Bellator 221: “Chandler vs. Pitbull” takes place at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., (just outside of Chicago) this weekend (Sat., May 11, 2019), as Michael Chandler (19-4) defends his Lightweight title against Featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (28-4) in a huge “super” fight.
Bellator MMA has loaded up this DAZN exclusive card with huge fights including a Welterweight Grand Prix semi-final between two time champ Douglas Lima (30-7) and his undefeated opponent Michael “Venom” Page, and a key Featherweight fight between “Mercenary” A.J. McKee (13-0) and another two time champ in Pat Curran (23-7).
All of these men plus former WWE superstar Jake Hager (Jack Swagger) and his opponent T.J Jones along with Bellator President Scott Coker participate in a live media press conference and luncheon at Ditka’s on May 9th at 1 PM ET. Although the event is closed to the general public, Bellator’s live video stream for said same can be found above.
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