Abe Wagner

Bellator LXIX took place on May 18, 2012 at the L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background This event held the finals of the Season Six Middleweight tournament. With Hector Lombard leaving for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the Middleweight title was vacated. On April 25, 2012, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney announced that the winner of the Middleweight tournament finale between Maiquel Falcão and Andreas Spang will face Alexander Shlemenko to crown the company's new Middleweight champion.

Titan FC 17: Lashley vs. Ott was an MMA event held on March 25, 20011 in Kansas City, Kansas. The main event of Titan FC 17 saw Bobby Lashley take on John Ott. The bout was Lashley's first since his loss in Strikeforce, yet had originally been scheduled against a different opponent. Ott took the fight on less than two weeks notice at two weight classes above his normal middleweight frame.