Bellator XLII is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event is scheduled to take place on April 23, 2011 at the Lucky Star Casino in Concho, Oklahoma. The card is expected to feature second round fights in the Bellator Season Four Tournament. The event will be distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Main Card
* Light Heavyweight Semifinal bout: United States Richard Hale vs. United States D.J. Linderman
* Featherweight bout: England Ronnie Mann vs. United States Josh Arocho
* Light Heavyweight Semifinal bout: United States Tim Carpenter vs. France Christian M'Pumbu
Local Feature Fights
* Featherweight bout: United States Owen Evinger vs. United States Brandon Shelton
* Catchweight (190 lbs) bout: United States Chris Bell vs. United States Jared Hess
* Bantamweight bout: United States Shane Howell vs. United States Mark Oshiro
* Bantamweight bout: Brazil Luiz Alberto Nogueira vs. United States Jerod Spoon
* Heavyweight bout: United States Mark Holata vs. United States Tracy Willis
Background
Bellator Heavyweight champion Cole Konrad was scheduled to compete in a non-title "super fight" bout against Paul Buentello at this event. However, on April 19, it was revealed that Buentello had to pull out of the bout due to a back injury.
Former Sengoku fighter Ronnie Mann was expected to make his Bellator debut at Bellator 40. However, visa issues kept Mann from entering the United States, the fight has been moved to this card.
Chris Guillen was originally set to fight Mark Holata, but Guillen suffered a last minute injury and was replaced by Tracy Willis.
