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Bellator 185 Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Friday, October 20th, 2017) will come in the form of Bellator 185. Headlining the card are Gegard Mousasi and Alexander Shlemenko, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card. Gegard Mousasi […]

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Friday, October 20th, 2017) will come in the form of Bellator 185. Headlining the card are Gegard Mousasi and Alexander Shlemenko, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card.

Gegard Mousasi vs. Alexander Shlemenko meet in a middleweight in the main event.

Zak Bucia vs. Neiman Gracie meet in a welterweight the co-main event.

Heather Hardy vs. Kristina Williams is next in a female flyweight bout.

Ryan Quinn vs. Marcus Surin is next in a lightweight bout.

Opening the main card on Spike TV is Lisa Blaine vs. Ana Julaton in a female flyweight bout.

Here are the results for this event:

MAIN CARD (SPIKE/9 p.m. EST)

Middleweight: Gegard Mousasi vs. Alexander Shlemenko

Welterweight: Zak Bucia vs. Neiman Gracie

Female Flyweight: Heather Hardy vs. Kristina Williams

Lightweight: Ryan Quinn vs. Marcus Surin

Female Flyweight: Lisa Blaine vs. Ana Julaton

PRELIMINARY CARD (Online/7:00 pm EST)

John Lopez def. Billy Giovanella via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-26)

Kevin Carrier def. Jose Antonio Perez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Vovka Clay def. Frank Sforza via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:17 of Round 2

Don Shainis def. Matthew Denning via TKO (ground-and-pound) at 4:50 of Round 1

Jordan Young def. Alec Hooben via submission (triangle choke) at 2:44 of Round 1

Costello van Steenis def. Steve Skrzat via submission (strikes) at 2:52 of Round 1

Joaquin Buckley def. Vinicius de Jesus via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Pete Rogers def. Timothy Wheeler via technical submission (guillotine choke) at :37 of Round 1

Dean Hancock def. John Beneduce via TKO (strikes) at 3:38 of Round 1

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Bellator 185 Free Fight: Alexander Shlemenko vs. Kendall Grove (Video)

Bellator is pumping out free fights as we get closer to their next event (Oct. 20). Bellator 185 takes place inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Gegard Mousasi and Alexander Shlemenko will throw leather in the main event. Shlemenko hopes to spoil Mousasi’s Bellator debut. The official YouTube channel of Bellator released the […]

Bellator is pumping out free fights as we get closer to their next event (Oct. 20). Bellator 185 takes place inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Gegard Mousasi and Alexander Shlemenko will throw leather in the main event. Shlemenko hopes to spoil Mousasi’s Bellator debut. The official YouTube channel of Bellator released the […]

Gegard Mousasi Asked For Alexander Shlemenko to be Drug Tested

Gegard Mousasi is taking precautions before doing battle with Alexander Shlemenko. In 2015, Shlemenko was suspended for three years due to failing a drug test. The former Bellator middleweight champion appealed the decision and his suspension was lifted. He’s had five bouts since returning to active competition. Mousasi recently requested that Shlemenko be drug tested […]

Gegard Mousasi is taking precautions before doing battle with Alexander Shlemenko. In 2015, Shlemenko was suspended for three years due to failing a drug test. The former Bellator middleweight champion appealed the decision and his suspension was lifted. He’s had five bouts since returning to active competition. Mousasi recently requested that Shlemenko be drug tested […]

Gegard Mousasi vs. Alexander Shlemenko Announced For Oct. 20

The date has been set for Gegard Mousasi’s Bellator debut. On Oct. 20 inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, Bellator 185 will take place. Mousasi will make his debut for the promotion against former middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko. “The Dreamcatcher” is riding a five-fight winning streak. He’s beaten the likes of Chris Weidman and […]

The date has been set for Gegard Mousasi’s Bellator debut. On Oct. 20 inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, Bellator 185 will take place. Mousasi will make his debut for the promotion against former middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko. “The Dreamcatcher” is riding a five-fight winning streak. He’s beaten the likes of Chris Weidman and […]

Gegard Mousasi Faces Former Champion In Bellator MMA Debut

It didn’t take long for Gegard Mousasi to get his first Bellator MMA bout announced. The promotion just announced on Twitte tonight (Fri., July 14, 2017) that ‘The Dreamcatcher’ will meet former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko in the main event of October 20’s Bellator 185 from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Light […]

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It didn’t take long for Gegard Mousasi to get his first Bellator MMA bout announced.

The promotion just announced on Twitte tonight (Fri., July 14, 2017) that ‘The Dreamcatcher’ will meet former Bellator middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko in the main event of October 20’s Bellator 185 from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Light heavyweights Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal will battle former champ Liam McGeary in the co-headliner:

A former Strikeforce and DREAM champion himself, Mousasi won five straight fights in the UFC before he elected to sign with Bellator President Scott Coker’s new home after working with the longtime promoter at the San Jose-based Strikeforce.

“The Dreamcatcher” boasted a 9-3 record in the octagon since he first debuted in 2013, last losing to a highlight reel spin kick from Uriah Hall in 2015 and his other losses coming to legendary former champs Lyoto Machida and Ronaldo Souza. Mousasi most recently beat former middleweight champion Chris Weidman at UFC 210 when a series of knees in the second round caused a stoppage in the action to give Weidman time due to illegal strikes.

When replay was used, it showed the knees were indeed legal, and Mousasi was awarded a TKO win when cageside doctors said Weidman was no longer able to continue. That big win put him on the cusp of a UFC title shot, one that he ultimately did not get when Yoel Romero met Robert Whittaker for the interim belt in the co-main of last week’s UFC 213.

The initially calm fighter, who has shifted his style to that of an outspoken contender these days, recently said if he was offered the interim UFC title bout, then he might have been more persuaded to accept the UFC offer as it grew closer in sheer dollar amount.

He’ll meet the former Bellator champion ‘Storm,’ who has endured through a strange career path over the past couple years after he had his early 2015 knockout of Melvin Manhoef taken away because of supposed elevated testosterone levels as high as 50-to-1. He was dealt a jaw-dropping three-year suspension by the State of California, but Russian knockout artist appealed that outcome in September 2015 and had it overturned in July 2016.

He then knocked out Kendall Grove in the second round at Bellator 162 in his return. But Shlemenko has mainly been fighting in his native Russia since his mess with the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC), winning four straight bouts under the M-1 banner. ‘Storm’ has won his last five bouts in a row and is 6-0(1) in his last seven. The unique striking skills of Shlemenko will provide a tough puzzle to solve in his first Bellator match, but it seemed like there may have been some bigger matches for Mousasi in his promotional debut.

What do you think about the booking?

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Watch: Rematch Of Bellator Champs Ends In Brutal Finish

Former Bellator middleweight champions Alexander Schlemenko and Brandon Halsey fought for a second time under the M-1 banner in Russia on Thursday, and the fight ended just as quick and decisive as their first match-up. While Halsey took the belt from “Storm” at Bellator 126 in September 2014 with a 35-second submission, Shlemenko returned the favor […]

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Former Bellator middleweight champions Alexander Schlemenko and Brandon Halsey fought for a second time under the M-1 banner in Russia on Thursday, and the fight ended just as quick and decisive as their first match-up.

While Halsey took the belt from “Storm” at Bellator 126 in September 2014 with a 35-second submission, Shlemenko returned the favor in the rematch, leveling the American with a nasty body kick just second into the first round.

“Storm” finished Halsey off in 25 seconds, forcing Halsey to tap to strikes before the referee stopped the fight. Between their two fights, the two former champions have fought a combined 60 seconds together,with each man taking home a victory.

Halsey was cut from Bellator’s middleweight roster after suffering back-to-back defeats to Rafael Carvalho, the current Bellator middleweight champ, and John Salter.

“Storm” ended up failing a drug test due to elevated testosterone levels in his next Bellator appearance following his loss to Halsey, where a knockout victory over Melvin Manhoef was overturned to a no contest.

Halsey has now dropped three fights in a row, while “Storm” has not lost since their first fight, with six victories and one no contest.

Watch the lightning-fast finish below!

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