The Bellator 98 event took place on Saturday night in Uncasville, Conneticut, at the Mohegan Sun Arena. The event was the beginning of Bellator’s eighth season and featured the start of an eight man middleweight tournament with the Bellator middleweight champ Alexander Shlemenko taking on Brett Cooper in the main event.
The full results for Bellator 98 can be found below:
- Rico Disciullo def. Glenn Allaire via KO (elbows) – Round 1, 1:21
- Matt Bessette def. Nick Piedmont via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:41
- Ryan Quinn def. Brylan Van Artsdalen via submission (arm triangle choke) – Round 1, 2:34
- Josh Diekmann def. Parker Porter via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:12
- Mike Mucitelli vs. Jeff Nader, no-contest (accidental eye poke) – Round 1
- Derek Anderson def. Patricky Freire via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Perry Filkins def. Jeremy Kimball via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 4:18
- Brennan Ward def. Justin Torrey via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:28
- Jason Butcher def. Giva Santana via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:12
- Mikkel Parlo def. Brian Rogers via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
- Alexander Shlemenko def. Brett Cooper via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)