On May 15, 2013, WSOF announced a 4 man tournament to crown an Inaugural Middleweight Champion that will take place at WSOF 5. The participants announced are as followed: Jesse Taylor, Elvis Mutapcic, David Branch & Danillo Villefort
Bellator 185: Mousasi vs. Shlemenko took place on October 20, 2017 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut . The main event was a middleweight fight between Gegard Mousasi and Alexander Shlemenko.
Bellator 180: Sonnen vs. Silva and Bellator 180 took place on June 24, 2017, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event aired both Spike TV and on PPV. A grudge match between rivals Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva served as the main event. The co-main event was a heavyweight bout between Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione. The pairing were supposed to meet at Bellator 172 but Mitrione had to be hospitalized due to kidney stones.
Rafael Lovato Jr. was originally scheduled to face John Salter on this card. However, Salter was pulled by the Illinois Athletic Commission due to an eye issue on April 24 and replaced by Gerald Harris. Due to the lateness of the rebooking, the bout was contested at a catchweight of 188 pounds.
Machida vs. Sonnen June 14, 2019 Madison Square Garden New York, NY The event featured a Bellator Welterweight Championship bout between the champion Rory MacDonald and Neiman Gracie. The bout served as both a title defense for MacDonald and a semi-final match in the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix. The event also featured a light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida and Chael Sonnen, as well as a Bellator Bantamweight Championship bout between current champ Darrion Caldwell and Kyoji Horiguchi. The bout was a rematch from the 2018 meeting between the two that took place at RIZIN 14 on New Year's Eve.
Bellator 246: Archuleta vs. Mix took place on September 12, 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Pitbull vs Sanchez
Phil Davis vs. Yoel Romero (Light Heavyweight) Neiman Gracie vs. Mark Lemminger (Welterweight) Alejandra Lara vs. DeAnna Bennett (Flyweight) Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Saul Rogers (Lightweight) Christian Edwards vs. Ben Parrish (Light Heavyweight)
Neiman Gracie vs. Logan Storley (Welterweight) Andrey Koreshkov vs. Chance Rencountre (Welterweight) Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Adam Piccolotti (Lightweight) Brennan Ward vs. Brandon Bell (Catchweight 175 lb) Davion Franklin vs. Said Sowma (Heavyweight)
Friday, August 12th 2022, Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, South Dakota USA
Ryan Bader vs. Fedor Emelianenko (Heavyweight) Johnny Eblen vs. Anatoly Tokov (Middleweight) Sabah Homasi vs. Brennan Ward (Welterweight)
