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Bellator Announces Title Rematches With Move To Spike TV

After listening to fans, Bellator Fighting Championships CEO Bjorn Rebney and his management team have opted to implement title rematches when “called for.” The new policy will take effect in the New Year when Bellator moves to Spike television this January. I am proud to announce that driven by your input; we will implement a […]

Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney

After listening to fans, Bellator Fighting Championships CEO Bjorn Rebney and his management team have opted to implement title rematches when “called for.”

The new policy will take effect in the New Year when Bellator moves to Spike television this January.

I am proud to announce that driven by your input; we will implement a championship fight rematch clause as we move into 2013 and our launch on Spike in January. When a fighter’s earned a shot at the world title by winning The Toughest Tournament in Sports and competes in a title fight that knocks fans like us back in our seats (win or lose) delivering an incredible fight, when a rematch is called for, we will deliver it. Championship fights give us some of the greatest moments in MMA. And, re-matches of incredible championship fights will give fans like us more of those electrifying moments, while staying true to the world’s best fighters having had to earn their way to those title shots.

Currently fighters can only earn a title rematch by re-entering another eight-man tournament, then win three straight in the Bellator cage before facing the current champion.

Two bouts that spring to mind immediately that had many fans calling for a rematch were between Eddie Alvarez vs. Michael Chandler last November in their 2011 nominated “Fight of the Year” bout, and a welterweight match between Ben Askren vs. Jay Hieron in October 2011.

This new policy could be the catalyst which entices Alvarez to re-sign with Bellator as the former champ is weighing his options after completing his contract earlier this fall.

Bellator currently makes it’s home on MTV2 with a limited viewer audience, but with a move to Spike in January viewer numbers are expected to increase significantly.

Reminder, Bellator Returns This Friday With Season Seven Welterweight Finals

After a short absence, Bellator Fighting Championships returns to the airwaves this Friday (Nov. 30, 2012) when the promotion hits the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, Michigan with Bellator 82. Bellator 82 features the Season Seven Welterweight Tournament final with undefeated Russian Andrey Koreshkov (12-0) and former Bellator champ Lyman Good (14-2). […]

Bellator 82 features the Season Seven Welterweight Tournament final with undefeated Russian Andrey Koreshkov (12-0) and former Bellator champ Lyman Good (14-2).

Koreshkov has won four straight inside the Bellator cage, earning a decision over Jordan Smith in September and a first round TKO finish of Marius Zarmoskis in October to earn his way into the Season Seven final.

Good returns for his third Bellator welterweight tournament, having won the inaugural 170-lbs title back in 2009 then losing the strap to Ben Askren the next year, and losing out in the Season Four tournament. He has won three straight which includes winning a decision against Jim Wallheadat Bellator 74 and a second round TKO finish of Michail Tsarev at Bellator 78.

The main card for Bellator 82 will air on MTV2 beginning at 8pm EST (5pm PST) with the prelim card streaming live at Spike.com starting at approx. 6:30pm EST.

Check out the full card below:

Main Card (MTV2)

Season Seven welterweight final: Lyman Good vs. Andrey Koreshkov
Welterweight bout: Alexander Sarnavskiy vs. Tony Hervey
Middleweight bout: Kala Hose vs. Doug Marshall
Catchweight (160-lbs) bout: David Rickels vs. Jason Fischer

Preliminary Card (Spike.com)

Featherweight bout: Mario Navarro vs. Anthony Bain
Bantamweight bout: Chad Coon vs. Shawn Bunch
Middleweight bout: Brendan Seguin vs. Giva Santana
Light heavyweight bout: Terry Davinney vs. Matt Van Buren
Lightweight bout: TBA vs. John Schulz
Lightweight bout: Jeremy Czarnecki vs. Justin Houghton

Bellator 82: Good vs. Koreshkov Nov. 30th Event Card

Fans expecting to see Bellator Fighting Championships this Friday will be a little disappointed as the promotion is late into their seventh season and is taking a break between events. The promotion returns with Bellator 82 on Friday, Nov. 30 at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The event features just […]

Fans expecting to see Bellator Fighting Championships this Friday will be a little disappointed as the promotion is late into their seventh season and is taking a break between events.

The promotion returns with Bellator 82 on Friday, Nov. 30 at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

The event features just one Season Seven Tournament bout, the welterweight final between undefeated Russian fighter Andrey Koreshkov (12-0) versus returning Bellator tournament participant Lyman Good (14-2).

The action is expected to begin at 6pm EST (3pm PST) with the Spike.com live streaming video before moving to MTV2 for the main card at 8pm EST.

Check out the current event card for Bellator 82 below.

Main Card (MTV2)

Preliminary Card (Spike.com)

Bellator 81: Held vs. Clementi – Main Card Video Highlights

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The Season 7 lightweight tournament finals are set, as young leg lock phenom Marcin Held and seasoned grappler Dave Jansen scored crucial semifinal victories. Two-…

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The Season 7 lightweight tournament finals are set, as young leg lock phenom Marcin Held and seasoned grappler Dave Jansen scored crucial semifinal victories. Two-time featherweight tournament champion Marlon Sandro made a triumphant return to Bellator, needing less than a round to finish Dustin Neace. In the middleweight division, Perry Filkins earned an impressive decision win over Jonas Billstein. Check out the Bellator 81 highlights.

Bellator 81 ‘Quick Results’ – Marcin Held And Dave Jansen Advance To Lightweight Finals

The Season Seven lightweight tournament finalists were decided Friday night (Nov. 16, 2012) with wins by Marcin Held and Dave Jansen on the main card of Bellator 81. Bellator 81 took place at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island with the main card airing live on MTV2 and the prelim card streaming live at […]

Marcin Held (L) sinks in a toe hold submission against Rich Clementi in Round 2 of the Bellator Season Seven lightweight tournament semifinals

The Season Seven lightweight tournament finalists were decided Friday night (Nov. 16, 2012) with wins by Marcin Held and Dave Jansen on the main card of Bellator 81.

Bellator 81 took place at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island with the main card airing live on MTV2 and the prelim card streaming live at Spike.com.

Dave Jansen and Ricardo Tirloni battle in the Season Seven lightweight semifinals – Image: Eric Coleman /Eric Coleman Photography /Bellator Fighting Championships via Spike.com

Held moved into the lightweight final following a nasty toe-hold submission against Rich Clementi, forcing the tap at 3:04 of the second round in the main event of Bellator 81. While Jansen earned a split decision against Brazilian Ricardo Tirloni in their back-and-forth lightweight semifinal bout.

Season Six featherweight finalist Marlon Sandro made short work of Bellator newcomer Dustin Neace, choking out his opponent in the first round with a rear-naked choke to earn the technical submission win at 2:05 of the first.

Check out the rest of the full results below for Bellator 81:

Main Card (MTV2)

Lightweight tournament semifinal bout: Marcin Held def. Rich Clementi via Submission (toehold) – R2 @ 3:04
Lightweight tournament semifinal bout: Dave Jansen def. Ricardo Tirloni via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Featherweight bout: Marlon Sandro def. Dustin Neace via Submission (Rear naked choke) – R1 @ 2:05
Middleweight bout: Perry Filkins def. Jonas Billstein via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

Preliminary Card (Spike.com)

Lightweight bout: Andrew Calandrelli def. Eric Brown via Submission (Armbar) – R2 @ 3:10
Middleweight bout: Dan Cramer def. Joe Lamoureux via technical KO (Punches) – R1 @ 3:26
Catchweight (165-lbs) bout: Murad Machaev def. Lorawnt-T Nelson via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Catchweight fight (210-lbs) bout: Mike Mucitelli def. Matt Uhde via Submission (Armbar) – R1 @ 0:26
Middleweight bout: Brennan Ward def. Sam McCoy via KO (Punches) – R1 @ 2:49
Lightweight bout: Matt Bessette def. Paul Barrow via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Bantamweight bout: Ruben Rey def. Robbie LeRoux via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Watch The Bellator 81 Prelims Live Right Here Starting At 6pm EST

Bellator Fighting Championships continues with it’s Season Seven lightweight tournament semi-finals as Rich Clementi takes on Marcin Held in the main event of Bellator 81. The event is scheduled for today (Friday, Nov. 16, 2012) at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island. Competing in the other lightweight semifinal are Dave Jansen and Ricardo Tirloni. The event will kick off at 6pm EST (3pm PST) right here live via streaming video from Spike.com. The main card will begin at 8pm EST on MTV2, but fans outside of the U.S. can continue with the live stream and catch the television broadcast right here.