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Bellator 123

Bellator MMA
Genre Sports
Created by Scott Coker
Country of origin United States
Production
Running time 120 minutes
Release
Original network Spike TV
Original release September 5 – November 15, 2014
Chronology
Preceded by Bellator MMA: 2014 Summer Series
Followed by Bellator MMA in 2015
Bellator 123: Curran vs. Pitbull 2
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Date September 5, 2014
Venue Mohegan Sun Arena
City Uncasville, Connecticut
Attendance 7,109
Total gate $302,010
Bellator 124: Newton vs. Beltran
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Date September 12, 2014
Venue Compuware Arena
City Plymouth Township, Michigan
Attendance 2,468
Bellator 125: Marshall vs. Manhoef
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Date September 19, 2014
Venue Save Mart Center
City Fresno, California
Attendance 5,000
Bellator 126: Shlemenko vs. Halsey
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Date September 26, 2014
Venue Grand Canyon University Arena
City Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance 6,300
Bellator 127: Straus vs. Wilcox
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Date October 3, 2014
Venue Pechanga Resort & Casino
City Temecula, California
Attendance 1,200
Bellator 128: Dantas vs. Warren
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Date October 10, 2014
Venue Winstar World Casino
City Thackerville, Oklahoma
Attendance 1,325
Bellator 129: Neer vs. Bradley
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Date October 17, 2014
Venue Mid-America Center
City Council Bluffs, Iowa
Attendance 3,951
Bellator 2014 Monster Energy Cup
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Date October 18, 2014
Venue Sam Boyd Stadium
City Whitney, Nevada
Bellator 130: Newton vs. Vassell
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Date October 24, 2014
Venue Kansas Star Arena
City Mulvane, Kansas
Attendance 2,700

Bellator MMA: Season Eleven is the eleventh season of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion, which began on September 5, 2014. This is the last season of Bellator MMA.

In June 2014, Bellator MMA underwent significant change in their executive ranks. Founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney parted with the company. Former Strikeforce founder Scott Coker was announced as the new President of Bellator MMA.

Coker confirmed Bellator would retain the weekly event schedule for season 11 for the fall of 2014, beginning on Friday, September 5, 2014.

Bellator 123 took place on September 5, 2014 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

Bellator 123 was headlined by a Featherweight Championship rematch between Pat Curran and Patricio "Pitbull" Freire. The two originally met in a closely contested fight at Bellator 85 on January 17, 2013, with Curran winning the bout via split decision. The rematch was initially scheduled to take place at Bellator 121, however, it was announced on May 21, 2014 that Curran had pulled out of the bout due to a calf injury.

This event marked the first time Bellator MMA and their rival the Ultimate Fighting Championship have had live shows go against each other. Additionally, both were held in the same state in venues located within miles of each other.

In the night's co-main event former tournament champion, and former Strikforce champion, Muhammed Lawal was originally scheduled to face Tom DeBlass. However, on August 11, it was revealed DeBlass suffered a knee injury and was replaced by Marcus Sursa. In turn, Sursa was also injured and Lawal faced Dustin Jacoby.


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