Bellator CII took place on October 4, 2013 at Visalia Convention Center in Visalia, California. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV. Bellator 102 featured the Heavyweight Tournament Semifinals, Middleweight Tournament Semifinals and Summer Series bantamweight tournament final between Anthony Leone and Rafael "Morcego" Silva.
Bellator XCVIII took place on September 7, 2013 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV. It marked the season debut of season nine.
Royal Arena 1 was a mixed martial arts event held on March 10, 2012 at Broendby Hallen in Copenhagen, Denmark. The main card was broadcasted live on TV 2 Sport & the undercard streamed on the website of the Danish tabloid newspaper, Ekstra Bladet. It featured two middleweight tounament bouts: Mikkel Parlo vs. Marcin Tondryk & Nic Osei vs. Simon Carlsen. A highly anticipated welterweight match between Nicolas Dalby & Mikkel Guldbæk was cancelled due to a knee injury sustained by Guldbæk during training. Dalby instead faced Spanish top prospect Acoidan Duque.
