2012 in Bellator MMA
| 2012 in Bellator MMA | |
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| Promotion | Bellator MMA |
| First date aired | March 9, 2012 |
| Last date aired | December 14, 2012 |
2012 in Bellator MMA was the sixth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships,[1] which began on March 9, 2012.[2] The sixth season of Bellator was originally scheduled to begin on March 2, 2012. However, the debut was pushed back a week so it began with the show on March 9, 2012.[3]
Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in five weight classes, including the bantamweight,[4] featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions.
Bellator 60
[edit]| Bellator 60 | |
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| Date | March 9, 2012 |
| Venue | The Venue at Horseshoe Casino |
| City | Hammond, Indiana |
Bellator 60 took place on March 9, 2012 at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana.[5] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 60 was expected to take place on March 2, but the season opener was pushed back one week.[6]
Wagnney Fabiano was originally scheduled to face Ronnie Mann in the opening round of the Featherweight tournament; however, on March 1, 2012, Fabiano pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Mike Corey.[7]
Genair da Silva was originally scheduled to face Alexandre Bezerra in the opening round of the Featherweight tournament; however, after weigh-in issues, da Silva was forced to pull out of the bout. He was replaced by Kenny Foster who was set to fight Bobby Reardanz on the undercard of this event.[8]
Results
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Pat Curran | def. | Joe Warren (c) | KO (punches) | 3 | 1:25 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Marlon Sandro | def. | Roberto Vargas | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:35 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Alexandre Bezerra | def. | Kenny Foster | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:57 | [c] |
| Featherweight | Daniel Mason-Straus | def. | Jeremy Spoon | Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Featherweight | Mike Corey | def. | Ronnie Mann | Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [e] |
| Preliminary | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Jake Nauracy | def. | Cory Galloway | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:22 | |
| Catchweight (215 lb) | Travis Wiuff | def. | Anthony Gomez | Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (280 lb) | Sean McCorkle | def. | Richard White | Submission (neck crank) | 1 | 1:02 | |
| Catchweight (165 lb) | Josh Shockley | def. | Shamar Bailey | Decision unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (148 lb) | Genair da Silva | def. | Bobby Reardanz | TKO (leg kicks and punches) | 3 | 0:51 | |
Bellator 61
[edit]| Bellator 61 | |
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| Date | March 16, 2012 |
| Venue | Horseshoe Riverdome |
| City | Bossier City, Louisiana |
Bellator 61 took place on March 16, 2012 at Horseshoe Riverdome in Bossier City, Louisiana.[9] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
The event was to feature the rematch between season-five heavyweight tournament finalists Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos. Prindle and Santos met in the finals of Bellator's season-five heavyweight tourney, but the bout was ruled a no-contest when Santos inexplicably kicked a downed Prindle in the groin.[10] However, on March 15, Bellator announced the fight had been pushed back a week to Bellator 62 due to Prindle having "flu-like symptoms."[11]
This event marked the first time that Bellator Fighting Championships aired in Brazil on TV Esporte Interativo.
Results
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Maiquel Falcao | def. | Norman Paraisy | Decision unanimous (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Vyacheslav Vasilevsky | def. | Victor O'Donnell | Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Middleweight | Bruno Santos | def. | Giva Santana | Decision unanimous (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Middleweight | Brian Rogers | def. | Vitor Vianna | KO (flying knee) | 1 | 4:14 | [d] |
| Preliminary | |||||||
| Catchweight (165 lb) | Josh Quayhagen | def. | Brent Taylor | Decision unanimous (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Derrick Krantz | def. | Eric Scallan | Technical submission (D'arce choke) | 1 | 3:01 | |
| Catchweight (140 lb) | Jason Sampson | def. | Jeremy Myers | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:25 | |
| Middleweight | Trey Houston | def. | Jeremiah Riggs | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:30 | [e] |
Bellator 62
[edit]| Bellator 62 | |
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| Date | March 23, 2012 |
| Venue | Laredo Energy Arena |
| City | Laredo, Texas |
Bellator 62 took place on March 23, 2012 at Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas.[12] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
The event hosted the opening round of Bellator's Season Six Lightweight Tournament.[12]
Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos were supposed to have their rematch of the Season Five Heavyweight Tournament Final on this card, after having been delayed a week from Bellator 61. Santos, however, failed to make weight and the bout was cancelled, and Prindle was awarded the tournament win by default. A scheduled fight between Cosmo Alexandre and Oscar de la Parra was also scrapped.[13]
Results
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Lloyd Woodard | def. | Patricky Freire | Submission (kimura) | 2 | 1:46 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Rick Hawn | def. | Ricardo Tirloni | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:36 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Brent Weedman | def. | J.J. Ambrose | Submission (Von Flue choke) | 2 | 3:26 | [c] |
| Lightweight | Thiago Michel | def. | Rene Nazare | Decision split (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Preliminary | |||||||
| Catchweight (162 lb) | Luis Vega | def. | Sonny Luque | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 3:43 | |
| Featherweight | Chris Jones | def. | Steven Peterson | Decision split (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Dave Jansen | def. | Jacob Kirwan | Decision unanimous (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Rad Martinez | def. | Doug Frey | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:08 | [e] |
| Catchweight (173 lb) | Sean Spencer | def. | Joseph Daily | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:24 | |
Bellator 63
[edit]| Bellator 63 | |
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| Date | March 30, 2012 |
| Venue | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| City | Uncasville, Connecticut |
Bellator 63 took place on March 30, 2012 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.[14] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
The event hosted the opening round of Bellator's Season Six Welterweight Tournament.[14]
War Machine was expected to fight Karl Amoussou in the opening round of the welterweight tournament. However, War Machine was sentenced to a year in prison and was forced out of the bout and the tournament.[15]
Brian Foster was scheduled to face David Rickels in the opening round of the welterweight tournament, but was not medically cleared for the event. Stepping in to fight Rickels was newcomer Jordan Smith.[16]
Results
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Karl Amoussou | def. | |||||