On the night of April 1, California (USA) hosted Bellator 293 mixed martial arts tournament, the main event of which was the heavyweight fight between Brazilian Marcelo Golm and American Daniel James.
- Daniel James def. Marcelo Golm by TKO in the third round;
- Cat Zingano def. Leah McCourt by unanimous decision;
- John Salter def. Aaron Jeffery by unanimous decision;
- Luke Trainer def. Sullivan Cauley by submission (rear-naked choke) in the first round;
- Archie Colgan def. Justin Montalvo by TKO in the first round.
Prelims:
- Rakim Cleveland def. Christian Edwards by submission (standing guillotine choke) in the third round;
- Mike Hamel def. Nick Browne by TKO (head kick, punches) in the first round;
- Adam Piccolotti def. Mandel Nallo by submission (rear-naked choke) in the third round;
- Sara Collins def. Pam Sorenson by submission (armbar) in the first round;
- Jeff Creighton def. Joey Davis by split decision;
- Lucas Brennan def. Josh San Diego by submission (rear-naked choke) in the first round;
- Vladimir Tokov def. Lance Gibson Jr. by knockout (punches) in the first round;
- Randi Field def. Ashley Cummins by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) Bryce Meredith def. Brandon Carrillo by submission (rear-naked choke) in the second round;
- Mackenzie Stiller def. Benson Henderson by submission (armbar) in the first round.