Bellator 119 Full Card Finalized at Casino Rama on Friday, May 9th

Newport Beach, Calif. (April 14, 2014) – The Toughest Tournament in Sports continues from Ontario’s Casino Rama for Bellator 119 on Friday, May 9^th live on Spike TV. The event will feature the Bellator Middleweight and Featherweight Tournament finals, the return of Canadian fan-favorite John Alessio and a full card of local talent.

The event will broadcast live at 9 p.m. EST/ 8 p.m. CST on Spike TV. The preliminary card will be streamed live and free on Spike.com beginning at 7 p.m. EST/ 6 p.m. CST. Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.ca, Bellator.com, or by visiting the Casino Rama Box Office.

Kicking off the Spike.com portion of the night will be a battle of Canadians as Jason Meisel fights Remy Bussieres. With a 3-0 undefeated professional record, Bussieres has recorded two of his three victories by knockout and is looking for another KO against Meisel.

At 34-17 Canada’s own and the always exciting John Alessio steps under the bright lights to face Guillaume DeLorenzi. Alessio has 25 wins by KO or submission and will use his previous experience in the cage against DeLorenzi, who only has two professional losses. Both fighting in front of their home country, Alessio and DeLorenzio are ready to put on an exciting fight for the fans at Casino Rama.

Combining for 46 professional fights, Marius Zaromskis will fight Vaughn Anderson in a welterweight bout. In a battle of heavy-hitters, Zaromskis has record 13 KOs, but will need to get past Anderson who has won 13 of his 16 victories by first round finish.

No stranger to the Bellator cage, Brian Rogers will fight Johan Romming. Making his Bellator debut, Romming has won five fights by submission and will put his skills to the test on May 9^th against Rogers, who has recorded nine victories by knockout.

Former featherweight tournament finalist Shahbulat Shamhalaev returns to the Bellator cage to face Fabricio Guerreiro. At only 23 years-old Guerreiro holds an impressive 19-3 record with 12 of his wins by submission, eight coming in the first round.  

Looking to maintain his undefeated professional record, Stuart Austin faces Craig Hudson. In a fight of finishers, Austin has won six of his seven victories by finish, but will have to get past Hudson who has won all of his victories by knockout.

The full fight card is listed below.

MAIN CARD:Bellator Middleweight Tournament Final: Brett Cooper (20-9) vs. Brandon Halsey (6-0)
Bellator Featherweight Tournament Final: Daniel Weichel (33-8) vs. Desmond Green (11-2) 
Featherweight Feature Fight: Chris Horodecki (20-4-1) vs. Marlon Sandro (24-5-1)
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Raphael Butler (8-0) vs. TBA

PRELIMINARY CARD:Featherweight Feature Fight: Fabricio Guerreiro (19-3) vs. Shahbulat Shamhalaev (12-2-1)
Welterweight Feature Fight: Marius Zaromskis (19-8) vs. Vaughn Anderson (16-2-1)
Catchweight Feature Fight (165 lbs): Guillaume DeLorenzi (10-2) vs. John Alessio (34-17)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Brian Rogers (10-6) vs. Johan Romming (9-4-1)
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Stuart Austin (7-0) vs. Craig Hudson (4-3)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Jason Meisel (4-3) vs. Remy Bussieres (3-0)

For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA, follow Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney @BjornRebney and check out Bellator on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/BellatorMMA      

Bellator Results from the Kansas Star Arena

 

 

Wichita, KS. (October 11, 2013) – The final results are in for Bellator MMA’s event live from the Kansas Star Arena. The event featured the Bellator Lightweight Tournament Semifinals with Patricio Pitbull and Justin Wilcox moving on to the tournament final on November 15^th from Atlantic City, New Jersey.  The night also showcased the return of Kansas’s own David “The Caveman” Rickels defeating J.J. Ambrose via TKO in a lightweight battle.

 

Bellator Lightweight Tournament Semifinal: Patricio Pitbull defeats Fabricio Guerreiro by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

 

Bellator Lightweight Tournament Semifinal: Justin Wilcox defeats Joe Taimanglo by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) 

Lightweight Feature Fight: Dave Rickels defeats J.J. Ambrose via TKO (Punches and Elbows) – Round 3, 2:37

 

Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Mikhail Zayats defeats Aaron Rosa via submission (Kimura) – Round 1, 0:47

Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Carlos Eduardo defeats Wayman Carter via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – Round 1, 2:06

 

Lightweight Feature Fight: Remy Bussieres defeats Blake Pool via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

 

Heavyweight Feature Fight: Maurice Jackson defeats Matt Uhde via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) – Round 1, 0:52

 

Lightweight Feature Fight: Donnie Bell defeats Marcio Navarro via Submission (Neck Crank) - Round 1, 2:06

 

Bantamweight Feature Fight: Jeimeson Saudino defeats Jesse Thornton via Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

 

Featherweight Feature Fight: Ricky Musgrave defeats Cody Carrillo via Submission (Kimura) – Round 1, 2:59

 

For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA, follow Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney @BjornRebney and check out Bellator on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BellatorMMA           

Bellator Weigh-In Results from the Kansas Star Casino

Wichita, KS. (October 10, 2013) –  The Bellator MMA weigh-ins have been completed from the Kansas Star Casino in preparation for Bellator MMA’s October 11th event, which will showcase the Bellator Featherweight Tournament Semifinals and a lightweight feature fight featuring Kansas’s own David “The Caveman” Rickels.

Bellator MMA will take place from the Kansas Star Arena on Friday, October 11thwith the first fight taking place at 6:00 p.m. CST and streaming LIVE on Spike.com. The televised portion of the night will begin at 8:00 p.m. CST and will air LIVE on Spike TV.

MAIN CARD: 
 

Bellator Featherweight Tournament Semifinal:  Fabricio Guerreiro (146) vs. Patricio Pitbull (145.6)
Bellator Featherweight Tournament Semifinal:  Justin Wilcox (145) vs. Joe Taimanglo (145)
Lightweight Feature Fight: David “The Caveman” Rickels (155.7) vs. J.J. Ambrose (155)
Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Aaron Rosa (205.8) vs. Mikhail Zayats (205)

PRELIMINARY CARD:
 

Catchweight Feature Fight (150lbs): Ricky Musgrave (148.7) vs. Cody Carrillo (148.9)
Bantamweight Feature Fight: Jesse Thorton (134.9) vs. Jeimeson Saudino (134.8)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Donnie Bell (156) vs. Marcio Navarro (155.8)
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Maurice Jackson (261.2) vs. Matt Uhde (234.3)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Remy Bussieres (155.8) vs. Blake Pool (152.7)
Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Carlos Eduardo (205) vs. Wayman Carter (202.3)

For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA, follow Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney @BjornRebney and check out Bellator on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BellatorMMA     

Bellator Host Live Weigh-Ins Thursday, October 10th at 5:00 p.m. CST from the Kansas Star Arena

Weigh-Ins will be streamed online at Bellator.com

Newport Beach, CA. (October 7, 2013) – The weigh-in and pre-fight press conference for Bellator MMA will take place Thursday at 5:00 p.m. CST on the first floor of Rotunda inside the Kansas Star Casino (777 Kansas Star Drive, Mulvane, KS 67110). Bellator MMA will take place from the Kansas Star Arena on Friday, October 11th with the first fight taking place at 6:00 p.m. CST and streaming LIVE on Spike.com. The televised portion of the night will begin at 8:00 p.m. CST and will air LIVE on Spike TV.

All participants from Friday night’s event will be on hand, as well as Bellator CEO & Chairman Bjorn Rebney.

The event will be emceed by Bellator cage announcer Michael C. Williams and Bellator color commentator Jimmy Smith.

As always the weigh-in is open to both the public and media. 

MAIN CARD: 
 

Bellator Featherweight Tournament Semifinal:  Justin Wilcox (12-5) vs. Joe Taimanglo (19-4)
Bellator Featherweight Tournament Semifinal:  Fabricio Guerreiro (18-1) vs. Patricio Pitbull (19-2)

Lightweight Feature Fight: David “The Caveman” Rickels (14-2) vs. J.J. Ambrose (19-4)
Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Aaron Rosa (17-5) vs. Mikhail Zayats (21-7)

PRELIMINARY CARD:
 

Featherweight Feature Fight: Ricky Musgrave (9-3) vs. Cody Carrillo (8-6)
Bantamweight Feature Fight: Jesse Thorton (6-3) vs. Jeimeson Saudino (6-1)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Donnie Bell (8-2) vs. Marcio Navarro (9-8)
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Maurice Jackson (1-1) vs. Matt Uhde (3-3)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Remy Bussieres (2-0) vs. Blake Pool (debut)
Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Carlos Eduardo (10-2) vs. Wayman Carter (3-1)

For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA, follow Bellator Chairman & CEO Bjorn Rebney @BjornRebney and check out Bellator on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/BellatorMMA