Bellator PPV With Rampage Vs. King Mo On Free TV, TUF Winner Injured, Two UFC Cards Saturday
- There have been plenty of changes around Bellator MMA over the past few weeks, as Scott Coker – the former leader of Strikeforce – has been brought in to replace Bjorn Rebney moving forward. However, the promotion will take a step back in July, as Spike TV plans to re-broadcast the first pay-per-view offering by Bellator.
Bellator 120, which featured former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson claiming a decision victory over Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal in the main event, will air on Friday, July 18 at 9 p.m. ET. Along with Jackson-Lawal, the broadcast will replay Will Brooks-Michael Chandler for the interim lightweight title and Tito Ortiz-Alexander Shlemenko.
- It's been over two years since we last saw former Ultimate Fighter winner Amir Sadollah inside the Octagon. Sadollah, who won the Season 7 title over CB Dollaway, has been recovering from nerve damage suffered following a surgery.
Sadollah (6-4) has fought all 10 of his pro bouts with the promotion. He was defeated by Dan Hardy in 2012 and underwent surgery for an injury suffered in training. His manager, Brian Butler-Au, recently told FOXSports.com that Sadollah suffered nerve damage as a result of the operation.
"The injury was one thing that set him back, then the surgery and then realizing the surgery caused some additional damage," Butler-Au said. "He's feeling good now. He's getting his training in and getting his training back. It's nothing we want to rush into after being gone for so long."
Sadollah is targeting a return to the Octagon later this fall, with October being looked at.
- The UFC will hold two cards this Saturday night, as UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Te Huna begins early in the morning from New Zealand, while UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens takes up the more familiar prime-time slot on FOX Sports 1.
The international card airs entirely on UFC Fight Pass and features a main event between former Strikeforce champion Nate Marquardt and James Te Huna, along with nine other bouts. The FS1 card boasts featherweight contenders Cub Swanson and Jeremy Stephens in the headline fight. Below are both lineups, along with start times:
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MARQUARDT VS. TE HUNA
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass/5 a.m. ET)
Middleweight: Nate Marquardt vs. James Te Huna
Heavyweight: Soa Palelei vs. Jared Rosholt
Featherweight: Hatsu Hioki vs. Charles Oliveira
Welterweight: Robert Whittaker vs. Mike Rhodes
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass/2:30 a.m. ET)
Lightweight: Dashon Johnson vs. Jake Matthews
Flyweight: Richie Vaculik vs. Roldan Sangcha-an
Welterweight: Vik Grujic vs. Chris Indich
Welterweight: Neil Magny vs. Claudio Henrique da Silva
Featherweight: Daniel Hooker vs. Ian Entwistle
Light Heavyweight: Sean O'Connell vs. Gian Villante
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: SWANSON VS. STEPHENS
Main Card (FOX Sports 1/10 p.m. ET)
Featherweight: Cub Swanson vs. Jeremy Stephens
Welterweight: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Nico Musoke
Middleweight: Andrew Craig vs. Cezar Ferreira
Featherweight: Ricardo Lamas vs. Hacran Dias
Middleweight: Clint Hester vs. Antonio Brago Neto
Lightweight: Joe Ellenberger vs. James Moontasri
Preliminary Card (FOX Sports 1/8 p.m. ET)
Lightweight: Colton Smith vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira
Bantamweight: Johnny Bedford vs. Cody Gibson
Middleweight: Marcelo Guimaraes vs. Andy Enz
Flyweight: Shane Howell vs. Ray Borg
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass/7:30 p.m. ET)
Heavyweight: Anthony Hamilton vs. Oleksiy Oliynyk