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Bellator 43 Results: Jay Hieron Vs. Rick Hawn, Joe Riggs Vs. Bryan Baker, And More

Join us tonight at SB Nation MMA as BloodyElbow.com's Mike Fagan (@Mike_Fagan_13) will be here to bring you live results and commentary for Bellator 43. Our coverage will begin in conjunction with the MTV2 broadcast starting at 9 p.m. ET, so be sure to make SB Nation MMA your home for this event.

This is the seventh event of Bellator Fighting Championships' fourth season, taking place at the First Council Casino in Newkirk, Oklahoma. The commentators for this event will be Sean Wheelock and Jimmy Smith.

For analysis about this event, BloodyElbow.com has previews, predictions and much more.

Tonight’s televised card features four bouts:

Jay Hieron vs. Rick Hawn
Bryan Baker vs. Joe Riggs
Chase Beebe vs. Jose Vega
Vince Lucero vs. Ron Sparks

The winner between Hieron and Hawn becomes the season four welterweight tournament winner, and receives a shot at current Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren. Baker lost to Alexander Shlemenko in season two's middleweight tournament finals. This is Joe Riggs' Bellator debut.

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