Bellator 256

Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on April 9, 2021, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2
The poster for Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2
Promotion	Bellator MMA
Date	April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
Venue	Mohegan Sun Arena
City	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 255: Pitbull vs. Sanchez 2 Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2 Bellator 257: Nemkov vs. Davis 2

Background

The event was headlined by a Quarterfinal of the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament. The headliner was a rematch between former Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion Ryan Bader and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida.^[1]

The co-main event was to feature Corey Anderson facing off against former ACA Light Heavyweight Champion Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov.^[2] However, on March 26, it was announced that the bout will be moved to Bellator 257.^[3]

Jeffrey Glossner failed to make weight, coming 1.8 pounds over the limit for his bantamweight bout and has been fined a percentage of his purse.^[4]

Results

Main card (Showtime)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Ryan Bader	def.	Lyoto Machida	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–45, 49–45)	5	5:00	[a]
Women's Flyweight	Liz Carmouche	def.	Vanessa Porto	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Ádám Borics	def.	Jeremy Kennedy	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Featherweight	Cat Zingano	def.	Olivia Parker	Submission (armbar)	1	2:56
Lightweight	Dan Moret	def.	Goiti Yamauchi	Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Middleweight	Dalton Rosta	def.	Tony Johnson	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Women's Featherweight	Talita Nogueira	def.	Jessica Borga	Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27)	3	5:00	[b]
Bantamweight	Jornel Lugo	def.	Cass Bell	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Cody Law	def.	Nathan Ghareeb	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Catchweight (137.8 lb)	Jaylon Bates	def.	Jeffrey Glossner	Submission (Japanese necktie)	2	1:27	[c]
Lightweight	Nainoa Dung	def.	Izzy William	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Flyweight	Diana Avsaragova	def.	Tara Graff	KO (punches)	1	0:29
Bantamweight	John Douma	def.	Will Smith	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00

1. Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament Quarter-Final bout.
2. Nogueira was deducted a point in Round 2 due to repeated blows to the back of the head.
3. Glossner missed weight and was fined 20% of his purse.

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See also

• Martial Arts portal

• 2021 in Bellator MMA
• List of Bellator MMA events
• List of current Bellator fighters