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With War Machine (formerly Jon Koppenhaver) apparently returning to jail in two weeks, Bellator has given Chris Lozano his slot in the promotion’s season-six welterweight tournament, officials today announced.

Lozano now meets Karl Amoussou in the headliner of Bellator 63, which takes place March 30 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.

The event’s main card, which airs on MTV2, features the opening round of the eight-man tournament.



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Bellator Fighting Championships’ sixth season is rapidly approaching,
and the company is starting to lay out some of the details.

Bellator officials today announced that the second event of the season,
Bellator 61, will take place on March 16 at the Horseshoe Riverdome in
Bossier City, La.

The event sees a rematch between season-five heavyweight tournament
finalists Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos, as well as the four opening-round contests in the promotion’s
season-six middleweight tournament.



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The opening-round matchups are set for one of the U.K.’s biggest tournaments.

As the organization announced back in November, Cage Warriors will crown a new middleweight champion at the conclusion of an eight-man, multi-event tournament.

The pairings include Victor Cheng vs. Matt Gabel, Gareth Joseph vs. Faycal Hussin, John Phillips vs. Tony Machado, and Jack Mason vs. Chris Fields.



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Bellator 61 is now official for March 9, and the card will host Bellator
Fighting Championships’ season-six featherweight tournament
quarterfinals, as well as a 145-pound championship fight.

As MMAjunkie.com previously reported, featherweight champ Joe Warren headlines the event against Pat Curran.

Bellator officials today announced the card also features Marlon Sandro
vs. Roberto Vargas, Wagnney Fabiano vs. Ronnie Mann, Alexandre “PoPo”
Bezerra vs. Genair da Silva and Jeremy Spoon vs. Daniel Straus.



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Pat Curran will make his second run at Bellator gold on March 9, as promotion officials Thursday announced that the Summer Series tournament champion will square off with reigning featherweight king Joe Warren at Bellator 61.

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Native Russian and former M-1 light-heavyweight champ Vyacheslav Vasilevsky is the latest addition to Bellator’s season-six middleweight tournament.

MMAjunkie.com today confirmed his participation with sources close to the fighter.

The season-six eight-man middleweight tourney kicks off in March on MTV2.



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Middleweights Bruno Santos and Maiquel Falcao are the latest additions to Bellator’s season-six middleweight tournament.

Bellator officials today confirmed the selections with MMAjunkie.com. Sherdog first reported Falcao’s inclusion.

The eight-man tourney kicks off in March on MTV2.



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RIO DE JANEIRO – The first international edition of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series, “TUF: Brazil,” will feature featherweight and middleweight competitors.

MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the plans with Marshall Zelaznik, the UFC’s managing director of international development, at a pre-UFC 142 press conference in Rio de Janeiro.

The finals of the tournament, as well as the coaches’ fight between Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva, then will be part of a major June pay-per-view card.



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“The Arm Collector” is joining his first Bellator tournament.

Bellator officials today announced that Giva Santana, a submission specialist who once won 10 straight fights via armbar, has joined the eight-man field for the organization’s season-six middleweight tourney.

The tourney kicks off in March on MTV2.



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Former champion Eddie Alvarez won’t be fighting for a chance to reclaim his Bellator lightweight title anytime soon.

Bellator chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney today told MMAjunkie.com Radio that Alvarez won’t take the final slot in the organization’s season-six lightweight tournament.

Instead, he’s working to book Alvarez for a rematch with DREAM champion Shinya Aoki.



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