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Bellator 109

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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