Beginning at 7 p.m. ET, Bellator Fighting Championships kicks off the first leg of their welterweight tournament from the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut.
UFC veteran Brian Foster was originally scheduled to be one of the eight quarterfinalists for this season’s tournament, but was replaced last minute by Jordan Smith when he was couldn’t obtain medical clearance to fight by the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation.
The preliminary card will air on Spike.com while the main card will be televised on MTV2 and EPIX.
Check out the Bellator 63 results below.
Main Card (MTV2, EPIX)
Karl Amoussou defeats Chris Lozano by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:05 of round 1*
Ben Saunders defeats Raul Amaya via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)*
David Rickels defeats Jordan Smith via TKO (strikes – referee stoppage) at :22 of round 1*
Bryan Baker defeats Carlos Alexandre Pereira (29-28 Baker, 29-28 Pereira, 29-28 Baker)*
Preliminary card (Spike.com)
Munah Holland defeats Marianna Kheyfets via TKO (strikes – referee stoppage) at 4:45 of round 2
Dan Cramer defeats Jeff Nader via split decision (30-27 Nader, 29-28 Cramer, 29-28 Cramer)
Andrey Koreshkov defeats Tiawan Howard via KO at 1:26 of round 1
Matt Bessette defeats Saul Almeida via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Ryan Quinn defeats Marc Stevens via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
* = advances to semifinals of welterweight tournament