Emmanuel Sanchez Dominates Daniel Weichel To Progress In Featherweight Grand Prix

SanchezBellator Featherweight Emmanuel Sanchez has secured himself a fight with the Bellator Featherweight titleholder after defeats Daniel Weichel by shut out decision victory. After a competitive first round the momentum quickly shifted once Sanchez was able to land a brutal body shot immediately dropping Weichel. Showcasing his impressive durability Weichel was able to weather the […]

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Bellator Featherweight Emmanuel Sanchez has secured himself a fight with the Bellator Featherweight titleholder after defeats Daniel Weichel by shut out decision victory.

After a competitive first round the momentum quickly shifted once Sanchez was able to land a brutal body shot immediately dropping Weichel. Showcasing his impressive durability Weichel was able to weather the storm, however, he was not able to find his rhythm again and wound up being defeated in ever round following.

Going to the judges scorecards Sanchez took the victory 48-46, 49-46, 49-5.

A victory in this fight was pivotal as it set the winner up with the winner of Bellator 252’s main event that sees Featherweight champion Patricio Pitbull take on Pedro Carvalho. The winner of this bout will be the titleholder heading forward to the semi-finals of the Bellator Featherweight grand Prix.

Today’s victory puts Sanchez on a three-fight winning streak with his last loss coming to the current champion Patricio Pitbull. With a victory against Carvalho, Sanchez will get his opportunity to avenge his last loss.

Daniel Weichel Focused For Bellator 241 (Interview)

Daniel Weichel is focused, like all the competitors on his fight Friday night at Bellator 241. The 35-year-old featherweight is scheduled to face Emmanuel Sanchez in the quarterfinal round of the Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix. They are the co-main …

Daniel Weichel is focused, like all the competitors on his fight Friday night at Bellator 241. The 35-year-old featherweight is scheduled to face Emmanuel Sanchez in the quarterfinal round of the Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix. They are the co-main event for Bellator 241, which will be a very unique one at Mohegan Sun. On Thursday, […]

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Bellator Spring & Summer 2020 Showcase Live Stream Today (March 9)

Bellator is ready to roll out a live stream of their media-only press event showcasing key matchups this spring and summer. Today (March 9), the Bellator Spring & Summer 2020 Showcase will be streamed live. The press event will begin at 12 p.m. ET….

Bellator is ready to roll out a live stream of their media-only press event showcasing key matchups this spring and summer. Today (March 9), the Bellator Spring & Summer 2020 Showcase will be streamed live. The press event will begin at 12 p.m. ET. A slew of fighters on the Bellator roster including champions and […]

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Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix Quarterfinals Set

Bellator concluded the round of 16 of their Featherweight Grand Prix at Bellator 228 last night in Inglewood, California. Already moving on to the quarterfinals was Emmanuel Sanchez, Derek Campos, Adam Borics, and Pedro Carvalho. In the second part, it was A.J. McKee, Darrion Caldwell, Daniel Weichel, and Patricio Freire who got their hand raised. […]

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Bellator concluded the round of 16 of their Featherweight Grand Prix at Bellator 228 last night in Inglewood, California.

Already moving on to the quarterfinals was Emmanuel Sanchez, Derek Campos, Adam Borics, and Pedro Carvalho. In the second part, it was A.J. McKee, Darrion Caldwell, Daniel Weichel, and Patricio Freire who got their hand raised.

Following all the fights, Bellator decided to a selection show where fighters could choose one of four dates, or an opponent if the options was available. In a random draw by picking cards the order and what they choose are as follows.

  • McKee received first pick, chose December.
  • Borics received the second pick, chose January
  • Caldwell received the third pick, chose March
  • Weichel received the fourth pick, chose February
  • Sanchez received the fifth pick and chose Weichel in February.
  • Campos received the sixth pick and chose McKee in December
  • Carvalho received the seventh pick and chose Caldwell in March
  • Freire received eighth pick and the “champ’s choice,” which gave him the power to override and choose whatever fight he wanted. He chose Carvalho in March. Meaning, Caldwell was shifted to fight Borics in January.

So, in the quarter-finals, the matchups are as follows.

  • A.J. McKee vs. Derek Campos – December 2019
  • Adam Borics vs. Darrion Caldwell – January 2020
  • Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Daniel Weichel – February 2020
  • Patricio Freire vs. Pedro Carvalho (featherweight title on the line) – March 2020

Bellator got a ton of props from fans, media, and fighters for the creativity behind this. They let the fighters pick the bracket, and when, where, and who they wanted to fight.

At this time, December is set to be in Hawaii, January at The Forum, and Scott Coker said they are still working on February and March, where February will most likely be on Connecticut.

Who do you think will win the quarterfinal matchups?

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Bellator 203 Live Results

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, July 14, 2018) will come in the form of Bellator 203. Headlining the card are Patricio “Pitbull” Freire and Daniel Weichel, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card.

Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (c) and Daniel Weichel meet in a women’s featherweight title bout in the main event.

Alessio Sakara and Jamie Sloane meet in a light heavyweight bout in the co-main event.

Andrey Koreshkov vs. Vaso Bakocevic is next in a welterweight bout.

Michele Martignoni vs. Simone D’Anna is up next.

Will Fleury  vs. Alen Amedovski is up next.

Opening the main card on Paramount Network is Simone La Preziosa vs. Maxim Radu in a middleweight bout. In round 1, Radu got the takedown right out of the gate and locked in a guillotine choke but Preziosa got out of it and stood up. Radu took him down again and got side control where Preziosa landed some big elbows. Radu landed some big strikes while on top but Preziosa got back to his feet before being taken down again with a minute and half to go. Radu landed big shots to earn the TKO win.

Here are the results for this event:

MAIN CARD (Paramount Network/9:00 PM EST)

Bellator Featherweight Championship: Patricio “Pitbull” Freire (c) vs. Daniel Weichel

Alessio Sakara vs. Jamie Sloane

Andrey Koreshkov vs. Vaso Bakocevic

Michele Martignoni vs. Simone D’Anna

Will Fleury  vs. Alen Amedovski

Lightweight: Maxim Radu def. Simone La Preziosa via TKO at 4:50 of Round 1.

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Bellator 203 Weigh-ins: Freire & Weichel Both Make Weight

The MMA portion of Saturday’s Bellator 203 card in Italy will go ahead, following a successful round of weigh-ins on Friday. Every one of the 12 fighters scheduled for the six-bout MMA card made weight. Bellator 203 is scheduled to go down at the Foro …

The MMA portion of Saturday’s Bellator 203 card in Italy will go ahead, following a successful round of weigh-ins on Friday. Every one of the 12 fighters scheduled for the six-bout MMA card made weight. Bellator 203 is scheduled to go down at the Foro Italico in Rome. It will air on same-day delay on […]

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