Bellator MMA: Season Eleven

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Bellator MMA
Genre Sports
Created by Scott Coker
Country of origin United States
Production
Running time 120 minutes
Release
Original network Spike TV
Original release September 5 –
November 15, 2014
Chronology
Preceded by Bellator MMA: 2014 Summer Series
Followed by Bellator MMA in 2015
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Bellator MMA: Season Eleven is the eleventh season of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion, which began on September 5, 2014. This is the last season of Bellator MMA.

Background

In June 2014, Bellator MMA underwent significant change in their executive ranks. Founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney parted with the company.[1] Former Strikeforce founder Scott Coker was announced as the new President of Bellator MMA.[2]

Coker confirmed Bellator would retain the weekly event schedule for season 11 for the fall of 2014, beginning on Friday, September 5, 2014.[3]

Events

Bellator 123

Bellator 123: Curran vs. Pitbull 2
Information
Date September 5, 2014
Venue Mohegan Sun Arena
City Uncasville, Connecticut
Attendance 7,109
Total gate $302,010

Bellator 123 took place on September 5, 2014 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

Bellator 123 was headlined by a Featherweight Championship rematch between Pat Curran and Patricio "Pitbull" Freire. The two originally met in a closely contested fight at Bellator 85 on January 17, 2013, with Curran winning the bout via split decision. The rematch was initially scheduled to take place at Bellator 121, however, it was announced on May 21, 2014 that Curran had pulled out of the bout due to a calf injury.[4]

This event marked the first time Bellator MMA and their rival the Ultimate Fighting Championship have had live shows go against each other. Additionally, both were held in the same state in venues located within miles of each other.[5]

In the night's co-main event former tournament champion, and former Strikforce champion, Muhammed Lawal was originally scheduled to face Tom DeBlass. However, on August 11, it was revealed DeBlass suffered a knee injury and was replaced by Marcus Sursa.[6] In turn, Sursa was also injured and Lawal faced Dustin Jacoby.

Results

Fight card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Patricio Freire def. Pat Curran (c) Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) 5 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Light Heavyweight Muhammed Lawal def. Dustin Jacoby TKO (punches) 2 1:13
Middleweight Tamdan McCrory def. Brennan Ward KO (punches) 1 0:21
Heavyweight Bobby Lashley def. Josh Burns Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:54
Heavyweight Cheick Kongo def. Lavar Johnson Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:27
Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Middleweight Dan Cramer def. Perry Filkins Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Scott Cleve def. Matt Bessette Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Josh Diekmann def. Mike Wessel KO (punches) 1 0:47
Bantamweight Steve Garcia def. Kin Moy Decision (split) (30-27, 29-28, 28-29) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Rico Disciullo def. Marvin Maldonado Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Unaired
Light Heavyweight Mike Mucitelli def. Mark Griffin Submission (armbar) 1 0:37
Featherweight Pete Rogers Jr. def. Phillipe Martins KO 1 0:11
Bantamweight Blair Tugman def. Brandon Fleming Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
  1. ↑ For the Bellator Featherweight Championship

[7]

Bellator 124

Bellator 124: Newton vs. Beltran
Information
Date September 12, 2014
Venue Compuware Arena
City Plymouth Township, Michigan
Attendance 2,468

Bellator 124 took place on September 12, 2014 at the Compuware Arena in Plymouth Township, Michigan. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

Bellator 124 was headlined by a Light Heavyweight Championship match between champion Emanuel Newton and Joey Beltran.[8]

The event also featured the Bellator 2014 Light Heavyweight Tournament Final between Liam McGeary and Kelly Anundson in the co-main event, to determine the next title challenger.[8]

Results

Fight card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Emanuel Newton (c) def. Joey Beltran KO (spinning back fist) 3 3:07 [lower-alpha 1]
Light Heavyweight Liam McGeary def. Kelly Anundson Submission (inverted triangle choke) 1 4:47 [lower-alpha 2]
Bantamweight L.C. Davis def. Zeilton Rodrigues Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Catchweight (159 lbs) Ryan Couture def. Tom Bagnasco Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:01
Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Lightweight Adrian Hadribeaj def. Michael Hamida Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Sabah Homasi def. Eric Moon Submission (guillotine choke) 2 1:07
Bantamweight Michael Hernandez def. Thomas Vasquez Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight LeRoy Johnson def. Adrian Henderson Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Jason Fischer def. Tony Hervey Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Eric Ramirez def. Cortez Phelia Submission (guillotine choke) 3 0:38
Unaired
Middleweight Ben Reiter def. Shamir Garcia Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight Justin Jaynes def. Ruben Baraiac TKO (punches) 1 4:17
  1. ↑ For the Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship
  2. ↑ Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament Final

[8]

Bellator 125

Bellator 125: Marshall vs. Manhoef
Information
Date September 19, 2014
Venue Save Mart Center
City Fresno, California
Attendance 5,000

Bellator 125 took place on September 19, 2014 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

Bellator 125 was headlined by a Middleweight match between former kickboxing champion and Bellator newcomer Melvin Manhoef facing former Bellator tournament winner, and former WEC champion, Doug Marshall.[9]

Four time Bellator tournament veteran Brian Rogers was originally scheduled to face former WEC champion James Irvin in the co-main event of this card. However, on September 1, it was revealed that Irvin was injured and Rogers would instead face season eight tournament finalist Brett Cooper.[10] Then, on September 9, it was announced that Cooper would have to pull out of the match due to a back injury; Rogers instead faced promotional newcomer Rafael Carvalho.[11]

Results

Fight card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Melvin Manhoef def. Doug Marshall KO (punch) 1 1:45
Middleweight Rafael Carvalho def. Brian Rogers TKO (punches) 1 3:06
Heavyweight Javy Ayala def. Raphael Butler Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:03
Catchweight (148 lbs) Goiti Yamauchi def. Martin Stapleton Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:37
Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Featherweight Joe Neal def. Paul Ruiz Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Flyweight Matt Ramirez def. Oscar Ramirez Submission (armbar) 1 0:42
Welterweight Chris Honeycutt def. Aaron Wilkinson TKO (punches) 2 4:45
Featherweight Julio Cesar Neves def. Poppies Martinez TKO (punches) 1 2:16
Featherweight Jonny Bonilla-Bowman def. Art Becerra Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Jesse Juarez def. Ron Keslar Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Middleweight George Zuniga def. Granson Clark TKO (punches) 1 0:34
Unaired
Middleweight Nate James def. Anthony Ruiz Decision (split) 3 5:00

[9]

Bellator 126

Bellator 126: Shlemenko vs. Halsey
Information
Date September 26, 2014
Venue Grand Canyon University Arena
City Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance 6,300

Bellator 126 took place on September 26, 2014 at the Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

Bellator 126 was headlined by a Middleweight Championship bout between champion Alexander Shlemenko and Season 10 Middleweight Tournament winner Brandon Halsey.[12]

The card also featured the final bout of the Season 10 Lightweight Tournament between Patricky Freire and Marcin Held.[12]

Results

Fight card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Brandon Halsey def. Alexander Shlemenko (c) Technical submission (rear-naked choke) 1 0:35 [lower-alpha 1]
Lightweight Marcin Held def. Patricky Freire Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-26) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Featherweight Bubba Jenkins def. Thiago Meller Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Mike Richman def. Ed West KO (punches) 1 2:44
Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Catchweight (160 lbs) LaRue Burley def. Raymond Pina Submission (guillotine choke) 2 0:22
Middleweight Clifford Starks def. Kobe Ortiz Technical submission (guillotine choke) 2 0:52
Heavyweight Nick Rossborough def. Ryan Martinez TKO (injury) 1 5:00 [lower-alpha 3]
Bantamweight Joe Taimanglo def. Michael Parker Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Dan Charles def. Stuart Austin KO (punch) 3 0:18
Lightweight Derek Campos def. Estevan Payan KO (punch) 1 0:31
Lightweight Brandon Girtz def. Benny Madrid TKO (punches) 1 0:57
  1. ↑ For the Bellator Middleweight Championship
  2. ↑ Bellator Lightweight Tournament Final
  3. ↑ Doctor stopped the fight between rounds due to Martinez's torn bicep.

[12]

Bellator 127

Bellator 127: Straus vs. Wilcox
Information
Date October 3, 2014
Venue Pechanga Resort & Casino
City Temecula, California
Attendance 1,200

Bellator 127 took place on October 3, 2014 at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

The event was headlined by featherweight match between former Bellator Featherweight Champion Daniel Mason-Straus and season nine tournament finalist Justin Wilcox.

The co-main event was supposed to feature a Welterweight bout between former Dream welterweight champion Marius Zaromskis and former WEC champion Karo Parisyan. However, on September 24 it was announced that Fernando Gonzalez replaced Marius Zaromskis due to an undisclosed injury. Fernando's original opponent Justin Baesman faced newcomer John Mercurio.[13]

Results

Fight card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Featherweight Daniel Mason-Straus def. Justin Wilcox KO (punches) 1 0:50
Catchweight (173 lbs) Fernando Gonzalez def. Karo Parisyan TKO (punches) 1 1:43
Catchweight (138 lbs) Rafael Silva def. Rob Emerson Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Kendall Grove def. Christian M'Pumbu Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:14
Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Light Heavyweight Ray Sloan def. Nick Moghaddam Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Saad Awad def. Sergio Rios Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Keith Berry vs. Joe Pacheco No Contest 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Light Heavyweight Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou def. Malik Merad TKO (elbows) 2 4:04
Catchweight (177 lbs) Ricky Rainey def. Johnny Cisneros TKO (knee & strikes) 1 3:18
Welterweight Justin Baesman def. John Mercurio Decision (split) (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Unaired
Bantamweight Shawn Bunch def. David Duran TKO (strikes) 1
  1. ↑ Originally a split decision win for Berry; overturned after failing a drug test.

[13]

Bellator 128

Bellator 128: Dantas vs. Warren
Information
Date October 10, 2014
Venue Winstar World Casino
City Thackerville, Oklahoma
Attendance 1,325

Bellator 128 took place on October 10, 2014 at the Winstar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

Bellator 128 was headlined by a Bellator Bantamweight Championship fight between champion Eduardo Dantas and interim champion Joe Warren.

A Lightweight contest between Alexander Sarnavskiy and John Gunderson was scheduled to take place on this card. However, due to Gunderson pulling out of the bout and retiring, Derek Campos stepped in as a replacement.[14] Campos suffered an injury and was forced out of the fight, Sarnavskiy faced promotional newcomer Dakota Cochrane.[15]

Results

Fight card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Joe Warren (ic) def. Eduardo Dantas (c) Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) 5 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Welterweight Michael Page def. Nah-Shon Burrell Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Catchweight (160 lbs) Alexander Sarnavskiy def. Dakota Cochrane Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:32
Middleweight Emiliano Sordi def. Bubba McDaniel Submission (guillotine choke) 1 0:58
Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Welterweight Cortez Coleman def. William Florentino Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Middleweight Jason Butcher def. Andreas Michailidis TKO (punches) 2 0:28 [lower-alpha 2]
Featherweight Emmanuel Sanchez def. Stephen Banaszak Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:18 [lower-alpha 3]
Featherweight John Teixeira def. Scott Cleve Decision (split) 3 5:00
Lightweight J.C. Cottrell def. Jonathan Gary Submission (guillotine choke) 2 3:30
Flyweight Brenden Seyler def. Demario Cade Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:25
Unaired
Featherweight Cody Walker def. Treston Thomison KO (head kick) 2 4:59
Lightweight Jason Sampson def. Danny Sykora Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
  1. ↑ For the Bellator Bantamweight Championship
  2. ↑ This fight aired on Spike TV after Alexander Sarnavskiy vs. Dakota Cochrane.
  3. ↑ This fight aired on Spike TV after Michael Page vs. Nah-Shon Burrell.


Bellator 129

Bellator 129: Neer vs. Bradley
Information
Date October 17, 2014
Venue Mid-America Center
City Council Bluffs, Iowa
Attendance 3,951

Bellator 129 took place on October 17, 2014 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

Bellator 129 was headlined by a Welterweight fight between Iowa natives and UFC Vets Josh Neer and Paul Bradley.

In the co-main event Houston Alexander was expected to face Pride FC vet James Thompson in a Heavyweight bout. However, on October 10, 2014, it was announced that Thompson was pulled from the fight due to injury.[16] Alexander instead faced Virgil Zwicker.[17]

Results

Fight card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Paul Bradley def. Josh Neer Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Catchweight (215 lbs) Houston Alexander vs. Virgil Zwicker Draw (majority) (29-28, 28-28, 28-28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Welterweight André Santos def. James Terry Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Middleweight Joe Vedepo def. Davin Clark TKO (punches) 3 2:27
Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Catchweight (139 lbs) John DeVall def. Chris Lane Submission (triangle choke) 1 4:40
Catchweight (150 lbs) Eric Howser def. Tim Bazer TKO (elbows) 1 4:11
Catchweight (150 lbs) Martin Brown def. Bryan Corley KO (punches) 2 0:42
Catchweight (168 lbs) Jozette Cotton def. Holly Lawson Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Middleweight Anthony Smith def. Brian Green Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Catchweight (177 lbs) Victor Moreno def. Marcos Marquez Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Catchweight (158 lbs) Michael McBride def. Kevin Morris Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:32
  1. ↑ Alexander was docked a point in the third round for a head-butt.


Bellator 2014 Monster Energy Cup

Bellator 2014 Monster Energy Cup
Information
Date October 18, 2014
Venue Sam Boyd Stadium
City Whitney, Nevada

The Bellator 2014 Monster Energy Cup took place on October 18, 2014 at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Whitney, Nevada.

Background

On October 15, 2014, Bellator announced that during the Monster Energy Cup series three fights will take place during the “Party in the Pits” pre-race festivities.[18]

Results

Fight card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Dan Charles def. James Wilson Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00
Lightweight Adrian Hadribeaj def. A.J. Williams Decision (split) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Gustavo Lopez def. Sean Cantor Submission (rear naked choke) 1 4:39


Bellator 130

Bellator 130: Newton vs. Vassell
Information
Date October 24, 2014
Venue Kansas Star Arena
City Mulvane, Kansas
Attendance 2,700

Bellator 130 took place on October 24, 2014 at the Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

Bellator 130 was headlined by a Light Heavyweight Championship fight between Emanuel Newton and Linton Vassell.

Results

Fight card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Emanuel Newton (c) def. Linton Vassell Submission (rear-naked choke) 5 0:47 [lower-alpha 1]
Heavyweight Bobby Lashley def. Karl Etherington Submission (punches) 1 1:31
Women's Featherweight Marloes Coenen def. Annalisa Bucci Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 0:57
Lightweight Dave Jansen def. Rick Hawn Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Lightweight David Rickels def. Davi Ramos Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Ricky Musgrave def. Joe Wilk TKO (punches & elbows) 1 2:45
Featherweight Marcio Navarro def. Cody Carrillo Submission (punches) 3 2:09
Heavyweight Daniel Gallemore def. Gzim Selmani TKO (punches) 2 4:33
Middleweight Sam Oropeza def. Gary Tapusoa TKO (punches) 1 2:31
Featherweight Darrion Caldwell def. Anthony Dizy Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Aaron Derrow def. Nate Jolly Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Alex Huddleston def. Derek Bohi TKO (punches) 1 4:04
  1. ↑ For the Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship


Bellator 131

Bellator 131: Tito vs. Bonnar
Information
Date November 15, 2014
Venue Valley View Casino Center
City San Diego, California
Attendance 8,243
Total gate $407,259

Bellator 131 took place on November 15, 2014 at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

The event was announced during the Bellator Season 11 debut on September 5, 2014. It served as the season finale.

Bellator President Scott Coker announced the main event would feature a grudge match between two former top UFC light heavyweights with Tito Ortiz taking on the newly signed Stephan Bonnar.[19]

Additionally, it was announced that the co-main event would be a rematch between current interim lightweight champion Will Brooks and former undisputed champion Michael Chandler, for the vacant world title.[19]

Muhammed Lawal was originally scheduled to face Tom DeBlass on this card. However, on November 1, it was announced that DeBlass had suffered a cut during training and had to withdraw from the bout.[20] Lawal instead faced Joe Vedepo.

This event was the highest rated in Bellator's history, garnering an average viewership of 1.2 million television viewers in the U.S. with a peak of over 2 million viewers in the main event.[21]

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Tito Ortiz def. Stephan Bonnar Decision (split) (30-27, 28-29, 30-27) 3 5:00
Lightweight Will Brooks (ic) def. Michael Chandler TKO (punches) 4 3:48 [lower-alpha 1]
Middleweight Joe Schilling def. Melvin Manhoef KO (punch) 2 0:32
Catchweight (143 lbs) Mike Richman def. Nam Phan TKO (punches) 1 0:46
Light Heavyweight Muhammed Lawal def. Joe Vedepo TKO (punches) 3 0:39
Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Middleweight A.J. Matthews def. Kyle Bolt TKO (punches) 1 1:39
Flyweight Jonathan Santa Maria def. Ron Henderson Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Jordan Bailey def. Alex Higley Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:27
Flyweight Nick Garcia def. Matthew Ramirez Submission (guillotine choke) 2 0:56
Welterweight Andy Murad def. Bubba Pugh Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Rolando Perez vs. Mark Vorgeas Split Draw (29-27, 26-30, 28-28) 3 5:00
Lightweight Joao Faria def. Ian Bulter Submission (head and arm choke) 3 1:58
  1. ↑ For the vacant Bellator Lightweight Championship

[19]

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