Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Eight

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	January 17 – April 4, 2013
Chronology
Preceded by	Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Seven
Followed by	Bellator MMA: 2013 Summer Series

Bellator 85
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Date	January 17, 2013
Venue	Bren Events Center
City	Irvine, California
Attendance	3,002

Bellator 86
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Date	January 24, 2013
Venue	WinStar World Casino
City	Thackerville, Oklahoma
Attendance	1,288

Bellator 87
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Date	January 31, 2013
Venue	Soaring Eagle Casino
City	Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Attendance	850

Bellator 88
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Date	February 7, 2013
Venue	Arena at Gwinnett Center
City	Duluth, Georgia
Attendance	4,267

Bellator 89
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Date	February 14, 2013
Venue	Bojangles' Coliseum
City	Charlotte, North Carolina

Bellator 90
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Date	February 21, 2013
Venue	Maverik Center
City	West Valley City, Utah

Bellator 91
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Date	February 28, 2013
Venue	Santa Ana Star Center
City	Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Bellator 92
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Date	March 7, 2013
Venue	Pechanga Resort and Casino
City	Temecula, California

Bellator 93
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Date	March 21, 2013
Venue	Androscoggin Bank Colisée
City	Lewiston, Maine

Bellator MMA: Season Eight was the eighth installment of the Bellator MMA, which began on January 17, 2013 and ended on April 4, 2013.

Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in five weight classes and all of the champions, except the heavyweight champion, placed their titles on the line during this season.

This season marked the beginning of Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) airing on Spike TV.

Bellator 85 took place on January 17, 2013 at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California. The event was distributed live in prime time by Spike TV. It marked the season debut of season eight.

Background

Bellator 85 was to open with a fight chosen exclusively by fans in the "Bellator: Vote For The Fight" contest. Fans could log onto Spike.com to select the two fighters they want to see square off in the first ever Bellator bout on Spike TV. The eligible fighters were all welterweights and included Paul Daley, Douglas Lima, Ben Saunders and War Machine. Initially a bout between Daley and War Machine was announced by Bellator, but it was subsequently cancelled when War Machine tore his ACL and broke his fibula.

Results

Bellator 86 took place on January 24, 2013 at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The event was distributed live in prime time by Spike TV.

Background

Bellator 86 featured the opening round of the Season Eight Welterweight Tournament.

The card also featured the Bellator debut of Muhammed Lawal, against veteran Polish fighter Przemyslaw "Misiek" Mysiala.

Results

Bellator 87 took place on January 31, 2013 at Soaring Eagle Casino in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The event was distributed live in prime time by Spike TV.

Background

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