Bellator 183 Henderson vs Pitbull results LIVE

Bellator 183, held in San Jose, California, will see former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson face off against top Bellator lightweight contender Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire, who will be looking to add to his collection of ex-UFC fighters’ heads after his recent KO victory against Josh Thomson. The co-main event is a heavyweight bout between Kung-Fu aficionado Roy Nelson, who will be making his Bellator debut, and the explosive Javy Ayala. Also of note is a match-up between Paul Daley and Lorenz Larkin and also the first ever use of the flying cage in the United States to accommodate the kickboxing/MMA hybrid event.

Main Card (9 PM ET, Spike)

Ben Henderson 24-7-0 vs. Patricky Freire 17-8-0

Lightweight bout

Patricky Freire def. Benson Henderson via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Java Ayala 10-5-0 vs. Roy Nelson 22-14-0

Heavyweight bout

Roy Nelson def. Javy Ayala by unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-28)

Paul Daley 39-15-2 vs. Lorenz Larkin 18-6-0

Welterweight bout

Paul Daley def. Lorenz Larkin by KO (punches) at 2:40 of round 2

Justin Linn 7-3-0 vs. Aaron Pico 0-1-0

Featherweight bout

Aaron Pico def. Justin Linn by KO (left hook) at 3:45 of round 1

Adam Piccolotti 9-0-0 vs. Goiti Yamauchi 21-3-0

Lightweight bout

Goiti Yamauchi def. Adam Piccolotti by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:19 of round 1

Preliminary Card (6:30 PM ET, Online)

Tony Johnson 11-3-0 vs. Mike Ortega 1-1-0

Heavyweight bout

Tony Johnson def. Mike Ortega by KO (punch) at 1:49 of R2

Brooke Mayo 0-0-0 vs. Kaytlin Neil 0-0-0

Flyweight bout

Kaytlin Neil def. Brooke Mayo via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Gaston Bolanos 0-0-0 vs. Brandon Laroco 0-0-0

Featherweight bout

Brandon Laroco def. Gaston Bolanos by technical submission (Triangle) at 2:16 of R2

Jaimelene Nievera 0-0-0 vs. Corina Herrera 2-0-0

Bantamweight bout

Jaymee Nievara def. Corina Herrera by unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-27)

Fernando Gonzalez 0-0-0 vs. Alex Lopez 3-0-0

Featherweight bout

Fernando Gonzalez def. Alex Lopez via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Justin Tenedora 0-0-0 vs. Ricardo Vasquez 0-0-0

Featherweight bout

Ricardo Vasquez def. Justin Tenedora via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 2:39

J.J. Okanovich 3-1-0 vs. Luis Jauregui 3-2-0

Lightweight bout

J.J. Okanovich def. Luis Jauregui via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 0:42

Daniel Gonzalez 0-3-0 vs. Anthony Castrejon 0-0-0

Bantamweight bout

Daniel Gonzalez def. Anthony Castrejon via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 4:03