Bellator LXIX (69) is scheduled to take place on May 18, 2012 at the L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The event will be distributed live in prime time by MTV2.


Official Fight Card

Main Card

Middleweight Brazil Maiquel Falcão vs Sweden Andreas Spang Middleweight tournament final
Welterweight United States David Rickels vs France Karl Amoussou Welterweight tournament semifinal
Women's 125 lbs. Japan Megumi Fujii vs United States Jessica Aguilar
Heavyweight United States Ron Sparks vs United States Kevin Asplund

Preliminary Fights

Heavyweight United States Mark Holata vs United States Abe Wagner
Welterweight Russia Andrey Koreshkov vs United States Derrick Krantz
Lightweight United States E.J. Brooks vs United States Kalvin Hackney
Light Heavyweight United States Josh Burns vs United States Richard Hale
Lightweight United States Josh Quayhagen vs United States Cliff Wright
Featherweight United States Shanon Slack vs United States Booker Arthur


Background

This event will hold the finals of the Season Six Lightweight tournament.

Heavyweights Ron Sparks and Kevin Asplund will compete in a tournament eliminator bout for a spot in the Bellator Season Seven Heavyweight tournament.

With Hector Lombard leaving for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the Middleweight title was vacated. On April 25, 2012, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney announced that the winner of the Middleweight tournament finale between Maiquel Falcão and Andreas Spang will face Alexander Shlemenko to crown the company's new Middleweight champion.



May 15 - updated fightcard, poster & background

May 15 - updated fightcard, poster & background

MAIN CARD (MTV2)
Maiquel Falcao (188) vs. Andreas Spang (185.8)+ - middleweight-tourney finale
Karl Amoussou (170) vs. David Rickels (170.6) - welterweight-tourney semifinal
Jessica Aguilar (115.6) vs. Megumi Fujii (116)
Kevin Asplund (239) vs. Ron Sparks (264.6)

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike.com)
Josh Quayhagen (158.2) vs. Cliff Wright (155.6)^
Emanuel "E.J." Brooks (156.6) vs. Kalvin Hackney (156)*
Booker Arthur (145.4) vs. Shanon Slack (146)
Andrey Koreshkov (170.8) vs. Derrick Krantz (170.8)
Josh Burns (206) vs. Richard Hale (205.5)
Mark Holata (250.6) vs. Abe Wagner (248.8)


+ - Falcao has been given additional time to lose an additional 2 pounds
^ - Quayhagen has been given additional time to lose an additional 2.2 pounds
* - Brooks has been given additional time to lose an additional 0.6 pounds

Second attemp:

MAIN CARD (MTV2)
Maiquel Falcao (186) vs. Andreas Spang (185.8)+ - middleweight-tourney finale
Karl Amoussou (170) vs. David Rickels (170.6) - welterweight-tourney semifinal
Jessica Aguilar (115.6) vs. Megumi Fujii (116)
Kevin Asplund (239) vs. Ron Sparks (264.6)

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike.com)
Josh Quayhagen (158.2) vs. Cliff Wright (155.6)^
Emanuel "E.J." Brooks (156) vs. Kalvin Hackney (156)
Booker Arthur (145.4) vs. Shanon Slack (146)
Andrey Koreshkov (170.8) vs. Derrick Krantz (170.8)
Josh Burns (206) vs. Richard Hale (205.5)
Mark Holata (250.6) vs. Abe Wagner (248.8)
^ - Quayhagen was fined 20 percent of purse for missing weight, bout will be contested as a catchweight