Bellator 80 adds Martinez-Fabiano, Richman vs. Shamhalaev tourney semifinals...

Following Friday's Bellator 76 event and the opening round of the Season 7 featherweight tournament, the matchups are now set for the semifinal round.

They take place at Bellator 80 with Rad Martinez (13-2 MMA, 3-0 BFC) vs. Wagnney Fabiano (15-3 MMA, 1-0 BFC) and Mike Richman (13-1 MMA, 2-0 BFC) vs. Shahbulat Shamhalaev (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), an official confirmed with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

Bellator 80 takes place Nov. 9 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.

As usual, the main card airs on MTV2 following prelims on Spike.com.

The opening round of the 145-pound tournament took place Friday in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The fighters are looking for $100,000 in total pay and a guaranteed title shot by winning the eight-man tournament.

Martinez picked up his fourth straight win by defeating Nazareno Malegarie via unanimous decision. He's been paired with Fabiano, a former WEC fighter and ex-IFL champ who submitted Akop Stepanyan in his opening-round matchup, which also marked his Bellator debut.

Richman, meanwhile, built off an April win over Chris Horodecki by scoring a vicious 23-second head-kick KO of Jeremy Spoon in his opening-round matchup. He now meets Shamhalaev, a Russian who moved his unbeaten streak to nine fights with a first-round TKO of Cody Bollinger.

The latest Bellator 80 card now includes:
Owen Evinger vs. Joe Warren
Wagnney Fabiano vs. Rad Martinez - featherweight-tourney semifinal
Mike Richman vs. Shahbulat Shamhalaev - featherweight-tourney semifinal
Jessica Aguilar vs. TBA

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