Bellator MMA in 2016

Bellator MMA
Genre	Sports
Created by	Bjorn Rebney
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	120 minutes
Release
Original network	Spike
Original release	January 29 – December 16, 2016
Chronology
Preceded by	Bellator MMA in 2015
Followed by	Bellator MMA in 2017

Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich
Information
Date	January 29, 2016
Venue	Save Mart Center
City	Fresno, California
Attendance	5,425
Total gate	$267,809

Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie III
Information
Date	February 19, 2016
Venue	Toyota Center
City	Houston, Texas
Attendance	14,209
Total gate	$1,388,951

Bellator 150: Kongo vs. Spartan
Information
Date	February 26, 2016
Venue	Kansas Star Casino
City	Mulvane, Kansas
Attendance	3,288
Total gate	$215,185

Bellator 151: Warren vs. Caldwell
Information
Date	March 4, 2016
Venue	WinStar World Casino
City	Thackerville, Oklahoma
Attendance	1,152
Total gate	$103,710

Bellator 152: Italy
Information
Date	April 16, 2016
Venue	Pala Alpitour
City	Torino, Italy
Attendance	13,867
Total gate	907,758€ (ITL) $1,027,536 (USD)

Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson
Information
Date	April 22, 2016
Venue	Mohegan Sun Arena
City	Uncasville, Connecticut
Attendance	9,043
Total gate	$687,269

Bellator 154: Davis vs. King Mo
Information
Date	May 14, 2016
Venue	SAP Center
City	San Jose, California
Attendance	11,084
Total gate	$984,552

Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef
Information
Date	May 20, 2016
Venue	CenturyLink Arena
City	Boise, Idaho
Attendance	6,120
Total gate	$497,778

Bellator 156: Galvao vs. Dantas 2
Information
Date	June 17, 2016
Venue	Save Mart Center
City	Fresno, California
Attendance	5,552
Total gate	$451,578

2016 was the eighth year in the history of Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. This year marked the second time that Bellator MMA has done monthly shows as opposed to a seasonal format.

In August 2015, Coker said Bellator MMA would hold 22 to 24 events in 2016 and would look to explore international markets by holding events outside of the United States and Canada.

Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich took place January 29, 2016 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

The main event was a Welterweight fight between Paul Daley and Andy Uhrich.

The event was expected to be headlined by a welterweight bout between UFC veteran Josh Koscheck and Matt Secor. However Koscheck pulled out of the bout due to an injury. As a result, Paul Daley vs. Andy Uhrich was elevated to the main event

Also on the card Paul Bradley faced Chris Honeycutt in a rematch. Bradley and Honeycutt first squared off at Bellator 140, where their bout ended in a no contest in the second round due to an accidental clash of heads opening a cut on Bradley that forced a stoppage.

Results

Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie III took place February 19, 2016 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.

Background

The main event and co-main event of Bellator 149 were announced on the air during Bellator 145. President Scott Coker announced the main event fight would feature trilogy bout between combat sports legends Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie. Gracie initially beat Shamrock in fifty-seven seconds via rear-naked choke at their first meeting at UFC 1 in 1993. Subsequent to that bout, the duo fought to a thirty-six minute draw at UFC 5 in 1995.

The co-main event featured a heavyweight bout between former Miami-Dade County street fighters Kevin Ferguson, aka "Kimbo Slice" and Dhafir Harris, aka "Dada 5000"

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