Cage Face

In what looks to be a promising and stacked card at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert ‘El Nino’ Melendez puts his Lightweight championship title on the line against Japanese superstar submission master Shinya Aoki. This match up has some serious lightweight ranking repercussions as Aoki is widely regarded as the number #2 lightweight in the world and with the recent loss of BJ Penn's title, Aoki may be able to lay claim as the top pound for pound lightweight in the world. Lets introduce you all to the fighters and how this battle may unfold!

Mixed Martial Arts fans will be treated to a thrilling affair this Saturday at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN on CBS when former UFC fighter Dan Henderson steps into the cage looking to make his way into history as he attempts to dethrone reigning Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields. Though Shields is the champion he is a big underdog in the fans eyes coming into the fight. Vegas odds makers even have the champion coming in at +325, something we rarely see when a champion defends his belt. Below is a breakdown of both fighters coming into this Saturdays bout!

With a highlight KO win over Bao Quach at Bellator 13, Georgi Karakhanyan certainly got the attention of every competitor in the Bellator Featherweight tournament. It was a explosive start to Bellator's second season as Karakhanyan joined the likes of Toby Imada, Yahir Reyes and Nick Pace to mark his place in Bellator KO folklore. Behind ever fighter there is a story and Georgi is no different. He shared his back history with us as well as other struggles he had to go through to reach where he is today.

Main event:

185 lbs.: Jake Shields (184 3/4) vs. Dan Henderson (185)

Main card (Televised):

205 lbs.: Gegard Mousasi (204 1/2) vs. Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal (204 1/4) 
155 lbs.: Gilbert Melendez (154 1/2) vs. Shinya Aoki (154 1/2)

Under card (May not be broadcast):

185 lbs.: Jason "Mayhem" Miller (185) vs. Tim Stout (186) 
170 lbs.: Zach Underwood (179 1/2) vs. Hunter Worsham (180 1/2) 
185 lbs.: Josh Schockman (205 1/4) vs. Cale Yarbrough (203 3/4) 
125 lbs.: Dustin Ortiz (125) vs. Justin Pennington (124 1/4) 
170 lbs.: Andrew Uhrich (171 1/2) vs. Dustin West (169 1/2) 
205 lbs.: Chris Hawk (205 3/4) vs. Ovince St. Preux (205 1/2) 
145 lbs.: Thomas Campbell (145 3/4) vs. Cody Floyd (145 1/4)

Result and Recap:

BOSTON, Mass. (April 7, 2010) - Tickets go on sale today for Bellator Fighting Championships' much-anticipated May 6th event at the historic Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre in Boston.

Tickets are available beginning at 10 a.m. ET at www.citicenter.org/bellator.