Bellator 83 Preview: Zoila Gurgel Does Not Like Jessica Eye

Bellator women’s 115-lb champion Zoila Gurgel returns to the cage tonight at Bellator 83 and will face opponent Jessica Eye in the cage at Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The two fighters will meet in prime time on the MTV2 broadcasted main card.

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Bellator women’s 115-lb champion Zoila Gurgel returns to the cage tonight at Bellator 83 and will face opponent Jessica Eye in the cage at Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The two fighters will meet in prime time on the MTV2 broadcasted main card.

Bellator 83: Martinez vs. Shamhalaev Event Card & Weigh-in Results

The official weigh-ins for Friday’s (Dec. 7, 2012) Bellator 83: Martinez vs. Shamhalaev event are set to go down this afternoon in Caesars Atlantic City. The same site hosts the live MTV2 event tomorrow in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Season Seven event features the featherweight tournament final pitting Rad Martinez and Russian Shahbulat Shamhalaev […]

The official weigh-ins for Friday’s (Dec. 7, 2012) Bellator 83: Martinez vs. Shamhalaev event are set to go down this afternoon in Caesars Atlantic City. The same site hosts the live MTV2 event tomorrow in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

The Season Seven event features the featherweight tournament final pitting Rad Martinez and Russian Shahbulat Shamhalaev against one another in the main event.

Bellator Women’s strawweight champ Zoila Gurgel returns to the cage for the second time this year and will face Jessica Eye in a non-title flyweight match.

Former Bellator bantamweight champ Zach Makovsky also returns to the cage, his first fight since losing the title earlier this year by taking on Anthony Leone.

The main card for Bellator 83 will air on MTV2 starting at 8pm EST (5pm PST) with the prelim card streaming live at Spike.com starting at approx. 6pm EST.

Main Card (MTV2)

Featherweight Season Seven tournament final: Rad Martinez (145.5) vs. Shahbulat Shamhalaev (146)
Women’s flyweight bout: Zoila Gurgel (124.5) vs. Jessica Eye (124.5)
Bantamweight bout: Zach Makovsky (135.5) vs. Anthony Leone (136)

Preliminary Card (Spike.com)

Heavyweight bout: Mike Wessel (263) vs. Alexei Kudin (237)
Lightweight bout: Darrel Horcher vs. (156) Chris Liguori (156)
Featherweight bout: Brylan Van Artsdalen (145) vs. Terrell Hobbs (145.5)
Flyweight bout: Tuan Pham (128)* vs. Matthew Lozano (125)
Bantamweight bout: Bo Harris (135.5) vs. Claudio Ledesma (135.5)
Bantameight bout: Jesse Brock (135.5) vs. Jimmie Rivera (136)

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Bellator Fighting Championships returns to Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey for today’s official Bellator 83 weigh-ins. The Season Seven event features a featherweight tournament final between fighters Rad Martinez and Russian Shahbulat Shamhalaev. Also Bellator 115-lbs champ Zoila Gurgel will meet Jessica Eye in a non-title match. Today’s official weigh-ins kicks off at 5pm EST (2pm PST) with the live event going on tomorrow (Dec. 7) at 6:30pm EST.

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Bellator Fighting Championships returns to Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey for today’s official Bellator 83 weigh-ins. The Season Seven event features a featherweight tournament final between fighters Rad Martinez and Russian Shahbulat Shamhalaev. Also Bellator 115-lbs champ Zoila Gurgel will meet Jessica Eye in a non-title match. Today’s official weigh-ins kicks off at 5pm EST (2pm PST) with the live event going on tomorrow (Dec. 7) at 6:30pm EST.

Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner Attila Vegh Forced Out Of Bellator 84 Title Fight Due To Injury

Bellator Summer Series 2012 light heavyweight tournament winner Attila Vegh (28-4-2) has been forced out of an upcoming Bellator 84 title with division champ Christian ‘Tonton’ M’Pumbu (18-4-1) due to injury. The injury to Vegh was reported by MMAjunkie.com who confirmed the news with sources close to Bellator. No details on the nature of the […]

Bellator Summer Series 2012 light heavyweight tournament winner Attila Vegh (28-4-2) has been forced out of an upcoming Bellator 84 title with division champ Christian ‘Tonton’ M’Pumbu (18-4-1) due to injury.

The injury to Vegh was reported by MMAjunkie.com who confirmed the news with sources close to Bellator. No details on the nature of the injury were noted.

The two fighters are now expected to meet sometime during Season Eight on Spike TV, if Vegh has recovered by that time.

Bellator 84 will take place on December 14, 2012 at the Horeshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. The event will feature the Season Seven finals in the Heavyweight and Lightweight divisions, pitting Alexander Volkov vs. Richard Hale and Marcin Held vs. Dave Jansen respectively.

Vegh rolled through the Summer Series tournament with wins over Zelg Galesic at Bellator 71, Emanuel Newton at Bellator 72, and against Travis Wiuff at Bellator 73. The win over Wiuff was Vegh’s eight straight win, making hims 8-1-1 in his last ten bouts.

M’Pumbu hasn’t fought since October 2011 when he fought Wiuff in a non-title bout as part of Bellator 55. ‘Tonton’ would lose by decision becoming the first Bellator champ to lose a non-title match. The French fighter won the inaugural light heavyweight title in May 2011 by stopping Hale by TKO at Bellator 45.

“You Have To Be Able To Handle Winning And Losing,” Former Bellator Champ Zack Makovsky

Former Bellator bantamweight champion Zach ‘Fun Size’ Makovsky (14-3) will return to action this Friday (Dec. 7) when he steps into the cage against opponent Anthony Leone on the main card of Bellator 83. Makovsky looks to bounce back from a title loss to Eduardo Dantas this past April, feeling that the defeat will help to make him a better fighter by learning from his past.

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Former Bellator bantamweight champion Zach ‘Fun Size’ Makovsky (14-3) will return to action this Friday (Dec. 7) when he steps into the cage against opponent Anthony Leone on the main card of Bellator 83. Makovsky looks to bounce back from a title loss to Eduardo Dantas this past April, feeling that the defeat will help to make him a better fighter by learning from his past.

‘King Mo’ Lawal To Make Bellator Debut On Jan. 17th

Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (8-1, 1NC) is set to debut inside the Bellator cage next month when he enters the promotions Season Eight light heavyweight tournament. Lawal will debut on Spike TV on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at the UCI Bren Events Center in Irvine, California against an unnamed opponent. […]

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Former Strikeforce light heavyweight champ Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal (8-1, 1NC) is set to debut inside the Bellator cage next month when he enters the promotions Season Eight light heavyweight tournament.

Lawal will debut on Spike TV on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at the UCI Bren Events Center in Irvine, California against an unnamed opponent.

The news was announced by MMAFighting.com who learned of the date from sources close to the event.

Lawal signed with Bellator, as well as the pro-wrestling promotion TNA, earlier this year following his release from the Strikeforce promotion after posting negative comments on Twitter towards one of the commissioners on review board for the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The NSAC suspended ‘King Mo’s’ license for nine-months following a positive steroid test this past January.

Lawal tested positive for drostanolone, an anabolic steroid, following a knockout victory over Lorenz Larkin at the Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine show in Las Vegas. The win was overturned by the NSAC to a “No Contest” following the failed drug test.