The eighth season of Bellator MMA will continue on Thursday from the Gwinnet Center outside of Atlanta and the organization has finalized the fight card.
The main card on Spike TV will begin at 10 p.m. ET and will be headlined by Alexander Shlemenko (44-7) taking on Maiquel Falcao (31-4) for the vacant middleweight title.
Along with the title fight, the card will also have the quarterfinals of the featherweight tournament, which the winner of the tournament will win $100,000 and a guaranteed shot at the Bellator title.
The quarterfinal bouts will be Marlon Sandro (23-4) vs. Akop Stepanyan (12-4) Mike Richman (13-2) vs. Mitch Jackson (19-2), Fabricio Guerreiro (17-1) vs. Frodo Khasbulaev (18-5) and Alexandre Bezerra (13-2) vs. Genair Da Silva (12-4).
The complete Bellator 88 card and featherweight tournament bracket are below:
Main Card: (Spike TV – 10 p.m. ET)
Alexander Shlemenko (44-7) vs. Maiquel Falcao (31-4)
Marlon Sandro (23-4) vs. Akop Stepanyan (12-4) *
Mike Richman (13-2) vs. Mitch Jackson (19-2) *
Fabricio Guerreiro (17-1) vs. Frodo Khasbulaev (18-5) *
Preliminary Card: (Spike.com – 8 p.m. ET)
Alexandre Bezerra (13-2) vs. Genair Da Silva (12-4) *
George Hickman (3-1) vs. Stephen Upchurch (2-1)
Ururahy Rodrigues (5-4) vs. Clay Harvison (9-5)
Kevin Tiller (5-0) vs. Dave Vitkay (11-12)
Shane Crenshaw (5-1) vs. Ronnie Rogers (13-10)
Jerrid Burke (5-2) vs. Joe Ellmore (6-5)
* – Featherweight Tournament Semifinal
