Douglas Lima vs. Michael Page (Welterweight) Leah McCourt vs. Jessica Borga (Featherweight) Robert Whiteford vs. Andrew Fisher (Featherweight) Luke Trainer vs. Yannick Bahati (Light Heavyweight) Yves Landu vs. Tim Wilde (Lightweight)
Bellator 196 featured a lightweight main event between Benson Henderson and Roger Huerta, returning to the promotion after a 7 year absence. The original main event between Adam Borics and James Gallagher was cancelled after a wrist injury was sustained by Gallagher during training.