Bellator 196: Henderson vs. Huerta took place on April 6, 2018 at BOK Hall in Budapest, Hungary. The event aired on tape delay in prime time on Paramount Network. Bellator 196 featured a lightweight main event between Benson Henderson and Roger Huerta, returning to the promotion after a 7 year absence.
Benson Henderson
Roger Huerta
Adam Borics
Teodor Nikolov
Denise Kielholtz
Petra Částková
Brian Moore
Giorgio Belsanti
Ed Ruth
Ion Pascu
Norbert Novenyi Jr.
Mehmet Yueksel
Raymond Daniels
Djibril Ehouo
Alexey Ignashov
Dževad Poturak
Sabriye Şengül
Renata Rakoczi
Eder Lopes
John Wayne Parr
Jorina Baars
Athina Efmorfiadi