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- ↑ "Bellator 81 results: Held taps Clementi, Jansen survives Tirloni to reach lightweight finals". MMAJunkie.com. November 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Andrew Calandrelli vs. Ryan Quinn". Tapology.com.
- ↑ "Andrew Calandrelli vs. Ryan Quinn". Sherdog.com. February 28, 2014.