Bellator MMA in 2020

2020 is the twelfth year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. This year will mark the sixth time that Bellator MMA has done monthly shows rather than a seasonal format.

Bellator MMA
GenreSports
Created byBjorn Rebney
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time120 minutes
Release
Original networkParamount Network
DAZN
Original releaseJanuary 25, 2020 –
TBA
Chronology
Preceded byBellator MMA in 2019
Followed byBellator MMA in 2021

Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Tournament
Current featherweight champion, Patrício Freire, is a participant and if he were to lose, the victor will be declared lineal champion until he loses or wins the tournament and becomes undisputed champion.
 
Opening round
QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 A. J. McKee KO
 
 
 
 Georgi Karakhanyan 1
 
 A. J. McKee SUB
 
 
 
 Derek Campos 3
 
 Daniel Straus 3
 
 
 
 Derek Campos UD
 
 A. J. McKee Jun
 
 
 
 Darrion Caldwell 6
 
 Pat Curran 2
 
 
 
 Ádám Borics TKO
 
 Ádám Borics 1
 
 
 
 Darrion Caldwell SUB
 
 Darrion Caldwell UD
 
 
 
 Henry Corrales 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Patricio Freire (c) UD
 
 
 
 Juan Archuleta 5
 
 Patricio Freire (c)
 
 
 
 Pedro Carvalho
 
 Sam Sicilia 2
 
 
 
 Pedro Carvalho SUB
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Emmanuel Sanchez SUB
 
 
 
 Tywan Claxton 2
 
 Emmanuel Sanchez
 
 
 
 Daniel Weichel
 
 Daniel Weichel UD
 
 
 Saul Rogers 3
 
Legend
(SD)
   (Split Decision)
(UD)
   (Unanimous Decision)
(MD)
   (Majority Decision)
SUB
   Submission
(T)KO
   (Technical) Knock Out
L
   Loss
#
   Round

Event list

Bellator 238
Bellator 238: Budd vs. Cyborg
Information
DateJanuary 25, 2020
VenueThe Forum
CityInglewood, California
Attendance15,169
Total gate1,725,989

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.[1]

Results

Fight card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Women's Featherweight Cris Cyborg def. Julia Budd (c) TKO (punches) 4 1:14 [lower-alpha 1]
Featherweight Darrion Caldwell def. Ádám Borics Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:20 [lower-alpha 2]
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 lbs.) 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 lbs.) 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
  1. For the Bellator Women's Featherweight World Championship.
  2. Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout.

[2]

Bellator 239
Bellator 239: Ruth vs. Amosov
Information
DateFebruary 21, 2020
VenueWinStar World Casino
CityThackerville, Oklahoma
Attendance1,031
Total gate$201,468

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.[3]

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
Heavyweght 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 Joshua 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 Christopher 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 lbs) Kyle Crutchmer def. Scott Futrell Submission (anaconda choke) 1 2:58

    [4]

    Bellator Dublin/Bellator 240
    Bellator Dublin/Bellator 240
    Information
    DateFebruary 22, 2020
    Venue3Arena
    CityDublin, Ireland
    Attendance11,793
    Total gate1,166,598€ (EURO) / $1,266,306 (USD)

    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.[5] 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.[6]

    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.[7] However, Queally pulled out due to injury. Primus instead fought Chris Bungard.[8]

    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 lbs.) 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 lbs) 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

      [9]

      Bellator 241
      Bellator 241: Pitbull vs. Carvalho
      Information
      DateMarch 13, 2020 (cancelled)
      VenueMohegan Sun Casino
      CityUncasville, Connecticut

      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.[10]

      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.[11] 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.[12]

      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.[13]

      Cancelled Fight card

      Fight card
      Weight class Method Round Time Notes
      Featherweight Patrício Freire (c) vs. Pedro Carvalho [lower-alpha 1]
      Featherweight Daniel Weichel vs. Emmanuel Sanchez [lower-alpha 2]
      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 lbs) Kevin Ferguson Jr. vs. Kaheem Murray
      Welterweight Robson Gracie Jr. vs. Billy Goff
      1. Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout for the Bellator Featherweight World Championship.
      2. Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Quarter-Final bout.

      [14]

      Bellator 242
      Bellator 242: Bader vs. Nemkov
      Information
      DateMay 9, 2020 (cancelled)
      VenueSAP Center at San Jose
      CitySan Jose, California

      Bellator 242: Bader vs. Nemkov was an event scheduled to take place on May 9, 2020 at SAP Center in San Jose, California.[15] The event was to air live on Paramount Network and DAZN.

      Background

      The event was to feature a Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship bout between champion Ryan Bader and Vadim Nemkov.[15]

      The co-headliner of this event was to be a bout for the vacant Bellator Middleweight World Championship between former champion Gegard Mousasi and current Bellator Welterweight World Champion Douglas Lima.[16]

      On March 30, 2020, it was announced that this event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]

      Cancelled Fight card

      Main card
      Weight class Method Round Time Notes
      Light Heavyweight Ryan Bader (c) vs. Vadim Nemkov [lower-alpha 1]
      Middleweight Douglas Lima vs. Gegard Mousasi [lower-alpha 2]
      Lightweight Sidney Outlaw vs. Adam Piccolotti
      Women's Strawweight Keri Melendez vs. Emilee King
      Preliminary card
      Welterweight Joaquin Lopez vs. James Terry
      Flyweight Edwin De Los Santos vs. Jon Adams
      Welterweight Mikey Gonzalez vs. Art Hernandez
      Middleweight Ivan Batinich vs. Joey Kropschot
      Middleweight Alan Benson vs. Evan Gubera
      Featherweight Hyder Amil vs. Brandon Laroco
      1. For the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship.
      2. For the vacant Bellator Middleweight World Championship.

      Bellator London
      Bellator London: Gallagher vs. Ellenor
      Information
      DateMay 16, 2020 (cancelled)
      VenueThe SSE Arena
      CityLondon, England

      Bellator London: Gallagher vs. Ellenor was an event scheduled to take place on May 16, 2020 at The SSE Arena in London, England.

      Background

      The event was to feature a bantamweight bout between James Gallagher and Cal Ellenor.[18]

      On March 30, 2020, it was announced that this event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]

      Cancelled Fight card

      Main card
      Weight class Method Round Time Notes
      Bantamweight James Gallagher vs. Cal Ellenor
      Welterweight Fabian Edwards vs. Costello Van Steenis
      Women's Featherweight Leah McCourt vs. Janay Harding
      Preliminary card
      Featherweight Saul Rogers vs. Robert Whiteford
      Lightweight Alfie Davis vs. Tim Wilde
      Featherweight Aiden Lee vs. Jeremy Petley
      Lightweight Kane Mousah vs. Davy Gallon
      Light Heavyweight Luke Trainer vs. Alex O’Toole
      Lightweight Akonne Wanliss vs. Charlie Leary
      Middleweight George Tokkos vs. Andy Manzolo

        [19]

        Bellator 243
        Bellator 243: Carmouche vs. Böhm
        Information
        DateMay 29, 2020 (cancelled)
        VenuePechanga Resort & Casino
        CityTemecula, California

        Bellator 243: Carmouche vs. Böhm was an event scheduled to take place on May 29, 2020 at Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California.

        Background

        The event was to feature a women's flyweight bout between Liz Carmouche and undefeated Miranda Böhm.[20]

        On March 30, 2020, it was announced that this event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]

        Cancelled Fight card

        Main card
        Weight class Method Round Time Notes
        Women's Flyweight Liz Carmouche vs. Mandy Böhm

          [21]

          Bellator 244
          Bellator 244: Chandler vs. Henderson 2
          Information
          DateTBD
          VenueWintrust Arena
          CityChicago, Illinois

          Bellator 244: Chandler vs. Henderson 2 was initially scheduled to take place on June 6, 2020 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. However, the event was postponed until the future due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22]

          Background

          The event will feature a men's lightweight rematch between former three-time Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler and former WEC and UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson.[23]

          Cancelled Fight card

          Main card
          Weight class Method Round Time Notes
          Lightweight Michael Chandler vs. Benson Henderson
          Featherweight A. J. McKee vs. Darrion Caldwell [lower-alpha 1]
          1. Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix Semi-Final bout.

          Bellator Dublin 2
          Bellator Dublin: Queally vs. Pitbull
          Information
          DateOctober 3, 2020
          Venue3Arena
          CityDublin, Ireland

          Bellator Dublin: Queally vs. Pitbull will take place on October 3, 2020 at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.

          Background

          The event will feature a lightweight bout between Peter Queally and Patricky Freire.[24]

          Fight card

          Main card
          Weight class Method Round Time Notes
          Lightweight Peter Queally vs. Patricky Freire

            [24]

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