The ninth season of Bellator MMA will continue on Friday night with Bellator 100 coming from the Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.
The fight card will begin with the preliminary card at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on Spike.com and will feature one of the two season nine bantamweight tournament semifinals as undefeated fighter Brandon Bender meets Travis Marx.
Also on the preliminary card will be top prospect Bubba Jenkins as he will look for his second win inside the Bellator cage as he meets LaRue Burley in a featherweight bout.
Following the preliminary card, the main card will begin at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Spike TV and will be headlined by the season eight welterweight tournament final as Douglas Lima looks to become the third fighter in Bellator history to win two tournaments as he meets Ben Saunders. This will be the second time that the American Top Team fighters will meet as Lima won the first fight by knockout in the season five tournament final.
Along the the tournament final, the main card will feature the four opening round bouts of the season nine welterweight tournament with the matchups being Jon “War Machine” Koppenhaver vs. Vaughn Anderson, Rick Hawn vs. Herman Terrado, Justin Baesman vs. Brent Weedman and Sergio Junior vs. Ron Keslar.
The complete Bellator 100 fight card and video preview are below.
Main Card: (Spike TV – 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT)
Ben Saunders (16-5) vs. Douglas Lima (24-5)
Vaughn Anderson (16-1-1) vs. Jon “War Machine” Koppenhaver (13-4) *
Rick Hawn (15-2) vs. Herman Terrado (11-2) *
Justin Baesman (14-3) vs. Brent Weedman (21-8-1) *
Sergio Junior (29-11-3) vs. Ron Keslar (9-4) *
Preliminary Card: (Spike.com – 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT)
Brandon Bender (11-0) vs. Travis Marx (20-4)
LaRue Burley (2-0) vs. Bubba Jenkins (4-0)
Liam McGeary (4-0) vs. Beau Tribolet (7-2)
Dan Charles (6-0) vs. Siala Mou Siliga (3-2)
Johnny Buck (12-8) vs. Adam McDonough (8-0)
Clifford Starks (8-2) vs. Joe Yager (5-2)
Zack Surdyka (5-1) vs. Efrain Escudero (19-7)
– Welterweight Tournament Opening Round