Bellator Season Six featherweight finalist Marlon ‘The Monster from Rio’ Sandro (22-4) says he’s ready for his next fight which is to take place next month as part of Bellator 81 against “The Ultimate Fighter” season fourteen participant Dustin ‘The Beast’ Neace (23-18).
Sandro broke the news on Twitter (@351marlon) announcing his next fight for the Bellator 81 event, revealing his opponent to MMAjunkie.com this weekend.
Bellator 81 is expected to take place on November 16, 2012 at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island. The event will feature the lightweight semi-finals for Bellator’s Season Seven tournament.
Sandro looks to bounce back from a loss, after suffering a second straight tournament final loss this past May in the Season Six tournament versus Daniel Straus as part of the Bellator 68 event. The Brazilian made his way into the final by defeating Roberto Vargas and Alexandre Bezerra. The other tournament loss was to division champion Pat Curran at Bellator 48.
Neace hasn’t been in action since he debuted in the Octagon in December 2011 versus cast member Bryan Caraway. The fight would end via second round submission after Caraway sank in a rear-naked choke. It was Neace second straight loss after another submission defeat at a Colosseum Combat event in February 2011 vresus David Lowe. ‘The Beast’ has earned five wins by (T)KO and eighteen by submission.