Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Five was the fifth and latest installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships, and began on September 10, 2011.[1]Mixed martial arts tournaments will were held in multiple weight classes, including the bantamweight, welterweight, middleweight, and heavyweight divisions.
This event hosted the first round of an eight-man welterweight tournament to be held over the duration of Bellator's fifth season.[1]
Rick Hawn was expected to face Ben Saunders at this event but Hawn was forced out of the bout due to a knee injury.[3] Hawn was replaced by Bellator newcomer Chris Cisneros.[4]
The event hosted the opening round of the middleweight tournament in Bellator's fifth season.[9]
Veteran welterweight fighter Ailton Barbosa won Bellator's open tryouts in Hollywood, Florida in June 2011 to earn his spot on the card.[10]
R.J. Goodridge was scheduled to fight J.P. Reese, but after suffering an undisclosed injury Goodridge pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Martin Brown.[11] Also, Ryan Hodge was scheduled to fight Valdir Araujo, but was pulled from the bout with an injury, and replaced with Brett Cooper.[11]
On September 15, 2011, Luis Palomino suffered an injury in training and was pulled from his scheduled bout with James Edson Berto.[11] Berto was later pulled from the card as well, and the fight was scratched altogether; The two then met at W-1: Reloaded in which Palomino defeated Berto.
A scheduled lightweight bout between Dietter Navarro and Marcelo Goncalves was changed into a 156 lb catchweight bout after both fighters missed weight.[12]
The event drew an estimated 114,000 viewers on MTV2.[13]
Blagoy Ivanov was originally scheduled to face Thiago Santos. Santos, however, was unable to travel from Brazil for the event and was replaced by Zak Jensen.[21]
The event drew an estimated 269,000 viewers on MTV 2.[22]
Karl Amoussou was expected to make his welterweight debut at this event against Joey Kirwan.[31] However, for unknown reasons, Amoussou was pulled from the bout and replaced by Lewis Rumsy.
Mike Hayes was expected to face Blagoi Ivanov at this event, However Hayes was issued a 60-day medical suspension by the Louisiana Boxing and Wrestling Commission due to a fractured orbital bone sustained during his fight with Neil Grove at Bellator 52. Thiago Santos stepped in for the injured Hayes.[37] Ivanov subsequently had to pull out of the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Neil Grove.[38]
Bellator's Women's champion, Zoila Gurgel, was scheduled to compete in a non-title bout against Carina Damm.[40] However, an injury forced her off the card.[41]
Shooto’s 183-pound South American champion, Carlos Alexandre Pereira, was expected to make his Bellator debut at this event.[43]
Bellator Middleweight champion, Hector Lombard, was expected to compete in non-title, light heavyweight fight against UFC and Strikeforce veteran, Renato Sobral, at this event.[44] However, for unknown reasons, Sobral was replaced by Trevor Prangley.[42]
The event drew a season high 269,000 viewers with the immediate repeat also drawing 160,000 viewers.[45]
Michael Costa pulled out of his fight with Lyman Good due to an injury, which led the organization to scrap Good from the event all together. The lightweight bout between Phillipe Nover and Marcin Held was promoted to the main card.[47]
The final of the Heavyweight tournament was ruled a No Contest after an accidental groin kick by Thiago Santos rendered Eric Prindle unable to continue. Following the event Santos failed to make weight for a scheduled rematch causing the bout to be cancelled, and Prindle to be awarded the tournament win by default.[48]
^1:Thiago Santos replaced Mike Hayes after Hayes was forced out due to a broke orbital bone. He defeated Josh Burns at Bellator 53 to earn the reserve spot. ^2:Neil Grove was brought back into the tournament, replacing Blagoi Ivanov, after Ivanov was forced out due to an unspecified injury. ^3:The final was officially ruled a No Contest after Santos kicked Prindle in the groin and Prindle was unable to continue. ^4:Prindle was awarded the tournament title after Santos missed weight for the rematch.
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