12 Facts About Rich Hale

Richard "Rich" Hale was born on May 17,1985 and is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division.

Rich Hale has a record of 13 wins and 2 losses in his career under the promotion.

Rich Hale won the Rage in the Cage Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Championships.

In February 2011, Bellator announced that Rich Hale would be a part of the Bellator Season Four Light Heavyweight Tournament and that he would National Champion wrestler Nik Fekete in the quarterfinals.

Rich Hale made his Bellator debut on March 26,2011 at Bellator 38 where he defeated Nik Fekete via technical submission to move on to the Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinals.

Rich Hale won by a narrow split decision to move on to the Light Heavyweight Tournament Finals where he fought Christian M'Pumbu at Bellator 45.

In late 2012, Rich Hale moved up in weight as he joined the Heavyweight Tournament in Bellator's Season Seven.

Rich Hale faced Mike Wessel in the opening quarter-finals at Bellator 75 on October 5,2012.

Rich Hale won the fight via vicious TKO, stopping his opponent via strikes at just 1:19 into the first round.

Rich Hale faced Russian Alexander Volkov in the final, with the winner awarded the Bellator Heavyweight Championship.

Rich Hale was knocked out in the first round by ground and pound from Martinez.

Rich Hale faced Blagoi Ivanov in the opening round of the Bellator Season Ten Heavyweight Tournament at Bellator 111 on March 7,2014.