Bellator 216 takes place today, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results beginning at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT).
The event takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card streams on DAZN following prelims on MMAjunkie.
In the main event, Michael Page (13-0 MMA, 8-0 BMMA) takes on heated rival Paul Daley (40-16-2 MMA, 6-3 BMMA) in a grudge match that also is an opening-round fight in Bellator’s welterweight grand prix tournament. In addition, Mirko Cro Cop (37-11-2 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) makes his Bellator debut in a rematch against Roy Nelson (23-16 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) and Cheick Kongo (29-10-2 MMA, 11-2 BMMA) rematches former champion Vitaly Minakov (21-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) at heavyweight.
Official Bellator 216 results include:
MAIN CARD (DAZN, 10 p.m. ET)
- Michael Page def. Paul Daley via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) – welterweight grand prix opening round
- Mirko Cro Cop def. Roy Nelson via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Cheick Kongo def. Vitaly Minakov via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Yaroslav Amosov def. Erick Silva via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Valerie Loureda def. Colby Fletcher via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:55
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMAjunkie, 7:30 p.m. ET)
- Demetrios Plaza def. Andrews Rodriguez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
- Justin Sumter def. Reginaldo Felix via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:27
- Kemran Lachinov def. Kastriot Xhema via submission (kneebar) – Round 2, 0:53
- Tyrell Fortune def. Ryan Pokryfky via TKO (knee, punches) – Round 1, 2:21
- Vinicius De Jesus def. Rodolpho Barcellos via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:46
- Jesse Kosakowski def. Rodolfo Neves Rocha via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:05
- Nekruz Mirkhojaev def. Pat Casey via submission (neck crank) – Round 3, 1:18
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