Bellator Fighting Championships opens it’s Season Eight Tournament on a new night and on a new network tonight.
The Bellator 85: Chandler vs. Hawn event takes place at the Bren Events Center in Irvin, California with the main event airing on Spike TV on Thursday, January 17, 2013 starting at 10pm EST (7pm PST). The preliminary card kicks of via streaming online video at Spike.com starting at approx. 8pm EST.
The event features two title matches as lightweight champ Michael Chandler defends his title against Rick Hawn, while featherweight title holder Pat Curran faces Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire.
The Season Eight Light Heavyweight Tournament also kicks off with three of the four Quarter Final matchups set for the evening.
Fans unable to view part, or all, of the televised event can catch the live ‘Play-by-Play’ recap from Sherdog.com.
Check out the full list of ‘Quick Results’ for Bellator 85 below:
Main Card (Spike TV)
Lightweight title bout: (c) Michael Chandler def. Rick Hawn via Submission (Rear-naked choke) – R2 @ 3:07
Light heavyweight quarterfinal: Jacob Noe def. Seth Petruzelli via TKO (Punches) – R1 @ 2:51
Light heavyweight quarterfinal: Mikhail Zayats def. Renato Sobral via TKO (Hammer fists) – R1 @ 4:49
Featherweight title bout: (c) Pat Curran def. Patricio Freire via Split Decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47)
Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Featherweight bout: Aaron Miller def. Joe Camacho via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Light heavyweight bout: Jason Lambert def. Hector Ramirez via Submission (Inverted straight-arm bar) – R1 @ 3:59
Catchweight (165-lbs) bout: J.J. Ambrose def. Brian Warren via Submission (Guillotine choke) – R2 @ 0:50
Light heavyweight quarterfinal: Emanuel Newton def. Atanas Djambazov via Submission (Rear-naked choke) – R2 @ 2:21
Lightweight bout: Savant Young def. Mike Guymon via KO (Punch) – R2 @ 0:48
Welterweight bout: Joe Williams def. Jamie Yager via TKO (Punches) – R1 @ 4:02
Featherweight bout: Cleber Luciano def. Mario Navarro via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)