Bellator XXVI is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event will take place on Thursday, August 26, 2010 at Kansas City Power & Light District in Kansas City, Missouri. The card will feature tournament fights in Bellator's third season. The event will be distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Fight Card

Tournament bouts

* Heavyweight bout: United States Mike Hayes vs. Russia Alexey Oleinik
* Bantamweight bout: United States Jose Vega vs. United States Danny Tims
* Women's (115 lbs.) bout: Republic of Ireland Aisling Daly vs. United States Lisa Ward

Non-Tournament bouts

* Catchweight (175 lbs) bout: United States Tyler Stinson vs. United States Steve Carl
* Middleweight bout: United States Zak Cummings vs. United States Rudy Bears
* Featherweight bout: United States Brian Davidson vs. United States Kevin Croom
* Middleweight bout: United States Brian Imes vs. United States John Ott
* Light Heavyweight bout: United States Demetrius Richards vs. United States Jeb Chiles

Background

Rory Markham was scheduled to fight Steve Carl, however Markham was not medically cleared. Tyler Stinson has taken his place