Bellator 226: Bader vs. Kongo is a mixed martial arts event to take place on September 7, 2019 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, United States.
Fight Card
Main Card
Heavyweight Ryan Bader (c) vs. Cheick Kongo For the Bellator Heavyweight Championship
Featherweight Sam Sicilia vs. Roberto de Carvalho Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix First Round bout
Featherweight Daniel Straus vs. Derek Campos Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix First Round bout
Featherweight Pat Curran vs. Ádám Borics Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix First Round bout
Featherweight Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Tywan Claxton Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix First Round bout
Featherweight Gaston Bolanos vs. Daniel Carey
Preliminary Card
Featherweight John Maċapa vs. Ashleigh Grimshaw
Middleweight Ivan Batinich vs. Daniel Compton
Middleweight Cornelius Savage vs. Evan Gubera
Lightweight Christopher Gonzalez vs. Luis Vargas
Bantamweight Cass Bell vs. Isaiah Rocha
Middleweight Favian Gutierrez vs. Alan Benson
Women's Featherweight Amber Leibrock vs. Jessica Borga
Catchweight (140 lbs.) Peter Ishiguro vs. Elias Anderson
Welterweight James Terry vs. Batsumberel Dagvadorj
Flyweight Daniel Gonzalez vs. Jonathan Adams
Lightweight Adam Piccolotti vs. Jacob Smith
Featherweight Hyder Amil vs. Ignacio Ortiz
Welterweight Abraham Vaesau vs. Renato Alves
Catchweight (180 lbs.) Albert Gonzalez vs. Tyson Miller
Background
The event will featured the first four bouts in the Bellator Featherweight World Grand Prix.
The event will feature a Bellator Heavyweight Championship bout between the champion Ryan Bader and Cheick Kongo.