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Bellator 97
  • Wednesday 07.31.2013 at 07:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Spike TV | Prelims: Spike.com
  • Promotion: Bellator MMA
  • Ownership: Bellator Sport Worldwide LLC
  • Venue: Santa Ana Star Center
  • Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
  • Enclosure: Cage
  • TV Announcers: Sean Wheelock, Jimmy Smith
  • Ring Announcer: Michael C. Williams
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Jimmy Smith
  • TV Ratings: 707,000 avg. viewers (981,000 peak)
  • MMA Bouts: 14
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Fight Card

Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts

Referees

  • Jason Herzog
    Chandler vs. Rickels (9), Askren vs. Koreshkov (8), Lawal vs. Noe (7), Leone vs. Baca (3), Silva vs. Lima (2)
  • Raul Porrata
    Minakov vs. Martinez (6), Downing vs. Pitbull (5)
  • Joe Coca
    Jenkins vs. Barreras (4)
  • Robert Romero
    Leyva vs. Brooks (1)

Fight Predictions

Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. Bellator 97 is closed for new predictions. 669 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.

Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: Bellator 97 Leaderboard

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