Bellator 63 LXIII is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by Bellator Fighting Championships. It is scheduled to take place on March 30, 2012 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event will be distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Official Card
Main Card
Welterweight Quarterfinal bout: France Karl Amoussou vs. United States Chris Lozano
Welterweight Quarterfinal bout: United States Raul Amaya vs. United States Ben Saunders
Welterweight Quarterfinal bout: United States Jordan Smith vs. United States David Rickels
Welterweight Quarterfinal bout: United States Bryan Baker vs. Brazil Carlos Alexandre Pereira
Local Feature Fights (Spike.com)
Women's (125 lbs) bout: United States Marianna Kheyfets vs. United States Munah Holland
Middleweight bout: United States Dan Cramer vs. United States Jeff Nader
Welterweight bout: Russia Andrey Koreshkov vs. United States Tiawan Howard
Featherweight bout: United States Saul Almeida vs. United States Matt Bessette
Heavyweight bout: United States Parker Porter vs. United States Randy Smith
Catchweight (165 lbs) bout: United States Ryan Quinn vs. United States Marc Stevens
Featherweight bout: United States Pete Rogers vs. United States Brandon Fleming
Background
The event will host the opening round of Bellator's Season Six Welterweight Tournament.
War Machine was expected to fight Karl Amoussou in the opening round of the welterweight tournament. However, War Machine was sentenced to a year in prison and was forced out of the bout and the tournament.
Brian Foster was scheduled to face David Rickels in the opening round of the welterweight tournament, but was not medically cleared for the event. Stepping in to fight Rickels will be newcomer Jordan Smith.
Mar 19 - updated fightcard
Mar 22 - updated fightcard (Brian Foster out, Jordan Smith in)
Mar 27 - updated fightcard & background
Mar 30 - updated fightcard & background