Konan
02-01-2013, 10:38 AM
In addition to a previously announced title fight, next month's Bellator 89 event also will feature all four opening-round matchups from the organization's Season 8 middleweight tournament.
The event takes place Feb. 14 at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. The main card airs on Spike TV following Spike.com.
As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported, the headliner features bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas (14-3 MMA, 4-0 BFC) vs. recent tournament winner Marcos Galvao (13-5-1 MMA, 4-2 BFC).
The eight-man middleweight tournament, meanwhile, features some familiar names.
As previously reported, one matchup includes former tourney participant and knockout artist Brian Rogers (10-4 MMA, 3-2 BFC) vs. former UFC fighter Dan Cramer (9-3 MMA, 6-1 BFC), who's on a 5-1 run.
Additionally, IFL and Affliction vet Brett Cooper (17-7 MMA, 4-2 BFC) looks for his fifth straight win when he meets French fighter and "The Ultimate Fighter 11" competitor Norman Paraisy (10-2-1 MMA, 0-2 BFC).
Andreas Spang (8-2 MMA, 1-1 BFC), a onetime Strikeforce fighter who upset Rogers in the Season 6 tournament before losing to Maiquel Falcao in the semifinals, meets former WEC light-heavyweight champion Doug Marshall (15-6 MMA, 1-0 BFC), who recently scored a 22-second knockout of Kala Hose in his promotional debut at Bellator 82.
Finally, a pair of unbeaten prospects kick off the tournament as hard-hitting Danish knockout artist Mikkel Parlo (9-0 MMA, 1-0 BFC) meets Russian striker and Bellator newcomer Sultan Aliev (8-0 MMA, 0-0 BFC).
The latest Bellator 89 card now includes:
Champ Eduardo Dantas vs. Marcos Galvao - for bantamweight title
Dan Cramer vs. Brian Rogers - middleweight-tournament opening round
Brett Cooper vs. Norman Paraisy - middleweight-tournament opening round
Doug Marshall vs. Andreas Spang - middleweight-tournament opening round
Sultan Aliev vs. Mikkel Parlo - middleweight-tournament opening round
The event takes place Feb. 14 at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. The main card airs on Spike TV following Spike.com.
As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported, the headliner features bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas (14-3 MMA, 4-0 BFC) vs. recent tournament winner Marcos Galvao (13-5-1 MMA, 4-2 BFC).
The eight-man middleweight tournament, meanwhile, features some familiar names.
As previously reported, one matchup includes former tourney participant and knockout artist Brian Rogers (10-4 MMA, 3-2 BFC) vs. former UFC fighter Dan Cramer (9-3 MMA, 6-1 BFC), who's on a 5-1 run.
Additionally, IFL and Affliction vet Brett Cooper (17-7 MMA, 4-2 BFC) looks for his fifth straight win when he meets French fighter and "The Ultimate Fighter 11" competitor Norman Paraisy (10-2-1 MMA, 0-2 BFC).
Andreas Spang (8-2 MMA, 1-1 BFC), a onetime Strikeforce fighter who upset Rogers in the Season 6 tournament before losing to Maiquel Falcao in the semifinals, meets former WEC light-heavyweight champion Doug Marshall (15-6 MMA, 1-0 BFC), who recently scored a 22-second knockout of Kala Hose in his promotional debut at Bellator 82.
Finally, a pair of unbeaten prospects kick off the tournament as hard-hitting Danish knockout artist Mikkel Parlo (9-0 MMA, 1-0 BFC) meets Russian striker and Bellator newcomer Sultan Aliev (8-0 MMA, 0-0 BFC).
The latest Bellator 89 card now includes:
Champ Eduardo Dantas vs. Marcos Galvao - for bantamweight title
Dan Cramer vs. Brian Rogers - middleweight-tournament opening round
Brett Cooper vs. Norman Paraisy - middleweight-tournament opening round
Doug Marshall vs. Andreas Spang - middleweight-tournament opening round
Sultan Aliev vs. Mikkel Parlo - middleweight-tournament opening round