Tonight’s (Saturday, November 19th, 2016) Bellator 165 event is in the books from SAP Center in San Jose, California. This event was headlined by two of the world’s top lightweights as two-time Bellator champion Michael Chandler met former UFC champion Benson Henderson. A key welterweight bout between Michael Page and Fernando Gonzalez served as the
Tonight’s (Saturday, November 19th, 2016) Bellator 165 event is in the books from SAP Center in San Jose, California.
This event was headlined by two of the world’s top lightweights as two-time Bellator champion Michael Chandler met former UFC champion Benson Henderson. A key welterweight bout between Michael Page and Fernando Gonzalez served as the co-main event. Rounding out the main card was Linton Vassell vs. Francis Carmont in a light heavyweight bout, Adam Piccolotti vs. Brandon Girtz in a lightweight bout and Keri Melendez vs. Sheila Padilla in a women’s flyweight bout.
Join LowKick MMA for the event’s post-fight press conference starting shortly after the main card:
In addition to the two UFC events on Saturday, UFC Fight Night 99: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 and UFC Fight Night 100: Bader vs. Nogueira 2 in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Sao Paulo, Brazil respectively, Bellator MMA held an event with one of their strong…
In addition to the two UFC events on Saturday, UFC Fight Night 99: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 and UFC Fight Night 100: Bader vs. Nogueira 2 in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Sao Paulo, Brazil respectively, Bellator MMA held an event with one of their stronger main events in recent memory, as Bellator 165: Chandler vs. Henderson took place live from the SAP Center in San Jose, California with former UFC Lightweight Champion and WEC Lightweight Champion Benson “Smooth” Henderson challenging Bellator’s reigning Lightweight Champion Michael Chandler for the 155-pound title.
In additiion to the Henderson-Chandler headline attraction, Bellator 165 also featured what many consider to be not only Bellator’s best up-and-coming future star fighter, but the guy that many fight fans feel is one of the top overall prospects in the entire sport right now, as Michael Venom Page (“MVP”) made his return to the Bellator cage to take on MMA veteran Fernando Gonzalez in the co-main event of the evening.
Below are quick-match results of the Bellator 165: Chandler vs. Henderson event, which aired live on Spike TV.
Main Card (Spike at 9 p.m. ET)
– Michael Chandler def. Benson Henderson via split decision (48-46, 46-48, 48-47)
– Michael Page def. Fernando Gonzalez via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)
– Linton Vassell def. Francis Carmont via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-25)
– Adam Piccolotti def. Brandon Girtz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
– Keri Anne Melendez def. Sheila Padilla via KO (punches) at :47 of R1
Undercard (Spike.com 6 p.m. ET)
– Aaron Hamilton def. Kevin Ferguson Jr via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:00 of R2
– Carrington Banks def. Jake Roberts via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
– James Terry def. Justin Baesman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26 x2)
– Dominic Sumner def. Justin Roswell via first-round TKO (2:09)
– Dwight Grant def. Danasabe Mohammed via unanimous decision (30-26 x3)
It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Friday, November 19th, 2016) will come in the form of Bellator 165. Headlining the card are Michael Chandler and Benson Henderson, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card. Michael Chandler
It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Friday, November 19th, 2016) will come in the form of Bellator 165. Headlining the card are Michael Chandler and Benson Henderson, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card.
Michael Chandler and Benson Henderson meet in lightweight title fight in the main event of Bellator 165.
Michael Page and Fernando Gonzalez meet in welterweight bout in the co-main event of Bellator 165.
Linton Vassell vs. Francis Carmont is next in a light heavyweight bout
Adam Piccolotti vs. Brandon Girtz is next in a lightweight bout
Opening the main card on Spike TV is Keri Melendez vs. Sheila Padilla in a women’s flyweight bout.
Here are the quick results:
MAIN CARD (Spike TV)
Bellator Lightweight Title Bout: Michael Chandler (c) vs. Benson Henderson
Welterweight bout: Michael Page vs. Fernando Gonzalez
Light Heavyweight bout: Linton Vassell vs. Francis Carmont
Lightweight bout: Adam Piccolotti vs. Brandon Girtz
Women’s flyweight bout: Keri Melendez vs. Sheila Padilla
PRELIMINARY CARD
Catchweight bout: Kevin Ferguson Jr. vs. Aaron Hamilton
Lightweight bout: Carrington Banks vs. Jake Roberts
Middleweight bout: Diego Herzog vs. Nick Pica
Bantamweight bout: Gabe Carrasco vs. Rolando Velasco
Welterweight bout: James Terry def Justin Baesman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Featherweight bout: Jose Perez vs. J.T. Donaldson
Lightweight bout: J.J. Okanovich vs. Luis Vargas
Lightweight bout: Hugo Lujan vs. Cesar Gonzalez
Welterweight bout: Dominic Summer vs. Justin Roswell
Welterweight bout: Danasabe Mohammed vs. Dwight Grant
Flyweight bout: Sarah D’Alelio vs. Jaime Lee Nievera
Bellator 165 is here, and it goes down today (Saturday, November 19th) from the SAP Center in San Jose, California. The prelims will air on SpikeTV.com while the main card kicks off on Spike TV at 9:00 pm EST. This event will be headlined by two of the world’s top lightweights as two-time Bellator champion
Bellator 165 is here, and it goes down today (Saturday, November 19th) from the SAP Center in San Jose, California. The prelims will air on SpikeTV.com while the main card kicks off on Spike TV at 9:00 pm EST.
This event will be headlined by two of the world’s top lightweights as two-time Bellator champion Michael Chandler meets former UFC champion Benson Henderson. A key welterweight bout between undefeated Michael Page and Fernando Gonzalez will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the main card is Linton Vassell vs. Francis Carmont in a light heavyweight bout, Adam Piccolotti vs. Brandon Girtz in a lightweight bout and Keri Melendez vs. Sheila Padilla in a women’s flyweight bout.
According to oddsmakers, Chandler is a -170 favorite over Henderson, who is a +140 underdog. Other odds for the main card include Gonzalez being a +325 underdog against Page, who is a -415 favorite.
Here are the full Bellator 165 betting odds courtesy of BigOnSports:
Bellator has been getting itself a little more respect over the past little while.
Sure, you have Tito Ortiz and Chael Sonnen exchanging cringeworthy barbs in the name of selling a fight no one asked for, but for every promo they put out, there’s…
Bellator has been getting itself a little more respect over the past little while.
Sure, you have Tito Ortiz and Chael Sonnen exchanging cringeworthy barbs in the name of selling a fight no one asked for, but for every promo they put out, there’s a Rory MacDonald signing or a Phil Davis title win to remind you they do some nice competitive things as well.
Saturday night at Bellator 165, another one of those things will take place in the form of a bout between former UFC champion Benson Henderson and Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler—about as close as the promotion can get to a superfight.
And the star is Chandler.
That may come as a shock to many, but the reality is that Henderson is dangerously straddling the line between relevant and has-been after a fairly underwhelming run since signing with Bellator last year. While he’s coming off a win, it was nothing special, and he’s lost three of his last six contests after losing three of his previous 24—an alarming drop-off for a man many felt to be one of the best lightweights in history as recently as 2013.
Chandler, on the other hand, has put up three straight stoppages and has only ever lost to elite competitors in the form of Eddie Alvarez and Will Brooks (twice). Only Brooks, in their second meeting, has ever stopped Chandler, and he’s continually shown evolution in his career, going from a scrappy wrestler to a well-rounded athlete relying as much on power and boxing as on his ability to take a fight to the ground.
Saturday will also mark the fifth anniversary of the night that Chandler broadly entered the public consciousness for the first time, that being the night he stopped Alvarez in their first meeting in one of the greatest bouts mixed martial arts has ever seen. Both men gave and took as much as humanly possible, and it was Chandler who came out on top, using the fight as a springboard into conversations about the best lightweights on the planet.
Considering Alvarez went on to hold UFC gold and Chandler didn’t lose for two years after that (incidentally in a rematch between the two), that was a career-defining accomplishment in itself. Yet going into Saturday, he finds himself with a chance to define his career even further.
He’s in his prime, coming of age with a slickness and technicality that wasn’t as evident in his early days.
People know who Henderson is, and they know him as a former champion of the biggest promotion in the sport. A win over him would mean something in a way no other win would.
Bellator itself is in a place where it’s attempting to expand its reach and attract bigger names and more attention. Having its premier homegrown talent take a former UFC star to the woodshed at a major event would certainly help with that.
For a long time, those who have followed Bellator have known that Chandler is the best thing the promotion has ever produced from within. If he were a UFC athlete, he’d have been hot on the heels of a trilogy fight with Alvarez, and with Conor McGregor now holding the strap, he’d be in the mix with guys like Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov.
He’s the real deal, the type of elite talent Bellator perhaps hasn’t produced as readily as it would’ve liked but who continually leaves no doubt as to his ability when he steps in the cage. Chandler, Alvarez and Brooks are the only ones to have held the promotion’s lightweight title since its inception seven years ago, which speaks to his consistency at the top of the 155-pound heap.
Saturday night, he’ll get the chance to show the world just how great he is in a fight against the biggest name he’s ever been matched with. He’ll carry the banner for his own greatness and for the competitive excellence of the promotion that fostered his career.
Beat Henderson, and more people than ever will take notice.
Bellator officials held the weigh-ins for Bellator 165 on Friday and you can watch them here: Bellator 165 takes place on November 19, 2016 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. The prelims will air on SpikeTV.com while the main card kicks off on Spike TV at 9:00 pm EST. This event will be
Bellator officials held the weigh-ins for Bellator 165 on Friday and you can watch them here:
Bellator 165 takes place on November 19, 2016 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. The prelims will air on SpikeTV.com while the main card kicks off on Spike TV at 9:00 pm EST.
This event will be headlined by two of the world’s top lightweights as two-time Bellator champion Michael Chandler meets former UFC champion Benson Henderson. A key welterweight bout between undefeated Michael Page and Fernando Gonzalez will serve as the co-main event. Rounding out the main card is Linton Vassell vs. Francis Carmont in a light heavyweight bout, Adam Piccolotti vs. Brandon Girtz in a lightweight bout and Keri Melendez vs. Sheila Padilla in a women’s flyweight bout.
Here are the weigh-in results:
Main card (Spike at 9 p.m. ET) Michael Chandler (155) vs. Benson Henderson (154.9) Michael Page (170.8) vs. Fernando Gonzalez (171) Linton Vassell (205.2) vs. Francis Carmont (205.9) Adam Piccolotti (155) vs. Brandon Girtz (155.4) Keri Anne Melendez (116) vs. Sheila Padilla (115.1)
Undercard (Online at 7 p.m. ET) Kevin Ferguson Jr. (164.6) vs. Aaron Hamilton (165) Carrington Banks (155.2) vs. Jake Roberts (156) Diego Herzog (183.8) vs. Nick Pica (185.5) Jeremiah Labiano (140.3) vs. Vince Murdock (144.6) Alvin Cacdac (139.1) vs. Steve Gruber (129.4) Victor Jones (154.7) vs. Beau Hamilton (155.7) James Terry (170.8) vs. Justin Baesman (170.5) J.J. Okanovich (156) vs. Luis Vargas (156) Hugo Lujan (155.5) vs. Cesar Gonzalez (155.5) Dominic Sumer (169.2) vs. Justin Roswell (170.7) Danasabe Mohammed (170.1) vs. Dwight Grant (170.3) Sarah D’Alelio (125.9) vs. Jaimelene Nievera (125.7)
Bellator has been getting itself a little more respect over the past little while.