Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Six
Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Six was the sixth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships, which began on March 9, 2012. 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.
Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in five weight classes, including the bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions.
Events
Bellator 60
Bellator 60 took place on March 9, 2012 at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. 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.
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.
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.
Results
| Card | Weight Class | Round | Time | Method | Notes | |||
| Preliminary | Catchweight |  Genair da Silva | def. |  Bobby Reardanz | 3 | 0:51 | TKO | |
| Preliminary | Catchweight | Josh Shockley | def. | Shamar Bailey | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Catchweight | Sean McCorkle | def. | Richard White | 1 | 1:02 | Submission | |
| Preliminary | Catchweight | Travis Wiuff | def. | Anthony Gomez | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Bantamweight | Jake Nauracy | def. | Cory Galloway | 2 | 4:22 | Submission | |
| Main | Featherweight | Mike Corey | def. |  Ronnie Mann | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Featherweight tournament quarterfinal bout |
| Main | Featherweight | Daniel Mason-Straus | def. | Jeremy Spoon | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Featherweight tournament quarterfinal bout |
| Main | Featherweight | Alexandre Bezerra | def. | Kenny Foster | 2 | 4:57 | Submission | Featherweight tournament quarterfinal bout |
| Main | Featherweight | Marlon Sandro | def. | Roberto Vargas | 1 | 3:35 | Submission | Featherweight tournament quarterfinal bout |
| Main | Featherweight | Pat Curran | def. | Joe Warren | 3 | 1:25 | KO | For Bellator Featherweight Championship |
Bellator 61
Bellator 61 took place on March 16, 2012 at Horseshoe Riverdome in Bossier City, Louisiana. 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. However, on March 15, Bellator announced the fight had been pushed back a week to Bellator 62 due to Prindle having "flu-like symptoms."
This event marked the first time that Bellator Fighting Championships aired in Brazil on TV Esporte Interativo.
Results
| Card | Weight Class | Round | Time | Method | Notes | |||
| Preliminary | Middleweight | Trey Houston | def. | Jeremiah Riggs | 1 | 3:30 | Submission | This bout aired on the MTV2 broadcast following the Santana vs. Santos fight. |
| Preliminary | Catchweight | Jason Sampson | def. | Jeremy Myers | 3 | 2:25 | Submission | |
| Preliminary | Welterweight | Derrick Krantz | def. | Eric Scallan | 1 | 3:01 | Technical submission | |
| Preliminary | Catchweight | Josh Quayhagen | def. | Brent Taylor | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Main | Middleweight | Brian Rogers | def. | Vitor Vianna | 1 | 4:14 | KO | Middleweight tournament quarterfinal bout |
| Main | Middleweight | Bruno Santos | def. | Giva Santana | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Middleweight tournament quarterfinal bout |
| Main | Middleweight |  Vyacheslav Vasilevsky | def. | Victor O'Donnell | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Middleweight tournament quarterfinal bout |
| Main | Middleweight | Maiquel Falcao | def. |  Norman Paraisy | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Middleweight tournament quarterfinal bout |
Bellator 62
Bellator 62 took place on March 23, 2012 at Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.Background
The event hosted the opening round of Bellator's Season Six Lightweight Tournament.
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.
Results
| Card | Weight Class | Round | Time | Method | Notes | |||
| Preliminary | Welterweight | Sean Spencer | def. | Joseph Daily | 2 | 1:24 | Submission | |
| Preliminary | Featherweight | Rad Martinez | def. | Doug Frey | 1 | 4:08 | TKO | This bout aired on the MTV2 broadcast following the Hawn vs. Tirloni fight. |
| Preliminary | Lightweight | Dave Jansen | def. | Jacob Kirwan | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Featherweight | Chris Jones | def. | Steven Peterson | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Welterweight | Luis Vega | def. | Sonny Luque | 1 | 3:43 | Submission | |
| Main | Lightweight | Thiago Michel | def. | Rene Nazare | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Lightweight tournament quarterfinal bout |
| Main | Lightweight | Brent Weedman | def. | J.J. Ambrose | 2 | 3:26 | Submission | Lightweight tournament quarterfinal bout |
| Main | Lightweight | Rick Hawn | def. | Ricardo Tirloni | 1 | 2:36 | KO | Lightweight tournament quarterfinal bout |
| Main | Lightweight | Lloyd Woodard | def. | Patricky Freire | 2 | 1:46 | Submission | Lightweight tournament quarterfinal bout |
Bellator 63
Bellator 63 took place on March 30, 2012 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.Background
The event hosted the opening round of Bellator's Season Six Welterweight Tournament.
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.
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.
Results
| Card | Weight Class | Round | Time | Method | Notes | |||
| Preliminary | Women's | Munah Holland | def. | Marianna Kheyfets | 2 | 4:45 | KO | |
| Preliminary | Welterweight | Andrey Koreshkov | def. | Tiawan Howard | 1 | 1:26 | KO | This bout aired on the MTV2 broadcast following the Smith vs. Rickels fight. |
| Preliminary | Featherweight | Brandon Fleming | def. | Pete Rogers Jr. | 1 | 3:39 | Submission | |
| Preliminary | Middleweight | Dan Cramer | def. | Jeff Nader | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Featherweight | Matt Bessette | def. | Saul Almeida | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Catchweight | Ryan Quinn | def. | Marc Stevens | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Main | Welterweight | Ben Saunders | def. | Raul Amaya | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Welterweight tournament quarterfinal bout |
| Main | Welterweight | David Rickels | def. | Jordan Smith | 1 | 0:22 | KO | Welterweight tournament quarterfinal bout |
| Main | Welteweight | Bryan Baker | def. | Carlos Alexandre Pereira | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Welterweight tournament quarterfinal bout |
| Main | Welterweight | Karl Amoussou | def. | Chris Lozano | 1 | 2:05 | Submission | Welterweight tournament quarterfinal bout |
Bellator 64
Bellator 64 took place on April 6, 2012 at Caesar's Windsor in Windsor, Ontario. 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
| Card | Weight Class | Round | Time | Method | Notes | |||
| Preliminary | Lightweight | Jason Fischer | def. |  Taylor Solomon | 3 | 4:59 | Technical Submission | |
| Preliminary | Welterweight | Nordine Taleb | def. | Matt Secor | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Featherweight | Mike Richman | def. | Chris Horodecki | 1 | 1:23 | KO | |
| Preliminary | Welterweight | Chad Laprise | def. | Josh Taveirne | 1 | 2:48 | Submission | |
| Preliminary | Catchweight | Kyle Prepolec | def. | Lance Snow | 1 | 2:54 | Submission | |
| Preliminary | Middleweight | Elias Theodorou | def. | Rich Lictawa | 3 | 0:33 | TKO | |
| Main | Bantamweight |  Hiroshi Nakamura | def. | Rodrigo Lima | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Bantamweight tournament quarterfinal bout |
| Main | Bantamweight | Travis Marx | def. | Masakatsu Ueda | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Bantamweight tournament quarterfinal bout |
| Main | Featherweight |  Marlon Sandro | def. | Alexandre Bezerra | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Featherweight tournament semifinal bout |
| Main | Welterweight | Ben Askren | def. | Douglas Lima | 5 | 5:00 | Decision | For Bellator Welterweight Championship |
Bellator 65
Bellator 65 took place on April 13, 2012 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. 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.
Results
| Card | Weight Class | Round | Time | Method | Notes | |||
| Preliminary | Lightweight | E.J. Brooks | def. | Mikhail Malyutin | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Welterweight | Kris McCray | def. | Ailton Barbosa | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Season 7 Welterweight Tournament Qualifier |
| Preliminary | Welterweight | Lyman Good | def. | LeVon Maynard | 1 | 0:13 | KO | Season 7 Welterweight Tournament Qualifier |
| Preliminary | Featherweight | Scott Heckman | def. | Lester Caslow | 1 | 3:40 | Submission | |
| Preliminary | Middleweight | Duane Bastress | def. | Plinio Cruz | 2 | 2:52 | TKO | |
| Preliminary | Lightweight | Will Martinez | def. | Terrell Hobbs | 1 | 4:12 | Submission | |
| Preliminary | Featherweight | Kenny Foster | def. | Jay Haas | 1 | 2:51 | Submission | |
| Main | Bantamweight | Marcos Galvao | def. | Ed West | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Bantamweight tournament quarterfinal bout |
| Main | Bantamweight | Luis Nogueira | def. |  Alexis Vila | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Bantamweight tournament quarterfinal bout |
| Main | Featherweight | Daniel Mason-Straus | def. | Mike Corey | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Featherweight tournament semifinal bout |
| Main | Bantamweight | Eduardo Dantas | def. | Zach Makovsky | 2 | 3:26 | Technical Submission | For Bellator Bantamweight Championship |
Bellator 66
Bellator 66 took place on April 20, 2012 at I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio. 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.
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.
Tyler Combs and Jason Dent were originally announced to face each other in a lightweight bout. Nevertheless, the fight did not materialize.
Results
| Card | Weight Class | Round | Time | Method | Notes | |||
| Preliminary | Lightweight | Julian Lane | def. | Joe Heiland | 1 | 2:49 | Submission | |
| Preliminary | Featherweight | Frank Caraballo | def. | Donny Walker | 4 | 2:25 | KO | For unified NAAFS Featherweight championship |
| Preliminary | Light Heavyweight |  Attila Vegh | def. | Dan Spohn | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Light Heavyweight | John Hawk | def. |  Marcus Vanttinen | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Women's Bout | Jessica Eye | def. | Anita Rodriguez | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Main | Lightweight | Brent Weedman | def. | Thiago Michel | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Lightweight tournament semifinal bout |
| Main | Lightweight | Rick Hawn | def. | Lloyd Woodard | 2 | 0:10 | KO | Lightweight tournament semifinal bout |
| Main | Middleweight | Maiquel Falcao | def. | Vyacheslav Vasilevsky | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Middleweight tournament semifinal bout |
| Main | Middleweight |  Andreas Spang | def. | Brian Rogers | 2 | 3:34 | KO | Middleweight tournament semifinal bout |
| Main | Lightweight | Eddie Alvarez | def. |  Shinya Aoki | 1 | 2:14 | TKO |
Bellator 67
Bellator 67 took place on May 4, 2012 at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada. 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.
Results
| Card | Weight Class | Round | Time | Method | Notes | |||
| Preliminary | Welterweight | Dom O'Grady | def. | Nathan Gunn | 2 | 4:51 | Submission | |
| Preliminary | Catchweight | Nordine Taleb | def. | Matt MacGrath | 2 | 2:30 | TKO | |
| Preliminary | Featherweight | Will Romero | def. | Matt Veal | 2 | 4:25 | TKO | |
| Preliminary | Bantamweight | David Harris | def. | Nick Kirk | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Lightweight | Cosmo Alexandre | def. | Lorawnt-T Nelson | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Main | Welterweight | Ryan Ford | def. | Luis Santos | 2 | 1:24 | TKO | |
| Main | Heavyweight |  Damian Grabowski | def. | Dave Huckaba | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Main | Welterweight | Bryan Baker | def. | Ben Saunders | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Welterweight tournament semifinal |
| Main | Lightweight | Michael Chandler | def. | Akihiro Gono | 1 | 0:56 | TKO |
Bellator 68
Bellator 68 took place on May 11, 2012 at Caesars Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.Background
Kurt Pellegrino was scheduled to fight Marcin Held at this event. However, on March 13, Pellegrino suffered a knee injury and was forced to pull out of the bout. 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; 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.
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.
Results
| Card | Weight Class | Round | Time | Method | Notes | |||
| Preliminary | Middleweight |  Francois Ambang | def. |  Gregory Milliard | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Bantamweight | Anthony Leone | def. | Claudio Ledesma | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Catchweight | Aung La N Sang | def. | Jesus Martinez | 1 | 0:36 | TKO | |
| Preliminary | Lightweight | Don Carlo-Clauss | def. | Jacob Kirwan | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Main | Catchweight |  Marius Žaromskis | def. | Waachiim Spiritwolf | 2 | 5:00 | TKO | Stopped between rounds 2 & 3 |
| Main | Lightweight | Marcin Held | def. | Derrick Kennington | 1 | 2:08 | Submission | |
| Main | Bantamweight | Marcos Galvão | def. | Travis Marx | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal |
| Main | Featherweight | Daniel Mason-Straus | def. | Marlon Sandro | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Featherweight Tournament Final |
Bellator 69
Bellator 69 took place on May 18, 2012 at the L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.Background
This event held the finals of the Season Six Middleweight tournament.
Heavyweights Ron Sparks and Kevin Asplund were to compete in a tournament eliminator bout for a spot in the Bellator Season Seven Heavyweight tournament. However, the bout was cancelled the day of the show due to Sparks feeling ill.
With Hector Lombard leaving for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, 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.
Results
| Card | Weight Class | Round | Time | Method | Notes | |||
| Preliminary | Lightweight | E.J. Brooks | def. | Kalvin Hackney | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Light Heavyweight | Rich Hale | def. | Josh Burns | 1 | 0:38 | TKO | |
| Preliminary | Welterweight | Andrey Koreshkov | def. | Derrick Krantz | 3 | 0:51 | TKO | |
| Preliminary | Featherweight | Shanon Slack | def. | Booker Arthur | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Lightweight | Josh Quayhagen | def. | Cliff Wright | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Main | Heavyweight | Mark Holata | def. | Abe Wagner | 1 | 2:24 | Verbal Submission | |
| Main | Women's 125 lbs. | Jessica Aguilar | def. | Megumi Fujii | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Main | Welterweight | Karl Amoussou | def. | David Rickels | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Welterweight tournament semifinal |
| Main | Middleweight | Maiquel Falcão | def. | Andreas Spang | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Middleweight tournament final |
Bellator 70
Bellator 70 took place on May 25, 2012 at the Orleans Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. 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.
Fight card
| Card | Weight Class | Round | Time | Method | Notes | |||
| Preliminary | Bantamweight | Derek Arcement | def. | Blake Dufour | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Middleweight |  Jonas Billstein | def. |  Mike Seal | 1 | 2:55 | Technical submission | |
| Preliminary | Catchweight | Kelvin Tiller | def. | Jeremiah Riggs | 3 | 3:38 | Verbal submission | |
| Preliminary | Welterweight | A.J. Matthews | def. | Charlie Rader | 2 | 3:34 | KO | |
| Preliminary | Catchweight | Keith Schneider | def. | Josh Shockley | 1 | N/A | Submission | |
| Main | Catchweight | Rich Clementi | def. | Derek Campos | 1 | 4:18 | Submission | |
| Main | Bantamweight | Luis Nogueira | def. | Hiroshi Nakamura | 3 | 1:58 | KO | Bantamweight Tournament Semi Final |
| Main | Heavyweight | Cole Konrad | def. | Eric Prindle | 1 | 1:00 | Submission | For Bellator Heavyweight Championship |
| Main | Lightweight | Rick Hawn | def. | Brent Weedman | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Lightweight Tournament Final |