Bellator Fighting Championships: Season One
| Bellator Fighting Championships | |
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| Genre | Sports |
| Created by | Bjorn Rebney |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | ESPN Deportes |
| Original release | April 3 – June 19, 2009 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | N/A |
| Followed by | Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Two |
| Bellator 1 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | April 3, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | |||
| City | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |||
| Attendance | 1,756 | |||
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| Bellator 2 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | April 10, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Mohegan Sun | |||
| City | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |||
| Attendance | 1,283 | |||
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| Bellator 3 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | April 17, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Lloyd Noble Center | |||
| City | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | |||
| Attendance | 4,297 | |||
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| Bellator 4 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | April 17, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Lloyd Noble Center | |||
| City | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | |||
| Attendance | 3,850 | |||
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| Bellator 5 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | May 1, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Hara Arena | |||
| City | Dayton, Ohio, United States | |||
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| Bellator 6 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | May 8, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Central Pavilion Arena | |||
| City | Robstown, Texas, United States | |||
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| Bellator 7/8 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | May 15, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Aragon Ballroom | |||
| City | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |||
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| Bellator 9 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | May 29, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Monroe Civic Center | |||
| City | Monroe, Louisiana, United States | |||
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| Bellator 10 | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | June 5, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Citizens Business Bank Arena | |||
| City | Ontario, California, United States | |||
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Bellator Fighting Championships: Season One was the first installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships (Bellator FC)-produced series. It started broadcasting April 3, 2009, through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes. The episodes had a one-day tape delay.
Bellator 1 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Friday, April 3, 2009 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. It was broadcast nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, April 4, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes.
The event featured quarter-final tournament bouts of the 2009 Featherweight (145 lbs) and Lightweight (155 lbs) Tournaments, along with a number of non-tournament bouts to be held in the organization's other weight divisions. All bouts were contested under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
Results
Bellator 2 was a mixed martial arts event by the promotion Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Friday, April 10, 2009 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. It was then broadcast nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, April 11, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes.
Background
The event featured the final quarter-final bouts of the 2009 Featherweight (145 lbs) and Lightweight (155 lbs) Tournaments, as well as, the quarter-final round of the Welterweight (170 lbs) Tournament. A number of non-tournament bouts to be held in the organization's other weight divisions also took place. The evening's main event saw undefeated former EliteXC Featherweight Champion Wilson Reis square off against rising star Henry Martinez. All bouts were contested under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
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