President Scott Coker announced the main event fight would feature trilogy bout between combat sports legends Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie.

The co-main event featured a heavyweight bout between former Miami-Dade County street fighters Kevin Ferguson, aka "Kimbo Slice" and Dhafir Harris, aka "Dada 5000" During intermission after the Kimbo Slice vs. Dada 5000 fight and shortly before the Ken Shamrock vs. Royce Gracie bout, Bellator MMA ring announcer Michael C. Williams announced to the live Toyota Center crowd that the attendance was 14,209.

The bantamweight title rematch was originally scheduled for Bellator 144, but was postponed when Dantas was forced to withdraw after suffering a rib injury in training.

Michael Page was originally scheduled to face Fernando Gonzalez at this event but was pulled out of the bout in early February 2016.

Results [11] Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson took place April 22, 2016, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Results [12] Bellator 154: Davis vs. King Mo is a mixed martial arts event held on May 14, 2016, at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA.

Former UFC star Phil Davis won the tournament at Dynamite by submitting Emanuel Newton and knocked out reserve fighter Francis Carmont.

Carvalho pulled off one of 2015's biggest upsets when he finished Brandon Halsey with a body kick in the second round to claim the Middleweight title at Bellator 144 last October.

This event was scheduled to crown the inaugural Bellator women's featherweight champion in a bout between Marloes Coenen and Julia Budd.

Results [14] Bellator 156: Galvao vs. Dantas 2 took place on June 17, 2016, at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.

Both fighters cut their teeth with André Pederneiras’ Nova União squad in Rio de Janeiro, until their paths crossed at Bellator 89.

Douglas Lima was originally scheduled to face Chidi Njokuani, but was pulled from this bout when he got the call to headline Bellator 158 in London against Paul Daley due to an injury that forced Josh Koscheck out of that match up.

[19] Fernando Gonzalez was supposed to fight Michael Page but visa issues forced him off the card and was replaced by Evangelista Santos.

[21][22] Linton Vassell was supposed to fight Francis Carmont but a cut over his left eye forced him to withdraw and be replaced by Lukasz Klinger.

Additionally, four-time NCAA Division II Champion wrestler Joey Davis made his professional MMA debut on this card; as an amateur he had a record of 5-0.

Davis recently graduated from Notre Dame College, where he accumulated an undefeated 131-0 record over the course of four seasons during his collegiate wrestling career.

Kevin Ferguson Jr., the eldest son of Kimbo Slice, was scheduled to make his Bellator debut on this card against Jonathan Tomasian.

Background Bellator 162 was headlined by the return of former middleweight champion Alexander Shlemenko for the first time in approximately 18 months, as he takes on The Ultimate Fighter 3 winner Kendall Grove.

The former middleweight champ was suspended for three years by the California State Athletic Commission after failing a post-fight drug test for steroids.

Kevin Ferguson Jr., the eldest son of the late Kimbo Slice, was scheduled to make his Bellator debut on this card against Rick Bing.

Results [30] Bellator 163: McGeary vs. Davis was held on November 4, 2016, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Davis defeated former light heavy champion Emanuel Newton and Francis Carmont in a one-night tournament to earn the title shot.

Results [32] Bellator 164: Koreshkov vs. Lima 2 was held on November 10, 2016, at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel.

He defended the belt earlier that year with a dominant win over former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson at Bellator 153.

Results [33][34] Bellator 165: Chandler vs. Henderson was held on November 19, 2016, at the SAP Center in San Jose, California.

A 15-fight veteran of Bellator MMA, Chandler has collected memorable wins at 155-pounds including a victory over former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez.

Results [35] Bellator 166: Dantas vs. Warren 2 was held on December 2, 2016, at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma.

Background The event was headlined by a title fight rematch as Eduardo Dantas defended the Bellator Bantamweight Championship against former champion Joe Warren.

The event will also feature Bellator Kickboxing bouts including an anticipated female flyweight rematch between Denise Kielholtz and Gloria Peritore, the woman who defeated her this past June.

Several top Irish prospects including Dylan Tuke, Ryan Curtis, Rhys McKee, and James Gallagher were featured on the card.