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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Patricky Freire vs. Derek Campos To Headline Bellator 181

Bellator MMA has announced the main event for their upcoming Bellator 181 event. The promotion is heading to WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma in July and they are coming with a lightweight bout that will see Patricky “Pitbull” Freire (17-8) take on Derek Campos (18-6). Freire will be looking to build on

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Bellator MMA has announced the main event for their upcoming Bellator 181 event. The promotion is heading to WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma in July and they are coming with a lightweight bout that will see Patricky “Pitbull” Freire (17-8) take on Derek Campos (18-6).

Freire will be looking to build on an impressive start to his 2017 campaign, following a second-round finish of Josh Thomson at Bellator 172. Having won seven of his last 10 bouts, Freire is on a roll as he continues to established himself as a contender for the lightweight title. 11 of his 12 career finishes coming by way of knockout, including each of his seven in Bellator.

Campos has also started off this year on the right foot as he earned a big win over Derek Anderson at Bellator 170 earlier this year. He will enter the Bellator cage for the 12th time. Having won nine of his last 12 contests, Campos is looking to avenge his earlier loss to “Pitbull” over three years ago at Bellator 117. Campos will also enter the bout riding a three-fight winning streak, which includes victories over Melvin Guillard and Anderson.

The event takes place on Friday, July 14th. The prelims will stream on Bellator.com and the Bellator Mobile App while the main card will air live and free on Spike at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT. Tickets for the event go on sale this Friday, April 28, 2017, at 10 a.m. CT and can be purchased at WinStar’s Global Event Center Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster and Bellator.com. Additional main and preliminary card bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Patricky Freire Will be ‘Happy’ to Fight Michael Chandler Again

Patricky Freire is coming off a huge win and wouldn’t oppose having a title rematch. “Pitbull” earned a knockout victory over former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson 10 nights ago at Bellator 172 inside the SAP Center in San Jose, California. Freire bounced back from his knockout loss at the hands of Michael Chandler back […]

Patricky Freire is coming off a huge win and wouldn’t oppose having a title rematch. “Pitbull” earned a knockout victory over former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson 10 nights ago at Bellator 172 inside the SAP Center in San Jose, California. Freire bounced back from his knockout loss at the hands of Michael Chandler back […]

Bellator 172 Salaries: Koscheck Banks For Knockout Loss

The California State Athletic Commission  (CSAC) released the Bellator 172 salaries on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. The event was supposed to headlined by heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko against former UFC veteran Matt Mitrione. However, Mitrione was pulled from the event due to kidney stones. Josh Thomson ($10,000) vs. Patricky “Pitbull” Freire ($80,000) in a lightweight

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The California State Athletic Commission  (CSAC) released the Bellator 172 salaries on Wednesday, February 22, 2017.

The event was supposed to headlined by heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko against former UFC veteran Matt Mitrione. However, Mitrione was pulled from the event due to kidney stones.

Josh Thomson ($10,000) vs. Patricky “Pitbull” Freire ($80,000) in a lightweight bout instead served as the main event. Round out the main card was Cheick Kongo ($75,000) vs. Oli Thompson ($25,000) in a heavyweight bout, Veta Arteaga ($12,000) vs. Brooke Mayo ($8,000) in a female flyweight bout and Josh Koscheck ($75,000) vs. Mauricio Alonso ($20,000) in a welterweight bout.

The full payouts include are listed here:

Patricky Freire ($40,000 + $40,000 = $80,000) def. Josh Thomson ($10,000)

Cheick Kongo ($75,000 + no win bonus = $75,000) def. Oli Thompson ($25,000)

Anatoly Tokov ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Francisco France ($12,000)

Veta Arteaga ($6,000 + $6,000 = $12,000) def. Brooke Mayo ($8,000)

Mauricio Alonso ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Josh Koscheck ($75,000)

James Terry ($3,000 + $3,000 = $6,000) def. J.C. Llamas ($2,500)

Nikko Jackson ($1,000 + $1,000 = $2,000) def. Cesar Gonzalez ($1,000)

Juan Cardenas ($1,000 + $1,000 = $2,000) def. Luis Vargas ($1,000)

Bobby Escalanate ($1,000 + $1,000 = $2,000) def. Anthony Do ($1,500)

Jeremy Murphy ($1,200 + $1,200 = $2,400) def. Matt Ramirez ($1,800)

J.J. Okanaovich ($1,500 + $1,500 = $3,000) def. Zach Andrews ($1,500)

Justin Tenedora ($1,000 + $1,000 = $2,000) def. Roque Reyes ($1,000)

Martin Sano ($2,000) vs. Diego Herzog ($2,500) ruled majority draw

Gaston Bolanos ($4,000 + no win bonus = $4,000) def. Abner Perez ($1,000)

Abraham Vaesau ($1,000 + $1,000 = $2,000) def. Dominic Sumner ($1,000)

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Bellator 172 Results – Patricky “Pitbull” Freire KOs Josh Thomson In San Jose

On Saturday evening, once the dust finally settled regarding the shocking cancellation of Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione just hours before showtime, Bellator 172 went on with a new main event. Headlined by longtime lightweight contender Josh Thomson vs. Patricky “Pitbull” Freire, Bellator 172 took place live from the SAP Center in San Jose, California. […]

On Saturday evening, once the dust finally settled regarding the shocking cancellation of Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione just hours before showtime, Bellator 172 went on with a new main event. Headlined by longtime lightweight contender Josh Thomson vs. Patricky “Pitbull” Freire, Bellator 172 took place live from the SAP Center in San Jose, California. […]

Patricky Pitbull on Josh Thomson Bout: ‘It’s Going to be One Hell of a Fight’

Next Saturday night (Feb. 18) Bellator will hold its third event of 2017. The main event of Bellator 172 will feature the return of Fedor Emelianenko on U.S. soil. He’ll be matched up with former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight Matt Mitrione inside the SAP Center in San Jose, California. Lightweights Josh Thomson and Patricky […]

Next Saturday night (Feb. 18) Bellator will hold its third event of 2017. The main event of Bellator 172 will feature the return of Fedor Emelianenko on U.S. soil. He’ll be matched up with former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight Matt Mitrione inside the SAP Center in San Jose, California. Lightweights Josh Thomson and Patricky […]