Bellator returned to action on Wednesday evening with the launch of their Summer Series from the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, OK. In the main event, Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal fought Seth Petruzelli in one of the night’s two light heavyweight semifinal bouts. The other was Renato Sobral vs. Jacob Noe.
Also on the card was the return of War Machine, who faced Blas Avena and a heavyweight semifinal bout between Vitaly Minakov and Ron Sparks.
Bellator 96’s main card aired live on Spike TV and was followed by the series premiere of ‘Fight Master: Bellator MMA’.