Fights
Bellator XXIII | ||||
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Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
Date | June 24, 2010 | |||
Venue | Fourth Street Live! | |||
City | Louisville, Kentucky, USA | |||
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Bellator XXIII was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at Fourth Street Live! in Louisville, Kentucky.[23] The card featured the final tournament fight in the Featherweight and Middleweight divisions. The winners were crowned the Bellator Season 2 Featherweight and Middleweight winners and would face the current Bellator Featherweight and Middleweight Champions, Joe Soto and Hector Lombard, respectively, sometime during season 3. The event was distributed live in primetime by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.
Background
Luke Zachrich was originally set to compete in a middleweight bout against Mike Fleniken. However, Zachrich was forced to pull out of the fight for an undisclosed reason. He was replaced by UFC veteran, Johnny Rees. However, Rees was then replaced by Stoney Hale.
Kurt Kinser agreed to catchweight contest after Dave Overfield weighed-in well-over the 155-pound lightweight limit.[24]
Results
Main Card
Local Feature Fights
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
Georgi Karakhanyan | KO | ||||||||||||
Bao Quach | 1 | ||||||||||||
Georgi Karakhanyan | DEC | ||||||||||||
Joe Warren | 3 | ||||||||||||
Joe Warren | DEC | ||||||||||||
Eric Marriott | 3 | ||||||||||||
Joe Warren | DEC | ||||||||||||
Patricio Freire | 3 | ||||||||||||
Wilson Reis | SUB | ||||||||||||
Shad Lierley | 3 | ||||||||||||
Wilson Reis | DEC | ||||||||||||
Patricio Freire | 3 | ||||||||||||
Patricio Freire | SUB | ||||||||||||
William Romero | 1 |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
Roger Huerta | SUB | ||||||||||||
Chad Hinton | 3 | ||||||||||||
Roger Huerta | DEC | ||||||||||||
Pat Curran | 3 | ||||||||||||
Mike Ricci | KO | ||||||||||||
Pat Curran | 1 | ||||||||||||
Pat Curran | DEC | ||||||||||||
Toby Imada | 3 | ||||||||||||
Toby Imada | SUB | ||||||||||||
James Krause1[›] | 2 | ||||||||||||
Toby Imada | SUB | ||||||||||||
Carey Vanier | 2 | ||||||||||||
Joe Duarte | TKO | ||||||||||||
Carey Vanier | 3 |
^ 1: James Krause replaced Ferrid Kheder
^ 2: Joe Duarte replaced Janne Tulirinta
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
Ben Askren | SUB | ||||||||||||
Ryan Thomas | 1 | ||||||||||||
Ben Askren | DEC | ||||||||||||
Ryan Thomas | 3 | ||||||||||||
Jacob McClintock | TKO | ||||||||||||
Ryan Thomas1[›] | 1 | ||||||||||||
Ben Askren | DEC | ||||||||||||
Dan Hornbuckle | 3 | ||||||||||||
Dan Hornbuckle | SUB | ||||||||||||
Tyler Stinson | 1 | ||||||||||||
Dan Hornbuckle | SUB | ||||||||||||
Steve Carl | 1 | ||||||||||||
Brett Cooper | DEC | ||||||||||||
Steve Carl | 3 |
^ 1: Ryan Thomas replaced Jim Wallhead
^ 2: Tyler Stinson replaced Sean Pierson
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
Bryan Baker | TKO | ||||||||||||
Sean Loeffler | 1 | ||||||||||||
Bryan Baker | SUB | ||||||||||||
Eric Schambari | 1 | ||||||||||||
Luke Zachrich | SUB | ||||||||||||
Eric Schambari | 1 | ||||||||||||
Bryan Baker | TKO | ||||||||||||
Alexander Shlemenko | 1 | ||||||||||||
Matt Major | DEC | ||||||||||||
Alexander Shlemenko | 3 | ||||||||||||
Alexander Shlemenko | TKO | ||||||||||||
Jared Hess | 3 | ||||||||||||
Jared Hess | SUB | ||||||||||||
Ryan McGivern | 2 |
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