First published at 00:53 UTC on October 8th, 2022.
Venue: SAP Center (aka “The Shark Tank”) in San Jose, California, USA
Commentators: Sean Grande & Jimmy Smith for Bellator MMA; “The Bipolar Rock ‘n Roller” Mauro Ranallo & “The Fight Professor” Stephen Quadros for GLORY Kickboxing (w/Jorda…
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Venue: SAP Center (aka “The Shark Tank”) in San Jose, California, USA
Commentators: Sean Grande & Jimmy Smith for Bellator MMA; “The Bipolar Rock ‘n Roller” Mauro Ranallo & “The Fight Professor” Stephen Quadros for GLORY Kickboxing (w/Jordan Whitley as the roving reporter)
Announcers: Michael C. Williams (Bellator), Tim Hughes (GLORY Kickboxing) & Lenne Hardt (Entrances & Ceremonial Intro)
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Muhammad “KING MO” Lawal* vs. Linton “The Big Swarm” Vassell (1 Night Light Heavyweight Grand Prix, Semifinal #1)
Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis vs. Emmanuel “The Hardcore Kidd” Newton (1 Night Light Heavyweight Grand Prix, Semifinal #2)
Keri Anne Taylor-Melendez vs. “Relentless” Hadley Griffith (GLORY Kickboxing Women’s Bantamweights, 3 3-Minute Rounds)
Paul “Symtex” Daley vs. “The Menifee Maniac” Fernando Gonzalez (GLORY Kickboxing Catchweight [175 lbs], 3 3-Minute Rounds)
Josh “The Punk” Thomson vs. Mike “The Greek Assassin” Bronzoulis (Bellator MMA Lightweights; 3 5-Minute Rounds)
Saulo “Cassius Clay” Cavallari (C) vs. Zack “The Black Warrior” Mwekassa (GLORY Kickboxing World Light Heavyweight Championship; 5 3-Minute Rounds)
Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis vs. Francis “Limitless” Carmont* (Bellator MMA 1-Night Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Final, 3 5-Minute Rounds)
The official formation of the RIZIN Fighting Federation feat. President/CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara & “The Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko
Liam McGeary (C) vs. “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz (Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight World Championship; 5 5-Minute Rounds)
*: KING MO defeated Vassell in his Semifinal Fight, but popped his shoulder in the process. Because of this, he ended getting replaced by Carmont who won the Alternate Fight earlier in the evening. KING MO would later resurface at the end of the year by winning the inaugural RIZIN Grand Prix.
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