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unusual facts about Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Five



Andreas Spång

He faced Maiquel Falcão in the finals at Bellator 69.

His Quarterfinal fight took place at Bellator 89 against Doug Marshall.

Bellator Fighting Championships: 2012 Summer Series

Richard Hale was supposed to face Beau Tribolet in the Tournament Quarterfinal, but was not cleared to compete so Tim Carpenter (who originally was supposed to face John Hawk) stepped in as a last minute replacement.

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Two

James Krause was tapped as Kheder's replacement and the bout was moved to this event.

Cole Konrad

He went on to win his next three fights by unanimous decision: Bellator 22 against John Orr, Bellator 25 against Rogent Lloret in the Bellator Season Three Heavyweight tournament quarter-final, and at Bellator 29 against Damian Grabowski in the Bellator Season Three Heavyweight tournament semi-final.

Dave Jansen

He faced Ricardo Tirloni in the semifinals on November 16, 2012 at Bellator 81.

David Rickels

With the tournament win, Rickels faced undefeated 11-0 Bellator Lightweight Champion Michael Chandler at Bellator 97.

Dom O'Grady

He is the former King of the Cage Welterweight Champion, former King of the Cage Lightweight Champion, and has also competed for the Bellator Fighting Championships, and the IFC.

Douglas Lima

Lima faced Russian MMA prospect Michail Tsarev in Season Eight Welterweight Tournament on January 24, 2013 at Bellator 86.

Fabrício Guerreiro

Fabrício de Assis Costa da Silva (born July 24, 1990), better known as Fabrício Guerreiro, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in Bellator's featherweight division.

Genair da Silva

Genair da Silva (born December 26, 1983) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competed in Bellator Fighting Championships' featherweight division.

Jacob Noe

Noe attended Raleigh-Egypt High School along with fellow Bellator Light Heavyweight and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, who Noe would befriend.

Jeremy Spoon

A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Spoon has made a name for himself fighting in various promotions, including King of the Cage and Bellator Fighting Championships.

Louis Taylor

Taylor fought for Bellator again on December 14, 2012 at Bellator 84 against UFC veteran Joe Vedepo.

Lyman Good

On October 26, 2012, Good faced Michail Tsarev at Bellator 78 in the Semifinals winning via TKO due to punches in the second round.

Marcos Galvão

Galvão won his next few fights against the likes of Ed West and Travis Marx before reaching the finals of the Bellator Season Six Bantamweight Tournament.

Ruslan Magomedov

Magomedov will compete in the Bellator season seven heavyweight tournament, and is expected to face Brett Rogers in the quarter finals at Bellator 75.

Steve Carl

Carl entered into the Bellator Season 5 Welterweight Tournament, and was matched against the tournament favorite Douglas Lima.

Thiago Michel

Thiago Michel Pereira Silva, a.k.a. Thiago Michel (born May 15, 1984) is a Brazilian professional kickboxer and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter currently fighting for Bellator Fighting Championships in their season six lightweight tournament.

Vitaly Minakov

Minakov defeated UFC and Bellator veteran Eddie Sanchez on June 7, 2012 at Fight Nights - Battle of Moscow 7.

Vyacheslav Vasilevsky

Vasilevsky was expected to face Doug Marshall in the Bellator Season Eight Middleweight tournament before being replaced by Andreas Spang.

Will Brooks

He faced Ricardo Tirloni in the opening round at Bellator 87 and won the fight via unanimous decision.

Wilson Reis

Reis dropped down to Bantamweight and competed in the Bellator Season Five Bantamweight tournament.


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