Chris Lozano Discusses Move to Jackson’s MMA, Berth in Bellator Season 6 Welterweight Tournament

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Feb 112012
 

"The Cleveland Assassin" Chris Lozano (left) will make his third run at the Bellator 170lbs. tournament starting in March, this time under the tutelage of Greg Jackson and team. (Photo courtesy of Bellator)

“The Cleveland Assassin” Chris Lozano’s (9-2) name is back on the Bellator welterweight tournament roster with the Ohio native looking to the make the third time a charm. The now 29-year-old Lozano made his Bellator debut in September 2010 with an impressive TKO victory over Yoshiyuki Yoshida (11-6). Six months later at Bellator 35, a three-round battle in favor of former Bellator champion “Cyborg” Lyman Good (11-2) ended Lozano’s hopes of advancing in the Season 4 welterweight tourney. Lozano followed up his first professional loss with a pair of first-round stoppage victories in the regional promotion North American Allied Fight Series (NAAFS) before being asked to return to the Bellator cage. The Bellator Season 5 Welterweight Tournament Quarter-Finals in September 2011 saw the “Assassin” shut down a seasoned veteran and top prospect in Brent Weedman (18-7) and move on to the semi-finals with the hopes of winning it all; heavy-handed eventual tournament champion “The Phenom” Douglas Lima (19-4) had something different in mind, however, and handed Lozano his first and only knockout loss to date. Continue reading »
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Bellator 59 Preliminary Card Live Stream

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Nov 262011
 

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Bellator 59, Season 5 Heavyweight and Bantamweight Tournament Finals Live Results

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Nov 262011
 

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—MAIN CARD (on MTV2 and EPIX HD)—

Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Finals Fight
Thiago Santos vs. Eric Prindle: Fight is ruled a No Contest due to Santos’ inadvertent groin strike

Lightweight Feature Fight
Patricky Freire vs. Kurt Pellegrino: Freire via TKO (Strikes), Round 1, 0:50

Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament Finals Fight
Alexis Vila vs. Eduardo Dantas: Dantas via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28), Round 3, 5:00

Lightweight Feature Fight
Marcin Held vs. Phillipe Nover: Held via Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28), Round 3, 5:00 Continue reading »

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Bellator 57: The Aftermath

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Nov 132011
 

"The Phenom" Douglas Lima (white trunks) reigned victorious in his main event bout against fellow Bellator Season 5 Welterweight Tournament finalist "Killa B" Ben Saunders (black trunks). Lima will now get a crack at 170lbs. champ Ben Askren's belt in a future event. (Photo courtesy of Bellator)

A pair of Season 5 Tournament finales crowned another set of tourney champions of their rightful place to fight for Bellator gold in last night’s most recent offering from the Chicago-based mixed martial arts promotion. Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada served as the witness and the battle grounds for former MFC Welterweight Champion “The Phenom” Douglas Lima (19-4) to take on UFC veteran ”Killa B” Ben Saunders (12-4) in the Season 5 Welterweight Tournament finals match-up that also served as the main event. The 170lbs. marquis affair was preceded by a battle between Season 2 Middleweight Tournament Champion “The Storm” Alexander Shlemenko (33-4) and multi-time world Jiu-Jitsu champion Vitor Vianna (12-2) in the 185lbs. tournament finals. Light heavyweights John Hawk (6-4) and Roger Hollett (12-3) faced off for a spot in the upcoming light heavyweight tournament that begins next year. Kicking off the main card on MTV2 was Shark Fights and UFC veteran Douglas Evans (12-8) versus Bellator veteran Alexandre Bezerra (12-1) fighting for a spot in the upcoming 145lbs. tournament. Continue reading »

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Bellator 57, Season 5 Welterweight, Middleweight Tournament Finals Live Results

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Nov 122011
 

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—MAIN CARD (on MTV2)—

Season 5 Welterweight Tournament Finals Fight
Ben Saunders vs. Douglas Lima: Lima via TKO (Punches), Round 2, 1:21

Season 5 Middleweight Tournament Finals Fight
Alexander Shlemenko vs. Vitor Vianna: Shlemenko via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28), Round 3, 5:00

Light Heavyweight Feature Fight
John Hawk vs. Roger Hollett: Hollett via Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28), Round 3, 5:00

Catchweight (146lbs.) Feature Fight
Alexandre Bezerra vs. Doug Evans: Bezerra via Submission (Heel Hook), Round 1, 4:04 Continue reading »

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Bellator 56, Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals Results

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Oct 292011
 

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—MAIN CARD (on MTV2)—

Welterweight Championship Fight
Ben Askren vs. Jay Hieron: Askren via Split Decision (48-47, 48-47, 47-48), Round 5, 5:00

Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Final Fight
Neil Grove vs. Thiago Santos: Santos via Submission (Rear Naked Choke), Round 1, 0:38

Adam Schindler vs. Jeremy Spoon: Spoon via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28), Round 3, 5:00

Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Final Fight
Eric Prindle vs. Ron Sparks: Prindle via KO (Punches), Round 1, 0:40 Continue reading »

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Bellator 55, Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament Semi-Finals Live Results

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Oct 222011
 

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—MAIN CARD (on MTV2 and EPIX)—

Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament Semi-Final Fight
Marcos Galvao vs. Alexis Vila: Vila via Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 27-30), Round 3, 5:00

Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament Semi-Final Fight
Eduardo Dantas vs. Ed West: Dantas via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27), Round 3, 5:00

Light Heavyweight Non-Title Feature Fight
Travis Wiuff vs. Christian M’Pumbu: Wiuff via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28), Round 3, 5:00

Lightweight Feature Fight
Steve Gable vs. Ricardo Tirloni: Tirloni via Submission (Rear Naked Choke), Round 2, 3:54 Continue reading »

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The “Goliath” Reportedly Granted Another Crack at Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament

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Oct 172011
 

"Goliath" Neil Grove reportedly gets another shot at the Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament, stepping in for an injured Blagoi Ivanov. (Photo courtesy of Sherdog)

Bellator’s Season 5 heavyweight tourney has hit a few road blocks en route to the October 29 semi-finals. ”300″ Mike Hayes (14-4) received a 60-day medical suspension from the Louisiana Boxing and Wrestling Commission after suffering a fractured orbital bone in his quarter-finals match against “Goliath” Neil Grove (11-4) at Bellator 52, in which he took the Split Decision victory.

“Big Monster” Thiago Santos (5-1) took on Josh Burns (5-3) at Bellator 53 for the role of tournament alternate and earned his place with a first-round submission win. Santos was scheduled to take on Blagoi Ivanov (5-0) but even that has changed as of October 15.

The promotion announced during its Bellator 54 broadcast on Saturday that the “Goliath” Grove would return to tournament action and face “Big Monster” Santos in the Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament semi-finals in just under two weeks, at Bellator 56. Grove gets his second shot at Bellator heavyweight glory following Blagoi Ivanov reportedly sustaining an injury. Continue reading »

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Spilled Bag of Fights: Absolutely Suck!

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Oct 112011
 

There’s been a lot of fights since my last Spilled Bag of Fights but I’m going to mainly focus on UFC 136 which was really one of the most impressive and stacked cards in recent memory. It featured two title fights as well as the return of the entertaining albeit polarizing Chael Sonnen. So, let’s just dive right in. Continue reading »

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“Big Monster” Thiago Santos Replaces Injured Mike Hayes in Bellator Heavyweight Tourney

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Oct 102011
 

Thiago Santos (white trunks) battered Josh Burns (black trunks) in their Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament alternate bout, earning his place as a replacement for the injured Mike Hayes. (Photo courtesy of Sherdog)

It’s a tough pill to swallow for Bellator heavyweight “300″ Mike Hayes (14-4) who fought his way to the Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament semi-finals by a three-round battle with “Goliath” Neil Grove (11-4) only to now be forced to withdraw from the competition. Hayes sustained a fractured orbital bone in his Bellator 52 brawl with Hayes and was put on a 60-day medical suspension by the Louisiana State Commission, thus preventing him from participating in the tournament semi-finals just two weeks away.

“Big Monster” Thiago Santos (5-1) earned his placed as tournament alternate last Saturday at Bellator 53, defeating Josh Burns (5-3) via first-round Rear Naked Choke, and will now step in for Mike Hayes to face the contender that he himself was originally scheduled to face in the Bellator Season 5 Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Finals, 2008 Sambo champion Blagoi Ivanov (5-0), but was unable to do so at the time due to visa issues in his native Brazil. Last weekend the Bulgarian Ivanov defeated Zak Jensen (10-8) via Guillotine Choke in Round 2. Continue reading »

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Bellator 53, Season 5 Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finals Results

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Oct 082011
 

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—MAIN CARD (on MTV2)—

Season 5 Welterweight Tournament Semi-Final Fight
Luis Santos vs. Ben Saunders: Saunders via Submission (Americana), Round 3, 1:45

Season 5 Welterweight Tournament Semi-Final Fight
Douglas Lima vs. Chris Lozano: Lima via KO (Punch), Round 2, 3:14

Featherweight Tournament Qualifier Fight
Kenny Foster vs. Ronnie Mann: Mann via Submission (Triangle Choke), Round 1, 3:51

Heavyweight Tournament Alternate Fight
Josh Burns vs. Thiago Santos: Santos via Submission (Rear Naked Choke), Round 1, 2:23

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Bellator 53, Season 5 Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finals Pre-Fight Breakdown

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Oct 072011
 

"Kid Ninja" Ronnie Mann (white trunks) will bring his high powered offense back to the Bellator cage to open the main card as he looks for redemption for his recent loss to Pat Curran. (Photo courtesy of Shark Fights)

The Bellator Season 5 Welterweight Tournament semi-finalists are set to drop bombs in Miami, Oklahoma’s Buffalo Run Casino, where tomorrow night only two men will walk away with their hand raised to move on to the finals. Destruction’s right hand “Killa B” Ben Saunders (11-3) will battle it out the old school way of Muay Thai against the exerienced and aggressive “Sapo” Luis Santos (48-6). The torch carrier for MMA Gospel’s Young Guns and heavy handed striker “The Cleveland Assassin” Chris Lozano (9-1) will meet former MFC Welterweight Champion and ever improving contender “The Phenom” Douglas Lima (17-4). With supporting bouts featuring middleweight Strikeforce alum Darryl Cobb (6-3) and Elite XC veteran “The Arm Collector” Givalindo Santana (16-1) going to battle in their Bellator debuts and former featherweight semi-finalist “The Tooth Fairy” Kenny Foster (9-3) and Shark Fights champion “Kid Ninja” Ronnie Mann (20-3) taking their recent tournament frustrations out on each other, this Bellator card could hardly promise more action. Continue reading »

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Bellator 52: The Aftermath

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Oct 032011
 

It was a familiar scene at Bellator 52 when the referee had to pull Ron Sparks (top) off his foe just 84 seconds into the match. (Photo courtesy of Keith Mills and Sherdog)

It was a rumble in the bayou as the heavyweight tournament fighters clashed in the Bellator cage in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Saturday night. Supported by an undercard stacked with talent, Bellator 52 was perhaps the organization’s most high octane night thus far of its fifth season. Starting off the night, “The Monster” Ron Sparks (5-0) opened up the tournament against Mark Holata (7-3) and ended the bout in routine fashion. “The Hurricane” Abe Wagner (10-4) and “The American Soldier” Eric Prindle (7-1) went toe-to-toe for the win and for the fans. Then 2008 Sambo Champion and Xtreme Couture fighter Blagoi Ivanov (5-0) took on tournament alternate Zak Jensen (10-8). In the main event South African powerhouse “Goliath” Neil Grove (11-4) and tournament dark horse “300″ Mike Hayes (14-4) slugged it out in tit for tat style for three rounds. All in all it was a stellar night of heavyweight action that showcased the deepening talent pool of Bellator Fighting Championships. Continue reading »

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