Bellator 29 was a
mixed martial arts event held by
Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, September 16, 2010, at
The Rave in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The card featured tournament fights in Bellator's third season. The event was distributed live in prime time by
FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.
Background Bellator 29 was the first sanctioned MMA event in Wisconsin. Chico Camus was set to compete against
Jameel Massouh in a catchweight bout. However, Camus injured his sternum in a car accident and was forced to withdraw from the bout. Kyle Dietz was set to be Camus' replacement; however, an illness forced
Ulysses Gomez out of his bout in the bantamweight tournament and
Bryan Goldsby, who was set to fight
Nik Mamalis, stepped in for Gomez and returned to the tournament. Dietz was dropped from the card, and Mamalis stepped in to fight Massoush. Justin Lemke was originally set to fight David Oliva, but Oliva was forced out of the bout due to weight issues.
Jason Guida stepped in for Oliva as his replacement. The Massouh/Mamalis bout was originally contracted as a 140 lb catchweight fight. Massouh initially weighed in two pounds over the limit, but successfully made weight two hours after the original weigh-in on a subsequent attempt. Jason Guida weighed in five pounds over the 210 lb catchweight limit in his bout against Justin Lemke.
Results ==Bellator 30==