Bellator 125 will take place on September 19, 2014 at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. The event will air live in prime time on Spike TV.Official fight card
Fight cardMiddleweight Doug Marshall vs. Melvin Manhoef
Middleweight Brian Rogers vs. Rafael Carvalho
Featherweight Martin Stapleton vs. Goiti Yamauchi
Heavyweight Javy Ayala vs. Raphael ButlerPreliminary Card (Spike.com)Welterweight Ron Keslar vs. Jesse Juarez
Welterweight Aaron Wilkinson vs. Chris Honeycutt
Featherweight Julio Cesar Neves vs. Poppies Martinez
Middleweight Granson Clark vs. George Zuniga
Featherweight Jonny Bonilla-Bowman vs. Sergio Cortez
Flyweight Oscar Ramirez vs. Matt Ramirez
Featherweight Joe Neal vs. Paul Luiz
Middleweight Rafael Carvalho vs. Anthony RuizBackgroundBellator 125 is scheduled to be headlined by a Middleweight match between Bellator veteran Doug Marshall and Bellator newcomer Melvin Manhoef.
Brian Rogers was originally scheduled to face James Irvin on this card. However, on September 1, it was revealed that Irvin was injured and Rogers will now face Brett Cooper.
Then, on September 9, it was announced that Cooper would have to pull out of the match due to a back injury; Rogers will now face promotional newcomer Rafael Carvalho.Sep 16 - Updated fight card & background