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Video: Bellator 183 Foundations Highlights Javy Ayala

Javy Ayala will be returning to the Bellator cage on Sept. 23 Ayala is going head-to-head with Roy Nelson inside the SAP Center in San Jose, California on the main card of Bellator 183. The event will air live on Spike. The official YouTube channel of Bellator posted their latest “Foundations” video. This time, Ayala […]

Javy Ayala will be returning to the Bellator cage on Sept. 23 Ayala is going head-to-head with Roy Nelson inside the SAP Center in San Jose, California on the main card of Bellator 183. The event will air live on Spike. The official YouTube channel of Bellator posted their latest “Foundations” video. This time, Ayala […]

Advert For Bellator 183: Henderson vs. ‘Pitbull’ Released (Video)

Bellator 183 is on the horizon and the official advert has been released. The event is set to take place inside the SAP Center in San Jose, California on Sept. 23. In the main event, former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title holder Benson Henderson will do battle with Patricky “Pitbull” Freire. In the co-main event, […]

Bellator 183 is on the horizon and the official advert has been released. The event is set to take place inside the SAP Center in San Jose, California on Sept. 23. In the main event, former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight title holder Benson Henderson will do battle with Patricky “Pitbull” Freire. In the co-main event, […]

Bellator 183 Lands Paul Daley vs. Lorenz Larkin

Bellator 183’s fight card continues to take shape, as welterweights Paul Daley and Lorenz Larkin have been added. Daley vs. Larkin will go down September 23 from the SAP Center in San Jose. The main event features Benson Henderson vs. Patricky “Pitbull” Freire. Both Daley (39-15-2) and Larkin (18-6) talked with The Telegraph after the […]

Bellator 183’s fight card continues to take shape, as welterweights Paul Daley and Lorenz Larkin have been added. Daley vs. Larkin will go down September 23 from the SAP Center in San Jose. The main event features Benson Henderson vs. Patricky “Pitbull” Freire. Both Daley (39-15-2) and Larkin (18-6) talked with The Telegraph after the […]

Paul Daley vs. Lorenz Larkin Set For Bellator 183

The card for Bellator 183 is shaping up to be a stellar one as a significant welterweight bout has been booked for the event. Bellator MMA officials have announced that Paul Daley will take on Lorenz Larkin. Bellator officials confirmed the bout following an initial report from The Telegraph. Daley (39-15-2) is coming off a […]

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The card for Bellator 183 is shaping up to be a stellar one as a significant welterweight bout has been booked for the event. Bellator MMA officials have announced that Paul Daley will take on Lorenz Larkin.

Bellator officials confirmed the bout following an initial report from The Telegraph.

Daley (39-15-2) is coming off a second-round submission loss to Rory MacDonald in the main event of Bellator 179 in May. It was a one-sided loss, to say the least, but now the British fighter looks to rebound against a fighter he apparently doesn’t think very highly of.

“Larkin is overrated,” Daley told The Telegraph. “I think that I gave Douglas Lima more of a fight when we fought. I brought it to him 100 percent. I don’t feel like Larkin did that. Not to mention, I don’t think Lima feared Larkin, and as a result, he underperformed. I think even Rory [MacDonald] feared me standing up. Granted, he has the superior ground skills, but he feared a stand-up exchange with me. Let’s see what Larkin does in San Jose.”

On the flip side, Larkin (18-6), who moved over to Bellator from the UFC earlier this year as a free agent, was given a 170-pound title shot against champion Douglas Lima in his promotional debut at Bellator NYC in June. However, he suffered a unanimous-decision loss.

“From the get-go with Scott [Coker], I made it clear that I want to stay active and get right back in there following my fights,” Larkin said. “After Bellator NYC I got a call, and I was chomping at the bit to take another high-level, competitive fight, and right now, Paul [Daley] is that guy.”

Bellator 183 is set to take place at SAP Center in San Jose, California on September 23rd. The main card airs on Spike TV while the preliminary card will air online. As of this writing, the bout order hasn’t been finalized. Here is the updated card:

Benson Henderson vs. Patricky Freire

Javy Ayala vs. Roy Nelson

Paul Daley vs. Lorenz Larkin

Aaron Pico vs. opponent TBA

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Ben Henderson vs. Patricky Freire Headlines Bellator 183

Bellator MMA has announced the main event of Bellator 183. Former WEC and UFC lightweight champion Ben Henderson will return to the cage at the event to take on Patricky Freire. Henderson’s only win in the Bellator cage is an injury TKO against Patricio Freire. Another bout has been revealed for the upcoming show. UFC […]

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Bellator MMA has announced the main event of Bellator 183. Former WEC and UFC lightweight champion Ben Henderson will return to the cage at the event to take on Patricky Freire. Henderson’s only win in the Bellator cage is an injury TKO against Patricio Freire.

Another bout has been revealed for the upcoming show. UFC veteran Roy “Big Country” Nelson (22-14) will take on Javy Ayala (10-5). Nelson’s contract with the UFC ended after he suffered a loss to Alexander Volkov in April, and he opted to sign with Bellator in free agency. Ayala, on the other hand, is coming off a shocking 16-second KO of Sergei Kharitonov at Bellator 163.

Henderson (24-7) has been out of action since losing a title fight to Michael Chandler back in November 2016 after he underwent surgery to repair a torn ACL, MCL, and meniscus, which he fought through during three bouts under the Bellator banner. He made his promotional debut back in April of 2016 but lost by decision to then-welterweight champion Andrey Koreshkov. He dropped to lightweight to beat Patricio Pitbull, who injured his leg during round two of a fight.

On the flip side, Freire(17-8) is coming off a sensational KO victory over former Strikeforce champ Josh Thomson in the Bellator 172 main event. This marked his first fight after he was knocked out by Chandler during a lightweight title bout. He has won three of his last four bouts, including a one-punch KO of Ryan Couture.

Bellator 183 takes place at the SAP Center in San Jose, California on Saturday, September 23rd. The main card will air live on Spike while the prelims will air online.

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