On Saturday night, Bellator MMA returns to the SAP Center in San Jose, California, for Bellator 226.
A heavyweight title fight will headline the show as two-weight champion Ryan Bader will look to defend his belt for the first time against Cheick Kongo. Bader won the heavyweight grand prix by knocking out Fedor Emelianenko in the final. Kongo, meanwhile, defeated Vitaly Minakov earlier this year to earn the next crack at the strap.
There is also featherweight Grand Prix action as the first four opening round bouts take place on the main card featuring the likes of Daniel Straus, Pat Curran, Adam Borics, Emmanuel Sanchez and more.
The preliminary card airs exclusively on Dazn and will start at 7:30 p.m. ET. The main card also airs on the subscription service and will begin at 10:00 p.m. ET.
Main Card
Ryan Bader vs. Cheick Kongo – heavyweight titleDaniel Straus vs. Derek Campos – featherweight grand prix opening round
Pat Curran vs. Adam Borics – featherweight grand prix opening round
Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Tywan Claxton – featherweight grand prix opening round
Sam Sicilia vs. Pedro Carvalho – featherweight grand prix opening round
Gaston Bolanos vs. Daniel Carey – featherweight
Prelims
John Teixeira da Conceicao vs. Ashleigh Grimshaw – featherweightIvan Batinich vs. Daniel Compton – middleweight
Cornelius Savage vs. Evan Gubera – middleweight
Christopher Gonzalez vs. Luis Vargas – lightweight
Cass Bell vs. Isaiah Rocha – bantamweight
Favian Gutierrez vs. Alan Benson – middleweight
Amber Leibrock vs. Jessica Borga – women’s featherweight
Peter Ishiguro vs. Elias Anderson – catchweight
James Terry vs. Batsumberel Dagvadorj – welterweight
Daniel Gonzalez vs. Jonathan Adams – flyweight
Adam Piccolotti vs. Jacob Smith – lightweight
Hyder Amil vs. Ignacio Ortiz – featherweight
Abraham Vaesau vs. Renato Valente Alves – welterweight
Albert Gonzales vs. Tyson Miller – catchweight