On Friday, Jan 29, Bellator MMA hosted its 148th event from the Save Mart Center in Fresno, Calif.
The main event featured UFC and Strikeforce veteran Paul Daley, who took on Andy Uhrich. The 32-year-old Englishman Daley had won four straight leading into the headlining affair, including three by way of punches. Twenty-seven of his 37 career victories had come via strikes. Uhrich, meanwhile, returned to the Bellator cage after a three-fight hiatus. He scored three straight wins away from the promotion, all on the scorecards.
The main card also featured UFC veterans Paul Bradley and Ryan Couture, who took on Chris Honeycutt and Patricky “Pitbull” Freire respectively.
The event kicked off Friday at 7:40 p.m. ET with a live preliminary card stream, while the four-fight main card followed at 9 p.m ET on Spike.
Paul Bradley def. Chris Honeycutt by TKO (punches). Round 1, 0:40
Patricky “Pitbull” Freire def. Ryan Couture by knockout (punch). Round 1, 3:00
Tony Johnson def. Raphael Butler by TKO (punches). Round 3, 4:24
Justin Smitley def. Art Arciniega by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Ilima MacFarlane def. Amber Tackett by submission (armbar). Round 1, 2:09
Carl Seumanutafa def. Javy Ayala by TKO (punches). Round 2, 3:46
Josh San Diego def. Paul Ruiz by unanimous decision
Te Edwards def. Nick Bustamante by knockout (strikes). Round 1, 0:43
Matt Perez def. Eugene Cancino by split decision
Jermaine McDermott def. Eric Huggins by submission (kimura). Round 1, 1:53