Bellator 64 Results: Ben Askren outpoints Douglas Lima to retain Welterweight title

Bellator 64 went live tonight from Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Reigning Welterweight Champion Ben Askren successfully retained his title in the headlining bout, outworking Douglas Lima en-route to a unanimous decision victory, while Marlon Sandro solidified his place in the Featherweight Tournament final, defeating Alexandre Bezerra in the co-main event. Also featured was a pair of Season 6 Bantamweight quarterfinal match-ups, which saw Travis Marx and Hiroshi Nakamura pick up unanimous

Bellator 64 Weigh-In Results: Ben Askren, Douglas Lima on weight for Welterweight title bout

Tomorrow night’s Bellator 64 competitors gathered today at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada for the event’s official fighter weigh-ins. Headlining the stacked card will be a Welterweight title clash between division champion Ben Askren and challenger Douglas Lima, while Marlon Sandro and Alexandre Bezerra will square off in the co-main event for a spot in the Featherweight Tournament final. Also featured will be a pair of 135-pound quarterfinal bouts, in which Travis Marx meets Masakatsu Ueda

TUF Brazil veterans Viana vs. Teixeira, added to UFC 147 preliminary card

Featherweight Hugo “Wolverine” Viana (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will take on John “Macapa” Teixeira (13-0-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) on next week’s UFC 147 preliminary card on FX. This will be the first eliminated cast member fight between two fighters from “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil”; reports MMAJunkie.com.UFC 147 is set for June 23 at Estadio Jornalista Felipe Drumond (also known as “Mineirinho”) in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin will fight a rematch against Wanderlei Silva in the