Friday night Bellator MMA is back in action for the third consecutive week, and it’ll be their second straight weight of the Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix. At Bellator 256, former light heavyweight and current heavyweight champion Ryan Bader dominated Lyoto Machida to advance to the semi-finals where he will meet the winner of tonight’s co-main event feature.
You can watch the Bellator 257 live prelims on this page as well as an instant reaction
-Vadim Nemkov (c) defeated Phil Davis by Unanimous Decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)
-Corey Anderson defeated Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov by TKO (Strikes, Round 3, 2:15)
-Veta Arteaga defeated Desiree Yanez by Majority Decision (28-28, 29-27, 29-27)
-Paul Daley defeated Sabah Homasi by TKO (Strikes, Round 2, 1:44)
Preliminary Card (Live on YouTube, 5:30 PM EST)
-Julia Budd defeated Dayana Silva by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
-Julius Anglickas defeated Gregory Milliard by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
-Steve Mowry defeated Shaun Asher by TKO (Strikes, Round 1 ,0:55)
-Grachik Bozinyan defeated Demarques Jackson by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
-Raymond Daniels defeated Peter Stanonik by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-26)
-Lance Gibson Jr. defeated Marcus Surin by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
-Karl Albrektsson defeated Viktor Nemkov by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
-Mads Burnell defeated Saul Rogers by Submission (RNC, 4:08, Round 2)
-Pedro Carvalho defeated Jay Jay Wilson defeated Pedro Carvalho by TKO (Strikes, Round 2, 0:53)