Jeff Hughes Happy To Take The Hard Road (Exclusive)

Jeff “Lights Out” Hughes (9-1) has been on a special run since turning Pro in October of 2014. Tonight Hughes looks to continue that impressive run by taking out veteran Josh Appelt (15-6) at Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Serie…

Jeff “Lights Out” Hughes (9-1) has been on a special run since turning Pro in October of 2014. Tonight Hughes looks to continue that impressive run by taking out veteran Josh Appelt (15-6) at Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series (DWTNCS), which is headlined by Nick Newell and Alex Munoz. Hoping that doing so in […]

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Josh Appelt Not Bothered by Shannon Ritch’s Experience (Exclusive)

Josh Appelt is gearing up for his Gladiator Challenge heavyweight title defense against Shannon Ritch. Appelt will throw down with Ritch inside the Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, CA on May 20. “The Juggernaut” is in search of his second straight victory and of course to maintain his hold on gold. The first title defense […]

Josh Appelt is gearing up for his Gladiator Challenge heavyweight title defense against Shannon Ritch. Appelt will throw down with Ritch inside the Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, CA on May 20. “The Juggernaut” is in search of his second straight victory and of course to maintain his hold on gold. The first title defense […]

Video: Bobby Lashley Defeats Josh Appelt Via Submission At Bellator 162

At the Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove event on Friday evening, former TNA World Champion Bobby Lashley extended his pro MMA winning streak to eight by defeating relatively unknown journeyman fighter Josh Appelt.

Lashley beat Appelt via submission…

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At the Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove event on Friday evening, former TNA World Champion Bobby Lashley extended his pro MMA winning streak to eight by defeating relatively unknown journeyman fighter Josh Appelt.

Lashley beat Appelt via submission due to rear-naked-choke at the 1:43 mark of the second round in what was positioned as the co-main event of the main card, which aired live on Spike TV from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee.

For complete Bellator 162 event results, click here.


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Bellator 162 Results – Shlemenko TKOs Grove, Lashley Submits Appelt

On Friday evening, Bellator MMA held their Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove event at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Featured below are quick-match results of the evening, which included the MMA fighting return of popular pro wrestler Bo…

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On Friday evening, Bellator MMA held their Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Grove event at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Featured below are quick-match results of the evening, which included the MMA fighting return of popular pro wrestler Bobby Lashley against Josh Appelt, as well as a main event of Alexander Shlemenko vs. Kendall Grove.

Bellator 162 Main Card Results

– Alexander Shlemenko def. Kendall Grove via second-round TKO (1:43)
– Bobby Lashley def. Josh Appelt via submission (RNC) (Round 2, 1:43)
– Goiti Yamauchi def. Ryan Couture via submission (arm bar) (Round 1, 1:01)
– Hisaki Kato def. A.J. Matthews via technical knockout (Round 1, 4:58)

Bellator 162 Preliminary Card Results

– Julia Budd def. Arlene Blencowe via majority decision (29-29, 30-27, 29-27)
– Ricky Rainey def. Gilbert Smith def via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
– Steve Garcia def. Ronnie Lawrence via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
– Chase Gormley def. Bobby Brents via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
– Virgil Zwicker def. Dan Charles via technical knockout (Round 2, 4:31)