Bellator MMA 126: Shlemenko vs Halsey 7:00PM ET Prelims/9PM ET MAIN CARD DISCUSSION

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Bellator MMA 126: Shlemenko vs Halsey

PRELIMS: 6:00PM ET/3:00PM PT/11:00PM UK

MAIN CARD: 9PM ET/6PM PT/2AM UK

Friday 09.26.2014 at 09:00 PM ET
U.S. Broadcast: Spike TV | Undercard: Spike.com
Promotion: Bellator MMA
Ownership: Bellator Sport Worldwide, LLC
Venue: Grand Canyon Arena
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Enclosure: Cage
TV Announcers: Sean Wheelock, Jimmy Smith
Ring Announcer: Michael C. Williams
Post-Fight Interviews: Jimmy Smith
Number of Bouts: 11

FIGHT CARD

MAIN CARD (9/26/14 - 9:00 pm EST)

{Middleweight Championship}
Alexander Shlemenko (50-8) vs. Brandon Halsey (7-0)

[Lightweight Tournament Final]
Marcin Held (19-3) vs. Patricky 'Pitbull' Freire (13-5)

Bubba Jenkins (7-1) vs. Alejandro Villalobos (17-3)

Mike Richman (16-5) vs. Ed West (18-8)

PRELIMS (7:00pm EST)www.spike.com http://bellator.com/articles/prelimstream


Ryan Martinez 10 - 4 vs. Nick Rossborough 24 - 18 - 1

Brandon Girtz 10 - 4 vs. Benny Madrid 7 - 1

Derek Campos 14 - 4 vs. Estevan Payan 15 - 6

Stuart Austin 8 - 0 vs. Dan Charles 7 - 2

Michael Parker 11 - 6 vs. Joe Taimanglo 19 - 6 - 1

Jacob Ortiz 13 - 4 vs. Clifford Starks 9 - 2

Raymond Pina 4 - 0 vs. LaRue Burley 4 - 0

The full Bellator MMA 126: Shlemenko vs Halsey weigh-in results included:
The full Bellator MMA 126: Shlemenko vs Halsey weigh-in results included:

Preliminary Card:

Brandon Girtz (156) vs. Benny Madrid (155.9)
Derek Campos (153.3) vs. Estevan Payan (155.4)
Michael Parker (136.3) vs. Joe Taimanglo (135.7)
Stuart Austin (235.2) vs. Dan Charles (228.3)
Nick Rossborough (245.8) vs. Ryan Martinez (256.8)
Jacob Ortiz (186) vs. Clifford Starks (185.3)
Raymond Pina (159.4) vs. Larue Burley (155)*

Main Card:

Mike Richman (135.5) vs. Ed West (135.9)
Thiago Meller (145.4) vs. Bubba Jenkins (146)
Patricky Pitbull (155.6) vs. Marcin Held (155.7) – Lightweight Tournament Finals
Brandon Halsey (184.4) vs. Alexander Shlemenko (184.6 – Bellator middleweight champion)

* 160-pound catchweight bout


Bellator MMA 126: Shlemenko vs Halsey FALLOUT

The following fights were scratched from Bellator MMA 126: Shlemenko vs Halsey:

CANCELLED & FIZZLED BOUTS

Bubba Jenkins vs. Alejandro Villalobos Cancelled (Villalobos Injury)
Main Card | Featherweight | 145 lbs (65.8 kg)
3 x 5 Minute Rounds

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all info courtesy of mmajunkie and mmamadman

 

[Slongkong]

weird they did main card weigh ins first but dont care this is the best card this season and cannot wait!!

 

[forrestcries]

Nice to see Taimanglo getting a fight to bounce back.

I'm loving the Held/Pitbull and richman/West fights. And even though I want Halsey to win, I want Manhoef/Storm more

 

[iloveufc123]

Halsey might get grind out a decision

 

[DrGlaze]

Halsey might get grind out a decision

I've got Halsey taking it.

 

[shonuf]

was there a weigh in? I've never seen it not covered before, but no mma site has anything about it happening.

 

[Slongkong]

yes there was a weigh in, it started at 6. although it was strange that it wasn't on any of the sbnation sites. Everyone made weight besides Pina. He came in 3.4 lbs over. LaRue is gonna smash him anyway so more money for LaRue as he climbs his way to the top.

 

[ez8o5]

cant wait to see jacob ortiz swing wild and get floored

 

[DrGlaze]

Dan Charles weighed in at 228 and Stuart Austin weighed in at 235. Could these guys both go down to 205 in the future?

 

[Meathead Jock]

was there a weigh in? I've never seen it not covered before, but no mma site has anything about it happening.

Preliminary Card:

Brandon Girtz (156) vs. Benny Madrid (155.9)
Derek Campos (153.3) vs. Estevan Payan (155.4)
Michael Parker (136.3) vs. Joe Taimanglo (135.7)
Stuart Austin (235.2) vs. Dan Charles (228.3)
Nick Rossborough (245.8) vs. Ryan Martinez (256.8)
Jacob Ortiz (186) vs. Clifford Starks (185.3)
Raymond Pina (159.4) vs. Larue Burley (155)*

Main Card:

Mike Richman (135.5) vs. Ed West (135.9)
Thiago Meller (145.4) vs. Bubba Jenkins (146)
Patricky Pitbull (155.6) vs. Marcin Held (155.7)

 

[shonuf]

thanks guys.

 

[podsox]

really surprised that shlemenko is the underdog. his last fight was kind of embarrassing but he looked like a midget.

 

[forrestcries]

really surprised that shlemenko is the underdog. his last fight was kind of embarrassing but he looked like a midget.

I think it's because Halsey has improved quite a bit, while Schlemenko has looked pretty much the same for years

 

[PIT FIGHTER]

Ugh....after watching the weigh-ins yesterday, I've had ulcers and been unable to eat or sleep.

Halsey looked READY....fuck.

 

[beefcake180]

Yeah. I'm picking Storm still but the closer it gets the less confident I am. I'm still amazed how awful Halsey looked against Pacheco and how competent he looked against Cooper 2 months later.

 

[VIP1349]

Yeah. I'm picking Storm still but the closer it gets the less confident I am. I'm still amazed how awful Halsey looked against Pacheco and how competent he looked against Cooper 2 months later.

Yeah the whole fight is confusing, feels like we all may be giving Halsey too much credit for that one really good performance when he is still so raw and untested. But Storm looked awful against Tito and Halsey's main game is wrestling. But Storm has a history of success.

Will be interesting for sure. I think Halsey takes him down and taps him early but I am not confident enough in him yet to really go out on a limb with it.

 

[Strychnine]

TWO heavyweight fights?!!? Gonna see some BEEF!!!!

 

[MANIAC123]

 

[europe1]

Pretty nice preliminaries.

Brandon Girtz (who somehow always looks impressive yet never reaches his breakthrough), Payan, Campos, etc.

 

[Deleted member 290675]

So are the prelims at 6PM ET or 7?