Bellator 256 took place Friday, April 9th from the Mohegan Sun Hotel & Casino in Uncasville, CT. The main card aired live on Showtime and was headlined by a lightheavyweight grand prix opening round bout between Ryan Bader and Lyoto Machida. The preliminary card aired live and free on YouTube (embedded below).
Main Card (Live on Showtime, 9:00 PM EST)
-Ryan Bader defeated Lyoto Machida by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-45, 49-45)
-Liz Carmouche defeated Vanessa Porto by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
-Adam Borics defeated Jeremy Kennedy by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
-Cat Zingano defeated Olivia Parker by Submission (Armbar, Round 1, 2:56)
-Dan Moret defeated Goiti Yamauchi by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Preliminary Card (Live on YouTube, 6:00 PM EST)
-Dalton Rosta defeated Tony Johnson by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
-Talita Nogueira defeated Jessica Borga by Unanimous (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
-Jornel Lugo defeated Cass Bell by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
-Cody Law defeated Nathan Ghareeb Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
-Jylon Bates defeated Jeffrey Glossner by Submission (Guillotine Choke, Round 2, 1:27)
-Nainoa Dung defeated Izzy William by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
-Diana Avsaragova defeated Tara Graff by KO (Punches, Round 1, 0:29)
-John Douma defeated Will Smith by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)