Bellator will return Friday night as the promotion will be at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connectivut and the event will be headlined by a title fight as Douglas Lima defends the welterweight title against Andrey Koreshkov.
The fight card will begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT with the online preliminary card and the five fight main card will start at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Spike TV.
Along with the main event title fight, the other four bouts on the main card will all be welterweight bouts with the matchups being Chris Honeycutt vs. Paul Bradley, Michael Page vs. Rudy Bears, Brennan Ward vs. Roger Carroll, and Paul Daley vs. Dennis Olson.
Check out a breakdown of the five fights that will be on the main card broadcast on Spike TV on Friday night.
Douglas Lima (26-5) vs. Andrey Koreshkov (17-1)
When Lima steps into the cage on Friday night, it will be his first fight since claiming the vacant Bellator welterweight title fifteen months ago. He is 8-1 in Bellator and is currently on a five fight winning streak.
- Currently tied with Rick Hawn for the 3rd most wins in Bellator welterweight division history.
- Seven of his eight wins in Bellator have come by TKO/KO and this is 2nd most in the history of Bellator.
- One of five fighters in Bellator history to win a tournament in the same weight class twice.
Koreshkov secured this title last year when he won the season ten welterweight tournament with victories over Nah-Shon Burrell, Justin Baesman, and Adam McDonough. This will be his second shot at the Bellator welterweight title as he lost to Ben Askren in 2013.
- 2nd most TKO/KO wins in Bellator welterweight division history.
- He defeated Burrell by TKO in 41 seconds and this is the 6th fastest win in Bellator welterweight division history.
- Tied with Lyman Good for the 2nd most wins in Bellator welterweight division history.
Chris Honeycutt (6-0) vs. Paul Bradley (22-6)
Honeycutt signed with Bellator last year and has won both of his fights in the promotion. His most recent win came in February as he defeated Clayton MacFarlane by TKO at Bellator 133.
- Five of his six wins have come by stoppage (4 TKO, 1 Submission).
- First MMA fight to take place outside the state of California.
- His last three wins have come by TKO.
Bradley made his Bellator debut in 2013 and has gone 2-1 in the promotion. He is coming off a win against Josh Neer at Bellator 129 last year and will be looking for back to back victories for the first time since 2012.
- 4-2 in his last six fights.
- 14 wins by stoppage (7 TKO/KO, 7 Submissions).
- Last four fights have gone to the decision.
Michael Page (7-0) vs. Rudy Bears (16-13)
Page will be looking to remain undefeated when he meets Bears on Friday night. This will be Page’s first fight since defeating Burrell at Bellator 128 last year and will be looking for his fourth win in Bellator.
- Holds the fastest win in Bellator welterweight division history with his 10 second knockout win at Bellator 93 against Ryan Sanders.
- Six of his seven wins have come by stoppage (4 TKO/KO, 2 Submissions).
- Prior to his last fight, all of his MMA fights ended in the first round.
Bears is returning to Bellator and has gone 2-5 in his previous seven Bellator fights. He enters this fight with back to back victories and won the Shamrock FC welterweight title in January with a win over Josh Weston.
- 13 wins by stoppage (5 TKO/KO, 8 Submissions).
- Only gone the distance in 5 of his 29 fights.
- Six of his eight submissions have come via rear-naked choke.
Brennan Ward (10-3) vs. Roger Carroll (16-11)
Ward won his welterweight debut earlier this year when he defeated Curtis Millender by submission. The victory snapped a two fight losing streak and all of his wins in Bellator have come by stoppage.
- 3rd straight fight to take place at the Mohegan Sun Arena.
- Has only gone to the 3rd Round once in his career.
- Six of his nine wins have come by TKO/KO.
Carroll took this fight on less than one week’s notice and will be looking for his fourth straight victory. He is coming off a submission win against Todd Chattelle at CES MMA 28 and this will be his Bellator debut.
- 15 victories by submission.
- Currently on a three fight winning streak.
- Nine wins have come in the first round.
Paul Daley (36-13-2) vs. Dennis Olson (14-8)
Daley returned to Bellator earlier this year and scored a decision victory against Andre Santos at Bellator 134. He enters this fight with three straight victories and wins in seven of his last eight fights.
- 26 wins by TKO/KO.
- 20-3 kickboxing record.
- Notable wins: Daniel Weichel, John Alessio, and Jorge Masvidal.
Olson returned to MMA in April after being away since 2013 and defeated Jarod Lawton by split decision. If he is able to defeat Daley, it will be the first time he has won back to back fights since 2010.
- 0-2 in Bellator.
- Nine wins by submission.
- Alternated wins and losses in his last foyr fights.
The current Bellator 140: Lima vs. Koreshkov fight card is below.
Main Card: (Spike – 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT)
Douglas Lima (26-5) vs. Andrey Koreshkov (17-1)
Chris Honeycutt (6-0) vs. Paul Bradley (22-6)
Michael Page (7-0) vs. Rudy Bears (16-13)
Brennan Ward (10-3) vs. Roger Carroll (16-11)
Paul Daley (36-13-2) vs. Dennis Olson (14-8)
Preliminary Card: (Spike.com – 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT)
Blair Tugman (7-5) vs. Kin Moy (6-2)
Ilya Kotau (0-0) vs. Nicolas Sergiacomi (1-0)
Parker Porter (5-4) vs. Eric Bedard (6-5)
Billy Giovanella (8-3) vs. Remo Cardarelli (4-2)
Dean Hancock (1-0) vs. Alex Dunworth (2-1, 1 NC)
Kaline Medeiros (4-4) vs. Sarah Payant (1-0)
Waylon Lowe (15-6, 1 NC) vs. Ryan Quinn (10-5, 1 NC)