Tonight, Saturday, April 9, Bellator Fighting Championships presents it’s latest event from the First Council Casino in Newark, Oklahoma. The main card for Bellator 40 will air live on MTV2 beginning at 9PM EST (6PM PST).
Bellator 40 is headlined by a non-title “Super Fight” between welterweight champ Ben “Funky” Askren versus MMA veteran, and Bellator newcomer, Nick “The Goat” Thompson.
While two season four tournament semifinalist matches take place in the welterweight and lightweight divisions.
Welterweight semifinalists Jay “The Thoroughbred” Hieron meets Brent Weedman to see which man will advance to the finals to meet Rick Hawn, who won last weekend.
Lightweight fighters Lloyd “Cupcake” Woodard” takes on Michael Chandler in their semifinal matchup, with the winner moving on to meet Patricky “Pitbull” Freire in the finals. “Pitbull” also won last weekend to move into the lightweight tournament finals.
For complete “Play-by-Play” coverage of Bellator 40, including the unaired prelim card, visit this link to Sherdog.com.
Be sure to check out Bellator.com for the post-fight press conference, as well as more event updates, and follow Bellator on Twitter (@BellatorMMA) for more live coverage.
The full Bellator 40 results can be found after the jump
Main Card:
Welterweight Super bout: Champ Ben Askren def. Nick Thompson via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight Semifinal bout: Jay Hieron def. Brent Weedman via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Lightweight Semifinal bout: Michael Chandler def. Lloyd Woodard via Unanimous Decision (10-9, 10-9, 10-9)
Local Feature Fights:
Lightweight bout: Michael Osborn def. Cody Carrillo via TKO (Punches) – R1 @ 1:27
Welterweight bout: Tyler Stinson def. Nate James via Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Heavyweight bout: Eric Prindle def. Josh Burns via TKO (doctor stoppage) – R2 @ 5:00
Welterweight bout: David Rickles def. Dylan Smith Submission (triangle choke) – R1 @ 3:32