Bellator 100

Bellator MMA
Genre	Sports
Created by	Bjorn Rebney
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	120 minutes
Release
Original network	Spike TV
Original release	September 7 – November 22, 2013
Chronology
Preceded by	Bellator MMA: 2013 Summer Series
Followed by	Bellator MMA: Season Ten

Bellator 98
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Date	September 7, 2013
Venue	Mohegan Sun Arena
City	Uncasville, Connecticut

Bellator 99
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Date	September 13, 2013
Venue	Pechanga Resort & Casino
City	Temecula, California

Bellator 100
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Date	September 20, 2013
Venue	Grand Canyon University Arena
City	Phoenix, Arizona

Bellator 101
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Date	September 27, 2013
Venue	Rose Garden
City	Portland, Oregon
Attendance	2,368
Total gate	$87,568

Bellator 102
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Date	October 4, 2013
Venue	Visalia Convention Center
City	Visalia, California
Attendance	1,482
Total gate	$73,410

Bellator 103
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Date	October 11, 2013
Venue	Kansas Star Arena
City	Mulvane, Kansas

Bellator 104
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Date	October 18, 2013
Venue	U.S. Cellular Center
City	Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Bellator 105
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Date	October 25, 2013
Venue	Santa Ana Star Center
City	Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Bellator 106
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Date	November 2, 2013
Venue	Convention and Entertainment Center
City	Long Beach, California
Attendance	6,596
Total gate	$350,319

Bellator MMA: Season Nine was the ninth installment of Bellator MMA, which began on September 7, 2013.

Mixed martial arts tournament weight classes that were a part of this season were the Heavyweight, Welterweight, Featherweight, Middleweight and Lightweight divisions. This season aired on Spike TV on a new time on Friday nights.

Bellator 98 took place on September 7, 2013 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV. It marked the season debut of season nine.

Background

Bellator 98 was supposed to feature a Bellator Middleweight Championship bout between Alexander Shlemenko and Season 8 Middleweight Tournament Winner Doug Marshall. However, on August 19 Marshall was forced out of the title bout due to an injury and was replaced by Season 8 Middleweight Tournament Runner Up Brett Cooper.

The Fight Master: Bellator MMA finale between Joe Riggs and Mike Bronzoulis was expected to take place at this event. However, on September 3, it was revealed Riggs has sustained a significant eye injury and the bout was postponed indefinitely. The fight was later scheduled for Bellator 106.

Dan Cramer was originally scheduled to face Perry Filkins in the Middleweight tournament opening round, but withdrew from the match and was replaced by Jeremy Kimball.

Joe Warren was scheduled to face Nick Kirk on this card. However, on the Friday before the event, Warren was removed for undisclosed medical reasons. The fight was later scheduled for Bellator 101

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