2020 in Bellator MMA
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2020 in Bellator MMA was the twelfth year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. Bellator held 18 events in 2020.
Background
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Bellator would go on hiatus after its 240th numbered event on February 22, 2020. The promotion would resume holding events with Bellator 242 on July 24.
On September 11, 2020, it was announced that Bellator telecasts would move to CBS Sports Network, starting October 1, after Viacom's re-merger with CBS Corporation in 2019. Prior to the announcement, CBS Sports Network debuted the recap series Bellator MMA: Recharged on April 25, 2020.
Bellator 248, which was held on October 10, would be the first MMA event to be held by a major promotion in France since the sport was legalized in January.
Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Tournament
Bellator 238
Bellator 238: Budd vs. Cyborg took place on January 25, 2020 at The Forum in Inglewood, California. The event aired live on DAZN.
Background
The event featured a Bellator Women's Featherweight World Championship bout between the champion Julia Budd and former Strikeforce, Invicta, and UFC champion Cris Cyborg.
Results
| Fight card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Featherweight | Cris Cyborg | def. | Julia Budd (c) | TKO (punches) | 4 | 1:14 | |
| Featherweight | Darrion Caldwell | def. | Ádám Borics | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:20 | |
| Featherweight | Juan Archuleta | def. | Henry Corrales | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Sergio Pettis | def. | Alfred Khashakyan | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight | Raymond Daniels | def. | Jason King | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:07 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Emilee King | def. | Ava Knight | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:18 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Catchweight (160 lb) | Joshua Jones | def. | Brandon Bender | Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 29-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Aaron Pico | def. | Daniel Carey | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:15 | |
| Featherweight | AJ Agazarm | def. | Adel Altamimi | Submission (triangle choke) | 3 | 1:22 | |
| Featherweight | Jay Jay Wilson | def. | Mario Navarro | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 2:48 | |
| Catchweight (180 lb) | Curtis Millender | def. | Moses Murrietta | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-26, 30-26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Anthony Taylor | def. | Chris Avila | Decision (majority) (28-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Miguel Jacob | def. | David Pacheco | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-26, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Postliminary card | |||||||
| Featherweight | Tony Bartovich | def. | Jarrett Connor | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Ricardo Seixas | def. | Dominic Clark | TKO (front kick and punches) | 1 | 0:34 |
Bellator 239
Bellator 239: Ruth vs. Amosov took place on February 21, 2020 at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
The event aired live on Paramount Network and DAZN.
The event featured a welterweight bout between Ed Ruth and undefeated Yaroslav Amosov.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Yaroslav Amosov | def. | Ed Ruth | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Myles Jury | def. | Brandon Girtz | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Timothy Johnson | def. | Tyrell Fortune | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:35 | |
| Heavyweight | Valentin Moldavsky | def. | Javy Ayala | Decision (unanimous) (30-25, 30-24, 30-24) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Grant Neal | def. | Claude Wilcox | TKO (punches) | 3 | 3:37 | |
| Bantamweight | Josh Hill | def. | Vinicius Zani | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Solo Hatley | def. | Gaston Bolanos | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Denise Kielholtz | def. | Kristina Williams | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:15 | |
| Featherweight | Teejay Britton | def. | Gabriel Varga | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Keith Lee | def. | Shawn Bunch | Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 29-28, 29-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Christian Edwards | def. | Marco Hutchison | Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 30-25) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Postliminary card | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Davion Franklin | def. | J.W. Kiser | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:40 | |
| Lightweight | Chris Gonzalez | def. | Aaron McKenzie | Decision (split) (30-27, 28-29, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Kevin Croom | def. | Adil Benjilany | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Cris Lencioni | def. | Salim Mukhidinov | Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (175 lb) | Kyle Crutchmer | def. | Scott Futrell | Submission (anaconda choke) | 1 | 2:58 |
Bellator 240
Bellator Dublin/Bellator 240 took place on February 22, 2020 at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.
Background
This was the first event of the second year of the Bellator European Series. The event was to be headlined by a bantamweight bout between James Gallagher and Cal Ellenor. However, on February 4, it was announced that Gallagher pulled out of the event due to a back injury, thus a women's featherweight bout between Leah McCourt and Judith Ruis was bumped to the main event.
The fights billed as Bellator 240 will be held on tape-delay on Paramount Network and DAZN and will feature a lightweight bout between former Bellator Lightweight World Champion Brent Primus and Peter Queally. However, Queally pulled out due to injury. Primus instead fought Chris Bungard.
Results
| Bellator Dublin card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Featherweight | Leah McCourt | def. | Judith Ruis | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Charlie Ward | def. | Kyle Kurtz | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:24 | |
| Welterweight | Austin Clem | def. | Aaron Chalmers | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bellator 240 card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Brent Primus | def. | Chris Bungard | Submission (Neck crank) | 1 | 1:55 | |
| Catchweight (160 lb) | Kiefer Crosbie | def. | Iamik Furtado | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Bec Rawlings | def. | Elina Kallionidou | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Ricky Bandejas | def. | Frans Mlambo | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:25 | |
| Welterweight | Oliver Enkamp | def. | Lewis Long | KO (spinning back fist) | 1 | 4:10 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Catchweight (180 lb) | George Hardwick | def. | Richard Kiely | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 3:40 | |
| Lightweight | Georgi Karakhanyan | def. | Paul Redmond | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 0:42 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Danni Neilan | def. | Chiara Penco | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Alberth Dias | def. | Richie Smullen | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Will Fleury | def. | Justin Moore | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 4:14 | |
| Lightweight | Christopher Duncan | def. | Mateusz Piskorz | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:43 | |
| Featherweight | Calum Murrie | def. | Dylan Logan | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:02 | |
| Flyweight | Blaine O'Driscoll | def. | Ezzoubair Bouarsa | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:12 | |
| Featherweight | Ciaran Clarke | def. | Jamie Faulding | Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 29-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Constantin Blanita | def. | Asael Adjoudj | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Postliminary card | |||||||
| Featherweight | Ilias Bulaid | def. | Diego Freitas | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 |
Bellator 241 (Cancelled)
Bellator 241: Pitbull vs. Carvalho was a scheduled event to take place on March 13, 2020 at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event was scheduled to be live on DAZN.
Background
The event was expected to feature a Bellator Featherweight World Championship bout between the champion Patrício Freire and Pedro Carvalho.
A heavyweight between former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett and Ronny Markes was expected for the event. The original meeting was scheduled for Bellator 235, but Barnett was pulled out an hour before the fight due to illness and the fight was rebooked for this event. Reports came out stating that Barnett was pulled due to a failed drug test, but Mike Mazzulli, head of the Mohegan Tribe Athletic Department, announced that the reports were false. However on March 4, it was announced that Barnett was officially off the card, which Mazzulli announced that a failed medical test was the reason for Barnett's removal and Bellator then announced that Matt Mitrione would replace Barnett against Markes.
On March 13, the day of the event, Bellator President Scott Coker announced that the event would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
Cancelled Fight card
| Fight card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Patrício Freire (c) | vs. | Pedro Carvalho | ||||
| Featherweight | Daniel Weichel | vs. | Emmanuel Sanchez | ||||
| Heavyweight | Matt Mitrione | vs. | Ronny Markes | ||||
| Welterweight | Paul Daley | vs. | Sabah Homasi | ||||
| Lightweight | Nick Newell | vs. | Zachary Zane | ||||
| Middleweight | Anatoly Tokov | vs. | Fabio Aguiar | ||||
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Jordan Newman | vs. | Pat McCrohan | ||||
| Welterweight | Ion Pascu | vs. | Mark Lemminger | ||||
| Women's Featherweight | Leslie Smith | vs. | Jessy Miele | ||||
| Lightweight | Killys Mota | vs. | Nathaniel Andrews | ||||
| Lightweight | Vladimir Tokov | vs. | Marcus Surin | ||||
| Middleweight | Romero Cotton | vs. | Justin Sumter | ||||
| Catchweight (160 lb) | Kevin Ferguson Jr. | vs. | Kaheem Murray | ||||
| Welterweight | Robson Gracie Jr. | vs. | Billy Goff |
Bellator 242 (Cancelled)
Bellator 242: Bader vs. Nemkov was a scheduled event to take place on May 9, 2020 at SAP Center in San Jose, California. The event was scheduled to be live on Paramount Network and DAZN.
Background
The event was expected to feature a Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship bout between the champion Ryan Bader and Vadim Nemkov.
On March 30, Bellator announced that the event would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
Cancelled Fight card
| Fight card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Ryan Bader (c) | vs. | Vadim Nemkov | ||||
| Middleweight | Gegard Mousasi | vs. | Douglas Lima |
Bellator London 3 (Cancelled)
Bellator London: Gallagher vs. Ellenor was a scheduled event to take place on May 16, 2020 at SSE Arena in London, England as part of the Bellator European Fight Series. The event was scheduled to be live on Channel 5.
Background
The event was expected to feature a bantamweight bout between rivals James Gallagher and Cal Ellenor.
On March 30, Bellator announced that the event would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
Cancelled Fight card
| Fight card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | James Gallagher | vs. | Cal Ellenor |
Bellator 243 (Cancelled)
Bellator 243: Carmouche vs. Bohm was a scheduled event to take place on May 29, 2020 at Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California. The event was scheduled to be live on Paramount Network and DAZN.
Background
The event was expected to feature a women's flyweight bout between former UFC title contender Liz Carmouche and Mandy Bohm.
On March 30, Bellator announced that the event would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
Cancelled Fight card
| Fight card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Flyweight | Liz Carmouche | vs. | Mandy Bohm |
Bellator 244 (Cancelled)
Bellator 244: Chandler vs. Henderson 2 was a scheduled event to take place on June 6, 2020 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. The event was scheduled to be live on DAZN.
Background
The event was expected to feature a rematch between former Bellator world champion Michael Chandler and former UFC and WEC world champion Benson Henderson, with Chandler having won the first bout.
Additionally, a semi-final matchup in the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix between former bantamweight champ Darrion Caldwell and A.J. McKee was scheduled for the card.
On April 21, Bellator announced that the event would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
Cancelled Fight card
| Fight card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Michael Chandler | vs. | Benson Henderson | ||||
| Featherweight | Darrion Caldwell | vs. | A.J. McKee |
Bellator 242
Bellator 242: Bandejas vs. Pettis took place on July 24, 2020 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
The event aired live on Paramount Network and DAZN.
Bellator 242 marked the organization's return to live events following a shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was held behind closed doors without fans in attendance.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Sergio Pettis | def. | Ricky Bandejas | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jason Jackson | def. | Jordan Mein | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Jay Jay Wilson | def. | Tywan Claxton | Decision (split) (27-30, 29-28, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Aaron Pico | def. | Solo Hatley Jr. | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:10 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Welterweight | Mark Lemminger | def. | Jake Smith | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:46 | |
| Bantamweight | Raufeon Stots | def. | Cass Bell | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:24 | |
| Heavyweight | Ras Hylton | def. | Rudy Schaffroth | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 |
Bellator 243
Chandler vs. Henderson 2 was initially scheduled to take place at Bellator 244 on June 6, 2020 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. However, the event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was announced that the bout was rescheduled as the main event of Bellator 243 set to take place on August 7 from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
The event aired live on Paramount Network and DAZN.
Background
The event featured a lightweight rematch between former three-time Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler and former WEC and UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson. To set up for Bellator Lightweight Title contention.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Michael Chandler | def. | Benson Henderson | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:09 | |
| Heavyweight | Timothy Johnson | def. | Matt Mitrione | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:14 | |
| Lightweight | Myles Jury | def. | Georgi Karakhanyan | Decision (split) (27-30, 30-27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (175 lb) | Sabah Homasi | def. | Curtis Millender | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Catchweight (150 lb) | Ádám Borics | def. | Mike Hamel | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Cris Lencioni | def. | AJ Agazarm | Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Valerie Loureda | def. | Tara Graff | TKO (punches) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Grant Neal | def. | Hamza Salim | Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 30-24) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Charlie Campbell | def. | Nainoa Dung | TKO (leg kicks) | 2 | 1:42 | |
| Middleweight | Dalton Rosta | def. | Mark Gardner | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 |
Bellator 244
Bader vs. Nemkov was initially scheduled to take place at Bellator 242 on May 9, 2020 at SAP Center in San Jose, California. However, the event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was announced that the bout was rescheduled as the main event for Bellator 244 set to take place on August 21 from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
The event aired live on Paramount Network and DAZN.
Background
The event featured a men's light heavyweight championship match between the current two-division champion Ryan Bader and the number one contender Vadim Nemkov.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Vadim Nemkov | def. | Ryan Bader (c) | TKO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 3:02 | |
| Featherweight | Julia Budd | def. | Jessy Miele | Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Valentin Moldavsky | def. | Roy Nelson | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | John Salter | def. | Andrew Kapel | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 3:11 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Catchweight (175 lb) | Yaroslav Amosov | def. | Mark Lemminger | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Sidney Outlaw | def. | Adam Piccolotti | Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Josh Hill | def. | Erik Pérez | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (147 lb) | Weber Almeida | def. | Salim Mukhidinov | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:57 | |
| Catchweight (150 lb) | John de Jesus | def. | Vladyslav Parubchenko | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Chris Gonzalez | def. | Vladimir Tokov | Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Lucas Brennan | def. | Will Smith | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:14 |
Bellator 245
Bellator 245: Davis vs. Machida II took place on September 11, 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Background
The event featured a light heavyweight bout between former Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion Phil Davis and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida. The two previously met at UFC 163 where Davis won by a controversial split decision.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Phil Davis | def. | Lyoto Machida | Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Cat Zingano | def. | Gabby Holloway | Decision (unanimous) (29-27, 30-26, 30-26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Taylor Johnson | def. | Ed Ruth | Submission (inverted heel hook) | 1 | 0:59 | |
| Welterweight | Raymond Daniels | vs. | Peter Stanonik | No Contest (accidental groin kick) | 2 | 1:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Alex Polizzi | def. | Rafael Carvalho | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Leslie Smith | def. | Amanda Bell | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Tyrell Fortune | vs. | Jack May | No Contest (accidental groin strike) | 1 | 2:42 | |
| Catchweight (144 lb) | Keith Lee | def. | Vinicius Zani | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 |
Bellator 246
Bellator 246: Archuleta vs. Mix took place on September 12, 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Background
The event featured a bout for the vacant Bellator Bantamweight World Championship between former featherweight title challenger Juan Archuleta and Patchy Mix.
At the weigh-ins, DeAnna Bennett and Keoni Diggs both missed weight for their respective bouts. Bennett weighed in at 131.7 pounds, 5.7 pounds over the non-title flyweight limit of 126.0 pounds, and Diggs weighed in at 157 pounds, 1 pound over the non-title lightweight limit of 156 pounds. Both bouts proceeded at catchweights and both fighters were fined a percentage of their respective purses, a percentage that went to their opponents.
This would be the last Bellator event to air on Paramount Network.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Juan Archuleta | def. | Patchy Mix | Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Neiman Gracie | def. | Jon Fitch | Submission (heel hook) | 2 | 4:47 | |
| Catchweight (131.7 lb) | Liz Carmouche | def. | DeAnna Bennett | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:17 | |
| Catchweight (157 lb) | Keoni Diggs | def. | Derek Campos | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:59 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Daniel Madrid | def. | Pat Casey | Decision (split) (28-29, 30-27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Ty Gwerder | def. | Tuco Tokkos | TKO (punch and knee) | 3 | 1:05 | |
| Heavyweight | Davion Franklin | def. | Ras Hylton | Technical Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 1:37 |
Bellator Milan 2
Bellator Milan: Edwards vs. van Steenis was a mixed martial arts event scheduled for September 26, 2020 from Milan, Italy and marked the organization's eighth European Series event.
The event aired on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom and featured a middleweight bout between Fabian Edwards and Costello van Steenis.
Results
| Fight card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Costello van Steenis | def. | Fabian Edwards | Decision (split) (28-29, 28-27, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Michael Shipman | def. | Pietro Penini | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Will Fleury | def. | Kent Kauppinen | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | George Hardwick | def. | Nicolò Solli | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Ion Pascu | def. | Stefano Paterno | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Alfie Davis | def. | Akonne Wanliss | Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Daniel Scatizzi | def. | Gavin Hughes | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:41 | |
| Featherweight | Adien Lee | def. | Jeremy Petley | KO (knee) | 2 | 1:22 | |
| Bantamweight | Frans Mlambo | def. | Corey Tait | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Luke Trainer | def. | Alex O'Toole | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:22 | |
| Featherweight | Richie Smullen | def. | Harry Hardwick | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Chiara Penco | def. | Aleksandra Plamenova | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 4:27 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Danni McCormack | def. | Claire Lopez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:45 |
Bellator 247
Bellator 247: Jackson vs. Kielholtz was a mixed martial arts event held on October 1, 2020 from Milan, Italy.
Background
This was the first Bellator MMA event to air on CBS Sports Network.
The event was expected to feature a welterweight bout between Paul Daley and Derek Anderson. The day of the weigh-ins, Daley notified Bellator officials that he would not make weight. Daley weighed in anyway, 2.5 pounds over the welterweight weight limit of 171 lb. Daley was hospitalized and Bellator announced that the bout was canceled. The women's flyweight bout between Kate Jackson and Denise Kielholtz was bumped to the main event.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Flyweight | Denise Kielholtz | def. | Kate Jackson | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:43 | |
| Middleweight | Norbert Novenyi Jr. | def. | Laid Zerhouni | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 4:36 | |
| Featherweight | Brian Moore | def. | Simone D'Anna | KO (punch) | 2 | 3:55 | |
| Catchweight (160 lb) | Christopher Duncan | def. | Iamik Furtado | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:58 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Welterweight | Lewis Long | def. | Giovanni Melillo | Submission (kneebar) | 1 | 2:24 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Mandy Böhm | def. | Griet Eeckhout | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Uros Jurisic | def. | Walter Gahadza | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:07 | |
| Welterweight | Constantin Gnusariev | def. | Kywan Gracie | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Lee Chadwick | def. | Ederson Macedo | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 3:28 | |
| Flyweight | Blaine O'Driscoll | def. | Salah Elkas | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:26 | |
| Women's Atomweight | Monika Chochlíková | def. | Jade Jorand | Submission (scorpion crunch) | 2 | 3:50 |
Bellator Dublin 3 (Cancelled)
Bellator Dublin: Queally vs. Pitbull was supposed to take place on October 3, 2020 at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.
The event was cancelled by Bellator as they announced an event for October 1.
Background
The event was supposed feature a lightweight bout between Peter Queally and Patricky Freire.
Cancelled Fight card
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Peter Queally | vs. | Patricky Freire |
Bellator Milan 3
Bellator Milan: Gallagher vs. Ellenor took place on October 3, 2020 at Allianz Cloud in Milan, Italy as the ninth event in the Bellator European Series. The event will be live on Channel 5 in the UK.
Background
The event featured a bantamweight bout between rivals James Gallagher and Cal Ellenor.
Results
| Fight card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | James Gallagher | def. | Cal Ellenor | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:31 | |
| Middleweight | Charlie Ward | def. | Andy Monzolo | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (160 lb) | Charlie Leary | def. | Kiefer Crosbie | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Women's Featherweight | Sinead Kavanagh | def. | Katharina Lehner | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Aymard Guih | def. | Chris Bungard | Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Acoidan Duque | def. | Carlo Pedersoli | Decision (unanimous) (29-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Gokhan Sharicam | def. | Joffie Houlton | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:52 | |
| Featherweight | Andrew Fisher | def. | Ashleigh Grimshaw | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Kane Mousah | def. | Alessandro Botti | Decision (split) (27-30, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Asael Adjoudj | def. | Nathaniel Jessimer | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 2:58 | |
| Welterweight | Marek Jakimowicz | def. | Curtis Dodge | TKO (elbows) | 1 | 4:45 |
Bellator 248
Bellator Paris/Bellator 248 was a mixed martial arts event scheduled for October 10, 2020 from Paris, France. It was the first major MMA event held in France since the sport was legalized back in January.
Background
This was the first event where a leading MMA organization held a live event in front of a paying audience in France. One thousand tickets were made available and were all sold out within 48 hours.
The Bellator Paris portion of the card aired on Channel 5 and featured a heavyweight bout between former title challenger Cheick Kongo and Timothy Johnson. The two previously met at Bellator 208 where Kongo won by knockout the first round.
The Bellator 248 portion of the card aired on CBS Sports Network and featured a welterweight bout between Michael Page and former Cage Warriors Welterweight Champion Ross Houston. The bout was later updated to a 175-pound catchweight contest.
Results
| Bellator Paris card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Timothy Johnson | def. | Cheick Kongo | Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Saul Rogers | def. | Arbi Mezhidov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:38 | |
| Bellator Paris Prelims | |||||||
| Lightweight | Yves Landu | def. | Terry Brazier | KO (flying knee) | 1 | 2:18 | |
| Featherweight | Fabacary Diatta | def. | Dominique Wooding | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Lucie Bertaud | def. | Maguy Berchel | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-26, 30-26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Ciran Clarke | def. | Jean N'Doye | Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bellator 248 card | |||||||
| Catchweight (175 lb) | Michael Page | def. | Ross Houston | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Oliver Enkamp | def. | Emmanuel Dawa | Submission (japanese necktie) | 1 | 4:10 | |
| Catchweight (160 lb) | Alan Omer | def. | Ryan Scope | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:46 | |
| Featherweight | Mads Burnell | def. | Darko Banovic | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:13 |
Bellator 249
Bellator 249: Cyborg vs. Blencowe was a mixed martial arts event held on October 15, 2020 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. This event aired live on CBS Sports Network.
Background
The event featured a Bellator Women's Featherweight World Championship bout between the champion Cris Cyborg and former title challenger Arlene Blencowe.
A middleweight prelim bout between Curtis Millender and Joe Schilling was canceled after it was revealed by Schilling that one of his cornermen tested positive for COVID-19.
A catchweight bout between Patricky Freire and Jeleel Willis was scheduled to be the co-main event of the event. However, the bout was removed from the card when the Mohegan Tribal Athletic Commission deemed Freire unable to compete due to what was termed an undisclosed medical issue.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Featherweight | Cris Cyborg (c) | def. | Arlene Blencowe | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:36 | |
| Catchweight (139 lb) | Leandro Higo | def. | Ricky Bandejas | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:32 | |
| Heavyweight | Steve Mowry | def. | Shawn Teed | TKO (knee and punches) | 1 | 4:22 | |
| Lightweight | Saad Awad | vs. | Mandel Nallo | No Contest (accidental groin strike) | 1 | 1:44 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Middleweight | Andrew Kapel | def. | Joseph Creer | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Kemran Lachinov | def. | Kyle Crutchmer | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Christian Edwards | def. | Hamza Salim | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:28 | |
| Catchweight (140 lb) | Da'Mon Blackshear | def. | Mike Kimbel | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:14 | |
| Welterweight | Aviv Gozali | def. | Logan Neal | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 3:22 | |
| Welterweight | Albert Gonzales | def. | Kastriot Xhema | TKO (retirement) | 2 | 5:00 |
Bellator 250
Bellator 250: Mousasi vs. Lima was a mixed martial arts event held on October 29, 2020 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. This event aired live on CBS Sports Network.
Background
The event featured a bout for the vacant Bellator Middleweight World Championship between current Bellator Welterweight World Champion Douglas Lima and former Bellator middleweight world champion Gegard Mousasi.
Nick Newell was scheduled to face Zachary Zane in a lightweight bout and Veta Arteaga was scheduled to Desiree Yanez in a women's flyweight bout. However, both bouts where cancelled when Newell and Arteaga tested positive for COVID-19.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Gegard Mousasi | def. | Douglas Lima | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Henry Corrales | def. | Brandon Girtz | Decision (split) (30–27, 27–30, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Dalton Rosta | def. | Ty Gwerder | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Jake Hager | def. | Brandon Calton | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Sabah Homasi | def. | Bobby Voelker | KO (flying knee and punches) | 2 | 0:20 | |
| Middleweight | Johnny Eblen | def. | Taylor Johnson | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (150 lb.) | Ádám Borics | def. | Erick Sanchez | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Cody Law | def. | Orlando Ortega | Submission (D'Arce choke) | 1 | 2:41 |
Bellator 251
Bellator 251: Manhoef vs. Anderson was a mixed martial arts event that took place on November 5, 2020 from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. This event aired live on CBS Sports Network.
Background
The event featured a light heavyweight main event between Melvin Manhoef and UFC veteran Corey Anderson.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Corey Anderson | def. | Melvin Manhoef | TKO (elbows and punches) | 2 | 2:34 | |
| Heavyweight | Tyrell Fortune | def. | Said Sowma | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Austin Vanderford | def. | Vinicius de Jesus | Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Derek Anderson | def. | Killys Mota | TKO (head kick) | 2 | 4:27 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Georgi Karakhanyan | def. | Bryce Logan | Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Julius Anglickas | def. | Alex Polizzi | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Featherweight | Janay Harding | def. | Jessy Miele | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:0 | |
| Lightweight | Ali Zebian | def. | Piankhi Zimmerman | Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Jaylon Bates | def. | Joe Supino | Decision (unanimous) (30-25, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Sumiko Inaba | def. | Jessica Ruiz | TKO (elbows) | 1 | 4:59 |
Bellator 252
Bellator 252: Pitbull vs. Carvalho was a mixed martial arts event held on November 12, 2020 from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. This event aired live on CBS Sports Network.
Background
The event featured a Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout for the Bellator Featherweight World Championship between the champion Patricio Freire and Pedro Carvalho. The bout was originally booked for Bellator 241, but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Patricio Freire (c) | def. | Pedro Carvalho | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:10 | |
| Welterweight | Yaroslav Amosov | def. | Logan Storley | Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Emmanuel Sanchez | def. | Daniel Weichel | Decision (unanimous) (48-46, 49-46, 49-45) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Featherweight | Aaron Pico | def. | John de Jesus | KO (punch) | 2 | 4:12 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Keri Taylor-Melendez | def. | Emilee King | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:02 | |
| Lightweight | Manny Muro | def. | Devin Powell | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Jornel Lugo | def. | Schyler Sootho | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (148 lb) | Lucas Brennan | def. | Andrew Salas | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Roman Faraldo | def. | Pat Casey | KO (flying knee) | 2 | 2:30 | |
| Welterweight | Trevor Gudde | def. | Khonry Gracie | TKO (knee and punches) | 3 | 3:28 |
Bellator 253
Bellator 253: Caldwell vs. McKee was a mixed martial arts event scheduled for November 19, 2020 from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. This event aired live on CBS Sports Network.
Background
The event featured a Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Semi-Final bout between Darrion Caldwell and A. J. McKee.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | A. J. McKee | def. | Darrion Caldwell | Submission (neck crank) | 1 | 1:11 | |
| Welterweight | Jason Jackson | def. | Benson Henderson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Joey Davis | def. | Bobby Lee | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Raufeon Stots | def. | Keith Lee | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Featherweight | Jeremy Kennedy | def. | Matt Bessette | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jaleel Willis | def. | Mark Lemminger | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Jay Jay Wilson | def. | Sergio de Bari | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:20 | |
| Lightweight | Kaheem Murray | def. | Kevin Ferguson Jr. | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Sullivan Cauley | def. | Jason Markland | TKO (elbows and punches) | 1 | 0:28 |
Bellator 254
Bellator 254: Macfarlane vs. Velasquez was a mixed martial arts event held on December 10, 2020 from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. This event aired live on CBS Sports Network.
Background
The event featured a Women's Flyweight main event for the Bellator Women's Flyweight World Championship between Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Juliana Velasquez.
At weigh ins, Goiti Yamauchi weighed in at 162.8 pounds, 6.8 pounds over the lightweight limit. The bout against PFL veteran, Nate Andrews was cancelled. Mohegan Sun commission head, Mike Mazzulli, said that from now on Yamauchi will be required to fight at Welterweight, 170 pounds.
A women's featherweight bout between Marina Mokhnatkina and Jessica Borga was scheduled for this event but cancelled a week before for unknown reasons.
This would be the last card to air on CBS Sports Network; all Bellator cards will air exclusively on Showtime beginning in April 2021.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Women's Flyweight | Juliana Velasquez | def. | Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (c) | Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Magomed Magomedov | def. | Matheus Mattos | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Linton Vassell | def. | Ronny Markes | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:37 | |
| Middleweight | Romero Cotton | def. | Justin Sumter | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:36 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Welterweight | Shamil Nikaev | def. | Kemran Lachinov | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Grant Neal | def. | Maurice Jackson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:59 | |
| Featherweight | Cody Law | def. | Kenny Champion | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:44 | |
| Welterweight | Billy Goff | def. | Robson Gracie Jr. | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:46 |