Bellator mixed martial arts events in 2012
2012 in Bellator MMA Information Promotion Bellator MMA First date aired March 9, 2012 🌞 ( ) Last date aired December 14, 2012 ( 2012-12-14 ) 2011 2013 →
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 Information 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[5][9]
Bellator 61 [ edit ]
Bellator 61 Information 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.
[10] 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.
[11] However, on March 15, Bellator announced the fight had 🌞 been pushed back a week to Bellator 62 due to Prindle having "flu-like symptoms."[12]
This event marked the first time that 🌞 Bellator Fighting Championships aired in Brazil on TV Esporte Interativo.
Results[10][13]
Bellator 62 [ edit ]
Bellator 62 Information 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.
[14] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
The event hosted the opening round of Bellator's Season Six 🌞 Lightweight Tournament.[14]
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.[15]Results[14][16]
Bellator 63 [ edit ]
Bellator 63 Information 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.
[17] The event was distributed live in 🌞 prime time by MTV2.
Background
The event hosted the opening round of Bellator's Season Six Welterweight Tournament.[17]
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.[18]
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.[19]Results[17][20]
Bellator 🌞 64 [ edit ]
Bellator 64 Information Date April 6, 2012 Venue Caesar's Windsor City Windsor, Ontario
Bellator 64 took place on 🌞 April 6, 2012 at Caesar's Windsor in Windsor, Ontario.
[21] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
The event 🌞 hosted two of the opening round bouts of Bellator's Season Six Bantamweight Tournament.
Results[22]
Bellator 65 [ edit ]
Bellator 65 Information Date 🌞 April 13, 2012 Venue Boardwalk Hall City Atlantic City, New Jersey
Bellator 65 took place on April 13, 2012 at Boardwalk 🌞 Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
[23] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Heavyweight champion Cole Konrad was 🌞 originally slated to defend his title against Eric Prindle at this event.
The fight, however, was moved to Bellator 70.[24]Results[23][25]
Bellator 66 🌞 [ edit ]
Bellator 66 Information Date April 20, 2012 Venue I-X Center City Cleveland, Ohio
Bellator 66 took place on April 🌞 20, 2012 at I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
[26] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
NAAFS women's champion 🌞 Aisling Daly was originally scheduled to face Jessica Eye on this card.
Daly withdrew from the bout due to an ear 🌞 infection and was replaced by Anita Rodriguez.[27]
Bruno Santos was originally scheduled to face Brian Rogers in a Middleweight tournament semifinal 🌞 bout; however, on April 16, 2012, it was revealed that Santos had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury and 🌞 was replaced by Bellator newcomer Andreas Spang.[28]
Tyler Combs and Jason Dent were originally announced to face each other in a 🌞 lightweight bout.
Nevertheless, the fight did not materialize.
Results[29][30]
Bellator 67 [ edit ]
Bellator 67 Information Date May 4, 2012 Venue Casino Rama 🌞 City Rama, Ontario
Bellator 67 took place on May 4, 2012 at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada.
[31] The event was 🌞 distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator Lightweight champion, Michael Chandler, competed in a non-title "Super Fight" against PRIDE, UFC, 🌞 and DREAM veteran, Akihiro Gono, at this event.[32]Results
Bellator 68 [ edit ]
Bellator 68 Information Date May 11, 2012 Venue Caesars 🌞 Hotel and Casino City Atlantic City, New Jersey
Bellator 68 took place on May 11, 2012 at Caesars Hotel and Casino 🌞 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
[34][35] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Kurt Pellegrino was scheduled to fight 🌞 Marcin Held at this event.
[36] However, on March 13, Pellegrino suffered a knee injury and was forced to pull out 🌞 of the bout.
[37] Phillipe Nover had stepped in as Pellegrino's replacement, but was eventually replaced by Bellator newcomer Derrick Kennington.
Eddie 🌞 Fyvie and Jeff Lentz were originally scheduled to compete in a featherweight bout;[34] however, the fight did not materialize.
Marius Žaromskis 🌞 versus Waachiim Spiritwolf was originally going to be contested at welterweight; however, Spiritwolf failed to make the 171 pounds cut 🌞 off allowance and the fight was changed to a catchweight bout at 172 pounds.[38]
A catchweight bout at 230 pounds between 🌞 Carmelo Marrero and Seth Petruzelli was cancelled the day of the show due to an illness by Petruzelli.[39]Results
Bellator 69 [ 🌞 edit ]
Bellator 69 Information Date May 18, 2012 Venue L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort City Lake Charles, Louisiana
Bellator 69 took 🌞 place on May 18, 2012 at the L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
[40][41] The event was distributed 🌞 live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
This event held the finals of the Season Six Middleweight tournament.[42]
Heavyweights Ron Sparks and Kevin 🌞 Asplund were to compete in a tournament eliminator bout for a spot in the Bellator Season Seven Heavyweight tournament.
[42] However, 🌞 the bout was cancelled the day of the show due to Sparks feeling ill.
With Hector Lombard leaving for the Ultimate 🌞 Fighting Championship,[43] the Middleweight title was vacated.
On April 25, 2012, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney announced that the winner of the 🌞 Middleweight tournament finale between Maiquel Falcão and Andreas Spang will face Alexander Shlemenko to crown the company's new Middleweight champion.[44]Results
Bellator 🌞 70 [ edit ]
Bellator 70 Information Date May 25, 2012 Venue Orleans Convention Center City New Orleans, Louisiana
Bellator 70 took 🌞 place on May 25, 2012 at the Orleans Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
[24] The event was distributed live in 🌞 prime time by MTV2.
Background
Heavyweight champion Cole Konrad was originally slated to defend his title against Eric Prindle at Bellator 65.
Prindle, 🌞 however, was injured and the fight was moved to this card, Bellator 70.[45]Fight card
Tournaments [ edit ]
Middleweight tournament bracket [ 🌞 edit ]
^ 1: Bruno Santos was set to face Brian Rogers in the semifinal round of the middleweight tournament.
However, Santos 🌞 had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury and was replaced by Andreas Spang.
Welterweight tournament bracket [ edit ]
^ 1: 🌞 War Machine was set to appear in the welterweight tournament.
However, War Machine was sentenced to a year in prison and 🌞 was forced out of the tournament.
He was replaced by Chris Lozano.
^ 2: Brian Foster was set to appear in the 🌞 welterweight tournament.
However, Foster was not medically cleared to fight.
He was replaced by Jordan Smith.
Lightweight tournament bracket [ edit ]
Featherweight tournament 🌞 bracket [ edit ]
^ 1: Wagnney Fabiano was expected to appear in the featherweight tournament.
However, Fabiano suffered an undisclosed injury 🌞 and was forced out of the tournament.
Mike Corey filled in as Fabiano's replacement.
^ 2: Genair da Silva was expected to 🌞 appear in the featherweight tournament.
However, after weigh-in issues arose at Bellator 60, da Silva was forced out of the tournament.
Kenny 🌞 Foster, who was slated to fight on the event's undercard, replaced da Silva.
Bantamweight tournament bracket [ edit ]
Bellator 71 [ 🌞 edit ]
Bellator 71 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships.
The event took place on June 22, 🌞 2012 at the Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort in Chester, West Virginia.
[46] The card was part of Bellator's annual Summer 🌞 Series and featured the opening round fights in the Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament.
[citation needed] The event was distributed live 🌞 in prime time by EPIX and online at SpikeTV.com.
Background
A preliminary bout between E.J.
Brooks and Joey Holt was originally announced by 🌞 the promotion.
However, the bout failed to materialize.[46]
Richard Hale was supposed to face Beau Tribolet in the Tournament Quarterfinal, but was 🌞 not cleared to compete so Tim Carpenter (who originally was supposed to face John Hawk) stepped in as a last 🌞 minute replacement.
Results
Bellator 72 [ edit ]
Bellator 72 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships.
The event took 🌞 place on July 20, 2012 at USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida.
[47] The card was part of Bellator's annual Summer 🌞 Series and featured the semifinal round fights in the Summer Series Tournament.
[citation needed] The event was distributed live in prime 🌞 time by EPIX and MTV2.
Background
Paul Daley made his promotional debut at this event against Rudy Bears in a welterweight fight.
Marius 🌞 Žaromskis and Waachiim Spiritwolf competed in a rematch - their third fight together - following a controversial doctor stoppage in 🌞 their previous Bellator fight in May 2012.
A heavyweight bout between Chris Barnett and Tom Sauer was initially announced by the 🌞 promotion for this card.
[48] However, the bout failed to materialize.
Results
Bellator 73 [ edit ]
Bellator 73 was a mixed martial arts 🌞 event held by Bellator Fighting Championships.
The event took place on August 24, 2012 at Harrah's Tunica Hotel and Casino in 🌞 Tunica, Mississippi.
[49] The card was part of Bellator's annual Summer Series and featured the final round fights in the Summer 🌞 Series Tournament.
[citation needed] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
This fight card was to feature Pat Curran 🌞 making the first defense of his Featherweight title against Bellator season 4 Featherweight tournament winner Patricio Freire.
However, on August 14, 🌞 2012, it was announced that Curran had suffered an injury and the bout was to be rescheduled for a later 🌞 date.[50]
The card featured the finals of the season 6 Bantamweight tournament and 2012 Summer Series Light Heavyweight tournament.
Marcus "Lelo" Aurelio 🌞 was originally supposed to make his promotional debut on this card, but was removed due to an injury.
His original opponent, 🌞 Amaechi Oselukwue, instead met replacement Kelvin Tiller.
[51] Additionally, a heavyweight bout between Maurice Jackson and Chris Miller was announced, but 🌞 failed to materialize.
Results
Light Heavyweight tournament bracket [ edit ]
^ 1: Tim Carpenter replaced Richard Hale.
Bellator 74 [ edit ]
Bellator 74 🌞 Information Date September 28, 2012 Venue Caesars Atlantic City City Atlantic City, New Jersey
Bellator 74 took place on September 28, 🌞 2012 at Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
[citation needed] The event was distributed live in prime time by 🌞 MTV2.
It was the season debut of season seven.
Background
Bellator 74 hosted the opening round in the Bellator Season Seven Welterweight Tournament.[52]
Alexandre 🌞 Bezerra was originally scheduled to face The Ultimate Fighter: Live alumni Jeff Smith.
However, Smith failed his pre-fight medical and was 🌞 replaced by Matt McCook in a 157 lb catchweight fight.
[53] Plinio Cruz and Kelvin Tiller were also originally announced to 🌞 meet in a middleweight fight, but the bout was cancelled after Cruz sustained an injury in training.[53]Results
^ Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal 🌞 ^ Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal ^ Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal ^ Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Bellator 75 [ edit ]
Bellator 75 Information Date October 🌞 5, 2012 Venue Horseshoe Casino City Hammond, Indiana
Bellator 75 took place on October 5, 2012 at The Venue in the 🌞 Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana.
[citation needed] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 75 hosted the opening 🌞 round in the Bellator Season Seven Heavyweight Tournament.[citation needed]
The event featured the long-planned 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.
[54] The initial rematch was scheduled for Bellator 61.
However, 🌞 on March 15, Bellator announced the fight had been pushed back a week to Bellator 62 due to Prindle having 🌞 "flu-like symptoms.
"[12] The following week Santos failed to make weight and the bout was cancelled, and Prindle was awarded the 🌞 tournament win by default.
[55] Incredibly, the fourth scheduled meeting of these two fighters again ended in controversy as this time 🌞 Prindle accidentally kicked Santos in the groin in round one.
Results
^ Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal ^ Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal ^ Heavyweight Tournament 🌞 Quarterfinal ^ Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Bellator 76 [ edit ]
Bellator 76 Information Date October 12, 2012 Venue Caesars Windsor City Windsor, 🌞 Ontario, Canada
Bellator 76 took place on October 12, 2012 at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
[56] The event was distributed 🌞 live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 76 hosted the opening round in the Bellator Season Seven Featherweight Tournament.
Fight card
^ Featherweight 🌞 Tournament Quarterfinal ^ Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal ^ Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal ^ Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal ^ Featherweight Tournament Reserve Bout
Bellator 77 🌞 [ edit ]
Bellator 77 Information Date October 19, 2012 Venue Reading Eagle Theater City Reading, Pennsylvania
Bellator 77 took place on 🌞 October 19, 2012 at the Reading Eagle Theater in the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania.
[57] The event was distributed live 🌞 in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 77 hosted the opening round in the Bellator Season Seven Lightweight Tournament.
Results
^ Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal 🌞 ^ Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal ^ Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal ^ Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal ^ Lightweight Tournament Reserve Bout
Bellator 78 [ edit 🌞 ]
Bellator 78 Information Date October 26, 2012 Venue Nutter Center City Dayton, Ohio
Bellator 78 took place on October 26, 2012 🌞 at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio.
[58] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 78 hosted the 🌞 semi-finals of Bellator's Season Seven Welterweight Tournament.
Results
^ Welterweight Tournament Semifinal ^ Welterweight Tournament Semifinal ^ Non-title bout
Bellator 79 [ edit 🌞 ]
Bellator 79 Information Date November 2, 2012 Venue Casino Rama City Rama, Ontario
Bellator 79 took place on November 2, 2012 🌞 at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario.
[59] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 79 hosted the one 🌞 half of the semi-finals of Bellator's Season Seven Heavyweight Tournament and Featherweight Tournament.
Paul Daley was originally scheduled for this event, 🌞 but was taken off the card due to concerns that he would be stopped at Canada border entry due to 🌞 incomplete paperwork needed to secure a visa.[60]Results
^ Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal ^ Featherweight Tournament Semifinal
Bellator 80 [ edit ]
Bellator 80 took 🌞 place on November 9, 2012 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
[61] The event was distributed 🌞 live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 80 hosted the second half of the semi-finals of Bellator's Season Seven Heavyweight Tournament 🌞 and Featherweight Tournament.
The featherweight bout between Sky Moiseichik and Shanon Slack was changed to a 150 lb catchweight bout after 🌞 both fighters failed to make weight.[62]Results
^ Featherweight Tournament Semifinal ^ Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal
Bellator 81 [ edit ]
Bellator 81 Information Date 🌞 November 16, 2012 Venue Ryan Center City Kingston, Rhode Island
Bellator 81 took place on November 16, 2012 at the Ryan 🌞 Center in Kingston, Rhode Island.
[63] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 81 hosted the semi-finals of 🌞 Bellator's Season Seven Lightweight Tournament.[63]Results
^ Lightweight Tournament Semifinal ^ Lightweight Tournament Semifinal
Bellator 82 [ edit ]
Bellator 82 took place on 🌞 November 30, 2012 at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mt.Pleasant, Michigan.
[64] The event was distributed live in prime 🌞 time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 82 hosted the final of Bellator's Season Seven Welterweight Tournament.[64]
British fighter Michael Page was expected to make 🌞 his Bellator debut at this event, but withdrew due to undergoing jaw surgery.[65][66]Results
^ Welterweight Tournament Final ^ [67] 160 lb 🌞 catchweight
Bellator 83 [ edit ]
Bellator 83 Information Date December 7, 2012 Venue Caesars Atlantic City City Atlantic City, New Jersey
Bellator 🌞 83 took place on December 7, 2012 at the Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey[68] The event was 🌞 distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 83 was expected to host the final of Bellator's Season Seven Featherweight Tournament 🌞 between finalists Shahbulat Shamhalaev and Rad Martinez.
[69] However, the night of the show it was announced on the air that 🌞 the bout was cancelled due to Shamhalaev having food poisoning.
The fight was initially moved to the following week's show,[70] but 🌞 then later postponed to season eight.[71]Results
Bellator 84 [ edit ]
Bellator 84 Information Date December 14, 2012 Venue Horseshoe Casino City 🌞 Hammond, Indiana
Bellator 84 took place on December 14, 2012 at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana.
[72] The event was distributed 🌞 live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 84 hosted the final of Bellator's Season Seven Heavyweight and Lightweight Tournaments.[69]
Christian M'Pumbu was 🌞 expected to make his first defense of his light heavyweight title against 2012 Summer Series tournament winner Attila Vegh.
[72] However, 🌞 on December 3, 2012, it was announced that Vegh had been pulled from the card due to injury and the 🌞 match postponed for a later date.[73]
Marcin Held and Dave Jansen were scheduled to compete in the Lightweight Tournament Final on 🌞 this card.
However, the match was cancelled because the Indiana Gaming Commission barred the 20-year-old Held from competing as one must 🌞 be 21 to enter a casino.[74]
The fight between Richard Hale and Alexander Volkov was the Heavyweight Tournament Final as well 🌞 as for the vacated Heavyweight Title.[75]Results
Tournaments [ edit ]
Heavyweight tournament bracket [ edit ]
Welterweight tournament bracket [ edit ]
Lightweight tournament 🌞 bracket [ edit ]
Featherweight tournament bracket [ edit ]
