Strikeforce Challengers 20: Britt vs. Sayers was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The fourteenth Challengers episode took place on November 18, 2011 at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Bellator LXVI took place on April 20, 2012 at I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

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.