On Nov. 20, 2015, Bellator MMA was in Thackerville, Oklahoma, for Bellator 146.
In the main event, Melvin Manhoef knocked out Hisaki Kato in the first round. With the win, Manhoef earned himself a title fight, which he ended up losing. The co-main event saw Brandon Girtz knock out Derek Campos in just 37 seconds in a rematch of their Bellator 96 bout, which Campos won by decision.
Also on the main card, Bubba Jenkins picked up a decision win and Chidi Njokuani beat Ricky Rainey.
On the prelims, Julia Budd had her second Bellator fight where she beat Roberta Rovel by decision. Also, Arlene Blencowe picked up a decision win and Andre Santos edged out a win over Josh Neer. Alonzo Menifield opened up the card and earned a first-round TKO win.
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