As a tribute to these, the main card fighters were introduced as a group at the top of the TV broadcast by Lenne Hardt, best known for her work as English-language ring announcer for various Japanese MMA and kickboxing promotions.

The event was headlined by a Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship fight between current champion Liam McGeary and UFC veteran Tito Ortiz.

[2] The third tier of the show was a one night, four-man light heavyweight tournament featuring Phil Davis, Muhammed Lawal, Emanuel Newton and Linton Vassell.

[1] Four bouts - Victor Jones vs. David Blanco, Gloria Telles vs. Alysia Cortez, Jose Palacios vs. TJ Arcengal and Brandon Hester vs. DeMarco Villalona - took place simultaneously inside the cage and the ring.

Bellator 149 (Shamrock vs. Gracie III) had a double main event featuring a heavyweight battle between Miami, FL Dade County street fighters Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000.