Bellator MMA made a bang this past weekend with two-headed monstrous events.
Bellator 231 took place in Uncasville, Connecticut on October 25 with the rematch between Frank Mir and Roy Nelson headlining the night with Mir winning the first encounter back in 2011. A total of 14 fights were scheduled to take place that night and down below you can check out some highlights and the results from the event.
Main Card
Frank Mir def. Roy Nelson via UD
Phil Davis def. Karl Alberektsson via TKO, Rnd 3
Ed Ruth def. Jason Jackson via Sd
Ilara Joanne def. Bec Rawlings via Submission, Rnd 2
Jake Hager v. Anthony Garrett ended in a no-contest via an unintentional low blow, Rnd 1
Prelims
Phumi Nkuta def. Adrian Haley via UD
Connor Dixon def. Orkhan Ismatzade via Submission, Rnd 1
Killys Mota def. Mandel Nallo via TKO, Rnd 3
Jessica Miele def. Talita Nogueira via SD
Steve Mowry def. Gokham Saricam via Submission, Rnd 2
Tim Caron def. Lucas Borges via UD
Dalton Rosta def. Claude Wilcox via TKO, Rnd 2
Jon Manley def. Thiago Oliveira via UD
Elise Reed def. Rebecca Bryggman via TKO, Rnd 1
Less than 24 hours later, it was time for Bellator 232. The event took place at the same location, as another big-time rematch headlined the show.
Welterweight champion Rory McDonald had to defend his belt against the man he took it from last year – Douglas Lima. A total of 11 fights took place at the Mohegan Sun Arena and down below you can check out some highlights and the results from the event.
Main Card
Douglas Lima def. Rory MacDonald via UD
Paul Daley def. Saad Awad via TKO, Rnd 2
Patrick Mix def. Isaiah Chapman via Submission, Rnd 1
Manny Muro def. Nick Newell via SD
Kevin Ferguson Jr. def. Craig Campbell via TKO, Rnd 1
Prelims
Ryan Hardy Evans def. Demetrios Plaza via Submission, Rnd 3
Lance Gibson Jr. def. Dominic Jones via KO, Rnd 1
Devin Powell def. Marcus Surin via Technical submission, Rnd 2
John Lopez def. Dan Cormier via UD
Jornel Lugo def. John Douma via UD
Zarrukh Adashev def. Tevin Dyce via TKO, Rnd 2
