Join us at Bloodyelbow.com for Bellator 26 – Thursday, August 26th, live on Fox Sports Net at 8:00 PM EST:
The Fox Sports Net event will feature an exciting Special Feature Fight between Season 2 Welterweight Tournament semi-finalist Steve Carl and hard-hitting UFC vet Rory Markham.
In an opening round Season 3 Heavyweight Tournament fight, Mike “300” Hayes takes on Russian submission specialist Alexey Oleinik.
Longtime rivals Jose Vega and Danny Tims will square off in an overdue rubber match with an opening round Bellator Season 3 Bantamweight World Championship Tournament fight.
Undefeated Aisling Daly, the best female mixed martial artist in Ireland and the world’s No. 3-ranked 125 lbs. female fighter will take on dangerous veteran submission artist Lisa Ward.
Bellator 26 – Kansas City, Mo.
Steve Carl (10-2) vs. Rory Markham (16-6)
Heavyweight Tournament:
Mike Hayes (12-3-1) vs. Alexey Oleinik (27-5-1)
Bantamweight Tournament:
Jose Vega (8-3) vs. Danny Tims (9-2-1)
115-Pound Women’s Tournament:
Aisling Daly (9-0) vs. Lisa Ward (13-5)
Local Feature fights:
Rudy Bears vs. Zak Cummings
Kevin Croom vs. Brian Davidson
Brian Imes vs. John Ott
Jeb Chiles vs. Demetrius Richards
HT: bellator.com