BELLATOR 20 RESULTS: Middleweight Finals Are Set with Bryan Baker vs Alexander Shlemenko

BELLATOR FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP 20 was held Thursday May 27, 2010 at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Texas. The main card aired live on Fox Sports Net and featured the two semifinal fights in the Bellator Middleweight Tournament. Bryan "The Beast" Baker and Alexander "Storm" Shlemenko advanced to the finals of the 185-pound tournament with wins over Eric Schambari and Jared Hess, respectively. Hess was winning his fight against Shlemenko, however, he dislocated his knee in the third round and was unable to continue.

Former UFC fighter Eddie Sanchez scored a come-from-behind victory in the opening televised fight over Marcus "Money" Sursa in a heavyweight fight. Sursa had Sanchez near dead to rights in the first round, but was unable to finish. Sanchez survived the early storm, and was actually able to come back to win the first round and then dominated the second round. Sursa was clearly mentally beaten at the end of the second round, but did come out for the final stanza, however, he was only able to last 23 seconds before Sanchez finished him off for good.

BELLATOR FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS XX

Nick Mamalis (4-3) won by SUB over Mark Oshiro (12-3) in R2. [6:29]

[Middleweight Semifinal]
Bryan Baker (13-1) won by SUB over Eric Schambari (12-2) in R1. [2:29]

[Middleweight Semifinal]
Alexander Shlemenko (29-4) won by TKO over Jared Hess (11-2) in R3. [12:20]

Eddie Sanchez (12-3) won by TKO over Marcus Sursa (6-6) in R3. [10:23]

Aaron Rosa (13-3) won by UD over Robert Villegas (7-3). [15:00]

Adam Schindler (6-1) won by UD over Brian Melancon (3-1). [15:00]

Andrew Chappelle (9-6) won by SUB over Cedric Marks (27-20) in R2. [8:18]

Jimmy Flick (1-0) won by UD over Humberto DeLeon (5-3). [9:00]

Fernando Rodriguez (1-0) won by SUB over Kenneth Battle (2-3) in R2. [4:28]

Complete MMA win-loss records with total fight time in brackets.

UD = Unanimous Decision | SUB = Submission | R = Round

VIDEO: Countdown to UFC 114 - Preview for Rampage vs Rashad Evans, Bisping vs Dan Miller and Lil Nog vs Jason Brilz

UFC 114: RAMPAGE VS EVANS will be held Saturday May 29, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card will air live on PPV starting at 10:00 PM EST. The main event features a light heavyweight number one contender fight between rivals Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and "Suga" Rashad Evans. The co-main event will be a middleweight fight between Michael "The Count" Bisping and Dan Miller. Also profiled in this preview is a light heavyweight fight between Antonio Rogerio "Lil Nog" Nogueira and late replacement Jason "Hitman" Brilz.

UFC 115: LIDDELL VS FRANKLIN -- Fight Card for 6/12/10 in Vancouver, Canada

UFC 115: LIDDELL VS FRANKLIN -- June 12, 2010

Location: General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Broadcast: PPV

MAIN CARD

Rich Ace Franklin (25-5) vs. Chuck The Iceman Liddell (21-7)

Pat HD Barry (5-1) vs. Mirko Cro Cop (26-7)

Martin The Hitman Kampmann (16-3) vs. Paulo Thiago (13-1)

Ben Big Ben Rothwell (30-7) vs. Gilbert The Hurricane Yvel (36-14)

Carlos Natural Born Killer Condit (24-5) vs. Rory The Water Boy MacDonald (10-0)

UFC PRELIMS LIVE ON SPIKE TV

Evan Dunham (10-0) vs. Tyson Griffin (14-2)

Mac Danzig (19-7) vs. Matt Handsome Wiman (11-5)

PRELIMINARY BOUTS

David The Crow Loiseau (18-9) vs. Mario Miranda (11-1)

Peter Sobotta (8-2) vs. James Lightning Wilks (6-3)

Ricardo Golden Boy Funch (7-1) vs. Claude Patrick (11-1)

Jesse The Ox Lennox (11-2) vs. Mike Quicksand Pyle (19-6)

UFC 115 RESULTS

BELLATOR FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS 21 -- 6/10/10 Fight Card with Lightweight Tournament Final and Megumi Fujii!!!

BELLATOR FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS XXI -- June 10, 2010

Season 2, Week 9

Location: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida

Broadcast: Fox Sports Net

MAIN CARD

[Lightweight Tournament Final]
Pat Curran (11-3) vs. Toby Imada (25-13)

Megumi Mega Megu Fujii (19-0) vs. Sarah The White Tiger Schneider (4-4)

Steve Banks (4-2) vs. Mike 300 Hayes (11-3)

PRELIMINARY BOUTS

Jose Figueroa (7-3) vs. Luis Baboon Palomino (12-5)

Eric Luke (4-2) vs. Zack Fun Size Makovsky (8-2)

Frank Carrillo (1-1) vs. Sabah Homasi (2-1)

Chris Boffil (3-1) vs. Moyses The Savage Gabin (4-3)

Mitchell Chamale (1-0) vs. Brian Eckstein (4-0)

BELLATOR 21 RESULTS

THE MMA RADIO SHOW 2: Taylor & Palmer Talk Moosin, Preview UFC 114 and Interview Gabe Ruediger About Upcoming Title Fight and Training Paris Hilton

On Episode 2, John Taylor and Brian Palmer were joined by Tachi Palace Fights' Gabe “Godzilla” Ruediger as he preps for his upcoming Lightweight title fight with Lenny "The Godfather" Lovato. Gabe talks Lovato, his beef with Matt Wiman, his training Paris Hilton video and much more.

The madman duo are also joined by Playboy Fight Night Promoter Christian Printup as he talks about “The Road to the Playboy Mansion” fight cards and what makes the Playboy fights special (here’s a hint, it involves Playmates).

Also, breakdowns of the STRIKEFORCE CHALLENGERS 8 and MOOSIN: GOD OF MARTIAL ARTS fights, and preview of UFC 114: RAMPAGE VS EVANS.

All this and much more on The MMA Radio Show!

LISTEN TO THE MMA RADIO SHOW EPISODE 2

STRIKEFORCE CHALLENGERS 8 RESULTS: Complete Recap and Madman Awards for 5/21/10 Portland Showtime Event

STRIKEFORCE CHALLENGERS 8: LINDLAND VS CASEY was held Friday May 21, 2010 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. The main card aired live on Showtime, and featured the most prominent fighter to ever compete on a Challengers card.

Matt "The Law" Lindland took on Spencer Pratt's BFF, "King" Kevin Casey, in the main event. Lindland is an MMA legend, a middleweight who gave Fedor Emelianenko a run for his money in a heavyweight fight. Casey speaks about himself in the third person. Had Casey won, I think my head might've exploded. Thankfully, Lindland prevailed. The first round was way more competitive than most had anticipated, with Casey holding his own against the veteran fighter. I had the first round scored a 10-10 draw, but then Lindland took over in the second. Lindland used his Olympic wrestling to take Casey down to the mat in the final two rounds and worked some brutal ground and pound on the prospective rapper. Finally, and mercifully, the referee ended the fight in the third round, after Lindland had been on top of Casey wholoping him for some time. The real middleweight king is back. Where his crown at, Casey?

In the co-main event, Tyron "T-Wood" Woodley won a slightly controversial split decision over Nathan Coy. The Strikeforce announcers believed Coy had won, however, most analysts had the first two rounds for Woodley. Mauro Ranallo pushed for a rematch during his post-fight interview with Woodley, and even took it upon himself to also interview Coy afterwards, even though traditionally only the winner gets interviewed unless it's a bigtime main event. Woodley remains undefeated at 6-0.