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Join us tonight (Saturday, May 11) on Bloody Elbow for live results and detailed play-by-play as Bellator 221 comes to you from the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
Bellator 221 boasts a rare champion vs. champion fight, the first semi-final bout of the Welterweight Grand Prix, the next chapter in the Jack Hager experiment, and a number of key prospects. This weekend’s Bellator event has flown under the radar, especially with UFC 237 on the horizon, but this show is an important showcase for the promotion. In recent years, Bellator has relied on legends and stars with existing name value to top their card.
Bellator 221 is a culmination of homegrown talent at their best. The main event features a champion vs. champion grudge match as Michael Chandler defends his lightweight title against featherweight champion Patricio Freire, the latter of whom looks to avenge his brother Patricky’s two losses to Chandler. The long-hyped Michael Page will face the single biggest challenge of his MMA career against former welterweight champion Douglas Lima.
Bellator mainstays A.J. McKee and Pat Curran clash on the main card and former WWE world-heavyweight champion Hager (Jack Swagger) continues to get reps in against T.J. Jones. Finally, touted featherweight prospect Tywan Claxton looks to build momentum at the expense of James Bennett in the main card opener.
You can watch the Bellator 221 prelims at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT in the video player below. Main card action then takes place exclusively on DAZN at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, or on Sky Sports if you’re in the United Kingdom.
Here’s the full fight card:
Main card (DAZN, 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT)
Michael Chandler vs. Patricio Freire
Douglas Lima vs. Michael Page
A.J. McKee vs. Pat Curran
Jake Hager vs. T.J. Jones
Tywan Claxton vs. James Bennett
Undercard (Online, 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT)
Adil Benjilany vs. Cris Lencioni
Chris Gonzalez vs. Charlie Radtke
Bryan Bautista vs. Rob Finical
Adam Ward vs. Amartuvshin Khuukhenkhuu
Jose Leon vs. Christian Rodriguez
James Bochnovic vs. Robert Morrow
Dave Latoria vs. Jason Belyew: no contest (unintentional low blow followed by KO punch)
Jesse Bazzi def. Joey Diehl via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Josh Streacker def. Scott Writz via KO (punch) at 3:33 of round 2